Hazel’s mom
@mvde1975.bsky.social
Auteur/Author 💙📚 • mom of three and my sweet dog Hazel ❤️ • Dutch girl 🇳🇱 in the USA • Disappointed and scared after November 5, 2024 • #voteblue
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
A must read!
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department’
Please let me know if you want me to send you a link without the pay wall.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department’
Please let me know if you want me to send you a link without the pay wall.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"If there’s a bright spot it’s that media outlets now realize that paying Trump off is risky. ABC, which give his presidential library $16m after Stephanopoulos called him an adjudicated rapist — he’s actually an adjudicated sexual abuser — finds itself back in the crosshairs" — @lizdye.bsky.social
CNN shows that when media orgs fight Trump, they win
Take this grift and shove it.
www.publicnotice.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"If there’s a bright spot it’s that media outlets now realize that paying Trump off is risky. ABC, which give his presidential library $16m after Stephanopoulos called him an adjudicated rapist — he’s actually an adjudicated sexual abuser — finds itself back in the crosshairs" — @lizdye.bsky.social
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It's not based on instincts, but facts, analysis, theory, and modelling. They don't want to hire 3,000 economists, and 3,000 economists don't report to the Fed Chair.
Trump on the Fed Chair job: "It's all based on instincts. I see they wanna hire 3,000 economists. 3,000! To report to the Fed Chairman. What are they gonna do?"
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's not based on instincts, but facts, analysis, theory, and modelling. They don't want to hire 3,000 economists, and 3,000 economists don't report to the Fed Chair.
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NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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 3:02 PM
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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So we know that Trump intervened to make Ghislaine Maxwell's life easier.
And that he intervened to make Andrew Tate's life easier.
I wonder how many sex traffickers Donald has gone out of his way to help that we don't know about.
And that he intervened to make Andrew Tate's life easier.
I wonder how many sex traffickers Donald has gone out of his way to help that we don't know about.
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So we know that Trump intervened to make Ghislaine Maxwell's life easier.
And that he intervened to make Andrew Tate's life easier.
I wonder how many sex traffickers Donald has gone out of his way to help that we don't know about.
And that he intervened to make Andrew Tate's life easier.
I wonder how many sex traffickers Donald has gone out of his way to help that we don't know about.
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Of course he is going out of his way to help criminals.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Of course he is going out of his way to help criminals.
So we know that Trump intervened to make Ghislaine Maxwell's life easier.
And that he intervened to make Andrew Tate's life easier.
I wonder how many sex traffickers Donald has gone out of his way to help that we don't know about.
And that he intervened to make Andrew Tate's life easier.
I wonder how many sex traffickers Donald has gone out of his way to help that we don't know about.
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Of course he is going out of his way to help criminals.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Of course he is going out of his way to help criminals.
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Esquire: ICE Is Coming to Bust a Church Near You This Holiday Season. Seriously.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Esquire: ICE Is Coming to Bust a Church Near You This Holiday Season. Seriously.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
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America is not your sugar daddy, Lindsey.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
America is not your sugar daddy, Lindsey.
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And just like that, the Epstein files are now part of an ongoing investigation. Certainly can’t release them NOW. Nope, too bad.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
And just like that, the Epstein files are now part of an ongoing investigation. Certainly can’t release them NOW. Nope, too bad.
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My “my 17 references to George Soros aren’t political” footnote is raising a lot of questions answered by my footnote.
But worry not, he has a footnote explaining why his fixation on Soros "is not political."
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My “my 17 references to George Soros aren’t political” footnote is raising a lot of questions answered by my footnote.
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I’ve heard of secret grand juries before, but keeping secrets from a grand jury to secure an indictment at any cost is a new low.
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I’ve heard of secret grand juries before, but keeping secrets from a grand jury to secure an indictment at any cost is a new low.
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Immigrants help feed and build our communities, they enrich our lives. I agree with Rep Swalwell (D-CA) we don’t need a Ivy League, investment banker nepo congressman like Rep Gill (R-TX) telling us we need more laws to deport people when DHS already doesn’t follow the law.
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Immigrants help feed and build our communities, they enrich our lives. I agree with Rep Swalwell (D-CA) we don’t need a Ivy League, investment banker nepo congressman like Rep Gill (R-TX) telling us we need more laws to deport people when DHS already doesn’t follow the law.
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🚨BREAKING: Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House met last week to discuss plans to push for severely limiting early and mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
🚨BREAKING: Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House met last week to discuss plans to push for severely limiting early and mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump shouldn’t be removed in an electoral vote or through death, he should be removed in handcuffs for the entire world to witness. We need tribunals and justice.
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump shouldn’t be removed in an electoral vote or through death, he should be removed in handcuffs for the entire world to witness. We need tribunals and justice.
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I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
Report: Walgreens cuts hourly workers’ pay for 6 major holidays
The hourly employees will only be paid if they work on those holidays.
www.whio.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
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Everyone knows that when you pay the mafia “protection money” to not burn down your restaurant, it’s a one-and-done, right?
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Roy Cohn: Joe McCarthy's henchman and Donald Trump's mentor
How Joseph McCarthy henchman Roy Cohn became Donald Trump’s mentor.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Everyone knows that when you pay the mafia “protection money” to not burn down your restaurant, it’s a one-and-done, right?
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Took them whole 24 hours to come up with this
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Took them whole 24 hours to come up with this
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Hope that $15 million was worth it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hope that $15 million was worth it.
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Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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Additional detail in a footnote of the government’s latest filing.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Additional detail in a footnote of the government’s latest filing.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
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“After the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, I reviewed a call between the president and the Saudi crown prince. The American people and the Khashoggi family deserve to know what was said on that call. If history is any guide, the receipts will be shocking,” the Virginia congressman said,
What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi? trib.al/M3J5fEY
Dem Demands Transcript of Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Killing
What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi?
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“After the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, I reviewed a call between the president and the Saudi crown prince. The American people and the Khashoggi family deserve to know what was said on that call. If history is any guide, the receipts will be shocking,” the Virginia congressman said,
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It looks like Lindsey Halligan misled a grand jury, prosecutorial conduct equivalent to committing perjury, in order to manufacture an indictment against James Comey for…
wait for it…
perjury.
wait for it…
perjury.
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It looks like Lindsey Halligan misled a grand jury, prosecutorial conduct equivalent to committing perjury, in order to manufacture an indictment against James Comey for…
wait for it…
perjury.
wait for it…
perjury.