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NEW: The Trump administration has been accusing political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has been accusing political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Rest assured folks...when this President is relegated to the dustbin of history, MLK Day and Juneteenth will not only have free National Park admission, but will once again occupy places of pride in our nation's history.
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Rest assured folks...when this President is relegated to the dustbin of history, MLK Day and Juneteenth will not only have free National Park admission, but will once again occupy places of pride in our nation's history.
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International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion in funding to advance polio eradication, but a large funding gap remains after high-income countries’ reductions in foreign aid. https://cnn.it/48BfHpK
December 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion in funding to advance polio eradication, but a large funding gap remains after high-income countries’ reductions in foreign aid. https://cnn.it/48BfHpK
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Kushner said he wouldn't have a foreign policy role in this administration just like the Trump Organization said it wouldn't make new foreign deals, just like Karoline Leavitt said Trump has never engaged in a conflict of interest.
As Jared Kushner prepares to meet with Putin today on behalf of Trump, REMEMBER: After taking billions from the Saudis and other foreign governments, Kushner explicitly said he would not have a foreign policy role in this administration.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Kushner said he wouldn't have a foreign policy role in this administration just like the Trump Organization said it wouldn't make new foreign deals, just like Karoline Leavitt said Trump has never engaged in a conflict of interest.
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
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“.. Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice,” said Kathleen Engel, a Suffolk University law professor and leading expert on mortgage finance.
@propublica.org
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@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“.. Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice,” said Kathleen Engel, a Suffolk University law professor and leading expert on mortgage finance.
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
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In Kostiantynivka, a man leaving his brother’s funeral, killed by a Russian drone, was himself struck by an FPV. He suffered a broken leg and shrapnel wounds. Fighters from the "Predator" brigade heard the blast and his cries, rushed in, gave first aid and evacuated him.
Russia's war on civilians.
Russia's war on civilians.
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In Kostiantynivka, a man leaving his brother’s funeral, killed by a Russian drone, was himself struck by an FPV. He suffered a broken leg and shrapnel wounds. Fighters from the "Predator" brigade heard the blast and his cries, rushed in, gave first aid and evacuated him.
Russia's war on civilians.
Russia's war on civilians.
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Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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We reviewed Gregory Bovino and his agents’ tactics in Chicago. From a shooting to Slim Jims, the feds’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks for the public and the officers themselves. “Simply reckless,” former police superintendent said.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
Experts: From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks
A Tribune review found Immigration agents routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We reviewed Gregory Bovino and his agents’ tactics in Chicago. From a shooting to Slim Jims, the feds’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks for the public and the officers themselves. “Simply reckless,” former police superintendent said.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
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“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me,” she recalled.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me,” she recalled.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
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Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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First time ever that I get the urge to kick a ball…
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
First time ever that I get the urge to kick a ball…
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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Thankful to have the powerful and passionate voice of the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr Susan Kressly, on with us this morning.
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thankful to have the powerful and passionate voice of the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr Susan Kressly, on with us this morning.
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
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"In other words, immigrants will corrupt the values of the societies they move to—a shocking assertion from a country that is itself built on immigration. The NSS’s prescriptions for Europe flow from this assertion of Judeo-Christian nationalism." www.economist.com/united-state...
Donald Trump’s bleak, incoherent foreign-policy strategy
Allies may panic; despots will cheer
www.economist.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"In other words, immigrants will corrupt the values of the societies they move to—a shocking assertion from a country that is itself built on immigration. The NSS’s prescriptions for Europe flow from this assertion of Judeo-Christian nationalism." www.economist.com/united-state...