Sue Bank
@suzybquezy.bsky.social
Retired administrator/teacher, who believes in women's rights, justice for all, and a good breakfast.
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Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
The richest 500 individuals in the world added a record $2.2tn to their wealth in 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with just eight billionaires accounting for a quarter of the gains.
The gains increased their collective net worth to $11.9tn, bolstered by billionaire Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory and booming markets in cryptocurrencies, equities and metals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
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Did Trump steal the Resolute Desk? Or did he just have a copy made?
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Did Trump steal the Resolute Desk? Or did he just have a copy made?
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Donald Trump didn’t just pardon a political ally. He erased the verdict against a former foreign president convicted as a major cocaine trafficker, blowing up one of the most ambitious drug prosecutions in US history. The case was built over years by career investigators spanning multiple
Erasing the Verdict: The Ongoing Shock of Trump’s Cocaine Kingpin Pardon
Donald Trump’s pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, toppled the capstone of one of the most ambitious narcotics investigations in the history of the Department of Justic...
www.bloomberg.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Donald Trump didn’t just pardon a political ally. He erased the verdict against a former foreign president convicted as a major cocaine trafficker, blowing up one of the most ambitious drug prosecutions in US history. The case was built over years by career investigators spanning multiple
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
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He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
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A rare, but much needed TL cleanse of levity that speaks to and for many of us belonging to the WDNC club. Enjoy:
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A rare, but much needed TL cleanse of levity that speaks to and for many of us belonging to the WDNC club. Enjoy:
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Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
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Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
Failure of groups including MSF and ActionAid to hand over staff details means they will not be able to operate in Gaza, say Israeli officials
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During a fierce storm I could hear the panicked screams of children in tents outside. This is Christmas in Gaza
Israel has announced it will stop dozens of aid organisations working in Gaza within 36 hours for failing to meet stringent new requirements to hand over personal details of Palestinian and international staff deployed in the devastated territory.
The list of groups hit by the ban include some of the world’s best known humanitarian organisations such as ActionAid, International Rescue Committee and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
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Oh look. Another of the wars Trump claims to have stopped. Ish.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen calls on civilians in Mukalla port to evacuate, Saudi state news agency reports reut.rs/4ayoRWE
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen calls on civilians in Mukalla port to evacuate, Saudi state news agency reports
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday it has called on civilians in the Yemeni port of Mukalla in Hadramout to evacuate until further notice ahead of a military operation, the Saudi state news agency reported.
reut.rs
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Oh look. Another of the wars Trump claims to have stopped. Ish.
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In case there was any doubt about where big tech stands.
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In case there was any doubt about where big tech stands.
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This is excellent. Do read.
A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is excellent. Do read.
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The 5 sanctioned individuals by the US government are leaders of:
Centre for Countering Digital Hate
HateAid (who got recently the German Federal Cross of Merit)
Global Disinformation Index
(former) EU Commissioner for digital affairs
Any further questions?
Centre for Countering Digital Hate
HateAid (who got recently the German Federal Cross of Merit)
Global Disinformation Index
(former) EU Commissioner for digital affairs
Any further questions?
December 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The 5 sanctioned individuals by the US government are leaders of:
Centre for Countering Digital Hate
HateAid (who got recently the German Federal Cross of Merit)
Global Disinformation Index
(former) EU Commissioner for digital affairs
Any further questions?
Centre for Countering Digital Hate
HateAid (who got recently the German Federal Cross of Merit)
Global Disinformation Index
(former) EU Commissioner for digital affairs
Any further questions?
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They’re not sending their best.
Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
They’re not sending their best.
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Kiev Hit By Hypersonic Missile Strikes; Explosions Reported — Several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital in the early hours, local media reported, amid what was described as a hypersonic missile attack. Ukrainian sources say blasts rocked Kiev as authorities and emergency…
Kiev Hit By Hypersonic Missile Strikes; Explosions Reported
breakingthenews.net
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Kiev Hit By Hypersonic Missile Strikes; Explosions Reported — Several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital in the early hours, local media reported, amid what was described as a hypersonic missile attack. Ukrainian sources say blasts rocked Kiev as authorities and emergency…
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Vladimir Putin’s “keeper of secrets” died suddenly on Christmas Day, less than two years after the Russian president fired him.
Putin’s ‘Keeper of Secrets’ Dies Suddenly After Firing
Colonel-General Yuri Sadovenko’s sudden Christmas Day death is just the latest around Putin’s orbit.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Vladimir Putin’s “keeper of secrets” died suddenly on Christmas Day, less than two years after the Russian president fired him.
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Perhaps the guy who doubled his net worth by raking in billions via crypto dinners could put up some of his own cash instead of scamming your grandparents out of $2,500 during the holidays.
December 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Perhaps the guy who doubled his net worth by raking in billions via crypto dinners could put up some of his own cash instead of scamming your grandparents out of $2,500 during the holidays.
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Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
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Dear Britain: things are bad, but America will recover from Donald Trump. Just give us three years | Jimmy Kimmel
Dear Britain: things are bad, but America will recover from Donald Trump. Just give us three years | Jimmy Kimmel
When the president targeted me and my TV show, millions said no. So don’t give up on us – and always remember, we’re not all like him, says US talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Dear Britain: things are bad, but America will recover from Donald Trump. Just give us three years | Jimmy Kimmel
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations, authorities said. https://to.pbs.org/4sePbve
Turkey detains dozens of ISIS suspects allegedly planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
Syrian security forces have also launched operations against IS in recent days, including two raids on the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian capital.
www.pbs.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations, authorities said. https://to.pbs.org/4sePbve
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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Just imagining if Merrick Garland’s DOJ had shitposted.
December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just imagining if Merrick Garland’s DOJ had shitposted.