@hobbyc3.bsky.social
Sports fan that always seems to root for the losing team. Blackhawks, Cubs, Ipswich, 1FCK Kaiserslautern. I realize my teams are bad, do you know yours are too?
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💰 The New Yorker puts a number on it—
$3.4 billion
That’s how much Trump & his family have profited from his presidency, estimates David Kirkpatrick.
(Mentions my reporting too.)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
$3.4 billion
That’s how much Trump & his family have profited from his presidency, estimates David Kirkpatrick.
(Mentions my reporting too.)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?
A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.
www.newyorker.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
💰 The New Yorker puts a number on it—
$3.4 billion
That’s how much Trump & his family have profited from his presidency, estimates David Kirkpatrick.
(Mentions my reporting too.)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
$3.4 billion
That’s how much Trump & his family have profited from his presidency, estimates David Kirkpatrick.
(Mentions my reporting too.)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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As of this week, there is nobody left on Earth who witnessed this moment live.
August 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
As of this week, there is nobody left on Earth who witnessed this moment live.
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How #democracy transforms to #autocracy: lessons from the #NurembergTrials.
The transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials and the defendants' statements help us understand how the democratic Weimar Republic transformed into a totalitarian Third Reich.
Below is a thread with selected excerpts.
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The transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials and the defendants' statements help us understand how the democratic Weimar Republic transformed into a totalitarian Third Reich.
Below is a thread with selected excerpts.
1/n
March 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
How #democracy transforms to #autocracy: lessons from the #NurembergTrials.
The transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials and the defendants' statements help us understand how the democratic Weimar Republic transformed into a totalitarian Third Reich.
Below is a thread with selected excerpts.
1/n
The transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials and the defendants' statements help us understand how the democratic Weimar Republic transformed into a totalitarian Third Reich.
Below is a thread with selected excerpts.
1/n
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
June 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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It was never a lie. It was always the truth.
June 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It was never a lie. It was always the truth.
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Saddened to learn of Officer Krystal Rivera’s passing in the line of duty last night.
There’s no higher calling than the work to keep Illinoisans safe — and Krystal lived that value day in and day out.
My condolences to her family and loved ones. May her memory be a blessing.
There’s no higher calling than the work to keep Illinoisans safe — and Krystal lived that value day in and day out.
My condolences to her family and loved ones. May her memory be a blessing.
June 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Saddened to learn of Officer Krystal Rivera’s passing in the line of duty last night.
There’s no higher calling than the work to keep Illinoisans safe — and Krystal lived that value day in and day out.
My condolences to her family and loved ones. May her memory be a blessing.
There’s no higher calling than the work to keep Illinoisans safe — and Krystal lived that value day in and day out.
My condolences to her family and loved ones. May her memory be a blessing.
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Trump’s grandfather also tried to go BACK to Germany, because his new wife, who didn’t speak English, hated it here. But he dodged the draft and was persona non grata. So he came back to the U.S., and we took him. And here we are
The Chancellor of Germany gave President Trump a copy of his grandfather’s birth certificate today.
Trump’s grandfather was born in 1869 in Germany.
So many layers here.
Trump’s grandfather was born in 1869 in Germany.
So many layers here.
June 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Trump’s grandfather also tried to go BACK to Germany, because his new wife, who didn’t speak English, hated it here. But he dodged the draft and was persona non grata. So he came back to the U.S., and we took him. And here we are
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Every word of this.
Fifty years after he was graduated from Princeton University, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered the baccalaureate address at his alma mater.
This is how he ended the speech:
This is how he ended the speech:
May 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Every word of this.
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Fun fact: telling a university to cancel visas because you don’t like what they teach is fascism
May 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Fun fact: telling a university to cancel visas because you don’t like what they teach is fascism
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we have a secretary of
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
May 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
we have a secretary of
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
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just over the last 5 weeks, Trump has helped swing elections (against him) in Wisconsin, Canada, Australia, and the Vatican.
May 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
just over the last 5 weeks, Trump has helped swing elections (against him) in Wisconsin, Canada, Australia, and the Vatican.
March 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM