@irenefromct.bsky.social
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Last month, WIRED reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, was exploring creating a financial product for clients to bet on whether Trump’s signature tariffs would be struck down in court.
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Loves Tariffs. His Former Investment Bank Is Taking Bets Against Them
A subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, is letting clients essentially bet that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be struck down in cou...
www.wired.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Last month, WIRED reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, was exploring creating a financial product for clients to bet on whether Trump’s signature tariffs would be struck down in court.
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Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
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Ca-CAW! ...or "Good Morning!" Bluesky! 💙
🕉️ May the wonders of Nature fill your #TopknotTuesday!
🤘😶🌫️
#BirdPhotography
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Birding
#Birds 🪶🌿
🕉️ May the wonders of Nature fill your #TopknotTuesday!
🤘😶🌫️
#BirdPhotography
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Birding
#Birds 🪶🌿
June 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ca-CAW! ...or "Good Morning!" Bluesky! 💙
🕉️ May the wonders of Nature fill your #TopknotTuesday!
🤘😶🌫️
#BirdPhotography
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Birding
#Birds 🪶🌿
🕉️ May the wonders of Nature fill your #TopknotTuesday!
🤘😶🌫️
#BirdPhotography
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Birding
#Birds 🪶🌿
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CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..
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NEW via FOX:
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash in 'loss of separation' during Arlington National Cemetery flyover
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near DC
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash in 'loss of separation' during Arlington National Cemetery flyover
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near DC
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash in 'loss of separation' during Arlington National Cemetery flyover
A Delta plane carrying 131 passengers nearly collided with an Air Force jet in a 'loss of separation' Friday leading up to a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery.
www.foxnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
NEW via FOX:
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash in 'loss of separation' during Arlington National Cemetery flyover
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near DC
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash in 'loss of separation' during Arlington National Cemetery flyover
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near DC
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
Say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...
sign.moveon.org
March 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
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"The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours."
Rage Against the Obscene: The Totally Organic Movement Confronting Trump
Opinion | The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours.
www.democracydocket.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours."
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
Protect America's Federal Workers from Mass Firings
These mass layoffs hurt all of us. When essential American workers are fired, everybody suffers. From compromised food safety inspections to delayed veterans’ benefits to disrupted Social Security ser...
sign.moveon.org
March 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
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the tesla protest might objectively be among the most successful in history already just in terms of immediate response, if you consider they forced the world’s most powerful person & its most wealthy to fully degrade themselves like used car salesmen on live TV while the whole world watched agog.
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
the tesla protest might objectively be among the most successful in history already just in terms of immediate response, if you consider they forced the world’s most powerful person & its most wealthy to fully degrade themselves like used car salesmen on live TV while the whole world watched agog.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Congress: Resist Trump and MAGA's Project 2025 every step of the way
We will resist Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans every day, starting now.
We know what we’re up against. Trump and MAGA Republicans have already shown us their playbook. And Project 2025—their “180-d...
sign.moveon.org
March 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
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Trump tried to skip paying American-run orgs millions of dollars for the work they did *before* his stop work order at USAID.
As a result, many considered bankruptcy.
That's just wrong. I called on the Admin to reimburse these orgs immediately.
Glad the Supreme Court agrees.
As a result, many considered bankruptcy.
That's just wrong. I called on the Admin to reimburse these orgs immediately.
Glad the Supreme Court agrees.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen | CNN Politics
A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress frozen.
www.cnn.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump tried to skip paying American-run orgs millions of dollars for the work they did *before* his stop work order at USAID.
As a result, many considered bankruptcy.
That's just wrong. I called on the Admin to reimburse these orgs immediately.
Glad the Supreme Court agrees.
As a result, many considered bankruptcy.
That's just wrong. I called on the Admin to reimburse these orgs immediately.
Glad the Supreme Court agrees.
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Trump’s all-out assault on the VA is a complete betrayal of our Veterans.
Mark my word. This is Republicans' plan all along—
Gut the VA, then push to privatize the Department so they can fund tax cuts for billionaires.
And our heroes will pay the price. apnews.com/article/vete...
Mark my word. This is Republicans' plan all along—
Gut the VA, then push to privatize the Department so they can fund tax cuts for billionaires.
And our heroes will pay the price. apnews.com/article/vete...
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
apnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Trump’s all-out assault on the VA is a complete betrayal of our Veterans.
Mark my word. This is Republicans' plan all along—
Gut the VA, then push to privatize the Department so they can fund tax cuts for billionaires.
And our heroes will pay the price. apnews.com/article/vete...
Mark my word. This is Republicans' plan all along—
Gut the VA, then push to privatize the Department so they can fund tax cuts for billionaires.
And our heroes will pay the price. apnews.com/article/vete...
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They really need a way of communicating to people who don’t read books:
March 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
They really need a way of communicating to people who don’t read books:
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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There are a few places in this country that serve as testing grounds for conservative tactics, places where you can see the future before it arrives elsewhere. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho is one of those places -- I've written about it before
This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone
This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone
There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints.
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...
KCRCC Town Hall in Coeur d'Alene Idaho woman illegally detained
YouTube video by Devin Prewett
youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
There are a few places in this country that serve as testing grounds for conservative tactics, places where you can see the future before it arrives elsewhere. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho is one of those places -- I've written about it before
This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone
This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone
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On the left is a middle-age man wearing a ball-cap at work, proving he has no idea of what is appropriate.
On the right is an old man wearing 3 quarts of liquid foundation, proving he has no idea of what is appropriate.
A nation run by incompetent idiots.
On the right is an old man wearing 3 quarts of liquid foundation, proving he has no idea of what is appropriate.
A nation run by incompetent idiots.
February 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
On the left is a middle-age man wearing a ball-cap at work, proving he has no idea of what is appropriate.
On the right is an old man wearing 3 quarts of liquid foundation, proving he has no idea of what is appropriate.
A nation run by incompetent idiots.
On the right is an old man wearing 3 quarts of liquid foundation, proving he has no idea of what is appropriate.
A nation run by incompetent idiots.