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· May 11
Truth Social, the $Trump meme coin and World Liberty Financial Give Supporters And Favor Seekers New Ways To Pay Trump
Foreign firms, crypto whales and political allies are using Trump’s newest ventures to route millions into companies he profits from while in office.
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🚨 NEW: Trump's biggest lesson from his first term?
He left money on the table.
He's returned to the White House with three new ways—all easier and faster than booking a hotel room—for allies, favor-seekers and foreigners to funnel money to the US president.
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He left money on the table.
He's returned to the White House with three new ways—all easier and faster than booking a hotel room—for allies, favor-seekers and foreigners to funnel money to the US president.
me, for @forbes.com
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Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposé claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposé claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
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Dan knows more about how Congress works than anyone I know, so this is an interesting thread.
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Dan knows more about how Congress works than anyone I know, so this is an interesting thread.
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a panel on journalism including...who now
![• The NYT announced the lineup for the Andrew Ross Sorkin-anchored
DealBook summit, which included one curious name: Erika Kirk. [NYT]
• A panel on journalism hosted by Michael Barbaro will include: Charlamagne Tha God, Jon Favreau, Amna Nawaz, David Remnick, Stephanie Ruhle, Andrew Schulz, and Ben Shapiro.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvhu7p2bziajywpce7yrlevy/bafkreicn7lw6rvcuzeggxpnhbut62ogrvpbikaomwvfq2qsel3sx777uoq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
a panel on journalism including...who now
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We expected nothing less than this when we gave Hal our phone 😭😂
Don’t mess around and miss this energy on Saturday, Nov. 15th at 12pm for the semifinal against Portland! Get your tickets now! 🎟️➡️: bit.ly/3XnAYxK
Don’t mess around and miss this energy on Saturday, Nov. 15th at 12pm for the semifinal against Portland! Get your tickets now! 🎟️➡️: bit.ly/3XnAYxK
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We expected nothing less than this when we gave Hal our phone 😭😂
Don’t mess around and miss this energy on Saturday, Nov. 15th at 12pm for the semifinal against Portland! Get your tickets now! 🎟️➡️: bit.ly/3XnAYxK
Don’t mess around and miss this energy on Saturday, Nov. 15th at 12pm for the semifinal against Portland! Get your tickets now! 🎟️➡️: bit.ly/3XnAYxK
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The NWSL today named @houstondash.com's Avery Patterson as a finalist for the Defender of the Year award.
Back in April, she also survived some people's worst nightmare.
I appreciate the fact she was willing to talk to me - in an elevator. The full KHOU 11 News story:
khou.com/article/spor...
Back in April, she also survived some people's worst nightmare.
I appreciate the fact she was willing to talk to me - in an elevator. The full KHOU 11 News story:
khou.com/article/spor...
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The NWSL today named @houstondash.com's Avery Patterson as a finalist for the Defender of the Year award.
Back in April, she also survived some people's worst nightmare.
I appreciate the fact she was willing to talk to me - in an elevator. The full KHOU 11 News story:
khou.com/article/spor...
Back in April, she also survived some people's worst nightmare.
I appreciate the fact she was willing to talk to me - in an elevator. The full KHOU 11 News story:
khou.com/article/spor...
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So just how much money is OpenAI dumping on this firehose of imbecilic video? More than $5 billion annualized, or around $15 million per day, according to Forbes estimates and conversations with experts www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
Here’s How Much Cash OpenAI Is Burning On AI Video App Sora. What It Means
Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power the AI slop factory.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So just how much money is OpenAI dumping on this firehose of imbecilic video? More than $5 billion annualized, or around $15 million per day, according to Forbes estimates and conversations with experts www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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It's not just an AI bubble: From stock prices to record-high gold, there are signs nearly every asset class is due for a reckoning 😥
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
It’s Not Just An AI Bubble. Here’s Everything At Risk
Stocks are soaring, gold is too, and risk looks cheap everywhere. These charts trace the signs of what could be the everything bubble taking shape.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It's not just an AI bubble: From stock prices to record-high gold, there are signs nearly every asset class is due for a reckoning 😥
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
“These most recent pardon recipients appear to have given Trump approximately $250,000 in combined political donations through 2025.”
@alisond64.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@alisond64.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Trump pardoned more than 70 people who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election—the latest in a string of pardons to people who have benefited the president.
Trump’s Pardon List: Here Are The Big-Time Donors And Allies He’s Sprung Free
Trump pardoned more than 70 people who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election—the latest in a string of pardons to people who have benefited the president.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“These most recent pardon recipients appear to have given Trump approximately $250,000 in combined political donations through 2025.”
@alisond64.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@alisond64.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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An underrated useful thing that AI can do is take text you give it and split it up into defined columns in a spreadsheet in very little time.
This is a thing I do for a wide variety of projects and not having to tediously type and/or paste info line by line is a genuine timesaver.
This is a thing I do for a wide variety of projects and not having to tediously type and/or paste info line by line is a genuine timesaver.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
An underrated useful thing that AI can do is take text you give it and split it up into defined columns in a spreadsheet in very little time.
This is a thing I do for a wide variety of projects and not having to tediously type and/or paste info line by line is a genuine timesaver.
This is a thing I do for a wide variety of projects and not having to tediously type and/or paste info line by line is a genuine timesaver.
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Among the latest departures: Two #Tesla executives posted on LinkedIn on Sunday that they are leaving the company. Musk’s prioritization of non-EV businesses (like robots) is making the company less attractive to auto engineers, writes @forbes.com @aohnsman.bsky.social
NEW: There's been an exodus of key Tesla engineers this year, including departures of those running its Model Y, 3 & Cybertruck programs. The changes coincide with Elon Musk's pivot to AI-oriented businesses hashtag#tesla hashtag#electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Tesla’s Engineering Exodus Comes Amid Shift From Core EV Mission
The latest departures, days after shareholders backed Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, follow the loss of top sales, battery, robotics and chip executives this year.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Among the latest departures: Two #Tesla executives posted on LinkedIn on Sunday that they are leaving the company. Musk’s prioritization of non-EV businesses (like robots) is making the company less attractive to auto engineers, writes @forbes.com @aohnsman.bsky.social
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There's a not-insubstantial number of former Senate staff - including myself - who agree.
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
There's a not-insubstantial number of former Senate staff - including myself - who agree.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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Late entry for Most Online Player 2025
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Late entry for Most Online Player 2025
Flounder You F ked Up You Trust Us
YouTube video by Bury and Associates
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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A big day in Texas for the governor … of California.
On @cbsnews.com w/ Major Garrett, Brakkton Booker and I tackle this — and the rest of the night’s political news.
(There’s just a bit.)
Watch: www.cbsnews.com/video/greg-a...
On @cbsnews.com w/ Major Garrett, Brakkton Booker and I tackle this — and the rest of the night’s political news.
(There’s just a bit.)
Watch: www.cbsnews.com/video/greg-a...
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A big day in Texas for the governor … of California.
On @cbsnews.com w/ Major Garrett, Brakkton Booker and I tackle this — and the rest of the night’s political news.
(There’s just a bit.)
Watch: www.cbsnews.com/video/greg-a...
On @cbsnews.com w/ Major Garrett, Brakkton Booker and I tackle this — and the rest of the night’s political news.
(There’s just a bit.)
Watch: www.cbsnews.com/video/greg-a...
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Kentucky Hemp Association is ripping McConnell for inserting language again in the CR that they say will devastate the hemp and CBD industries. They are siding with Sen. Rand Paul & other KY delegation on this issue. Background at link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Kentucky Hemp Association is ripping McConnell for inserting language again in the CR that they say will devastate the hemp and CBD industries. They are siding with Sen. Rand Paul & other KY delegation on this issue. Background at link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
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Plastic surgeons in DC are being asked by Trump insiders to get plastic surgery that's obvious and in keeping with "Mar-a-Lago face."
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
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 7:33 PM
Plastic surgeons in DC are being asked by Trump insiders to get plastic surgery that's obvious and in keeping with "Mar-a-Lago face."
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
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NEW: There's been an exodus of key Tesla engineers this year, including departures of those running its Model Y, 3 & Cybertruck programs. The changes coincide with Elon Musk's pivot to AI-oriented businesses hashtag#tesla hashtag#electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Tesla’s Engineering Exodus Comes Amid Shift From Core EV Mission
The latest departures, days after shareholders backed Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, follow the loss of top sales, battery, robotics and chip executives this year.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NEW: There's been an exodus of key Tesla engineers this year, including departures of those running its Model Y, 3 & Cybertruck programs. The changes coincide with Elon Musk's pivot to AI-oriented businesses hashtag#tesla hashtag#electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
If I ever get around to writing a book, I think I’ve found my title—
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If I ever get around to writing a book, I think I’ve found my title—
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Email from @aoc.bsky.social fundraising off Senate Democrats' cave on the shutdown. Says "the interesting part is that when you are an anti-government party, and win an election, you become the government — and you don’t know what to do."
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Email from @aoc.bsky.social fundraising off Senate Democrats' cave on the shutdown. Says "the interesting part is that when you are an anti-government party, and win an election, you become the government — and you don’t know what to do."
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🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.