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Kristi Noem funneled $220 million in taxpayer money to a firm tied to her inner circle. No-bid contract. Hidden companies. Personal + political connections. THIS DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION.
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Kristi Noem funneled $220 million in taxpayer money to a firm tied to her inner circle. No-bid contract. Hidden companies. Personal + political connections. THIS DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION.
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Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
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Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
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Give Victor, not Charlie Kirk, a medal.
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Give Victor, not Charlie Kirk, a medal.
"THE BEST INFORMANTS ARE THOSE WHO ARE CRIMINALS THEMSELVES....A LARGE PERCENTAGE...OF OFFENDERS ARE PSYCHOPATHS, POSSESSING BOTH GOOD AND BAD INFORMANT QUALITIES.THEIR EGOCENTRICITY CAUSES THEM TO DIVULGE INFORMATION,AND THEIR LACK OF GUILT FEELINGS ENABLES THEM TO SPEAK FREELY ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS"
September 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"THE BEST INFORMANTS ARE THOSE WHO ARE CRIMINALS THEMSELVES....A LARGE PERCENTAGE...OF OFFENDERS ARE PSYCHOPATHS, POSSESSING BOTH GOOD AND BAD INFORMANT QUALITIES.THEIR EGOCENTRICITY CAUSES THEM TO DIVULGE INFORMATION,AND THEIR LACK OF GUILT FEELINGS ENABLES THEM TO SPEAK FREELY ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS"
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“Don’t turn away. And don’t let others turn away either.”
@ruthz.bsky.social
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@ruthz.bsky.social
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After the viral moment fades
The trauma continues
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“Don’t turn away. And don’t let others turn away either.”
@ruthz.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...
@ruthz.bsky.social
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This isn’t about left vs right; it’s rules vs rulers. If you want strong American business, defend the nerds with calculators and the central bank with a spine.
August 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This isn’t about left vs right; it’s rules vs rulers. If you want strong American business, defend the nerds with calculators and the central bank with a spine.
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100 years ago today a Tennessee grand jury indicted science teacher John Scopes for violating the state’s law making it a crime “to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.”
May 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
100 years ago today a Tennessee grand jury indicted science teacher John Scopes for violating the state’s law making it a crime “to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.”
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Thank you.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Thank you.
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This aged like milk.
Donald Trump's weaponization of the tax system is illegal and a threat to every person who works hard and plays by the rules.
Why aren't Republicans in Congress speaking out now? Grow a spine.
Donald Trump's weaponization of the tax system is illegal and a threat to every person who works hard and plays by the rules.
Why aren't Republicans in Congress speaking out now? Grow a spine.
April 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This aged like milk.
Donald Trump's weaponization of the tax system is illegal and a threat to every person who works hard and plays by the rules.
Why aren't Republicans in Congress speaking out now? Grow a spine.
Donald Trump's weaponization of the tax system is illegal and a threat to every person who works hard and plays by the rules.
Why aren't Republicans in Congress speaking out now? Grow a spine.
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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. Billionaire self dealing is a threat to a free press and a free market, as I explain here:
When Billionaire Government Contractors Are Also Media Moguls
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When Billionaire Government Contractors Are Also Media Moguls
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When Billionaire Government Contractors Are Also Media Moguls | Washington Monthly
A legal ethics scholar explores the morass of billionaire government contractors owning media companies while making deals with Trump.
washingtonmonthly.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. Billionaire self dealing is a threat to a free press and a free market, as I explain here:
When Billionaire Government Contractors Are Also Media Moguls
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/07/w...
When Billionaire Government Contractors Are Also Media Moguls
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/07/w...
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MORE: The panel, which ruled unanimously, scolds the Justice Department for penalizing the lawyers who argued the case. "The duty of zealous representation is tempered by the duty of candor to the court ... and the duty to uphold the rule of law." s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
MORE: The panel, which ruled unanimously, scolds the Justice Department for penalizing the lawyers who argued the case. "The duty of zealous representation is tempered by the duty of candor to the court ... and the duty to uphold the rule of law." s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Incompetent, reckless, and outright sabotage.
What the Trump administration is doing at the Department of Health and Human Services is gutting our care system from the core.
Americans will pay the cost with their lives.
What the Trump administration is doing at the Department of Health and Human Services is gutting our care system from the core.
Americans will pay the cost with their lives.
‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies | CNN
A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health agencies Tuesday, with some employees receiving early-morning emails saying their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when ...
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April 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Incompetent, reckless, and outright sabotage.
What the Trump administration is doing at the Department of Health and Human Services is gutting our care system from the core.
Americans will pay the cost with their lives.
What the Trump administration is doing at the Department of Health and Human Services is gutting our care system from the core.
Americans will pay the cost with their lives.
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He goes on, "Our family & I will never forget the humanity & respect with which we were treated by that staff— from the people who empty the trash to the highest-ranking doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
"There’s so much more to treating the sick than medicine"
I cannot agree more.
"There’s so much more to treating the sick than medicine"
I cannot agree more.
March 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
He goes on, "Our family & I will never forget the humanity & respect with which we were treated by that staff— from the people who empty the trash to the highest-ranking doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
"There’s so much more to treating the sick than medicine"
I cannot agree more.
"There’s so much more to treating the sick than medicine"
I cannot agree more.
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“It is well established that the Fifth Amendment guarantees due process of law to noncitizens in deportation proceedings.” —Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in Reno v. Flores (1993).
March 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“It is well established that the Fifth Amendment guarantees due process of law to noncitizens in deportation proceedings.” —Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in Reno v. Flores (1993).
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This is a huge loss for FDA regulatory science. Peter Marks led FDA CBER during COVID vax clinical development. Rigorous standards for safety/efficacy were met before emergency use authorization. Peter Marks was one of the COVID heroes while RFK Jr was spreading disinformation.
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RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed for coronavirus vaccines, warned that a measles outbreak shows how confidence in science is being “undermined.”
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March 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This is a huge loss for FDA regulatory science. Peter Marks led FDA CBER during COVID vax clinical development. Rigorous standards for safety/efficacy were met before emergency use authorization. Peter Marks was one of the COVID heroes while RFK Jr was spreading disinformation.
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Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
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(1,2) Regarding @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, who has served America in multiple ways, he is the definition of an American hero.
As for Musk, I would call him an actual traitor to America, but he is not a citizen. That makes his behavior, brought upon us by the current
www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/p...
As for Musk, I would call him an actual traitor to America, but he is not a citizen. That makes his behavior, brought upon us by the current
www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/p...
‘Stick to making rockets’: Sen. Kelly reacts to Musk doubling down on ‘traitor’ comment | CNN Politics
In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) says Elon Musk should “stick to making rockets” after Musk doubled down on calling Kelly a traitor in an interview on Fox News.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
(1,2) Regarding @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, who has served America in multiple ways, he is the definition of an American hero.
As for Musk, I would call him an actual traitor to America, but he is not a citizen. That makes his behavior, brought upon us by the current
www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/p...
As for Musk, I would call him an actual traitor to America, but he is not a citizen. That makes his behavior, brought upon us by the current
www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/p...
If Pete Hegseth were a business person serving as a trustee for his community's non-profit hospital, he would show up at 6:00am outside the OR in scrubs demanding that the surgeon let him try making an incision on the first patient on the schedule.
March 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If Pete Hegseth were a business person serving as a trustee for his community's non-profit hospital, he would show up at 6:00am outside the OR in scrubs demanding that the surgeon let him try making an incision on the first patient on the schedule.
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Hold up your ✋ and repost this if you're participating…
February 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hold up your ✋ and repost this if you're participating…
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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February 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM