@jbbraz.bsky.social
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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A new profile of RFK Jr offers fresh insights into how he works, the bond he shares with Trump, & how he's moved HHS “from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making." Story by @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, & me:
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A new profile of RFK Jr offers fresh insights into how he works, the bond he shares with Trump, & how he's moved HHS “from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making." Story by @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, & me:
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
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The irony of Southern white folks in Charlotte and Raleigh cheering the invasion of Federal Troops who are removing the white folks’ cheap labor force from these cities isn’t lost on me.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The irony of Southern white folks in Charlotte and Raleigh cheering the invasion of Federal Troops who are removing the white folks’ cheap labor force from these cities isn’t lost on me.
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If only there was a chart which shows this is complete BS. Oh wait there is:
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If only there was a chart which shows this is complete BS. Oh wait there is:
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. / My latest story for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. / My latest story for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. / My latest story for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. / My latest story for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
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And Administration filled with black sheep. Losers in their own families now inflicted upon us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
And Administration filled with black sheep. Losers in their own families now inflicted upon us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
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JUST IN:
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps as part of an effort to crack down on “fraud,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps as part of an effort to crack down on “fraud,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
JUST IN:
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps as part of an effort to crack down on “fraud,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps as part of an effort to crack down on “fraud,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
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Today, class, we will once again discuss “revealed preferences”
The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today, class, we will once again discuss “revealed preferences”
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Meanwhile, ProPublica doing actual investigative reporting on Noem handing out $220 million checks to her friends bsky.app/profile/just...
NEW:
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meanwhile, ProPublica doing actual investigative reporting on Noem handing out $220 million checks to her friends bsky.app/profile/just...
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Verizon will cut 15,000 jobs, its largest layoff ever, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The news comes as Amazon, General Motors, Intel, Microsoft, Nestle, Paramount, Proctor & Gamble, Target, and UPS have announced layoffs this year. But Trump claims America is in a “golden age.”
The news comes as Amazon, General Motors, Intel, Microsoft, Nestle, Paramount, Proctor & Gamble, Target, and UPS have announced layoffs this year. But Trump claims America is in a “golden age.”
Exclusive | Verizon to Cut About 15,000 Jobs
The telecommunications company is looking to reduce costs as it works to stem customer losses.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Verizon will cut 15,000 jobs, its largest layoff ever, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The news comes as Amazon, General Motors, Intel, Microsoft, Nestle, Paramount, Proctor & Gamble, Target, and UPS have announced layoffs this year. But Trump claims America is in a “golden age.”
The news comes as Amazon, General Motors, Intel, Microsoft, Nestle, Paramount, Proctor & Gamble, Target, and UPS have announced layoffs this year. But Trump claims America is in a “golden age.”
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“Why is the Trump administration refusing to be transparent about how much money it’s spending on this political stunt?” asked @warren.senate.gov. “People don’t need troops in their backyard — they need health care, housing, and cheaper groceries.”
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“Why is the Trump administration refusing to be transparent about how much money it’s spending on this political stunt?” asked @warren.senate.gov. “People don’t need troops in their backyard — they need health care, housing, and cheaper groceries.”
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
Two panels highlighting the role of African American soldiers in the liberation of the Netherlands have been removed from the American Military Cemetary Margraten. The Cemetary is controlled by the AMBC, and the panels were removed in line with current Trump policy.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Monument: Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun...
www.nrc.nl
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
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"But the true message—the prospective message—is that pardons will be available to everyone who joins him in election subversion in 2026 and 2028. This wave of preemptive pardons is a permission slip, an encouragement for election subversion in the future."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Pardon the Corruption
Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"But the true message—the prospective message—is that pardons will be available to everyone who joins him in election subversion in 2026 and 2028. This wave of preemptive pardons is a permission slip, an encouragement for election subversion in the future."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Amid funding uncertainty for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, a number of Kane County-area elected officials spoke Friday at the Northern Illinois Food Bank about concerns over local food insecurity.
Reps. Bill Foster, Lauren Underwood, local officials criticize SNAP uncertainty
Tina Ruiz has been turning more to food pantries to provide food for her family recently. The 58-year-old Kane County resident is currently without access to SNAP. She is eating more soup these day…
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Amid funding uncertainty for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, a number of Kane County-area elected officials spoke Friday at the Northern Illinois Food Bank about concerns over local food insecurity.
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DHS disabled the software that archived officials’ text messages.
They are now screenshotting their messages and uploading them to a shared drive.
They are trying to wipe out all evidence against them and ensure there is no paper trail.
Wonder why?
They are now screenshotting their messages and uploading them to a shared drive.
They are trying to wipe out all evidence against them and ensure there is no paper trail.
Wonder why?
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
DHS disabled the software that archived officials’ text messages.
They are now screenshotting their messages and uploading them to a shared drive.
They are trying to wipe out all evidence against them and ensure there is no paper trail.
Wonder why?
They are now screenshotting their messages and uploading them to a shared drive.
They are trying to wipe out all evidence against them and ensure there is no paper trail.
Wonder why?
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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Spreading the word in case this is new info.
These Chicago restaurants are offering free meals to SNAP recipients
Here's where you can find free food in Chicago right now.
www.timeout.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Spreading the word in case this is new info.
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This was horrific. A man on a bike was stopped and they choked him and he was taken away on a gurney.
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This was horrific. A man on a bike was stopped and they choked him and he was taken away on a gurney.
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Weirdly, Trump’s DOJ is investigating whether Biden knew about the pardons he issued.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Weirdly, Trump’s DOJ is investigating whether Biden knew about the pardons he issued.