Rafael Espinoza 🦋
@espinr.bsky.social
T(h)inker | Architect | Photographer
(aka @CD1Rafael) yes, that one.
Denver, Colorado USA
(aka @CD1Rafael) yes, that one.
Denver, Colorado USA
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
www.muellershewrote.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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Elmo's official account has been hacked over on Twitter. The Tweets have been taken down.
July 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Elmo's official account has been hacked over on Twitter. The Tweets have been taken down.
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They did everything but break out a gigantic hook to get Trump out of the shot
Trump was shown to leave the stage but wasn’t visibly willing to go as Chelsea lifted the trophy
July 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They did everything but break out a gigantic hook to get Trump out of the shot
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As you watch this blabber, remember that Trump's CLAIM to usurp Congress' power is based on emergency--he has claimed a fentanyl emergency (CAN, MEX, CHI) and a deficit emergency. Neither applies to Brazil, Trump has not claimed an "OMG my friend Bolsonaro emergency."
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
As you watch this blabber, remember that Trump's CLAIM to usurp Congress' power is based on emergency--he has claimed a fentanyl emergency (CAN, MEX, CHI) and a deficit emergency. Neither applies to Brazil, Trump has not claimed an "OMG my friend Bolsonaro emergency."
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Reporter: "Several families we have heard from...say that those [flood] alerts didn't go out in time, and they also say that people could have been saved. What do you say to those families?"
Trump: "Only a very evil person would ask a question like that."
Only an evil person would answer that way.
Trump: "Only a very evil person would ask a question like that."
Only an evil person would answer that way.
President Trump dismisses question about whether there were sufficient warnings before Central Texas floods
Mr. Trump and Abbott promised to rebuild the devastated region, although the president recognized that what was lost can never be recovered.
www.cbsnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Reporter: "Several families we have heard from...say that those [flood] alerts didn't go out in time, and they also say that people could have been saved. What do you say to those families?"
Trump: "Only a very evil person would ask a question like that."
Only an evil person would answer that way.
Trump: "Only a very evil person would ask a question like that."
Only an evil person would answer that way.
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If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Why Are Federal Agents Wearing Masks? It’s a Threat to American Democracy
Masked Federal Agents Are Undermining Trust—and Democracy
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
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Palantir is based in Denver. I’ve seen a protest outside their offices in Tabor Center. I’m surprised there aren’t more.
my soul left my body watching the fox news feed glitching out as the tanks roll past the president’s observation stand and the announcer’s voice echoes across the mostly empty streets, “special thanks to our sponsor, palantir”
June 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Palantir is based in Denver. I’ve seen a protest outside their offices in Tabor Center. I’m surprised there aren’t more.
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Our military deserves better than this empty charade. Yikes. The tank squeaking over silence is incredible.
June 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our military deserves better than this empty charade. Yikes. The tank squeaking over silence is incredible.
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REPORTER: Do you have any concerns about Trump's business dealings?
MIKE JOHNSON: Whatever President Trump is doing is out in the open.
REPORTER: The memecoin is not transparent. We don't know who those investors are.
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about the memecoin thing.
MIKE JOHNSON: Whatever President Trump is doing is out in the open.
REPORTER: The memecoin is not transparent. We don't know who those investors are.
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about the memecoin thing.
May 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
REPORTER: Do you have any concerns about Trump's business dealings?
MIKE JOHNSON: Whatever President Trump is doing is out in the open.
REPORTER: The memecoin is not transparent. We don't know who those investors are.
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about the memecoin thing.
MIKE JOHNSON: Whatever President Trump is doing is out in the open.
REPORTER: The memecoin is not transparent. We don't know who those investors are.
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about the memecoin thing.
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In the Trump Administration’s view, the only good court is a compliant court. “That is not the way the Constitution works,” Ruth Marcus writes.
The Astonishing Threat to Suspend Habeas Corpus
The Trump Administration is stepping up its war on the rule of law. Is this bluster aimed at intimidating judges, or the start of something worse?
www.newyorker.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In the Trump Administration’s view, the only good court is a compliant court. “That is not the way the Constitution works,” Ruth Marcus writes.
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Skynet just bought $50 million in Trump crypto.
This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
from @404media.co
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from @404media.co
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May 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Skynet just bought $50 million in Trump crypto.
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office, a significant drop compared to his first term, according to a Politico analysis.
May 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office, a significant drop compared to his first term, according to a Politico analysis.
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This is authoritarianism
Escalate and intimidate. That is exactly the playbook.
And it concerns me greatly: You know the Stephen Miller types in this administration are just itching for violence - searching, longing for something they can use as pretext for a drastic escalation so they can finally ditch all restraint.
And it concerns me greatly: You know the Stephen Miller types in this administration are just itching for violence - searching, longing for something they can use as pretext for a drastic escalation so they can finally ditch all restraint.
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
May 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is authoritarianism
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"No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
- U.S. constitution
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- U.S. constitution
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Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
- U.S. constitution
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
- U.S. constitution
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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Never “lost” 2 F 18’s off the deck of an aircraft carrier.
May 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Never “lost” 2 F 18’s off the deck of an aircraft carrier.
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WTF is going on? Where’s Hegseth?
May 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
WTF is going on? Where’s Hegseth?
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TeleMessage is the app National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was using, along with JD Vance, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Feel safe?
May 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
TeleMessage is the app National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was using, along with JD Vance, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Feel safe?
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And there you have it.
May 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And there you have it.
All this.
If a single person commits welfare fraud, Republicans think the program needs to be gutted. They'd rather have 100 people starve than have one fraudster get benefits.
If it means 100 people won't starve, Democrats will still feed a fraudster. This is the difference between the two parties.
If it means 100 people won't starve, Democrats will still feed a fraudster. This is the difference between the two parties.
May 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
All this.
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If a single person commits welfare fraud, Republicans think the program needs to be gutted. They'd rather have 100 people starve than have one fraudster get benefits.
If it means 100 people won't starve, Democrats will still feed a fraudster. This is the difference between the two parties.
If it means 100 people won't starve, Democrats will still feed a fraudster. This is the difference between the two parties.
May 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If a single person commits welfare fraud, Republicans think the program needs to be gutted. They'd rather have 100 people starve than have one fraudster get benefits.
If it means 100 people won't starve, Democrats will still feed a fraudster. This is the difference between the two parties.
If it means 100 people won't starve, Democrats will still feed a fraudster. This is the difference between the two parties.
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UPDATE: Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social and Brenna Frey—two former Skadden associates who resigned over the law firm’s response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers—are joining a new firm launched by Abbe Lowell, the high-profile criminal defense attorney who represented Hunter Biden.
Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
May 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
UPDATE: Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social and Brenna Frey—two former Skadden associates who resigned over the law firm’s response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers—are joining a new firm launched by Abbe Lowell, the high-profile criminal defense attorney who represented Hunter Biden.