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Electrical Engineer, Mom to an amazing son w/autism and daughter who's an archivist, grandma to Maia & Alanna, wine drinker, proud U of Toledo graduate, married
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I wrote this one in a hurry, right after the Justice Department moved to drop Eric Adams' case. The central thesis — that Trump was basically trying to decriminalize corruption — might've seemed like a stretch in the moment. I think it's been proven out.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Trump's Plan Comes Into Focus: Make America Corrupt Again
Donald Trump’s deal to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams is part of a broader effort to legalize bribery and covert foreign influence.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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noahshachtman.bsky.social
Remember the big US-Russia prisoner swap? Turns out Putin brought home in that deal someone terribly important to the Kremlin - someone no one wanted to talk much about. He was behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time. I went long on his case.

www.wired.com/story/russia...

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This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM