Lex. #ProfessorLex.
@lexkuhne.bsky.social
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Fact-check: true 😕
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Fact-check: true 😕
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A confidant of Bill Pulte provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming officials of the govt-backed lending giant who warned it could expose Fannie Mae to claims it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
The alarmed officials got fired.
The alarmed officials got fired.
"Emails reviewed by The Associated Press show that Fannie Mae executives were unnerved about what one called the 'very problematic' disclosure of data by Lauren Smith, the company’s head of marketing, who was acting on Pulte’s behalf." apnews.com/article/fann...
Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data
A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A confidant of Bill Pulte provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming officials of the govt-backed lending giant who warned it could expose Fannie Mae to claims it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
The alarmed officials got fired.
The alarmed officials got fired.
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the passive voice in the text over the image is unacceptable
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
the passive voice in the text over the image is unacceptable
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Oh hey — you know that big Chicago raid where Stephen Miller said the building was “FILLED” with gang members?
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Oh hey — you know that big Chicago raid where Stephen Miller said the building was “FILLED” with gang members?
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
This is repulsuve in sooooo many ways. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
FIFA will use Kennedy Center free of charge for World Cup event, contract says
The Kennedy Center booked the World Cup draw at President Donald Trump’s urging. It will occupy much of the campus and displace planned performances.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is repulsuve in sooooo many ways. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
As he’s inexplicably not yet shunned by @harvard.edu community, @larrysummers.bsky.social *now* really should be wholly purged akin to Dershowitz’-bagel place-shuns-him degree.
Trading down-low misogyny with a pedo pal merits a one-way ticket outta Cambridge. Grade schoolers email more discreetly.
Trading down-low misogyny with a pedo pal merits a one-way ticket outta Cambridge. Grade schoolers email more discreetly.
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
As he’s inexplicably not yet shunned by @harvard.edu community, @larrysummers.bsky.social *now* really should be wholly purged akin to Dershowitz’-bagel place-shuns-him degree.
Trading down-low misogyny with a pedo pal merits a one-way ticket outta Cambridge. Grade schoolers email more discreetly.
Trading down-low misogyny with a pedo pal merits a one-way ticket outta Cambridge. Grade schoolers email more discreetly.
Indefensible, and likely illegal.
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Indefensible, and likely illegal.
All hoops fans should check out last night's @detroitpistons.bsky.social win over @washwizards.bsky.social. A fantastic game. One of my top #Detroit regular season viewing memories. #Detroitbasketball
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
All hoops fans should check out last night's @detroitpistons.bsky.social win over @washwizards.bsky.social. A fantastic game. One of my top #Detroit regular season viewing memories. #Detroitbasketball
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A tiny bit of Gus Johnson goes a very long way. 👀
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A tiny bit of Gus Johnson goes a very long way. 👀
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Dictator shit
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dictator shit
Let alllll that Christian greatness wash over you, MAGAts. 🙄🤦🏻♂️
www.elephantjournal.com/2025/11/comp...
www.elephantjournal.com/2025/11/comp...
Compassion, Self-Deprecation, Giving Credit to Others…is Good stuff. | elephant journal
A man fainted in the Oval Office today. This was Trump's reaction (the video is no better). Below, a similar incident with Obama and a very different reaction. A comment: Just replace the guy on the f...
www.elephantjournal.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Let alllll that Christian greatness wash over you, MAGAts. 🙄🤦🏻♂️
www.elephantjournal.com/2025/11/comp...
www.elephantjournal.com/2025/11/comp...
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A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. Follow live updates. trib.al/yVrCLJn
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration said last month that it would not pay benefits at all for November because of the federal shutdown.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. Follow live updates. trib.al/yVrCLJn
@tigers.bsky.social better write a check or two for material position players (AND Skubs), or the truth will reveal itself.
MLB Free agency is officially underway.
Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman headline a deep 2025-26 class.
Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman headline a deep 2025-26 class.
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@tigers.bsky.social better write a check or two for material position players (AND Skubs), or the truth will reveal itself.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Not happy with how things are? Today is Election Day. Make a plan to vote before polls close at 8 PM.
Democracy works best when we all show up. Check the location of your polling place, grab your ID and know what’s on your ballot.
michigan.gov/vote
michigan.gov/vote
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Not happy with how things are? Today is Election Day. Make a plan to vote before polls close at 8 PM.
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🚨🚨🚨 This may be the most important speech I’ve ever seen.
Whatever gripes you may have about Senator Slotkin, I urge you to watch the whole thing. It’s about 16 minutes.
Whatever gripes you may have about Senator Slotkin, I urge you to watch the whole thing. It’s about 16 minutes.
It’s good that she got here.
Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨🚨🚨 This may be the most important speech I’ve ever seen.
Whatever gripes you may have about Senator Slotkin, I urge you to watch the whole thing. It’s about 16 minutes.
Whatever gripes you may have about Senator Slotkin, I urge you to watch the whole thing. It’s about 16 minutes.
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Teen Vogue possesses more integrity and professionalism than NYT and WaPo combined.
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Teen Vogue possesses more integrity and professionalism than NYT and WaPo combined.
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The Republican Party is doing this. That entire party is responsible for all this misery.
Never, ever, ever vote for a Republican, friends.
Never, ever, ever vote for a Republican, friends.
Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The Republican Party is doing this. That entire party is responsible for all this misery.
Never, ever, ever vote for a Republican, friends.
Never, ever, ever vote for a Republican, friends.
There's always another in-house legal quisling willing to do the boss' unethical bidding. 🤬
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
A top Trump administration lawyer told Congress that the War Powers Resolution, which would require the end of hostilities within 60 days, doesn’t apply to cartel strikes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There's always another in-house legal quisling willing to do the boss' unethical bidding. 🤬
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
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Racists are using “A.i.” products created by fascist billionaires to produce racist, fake videos that fascist, billionaire-owned propaganda outlets are spreading.
None of this is accidental.
None of this is accidental.
So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Racists are using “A.i.” products created by fascist billionaires to produce racist, fake videos that fascist, billionaire-owned propaganda outlets are spreading.
None of this is accidental.
None of this is accidental.
Today is a sad day for a particular, niche group of sports aestheticists, a/k/a #PeopleWhoGetIt (to which I proudly belong).
Sadly, #UniWatch will be no more.
uni-watch.com
Sadly, #UniWatch will be no more.
uni-watch.com
Uni Watch | For People Who Get It™
Uni Watch is a media project that deconstructs the finer points of sports uniforms (and occasionally other topics) in obsessive and excruciating detail.
uni-watch.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today is a sad day for a particular, niche group of sports aestheticists, a/k/a #PeopleWhoGetIt (to which I proudly belong).
Sadly, #UniWatch will be no more.
uni-watch.com
Sadly, #UniWatch will be no more.
uni-watch.com
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Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A