@ellendibble.bsky.social
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Tariff exemptions aren’t trade deals, they’re shakedowns.
May 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Tariff exemptions aren’t trade deals, they’re shakedowns.
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Sure, when a baby elephant does it, it's cute, but when I do it, all of a sudden I'm not welcome in Pizza Hut anymore.
May 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Sure, when a baby elephant does it, it's cute, but when I do it, all of a sudden I'm not welcome in Pizza Hut anymore.
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Trump replaced the physical bribery palace of the Trump hotel with a virtual one and it’s doing orders of magnitude more business.
NEW: A fund backed by Abu Dhabi will be making a $2 BILLION business deal using cryptocurrency from the Trump family's venture, World Liberty Financial, according to Zach Witkoff.
That transaction would be a major contribution by a foreign government to President Trump’s private venture.
That transaction would be a major contribution by a foreign government to President Trump’s private venture.
At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage
A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the begin...
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump replaced the physical bribery palace of the Trump hotel with a virtual one and it’s doing orders of magnitude more business.
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The markets know the difference.
May 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The markets know the difference.
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Considering how obsessed Trump’s top people are with calling everything “communism,” it’s ironic how much Beattie's witch hunt at State seems like a page from Soviet history, with Party commissars trying to identify ideological saboteurs in their midst.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Witch Hunt at the State Department
Trump’s commissars are looking for ideological enemies.
www.theatlantic.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Considering how obsessed Trump’s top people are with calling everything “communism,” it’s ironic how much Beattie's witch hunt at State seems like a page from Soviet history, with Party commissars trying to identify ideological saboteurs in their midst.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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breaking legal news on multiple fronts today.
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breaking legal news on multiple fronts today.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
7 PM going live on Substack with htttps://substack.com/@klasfeldreports to cover
breaking legal news on multiple fronts today.
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breaking legal news on multiple fronts today.
contrarian.substack.com
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A very good point. I hope someone shows this to Judge Xinis.
Rubio is a lawyer and officer of the court.
Q: “Have you been in touch with El Salvador about returning Abrego Garcia? Has a formal request from this administration been made?”
Rubio: “I would never tell you that. And you know who else I'd never tell? A judge.”
Rubio: “I would never tell you that. And you know who else I'd never tell? A judge.”
May 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A very good point. I hope someone shows this to Judge Xinis.
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If you've had one of those days when all you really need is a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes, here's a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes.
April 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you've had one of those days when all you really need is a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes, here's a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes.
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💥 BREAKING: The Heritage Foundation withdrew its anti-DEI proposal to IBM for shareholder vote today, originally submitted for vote at IBM's annual meeting. Why Heritage withdrew its anti-DEI proposal is unknown.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
💥 BREAKING: The Heritage Foundation withdrew its anti-DEI proposal to IBM for shareholder vote today, originally submitted for vote at IBM's annual meeting. Why Heritage withdrew its anti-DEI proposal is unknown.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
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The Washington Post states as a fact that Trump’s economic plan “is causing brief pain while the nation advances to a new ‘Golden Age.’”
Not attributed. Just plain true, according to WaPo, which is lost to us as a credible news source.
Not attributed. Just plain true, according to WaPo, which is lost to us as a credible news source.
March 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The Washington Post states as a fact that Trump’s economic plan “is causing brief pain while the nation advances to a new ‘Golden Age.’”
Not attributed. Just plain true, according to WaPo, which is lost to us as a credible news source.
Not attributed. Just plain true, according to WaPo, which is lost to us as a credible news source.
"Frustrated users quickly turned to Threads, a rival app launched by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta in 2023, to ask others whether they were experiencing the same glitches."
(11 AM, I thought I had posted the ultimate whopper; nope.)
nypost.com/2025/03/10/b...
(11 AM, I thought I had posted the ultimate whopper; nope.)
nypost.com/2025/03/10/b...
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, crashes for thousands of users
The app continuously buffered as it tried to load news and memes for users, and displayed an error message.
nypost.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Frustrated users quickly turned to Threads, a rival app launched by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta in 2023, to ask others whether they were experiencing the same glitches."
(11 AM, I thought I had posted the ultimate whopper; nope.)
nypost.com/2025/03/10/b...
(11 AM, I thought I had posted the ultimate whopper; nope.)
nypost.com/2025/03/10/b...
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I do believe that PPP fraud and Pentagon spending really need to be audited
February 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I do believe that PPP fraud and Pentagon spending really need to be audited
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If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
'Unprecedented': White House moves to control science funding worry researchers
If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.bsky.social files federal lawsuit to block Trump's illegal plan to slash USAID workforce.
Follow @democracydocket.com for breaking news.
www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for breaking news.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.bsky.social files federal lawsuit to block Trump's illegal plan to slash USAID workforce.
Follow @democracydocket.com for breaking news.
www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for breaking news.
www.democracydocket.com
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Betar did not answer our questions, only responding to ask about our reporter’s citizenship status and whether they were born in the U.S. https://interc.pt/3Q97hgu
February 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Betar did not answer our questions, only responding to ask about our reporter’s citizenship status and whether they were born in the U.S. https://interc.pt/3Q97hgu
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Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).
February 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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This tells you who their constituents are. Not American voters. Not Americans at all.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Pam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics
The order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby for foreign nations. President Donald Trump says Republicans were unfairly targeted in the past.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This tells you who their constituents are. Not American voters. Not Americans at all.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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This isn't an act of forgiveness. This is an act of endorsement.
Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back
Marko Elez resigned after The Wall Street Journal reported he had posted racist messages to X that included “normalize Indian hate.”
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This isn't an act of forgiveness. This is an act of endorsement.
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Sincere props to a colleague who very obviously is doing his job well.
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sincere props to a colleague who very obviously is doing his job well.
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this doesn’t happen w/o all the work we cite from wired, independent reporters, & w/o ppl who ACTUALLY understand these systems. Want to keep reporting on what kind of information, specifically is housed in these agency systems and how easy it is to access. if u have that info @cwarzel.92 on signal
New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
this doesn’t happen w/o all the work we cite from wired, independent reporters, & w/o ppl who ACTUALLY understand these systems. Want to keep reporting on what kind of information, specifically is housed in these agency systems and how easy it is to access. if u have that info @cwarzel.92 on signal
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We are witnessing one of the greatest cybersecurity breaches in American history, enabled by Trump and Elon against the United States of America.
NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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www.wired.com/story/treasu...
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www.wired.com/story/treasu...
February 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We are witnessing one of the greatest cybersecurity breaches in American history, enabled by Trump and Elon against the United States of America.
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MIKE LUCKOVICH APPRECIATION POST
@mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏
Your longtime fan, Mar🐫
@mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏
Your longtime fan, Mar🐫
February 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
MIKE LUCKOVICH APPRECIATION POST
@mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏
Your longtime fan, Mar🐫
@mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏
Your longtime fan, Mar🐫
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When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
February 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.