@eightmjc.bsky.social
If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light.
-Rumi
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Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
bit.ly/4oV46sG
bit.ly/4oV46sG
A New Era of Crony Capitalism
Washington hasn’t seen graft like this for at least a century.
www.brennancenter.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
bit.ly/4oV46sG
bit.ly/4oV46sG
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Trump’s “Quiet, piggy” remark joins a preponderance of evidence suggesting “how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings,” @sophiegilbert.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/vIXNotVd
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump’s “Quiet, piggy” remark joins a preponderance of evidence suggesting “how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings,” @sophiegilbert.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/vIXNotVd
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Tariffs “don’t raise prices.”
But now that we’re dropping them, they’ll lower prices. 🤡
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e55...
But now that we’re dropping them, they’ll lower prices. 🤡
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e55...
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Tariffs “don’t raise prices.”
But now that we’re dropping them, they’ll lower prices. 🤡
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e55...
But now that we’re dropping them, they’ll lower prices. 🤡
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e55...
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From @propublica.org and @startribune.com: In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.
In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never sp...
www.mprnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From @propublica.org and @startribune.com: In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
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Grifter morons or moronic grifters. Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Grifter morons or moronic grifters. Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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🚨BREAKING: In a feverish flurry of social media posts and reposts Thursday morning, President Donald Trump expressed support for imprisoning and executing a group of Democratic lawmakers for what he termed “seditious behavior.”
Trump Calls for Executing Democrats Over Message to Military
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a feverish flurry of social media posts and reposts Thursday morning, President Donald Trump expressed support for imprisoning and executing a group of Democratic lawmakers for what he termed “seditious behavior.”
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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NPR: "Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago, according to the Department of Agriculture."
Turkey sticker shock
Wholesale prices have jumped 40% from a year ago
laist.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
NPR: "Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago, according to the Department of Agriculture."
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Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
Brooke Rollins on why the Trump administration is cracking down on food stamps: "We're really opening up the market here, wanting to make sure that those who are receiving this *supplemental* nutrition benefit -- it was never meant for the long term -- are really those who need it."
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
A health center closure in New England town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities
Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
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Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
A New Era of Crony Capitalism
Washington hasn’t seen graft like this for at least a century.
www.brennancenter.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
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This starts with this post on LinkedIn. Jim Brown is the president of a contracting consultancy. He says he is looking for former law enforcement and military personnel for an upcoming project. Doesn't mention ICE, but people briefed told us that's the plan www.404media.co/contractor-p...
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This starts with this post on LinkedIn. Jim Brown is the president of a contracting consultancy. He says he is looking for former law enforcement and military personnel for an upcoming project. Doesn't mention ICE, but people briefed told us that's the plan www.404media.co/contractor-p...
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He should be out to pasture, nowhere near power.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
He should be out to pasture, nowhere near power.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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No crypto! Just old-fashioned corruption
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
No crypto! Just old-fashioned corruption
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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This coming week, Trump will host Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi leader who approved the murder and dismemberment of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Not coincidentally, the Saudis are working on a new business deal with the Trump Organization.
It's blood money – or bonesaw money.
It's blood money – or bonesaw money.
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This coming week, Trump will host Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi leader who approved the murder and dismemberment of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Not coincidentally, the Saudis are working on a new business deal with the Trump Organization.
It's blood money – or bonesaw money.
It's blood money – or bonesaw money.