David
@tolpster.bsky.social
In search of truth & wisdom. Women & minorities rights = Liberty #ClimateCrisis. Believer in Jesus & science. Geopolitics. Pro European American. #SlavaUkraini #NAFO. For fun, I play pickleball, hike & lift.
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· Oct 24
Trump ends trade talks with Canada after ‘anti-tariffs’ ad featuring Reagan
YouTube video by The Independent
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youtu.be/pABUi669v3g.
The Canadian as that exposes Trump’s tariffs as bad for Americans & for businesses. Trump doesn’t want Americans to see the shining light on the hill that promotes economic growth
The Canadian as that exposes Trump’s tariffs as bad for Americans & for businesses. Trump doesn’t want Americans to see the shining light on the hill that promotes economic growth
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💊NOT CHEAPER—TrumpRx claims he cuts prices on the “fat shot” (GLP-1) drugs—but not only is Zepbound cheaper directly from pharma’s website than on TrumpRx—but TrumpRx’s list price is higher! Furthermore, TrumpRx retail price is artificially inflated (akin to inflated Macy’s $).
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
💊NOT CHEAPER—TrumpRx claims he cuts prices on the “fat shot” (GLP-1) drugs—but not only is Zepbound cheaper directly from pharma’s website than on TrumpRx—but TrumpRx’s list price is higher! Furthermore, TrumpRx retail price is artificially inflated (akin to inflated Macy’s $).
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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⚡ Russia’s troops are feeling the Starlink blackout.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says only whitelisted terminals work, while Russian Starlink units have been cut off at the front.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says only whitelisted terminals work, while Russian Starlink units have been cut off at the front.
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
⚡ Russia’s troops are feeling the Starlink blackout.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says only whitelisted terminals work, while Russian Starlink units have been cut off at the front.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says only whitelisted terminals work, while Russian Starlink units have been cut off at the front.
I always suspected #Epstein was murdered. Why would someone commit suicide after getting a slap on the wrist with a sweetheart couple of years prison sentence, instead of decades? apple.news/AQw7B_D8tQvq...
Watch: Mystery orange flash seen outside Epstein’s cell on night he died — The Telegraph
Newly released documents reveal officials believed figure may have been a person
apple.news
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I always suspected #Epstein was murdered. Why would someone commit suicide after getting a slap on the wrist with a sweetheart couple of years prison sentence, instead of decades? apple.news/AQw7B_D8tQvq...
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We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
Surprised that Musk has done the right, moral thing in denying Russia Starlink access, though it should have been done months/years ago.
🛰️ Russian Forces Halt Assaults Due to Starlink Shutdowns
Russian war correspondents also confirm that Starlink shutdowns create a technological lag for Russian forces, reducing their speed in making and executing decisions on the front.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russian-forc...
Russian war correspondents also confirm that Starlink shutdowns create a technological lag for Russian forces, reducing their speed in making and executing decisions on the front.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russian-forc...
Russian Forces Halt Assaults Due to Starlink Shutdowns
In many front-line sectors, Russian occupiers are forced to pause assault operations due to Starlink terminal shutdowns. Advisor to the Minister of Defen
theukrainianreview.info
February 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Surprised that Musk has done the right, moral thing in denying Russia Starlink access, though it should have been done months/years ago.
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⚡️ BREAKING: 'Catastrophe' for Russia as forces lose Starlink access across front line.
"The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem, the enemy has a catastrophe," Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said.
"The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem, the enemy has a catastrophe," Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said.
BREAKING: 'Catastrophe' for Russia as forces lose Starlink access across front line
"The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem, the enemy has a catastrophe," Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said.
kyivindependent.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
⚡️ BREAKING: 'Catastrophe' for Russia as forces lose Starlink access across front line.
"The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem, the enemy has a catastrophe," Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said.
"The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem, the enemy has a catastrophe," Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said.
This is excellent news! Hopefully Magyar will win and lead Hungary in a new positive direction. Orban has been a stain on Hungary politics
❗️The latest poll in Hungary shows that the pro-European opposition party „Tisza“ led by Péter Magyar is confidently leading with 48% against 40% for Orbán’s Fidesz party, while 63% of Hungarians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is excellent news! Hopefully Magyar will win and lead Hungary in a new positive direction. Orban has been a stain on Hungary politics
I’m kinda shocked that Utah Legislature is actually doing something positive to support the climate and specifically the Great Salt Lake. The bankrupted magnesium company was a major polluter in the state
ICYMI, Utah’s Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands has won a bid for U.S. Magnesium’s bankruptcy assets. The legislature will spend $30m for the plant branded as one of Utah’s top polluters with plans to keep a lot of water in the Great Salt Lake: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah
January 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I’m kinda shocked that Utah Legislature is actually doing something positive to support the climate and specifically the Great Salt Lake. The bankrupted magnesium company was a major polluter in the state
Stephen Miller is the architect & gave the 3k ICE quota for removals and enforces it in a daily meeting by yelling at subordinates.
Noem needs to be fired for her inflammatory remarks.
AG Pam Bondi needs impeached for trying to blackmail Minnesota to give up their voter rolls for ICE to leave
Noem needs to be fired for her inflammatory remarks.
AG Pam Bondi needs impeached for trying to blackmail Minnesota to give up their voter rolls for ICE to leave
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Stephen Miller is the architect & gave the 3k ICE quota for removals and enforces it in a daily meeting by yelling at subordinates.
Noem needs to be fired for her inflammatory remarks.
AG Pam Bondi needs impeached for trying to blackmail Minnesota to give up their voter rolls for ICE to leave
Noem needs to be fired for her inflammatory remarks.
AG Pam Bondi needs impeached for trying to blackmail Minnesota to give up their voter rolls for ICE to leave
Alex Pretti’e parents statement on his trying to defend a woman ICE threw down on the ground and was pepper spraying ICE took his gun away from its holster and executed him multiple times www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/...
From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Explore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community
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January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Alex Pretti’e parents statement on his trying to defend a woman ICE threw down on the ground and was pepper spraying ICE took his gun away from its holster and executed him multiple times www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/...
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People who knew Alex Pretti, a man fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis, pushed back against what they called a smear campaign by federal officials. “He was a good man,” his family said.
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
People who knew a man fatally shot by federal agents pushed back against what they called a smear campaign by federal officials. “He was a good man,” his family said.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM
People who knew Alex Pretti, a man fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis, pushed back against what they called a smear campaign by federal officials. “He was a good man,” his family said.
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Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to "mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.
Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
Moderate Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that her “attempt to mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis is “deeply shameful.”
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to "mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy with Russia has real estate business in Russia with a former Kremlin official www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/...
From the ukraine community on Reddit: Steve Witkoff ran away when Caolan Robertson confronted him about his financial ties to Russia. His real estate company has been bankrolled directly by a former a...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy with Russia has real estate business in Russia with a former Kremlin official www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/...
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people & systematically non-white off duty police officers being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork. United States citizens do not need to carry papers of citizenship everywhere they go #ICE www.reddit.com/r/UnderRepor...
From the UnderReportedNews community on Reddit: Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're her...
Explore this post and more from the UnderReportedNews community
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January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people & systematically non-white off duty police officers being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork. United States citizens do not need to carry papers of citizenship everywhere they go #ICE www.reddit.com/r/UnderRepor...
Those ice agents who break the law will need to be prosecuted by the next administration to rectify the rule of law
“I started screaming with everything I had, because I couldn’t even breathe,” 10th grader Arnoldo Bazan told ProPublica, showing where the agent’s hands had closed around his throat. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Those ice agents who break the law will need to be prosecuted by the next administration to rectify the rule of law
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This is batshit insane.
President Trump threatening to kick off World War 3 over Greenland because his feelings were hurt over not winning the Nobel Prize.
President Trump threatening to kick off World War 3 over Greenland because his feelings were hurt over not winning the Nobel Prize.
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
This is batshit insane.
President Trump threatening to kick off World War 3 over Greenland because his feelings were hurt over not winning the Nobel Prize.
President Trump threatening to kick off World War 3 over Greenland because his feelings were hurt over not winning the Nobel Prize.
Unfortunately, America has no allies now as Trump has thoroughly alienated our European allies. Who wants to do business with someone who is always trying to extort you? If China attacked us tomorrow, America would be on its own.
'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats
'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats
The US president threatens to impose tariffs on countries that oppose his plans to take over the territory.
www.bbc.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Unfortunately, America has no allies now as Trump has thoroughly alienated our European allies. Who wants to do business with someone who is always trying to extort you? If China attacked us tomorrow, America would be on its own.
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a decree formally recognising Kurdish as a national language and restoring citizenship to all Syrian Kurds.
January 18, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a decree formally recognising Kurdish as a national language and restoring citizenship to all Syrian Kurds.
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
#Jackbootedthugs violently attacked US citizens trying to get breakfast before school. One of the thugs also stole the son’s phone and illegally received cash for the stolen phone
16-year-old Arnoldo Bazan and his father were getting McDonald’s before school when immigration agents pulled them over.
They slammed his father to the ground and put the teen in a chokehold. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” he said.
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4qSnVkQ
They slammed his father to the ground and put the teen in a chokehold. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” he said.
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4qSnVkQ
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
#Jackbootedthugs violently attacked US citizens trying to get breakfast before school. One of the thugs also stole the son’s phone and illegally received cash for the stolen phone
St. Paul Public Schools said today that two vans operating under contract to carry students and staff have been pulled over by federal agents while enroute to school this week.
Live: Trump threatens Insurrection Act as federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
The Department of Homeland Security said a federal law enforcement officer is in the hospital after being attacked by shovels. A car chase followed a “targeted” traffic stop.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I’ll use the NRA terminology: Jack booted thugs are hurting America’s free market economy
The Trump administration’s blitz of immigration agents to Minneapolis and St. Paul has ground one of the largest metro economies in America to a halt, business owners and local leaders say. https://cnn.it/49UzJgC
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’ll use the NRA terminology: Jack booted thugs are hurting America’s free market economy
Palantir is an enemy of the people
The findings, based on internal ICE material obtained by 404 Media, public records, and testimony from an ICE official, shows what kind of technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Palantir is an enemy of the people