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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
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Liz Oyer, former pardon atty, DOJ: "A few weeks ago, FIFA gave Trump a made up consolation peace prize to placate him re not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 4 days later, Trump's DOJ abandoned a major prosecution involving decades of bribery/corruption against FIFA."
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Liz Oyer, former pardon atty, DOJ: "A few weeks ago, FIFA gave Trump a made up consolation peace prize to placate him re not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 4 days later, Trump's DOJ abandoned a major prosecution involving decades of bribery/corruption against FIFA."
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Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/TWwVhrG
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/TWwVhrG
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
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Trump's in the Epstein files over 600 times.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump's in the Epstein files over 600 times.
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A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump’s aides demanded that FIFA’s made-up “peace prize” awarded to him be literally as big as the World Cup.
The White House gave FIFA a list of demands regarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, which was invented by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to present to Trump.
The White House gave FIFA a list of demands regarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, which was invented by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to present to Trump.
White House Made Bizarre Demands for Trump’s Bogus Peace Prize
A report has outlined how the White House dictated FIFA’s Peace Prize ceremony to Donald Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trump’s aides demanded that FIFA’s made-up “peace prize” awarded to him be literally as big as the World Cup.
The White House gave FIFA a list of demands regarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, which was invented by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to present to Trump.
The White House gave FIFA a list of demands regarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, which was invented by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to present to Trump.
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Among the nominees just confirmed is Leo Brent Bozell III, a far-right activist and critic of the fight to end apartheid, who Collins just approved to be the United States AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH AFRICA.
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Among the nominees just confirmed is Leo Brent Bozell III, a far-right activist and critic of the fight to end apartheid, who Collins just approved to be the United States AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH AFRICA.
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Trump is invading American cities to nominally address crime, and I think the scale of his pardon-sprees should be given more political salience
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump is invading American cities to nominally address crime, and I think the scale of his pardon-sprees should be given more political salience
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Someone found an mp3 of the creepy "Jailbait" song Olivia Nuzzi released when she was 16 🫣
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Someone found an mp3 of the creepy "Jailbait" song Olivia Nuzzi released when she was 16 🫣
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The most important thing I've learned in 2025? Detroit is not a real place 😭😭😭
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November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The most important thing I've learned in 2025? Detroit is not a real place 😭😭😭
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLqn2a...
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One way to think about the tariffs is as a means for Trump (and his family) to establish leverage over other countries, which he can use to enrich himself and establish a separate base of power from Congress.
$550 billion in Japanese funding.
Directed by the President.
Outside Congress’s control.
My new @justsecurity.org piece explains how the agreement bypasses the Appropriations Clause and violates the laws that safeguard Congress’s power of the purse.
www.justsecurity.org/123478/trump...
Directed by the President.
Outside Congress’s control.
My new @justsecurity.org piece explains how the agreement bypasses the Appropriations Clause and violates the laws that safeguard Congress’s power of the purse.
www.justsecurity.org/123478/trump...
Trump’s Japan Deal and the Disappearing Appropriations Clause
The deal circumvents the Appropriations Clause and congressional safeguards, creating a system answerable only to the White House.
www.justsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
One way to think about the tariffs is as a means for Trump (and his family) to establish leverage over other countries, which he can use to enrich himself and establish a separate base of power from Congress.
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The Trump family’s crypto income is now approaching and could even exceed $1 billion. A big piece of that business came via crypto wallets likely held by foreign investors, a Reuters investigation finds.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Trump family’s crypto income is now approaching and could even exceed $1 billion. A big piece of that business came via crypto wallets likely held by foreign investors, a Reuters investigation finds.
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1. Binance founder pardon after enriching Trump family
2. DT Jr. enmeshed in firms getting DOD contracts
3. Trump trying to extract $230 million for himself from DOJ
2. DT Jr. enmeshed in firms getting DOD contracts
3. Trump trying to extract $230 million for himself from DOJ
1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency.
Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.
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Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.
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3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
popular.info
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
1. Binance founder pardon after enriching Trump family
2. DT Jr. enmeshed in firms getting DOD contracts
3. Trump trying to extract $230 million for himself from DOJ
2. DT Jr. enmeshed in firms getting DOD contracts
3. Trump trying to extract $230 million for himself from DOJ
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The Pentagon announces they are replacing The New York Times’ press credentials with the MyPillow guy’s media outlet.
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Pentagon announces they are replacing The New York Times’ press credentials with the MyPillow guy’s media outlet.
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What, she couldn't get them from Qatar?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What, she couldn't get them from Qatar?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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It's going up to $40 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It's going up to $40 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
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Axios: "The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security."
DHS has spent "at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact."
DHS has spent "at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact."
U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign
The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.
www.axios.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Axios: "The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security."
DHS has spent "at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact."
DHS has spent "at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact."
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"The Trump administration has found its seventh leader for the Internal Revenue Service since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term: the head of the Social Security Administration." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump’s new IRS ‘CEO’: The head of Social Security
The Trump administration on Monday found its seventh leader for the Internal Revenue Service since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term: the head of the Social Security Administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"The Trump administration has found its seventh leader for the Internal Revenue Service since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term: the head of the Social Security Administration." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...