@lgotts.bsky.social
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Really not enjoying the relentless ubiquity of the world's worst people.
"A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges, according to Florida officials, who said he tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say
Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida, including lewd/lascivious molestation, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
www.nbcnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Really not enjoying the relentless ubiquity of the world's worst people.
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@isabelfattal.bsky.social: "'Giving it' is doing one’s job, apparently, and 'taking it' is being called a pig by the president for asking him a question." 2/2 www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
The comment continues the president’s long-standing pattern of denigrating female journalists.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@isabelfattal.bsky.social: "'Giving it' is doing one’s job, apparently, and 'taking it' is being called a pig by the president for asking him a question." 2/2 www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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@citizencohn.bsky.social on the ill-fated healthcare "plan" Republicans want to rush out the door before their constituents get hit with massive premium spikes.
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Not-So-Impressive “New” Health Care Ideas Republicans Want to Rush Out
What GOP leaders are missing in their mad scramble to remake health care policy.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@citizencohn.bsky.social on the ill-fated healthcare "plan" Republicans want to rush out the door before their constituents get hit with massive premium spikes.
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
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"things happen"
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"things happen"
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Inflation isn’t all the same. When prices rise because demand is strong, firms earn more and can raise wages. With tariff-driven inflation, firms face higher costs, not higher revenues—so prices go up but paychecks don’t. Same pain, less gain.
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Inflation isn’t all the same. When prices rise because demand is strong, firms earn more and can raise wages. With tariff-driven inflation, firms face higher costs, not higher revenues—so prices go up but paychecks don’t. Same pain, less gain.
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It's frantic in Kharkiv. The city is being subjected to a swarm attack.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's frantic in Kharkiv. The city is being subjected to a swarm attack.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Going international
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Going international
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Russian strike on Kharkiv region killed Karyna Bakhur, 17, Ukrainian kickboxing champion.
She could have had a bright future but Russia killed her.
Deepest condolences to Karyna's family...
She could have had a bright future but Russia killed her.
Deepest condolences to Karyna's family...
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Russian strike on Kharkiv region killed Karyna Bakhur, 17, Ukrainian kickboxing champion.
She could have had a bright future but Russia killed her.
Deepest condolences to Karyna's family...
She could have had a bright future but Russia killed her.
Deepest condolences to Karyna's family...
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“.. a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“.. a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
Charlie Sykes quoting Atul Gawande in the New Yorker
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Charlie Sykes quoting Atul Gawande in the New Yorker
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Congressional committee chair portrait funds have become magnets for corporate and lobbyist interests. There’s little transparency and fewer regulations for these little-known funds.
A @notus.com investigation details who’s giving — and receiving: www.notus.org/money/congre...
A @notus.com investigation details who’s giving — and receiving: www.notus.org/money/congre...
Few Rules Govern Contributions to Congressional Portrait Funds
Congressional committee chair portrait funds are a magnet for lobbyists and special interest money.
www.notus.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Congressional committee chair portrait funds have become magnets for corporate and lobbyist interests. There’s little transparency and fewer regulations for these little-known funds.
A @notus.com investigation details who’s giving — and receiving: www.notus.org/money/congre...
A @notus.com investigation details who’s giving — and receiving: www.notus.org/money/congre...
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Lame Duck Watch
Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Lame Duck Watch
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
“Pres Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate & municipal bonds f/ late Aug to early Oct including new investments in sectors benefiting f/ his policies, financial disclosures made public on Sat showed.”
“Pres Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate & municipal bonds f/ late Aug to early Oct including new investments in sectors benefiting f/ his policies, financial disclosures made public on Sat showed.”
Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show
Trump's new bond investments span several industries, including sectors that have already benefited, or are benefiting, from his administration's policy changes such as financial deregulation.
www.reuters.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
“Pres Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate & municipal bonds f/ late Aug to early Oct including new investments in sectors benefiting f/ his policies, financial disclosures made public on Sat showed.”
“Pres Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate & municipal bonds f/ late Aug to early Oct including new investments in sectors benefiting f/ his policies, financial disclosures made public on Sat showed.”
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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⚡️Ukraine strikes Ryazan oil refinery, hits multiple other Russian military targets, General Staff says.
Regional governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack and said one enterprise, whose name he did not disclose, sustained damage.
Regional governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack and said one enterprise, whose name he did not disclose, sustained damage.
Ukraine strikes Ryazan oil refinery, hits multiple other Russian military targets, General Staff says
Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack and said one enterprise, whose name he did not disclose, sustained damage.
kyivindependent.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
⚡️Ukraine strikes Ryazan oil refinery, hits multiple other Russian military targets, General Staff says.
Regional governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack and said one enterprise, whose name he did not disclose, sustained damage.
Regional governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack and said one enterprise, whose name he did not disclose, sustained damage.
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I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
“Zhao reps 1 class of pardon recipient: the shady businessmen getting rich off the Trump admin, some of whom appear to be laundering their dirty $ through Trump family businesses..Wall Street J. reported Zhao’s $2 billion bump to the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial”
“Zhao reps 1 class of pardon recipient: the shady businessmen getting rich off the Trump admin, some of whom appear to be laundering their dirty $ through Trump family businesses..Wall Street J. reported Zhao’s $2 billion bump to the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial”
The hysteria over Biden's pardons seems extra ridiculous now
Trump's abuse of the pardon power makes everything else look like child's play.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
“Zhao reps 1 class of pardon recipient: the shady businessmen getting rich off the Trump admin, some of whom appear to be laundering their dirty $ through Trump family businesses..Wall Street J. reported Zhao’s $2 billion bump to the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial”
“Zhao reps 1 class of pardon recipient: the shady businessmen getting rich off the Trump admin, some of whom appear to be laundering their dirty $ through Trump family businesses..Wall Street J. reported Zhao’s $2 billion bump to the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial”
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Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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Donald Trump
[Forbes] As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025
"The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas,"
[Forbes] As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025
"The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas,"
Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Donald Trump
[Forbes] As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025
"The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas,"
[Forbes] As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025
"The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas,"
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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Folks, read @burness.bsky.social inimitable reporting on what happened in Bucks County... and why sheriffs matter:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
And then head over to watch MSBNC's segment:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
And then head over to watch MSBNC's segment:
We’ve got the new Sheriff-elect on @allinwithchris.bsky.social tonight!
Trump flipped Bucks County, a swing county in Pennsylvania, last year.
The GOP sheriff enthusiastically followed his lead, partnering with ICE to help Trump’s deportations.
Dems flipped the office by 11% last week, ousting the sheriff after promising to end the ICE contact.
The GOP sheriff enthusiastically followed his lead, partnering with ICE to help Trump’s deportations.
Dems flipped the office by 11% last week, ousting the sheriff after promising to end the ICE contact.
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Folks, read @burness.bsky.social inimitable reporting on what happened in Bucks County... and why sheriffs matter:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
And then head over to watch MSBNC's segment:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
And then head over to watch MSBNC's segment:
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Pulte shows Trump his hairbrained idea and sells it to him by posting a photo of Trump next to FDR with the caption “Great Presidents” since the 30-year mortgage was an FDR initiative. Trump posts it 10 minutes later on Truth Social and chaos ensues. Republicans in disarray.
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Pulte shows Trump his hairbrained idea and sells it to him by posting a photo of Trump next to FDR with the caption “Great Presidents” since the 30-year mortgage was an FDR initiative. Trump posts it 10 minutes later on Truth Social and chaos ensues. Republicans in disarray.