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aspiring digital strategist & future @potus | poli sci at @uofillinois | long-thread enthusiast
okay, but who hasn’t accidentally added an unvetted stranger to a group chat brimming with high-ranking government officials freely talking about the innermost, classified details of a sensitive military operation?
March 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
okay, but who hasn’t accidentally added an unvetted stranger to a group chat brimming with high-ranking government officials freely talking about the innermost, classified details of a sensitive military operation?
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As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion. A random sampling of cases:
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
February 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion. A random sampling of cases:
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion. A random sampling of cases:
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
February 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion. A random sampling of cases:
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
• The CFPB successfully fined Wells Fargo $3.7 billion for widespread abuses affecting 16 million—including $2 billion in consumer restitution—wrongful foreclosures, illegal fees, & misapplied payments.
Fun fact: If George Washington were still alive, he’d be the oldest living former president. 🤯
January 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Fun fact: If George Washington were still alive, he’d be the oldest living former president. 🤯
no president, trump included (or especially him really), is an all-knowing sage whose every word should be met with unquestioning obedience. they’re not “the boss.” you are!
December 30, 2024 at 4:44 AM
no president, trump included (or especially him really), is an all-knowing sage whose every word should be met with unquestioning obedience. they’re not “the boss.” you are!
for awhile, i dismissed the need for more political parties on the grounds that the existing ones could simply accommodate diverse ideological factions. the reality, however, is that this arrangement makes such basic accountability measures as impeachment all but impossible.
December 27, 2024 at 3:34 AM
for awhile, i dismissed the need for more political parties on the grounds that the existing ones could simply accommodate diverse ideological factions. the reality, however, is that this arrangement makes such basic accountability measures as impeachment all but impossible.
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There’s an interesting rift forming between hardline anti immigration Nazis and far right business interests that understand no immigration will collapse our economy. The incoherence of the coalition has once again hit a fracture point
December 26, 2024 at 12:30 AM
There’s an interesting rift forming between hardline anti immigration Nazis and far right business interests that understand no immigration will collapse our economy. The incoherence of the coalition has once again hit a fracture point
dear diary,
today i said merry christmas at starbucks.
the woke barista fainted, george soros fled crying, and an eagle named freedom landed on my shoulder. everybody clapped.
not all heroes wear capes - some just fight against the happy-holidays industrial complex 🇺🇸🦅
today i said merry christmas at starbucks.
the woke barista fainted, george soros fled crying, and an eagle named freedom landed on my shoulder. everybody clapped.
not all heroes wear capes - some just fight against the happy-holidays industrial complex 🇺🇸🦅
December 26, 2024 at 1:10 AM
dear diary,
today i said merry christmas at starbucks.
the woke barista fainted, george soros fled crying, and an eagle named freedom landed on my shoulder. everybody clapped.
not all heroes wear capes - some just fight against the happy-holidays industrial complex 🇺🇸🦅
today i said merry christmas at starbucks.
the woke barista fainted, george soros fled crying, and an eagle named freedom landed on my shoulder. everybody clapped.
not all heroes wear capes - some just fight against the happy-holidays industrial complex 🇺🇸🦅
There is a very real possibility that the bird flu will send egg prices soaring to record heights. By the standard Trump himself has set, it is only consistent that he bears full responsibility.
December 15, 2024 at 2:48 AM
There is a very real possibility that the bird flu will send egg prices soaring to record heights. By the standard Trump himself has set, it is only consistent that he bears full responsibility.
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Trump's recent activities:
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
December 4, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Trump's recent activities:
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
Trump's recent activities:
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
December 4, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Trump's recent activities:
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
- Attempted to appoint Matt Gaetz – then under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor – to lead the DOJ, but withdrew the nomination amid insurmountable opposition
Presidential press access matters, schedule permitting, but watching reporters persistently shout questions at a far-off leader – as if volume could bridge a 100-yard gap – never fails to entertain. Hence the skit:
A story:
The presidential plane's engines roar deafeningly. The PRESS CORPS stands behind a barrier nearly 100 yards away from The President. The wind is whipping fiercely.
REPORTER #1 (SANDRA)
MR. PRESIDENT! IF YOU DON'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BACKWARDS RIGHT NOW, YOU CLEARLY HATE AMERICA!
The presidential plane's engines roar deafeningly. The PRESS CORPS stands behind a barrier nearly 100 yards away from The President. The wind is whipping fiercely.
REPORTER #1 (SANDRA)
MR. PRESIDENT! IF YOU DON'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BACKWARDS RIGHT NOW, YOU CLEARLY HATE AMERICA!
December 2, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Presidential press access matters, schedule permitting, but watching reporters persistently shout questions at a far-off leader – as if volume could bridge a 100-yard gap – never fails to entertain. Hence the skit:
A story:
The presidential plane's engines roar deafeningly. The PRESS CORPS stands behind a barrier nearly 100 yards away from The President. The wind is whipping fiercely.
REPORTER #1 (SANDRA)
MR. PRESIDENT! IF YOU DON'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BACKWARDS RIGHT NOW, YOU CLEARLY HATE AMERICA!
The presidential plane's engines roar deafeningly. The PRESS CORPS stands behind a barrier nearly 100 yards away from The President. The wind is whipping fiercely.
REPORTER #1 (SANDRA)
MR. PRESIDENT! IF YOU DON'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BACKWARDS RIGHT NOW, YOU CLEARLY HATE AMERICA!
December 2, 2024 at 8:40 PM
A story:
The presidential plane's engines roar deafeningly. The PRESS CORPS stands behind a barrier nearly 100 yards away from The President. The wind is whipping fiercely.
REPORTER #1 (SANDRA)
MR. PRESIDENT! IF YOU DON'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BACKWARDS RIGHT NOW, YOU CLEARLY HATE AMERICA!
The presidential plane's engines roar deafeningly. The PRESS CORPS stands behind a barrier nearly 100 yards away from The President. The wind is whipping fiercely.
REPORTER #1 (SANDRA)
MR. PRESIDENT! IF YOU DON'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BACKWARDS RIGHT NOW, YOU CLEARLY HATE AMERICA!
Once Trump pardons the J6 rioters, I guarantee you that Trump will cite Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter as a defense.
December 2, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Once Trump pardons the J6 rioters, I guarantee you that Trump will cite Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter as a defense.
Enough said.
December 1, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Enough said.
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A politician who committed serious crimes and left a ton of evidence getting charged for those crimes is not a reason to charge other politicians or public figures who did not commit crimes, nor to harass them.
I don’t care how many times liars repeat it. Crimes merit prosecution. Not crimes don’t.
I don’t care how many times liars repeat it. Crimes merit prosecution. Not crimes don’t.
December 1, 2024 at 3:42 AM
A politician who committed serious crimes and left a ton of evidence getting charged for those crimes is not a reason to charge other politicians or public figures who did not commit crimes, nor to harass them.
I don’t care how many times liars repeat it. Crimes merit prosecution. Not crimes don’t.
I don’t care how many times liars repeat it. Crimes merit prosecution. Not crimes don’t.
Trump is appointing Jared Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, U.S. Ambassador to France.
Chris Christie called Charles Kushner's hiring of a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law and subsequent filming of the act to obstruct justice "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he prosecuted.
Chris Christie called Charles Kushner's hiring of a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law and subsequent filming of the act to obstruct justice "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he prosecuted.
November 30, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Trump is appointing Jared Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, U.S. Ambassador to France.
Chris Christie called Charles Kushner's hiring of a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law and subsequent filming of the act to obstruct justice "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he prosecuted.
Chris Christie called Charles Kushner's hiring of a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law and subsequent filming of the act to obstruct justice "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he prosecuted.
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Today, Elon Tweeted “Delete CFPB.” As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion in consumer relief. A random sampling of cases:
November 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Today, Elon Tweeted “Delete CFPB.” As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion in consumer relief. A random sampling of cases:
Today, Elon Tweeted “Delete CFPB.” As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion in consumer relief. A random sampling of cases:
November 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Today, Elon Tweeted “Delete CFPB.” As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion in consumer relief. A random sampling of cases:
The problem with "I don't follow politics" is that politics follows you. Your healthcare costs, work conditions, and kid's education are all political decisions you're choosing not to understand.
November 26, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The problem with "I don't follow politics" is that politics follows you. Your healthcare costs, work conditions, and kid's education are all political decisions you're choosing not to understand.
The transformation from "Twitter needs to be politically neutral" to "I'll personally promote election denial and conspiracy theories" is quite something.
November 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The transformation from "Twitter needs to be politically neutral" to "I'll personally promote election denial and conspiracy theories" is quite something.
The paradox of modern media: We have access to more factual information than ever in human history, yet conspiracy theories spread faster than truth.
November 26, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The paradox of modern media: We have access to more factual information than ever in human history, yet conspiracy theories spread faster than truth.
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"Russia has nukes, so you have to do whatever they say" has the most obvious rejoinder:
The US has nukes, so Russia has to do whatever America says.
But that's equally dumb, of course. So put them together: Both the US and Russia have nukes, which check each other.
Don't be such a gullible wuss.
The US has nukes, so Russia has to do whatever America says.
But that's equally dumb, of course. So put them together: Both the US and Russia have nukes, which check each other.
Don't be such a gullible wuss.
Joe Rogan Slammed for ‘Repeating Russian Propaganda’ on His Podcast
Joe Rogan was labeled an apologist for Vladimir Putin by a Ukrainian boxing legend and brother of the mayor of Kyiv on Sunday. It follows a sensational assertion by the podcaster, UFC commentator and ...
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November 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM
"Russia has nukes, so you have to do whatever they say" has the most obvious rejoinder:
The US has nukes, so Russia has to do whatever America says.
But that's equally dumb, of course. So put them together: Both the US and Russia have nukes, which check each other.
Don't be such a gullible wuss.
The US has nukes, so Russia has to do whatever America says.
But that's equally dumb, of course. So put them together: Both the US and Russia have nukes, which check each other.
Don't be such a gullible wuss.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's DOT has advanced ambitious airline passenger protections - some already in effect, others still pending:
• Mandated automatic refunds within 7 days for canceled flights.
• Mandated automatic refunds within 7 days for canceled flights.
November 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's DOT has advanced ambitious airline passenger protections - some already in effect, others still pending:
• Mandated automatic refunds within 7 days for canceled flights.
• Mandated automatic refunds within 7 days for canceled flights.
Beyond depressing. Let’s just hope people change their views, as his confirmation hearings go on.
November 25, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Beyond depressing. Let’s just hope people change their views, as his confirmation hearings go on.