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Left Twitter the day Elon bought it. Constitutional Law Professor emerita, Proud Fulbright Prof in China. #AntiCorruption. #AntiMoneyLaundering. #AML. #TakeAwayTheirToys #ProChoice. Hall Pass: Paul Krugman, Tim Snyder. She/her.
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In Cyprus, tax authorities are closing in on former directors of Blue Ocean Yacht Management, the company at the center of an alleged tax evasion scheme involving Roman Abramovich’s fleet of luxury yachts.
Read the latest #CyprusConfidential fallout:
Read the latest #CyprusConfidential fallout:
Chelsea FC faces over six dozen charges for improper conduct under Abramovich’s ownership - ICIJ
The Football Association announced it is investigating payments routed through offshore companies that were uncovered as part of ICIJ’s Cyprus Confidential investigation.
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In Cyprus, tax authorities are closing in on former directors of Blue Ocean Yacht Management, the company at the center of an alleged tax evasion scheme involving Roman Abramovich’s fleet of luxury yachts.
Read the latest #CyprusConfidential fallout:
Read the latest #CyprusConfidential fallout:
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Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
Say “Greedy” not rich. As in “the world’s greediest man Elon Musk”
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Say “Greedy” not rich. As in “the world’s greediest man Elon Musk”
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After I called out the big banks for adding ANOTHER $20 billion to Trump’s Argentina bailout, their plan is on ice.
But they are still exploring a $5 billion loan – potentially guaranteed by U.S. taxpayers.
No bailout for Argentina’s rich hedge fund investors.
But they are still exploring a $5 billion loan – potentially guaranteed by U.S. taxpayers.
No bailout for Argentina’s rich hedge fund investors.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After I called out the big banks for adding ANOTHER $20 billion to Trump’s Argentina bailout, their plan is on ice.
But they are still exploring a $5 billion loan – potentially guaranteed by U.S. taxpayers.
No bailout for Argentina’s rich hedge fund investors.
But they are still exploring a $5 billion loan – potentially guaranteed by U.S. taxpayers.
No bailout for Argentina’s rich hedge fund investors.
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Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in trials reut.rs/4rfi22a
Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in trials
Germany plans to treat the use of date rape drugs like the use of a weapon in prosecutions, as part of broader measures to ensure justice for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, said Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Friday.
reut.rs
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in trials reut.rs/4rfi22a
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We are seeing what happens when public service becomes a vehicle for private plunder. Fixing it will require sustained citizen engagement.
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 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We are seeing what happens when public service becomes a vehicle for private plunder. Fixing it will require sustained citizen engagement.
bit.ly/4oV46sG
bit.ly/4oV46sG
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Narrator: He’s not ever going to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Narrator: He’s not ever going to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans. Brilliant analysis of MAGA factions
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans. Brilliant analysis of MAGA factions
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Federal agents are acting with impunity at the Broadview ICE facility — packing people into holding cells without beds, forcing them to sign away their legal rights, and denying access to food, medical care, and lawyers.
The ACLU of Illinois will see ICE in court.
The ACLU of Illinois will see ICE in court.
'Inhumane' conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility, advocates allege in new lawsuit
Attorneys with the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with attorneys and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and journalists from entering the building, creating a “black box” they say has allowed authorities to act “with impunity.”
www.pbs.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Federal agents are acting with impunity at the Broadview ICE facility — packing people into holding cells without beds, forcing them to sign away their legal rights, and denying access to food, medical care, and lawyers.
The ACLU of Illinois will see ICE in court.
The ACLU of Illinois will see ICE in court.
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"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Washington Post paperback bestsellers
A snapshot of popular books.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois
Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.
www.politico.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
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Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.
October 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.
How can Trump use the national guard on US soil? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?
The US president says he’s deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles amid immigration protests. Here’s what to know
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
How can Trump use the national guard on US soil? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
June 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
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ICYMI: CFT stands unequivocally with David Huerta and the labor community.
June 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
ICYMI: CFT stands unequivocally with David Huerta and the labor community.
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If I wanted to distract people from the fact that I was bankrupting the world’s largest economy I might call up the National Guard too
June 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If I wanted to distract people from the fact that I was bankrupting the world’s largest economy I might call up the National Guard too