Gerald Lokstädt
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The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture.
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
11 key allegations made in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower disclosure about DOJ
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attacked the claims as "falsehoods," but many of the fired longtime DOJ lawyer's allegations are already backed up by public facts.
www.lawdork.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture.
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
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After spending nearly 50 years in prison, the Native activist Leonard Peltier shares his story. “I want the people to read and know the history of what happened to Native people, the true history, the genocide, the mass murders,” he says.
Leonard Peltier’s Story Isn’t Over Yet
The Native activist spent nearly fifty years in prison for the killing of two F.B.I. agents. In January, Joe Biden commuted his sentence, and he went home.
www.newyorker.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
After spending nearly 50 years in prison, the Native activist Leonard Peltier shares his story. “I want the people to read and know the history of what happened to Native people, the true history, the genocide, the mass murders,” he says.
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Just in: Trump Media reported a $20 million loss on $883,000 in sales for quarter ending June 30.
www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...
www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...
August 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just in: Trump Media reported a $20 million loss on $883,000 in sales for quarter ending June 30.
www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...
www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...
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Job growth is slowing to levels not seen since the pandemic.
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Job growth is slowing to levels not seen since the pandemic.
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the crown jewel of knowledge about jobs and the economy.
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible.
He hates facts. He rejects truth. He doesn't want the public to know what's really happening.
robertreich.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the crown jewel of knowledge about jobs and the economy.
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
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RFK Jr. has withdrawn U.S. funding for the world’s preeminent international vaccine organization. The group has helped vaccinate more than 1.1 billion children in 78 lower-income countries, preventing nearly 19 million future deaths.
RFK Jr. Defunds Global Vaccine Group That Has Prevented Nearly 19 Million Deaths
Kennedy also recently fired a CDC vaccine advisory panel and stacked it with unqualified anti-vax appointees.
buff.ly
June 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
RFK Jr. has withdrawn U.S. funding for the world’s preeminent international vaccine organization. The group has helped vaccinate more than 1.1 billion children in 78 lower-income countries, preventing nearly 19 million future deaths.
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After cutting $1B from vital USDA programs that help food banks across the country, Trump and the GOP are gearing up to gut food assistance in their budget bill.
Meanwhile, food insecurity is at its highest rate in a decade.
But at least their rich donors will get a tax cut...
Meanwhile, food insecurity is at its highest rate in a decade.
But at least their rich donors will get a tax cut...
June 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
After cutting $1B from vital USDA programs that help food banks across the country, Trump and the GOP are gearing up to gut food assistance in their budget bill.
Meanwhile, food insecurity is at its highest rate in a decade.
But at least their rich donors will get a tax cut...
Meanwhile, food insecurity is at its highest rate in a decade.
But at least their rich donors will get a tax cut...
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Stephen Miller owns a large portfolio that includes as much as $250,000 worth of Palantir stock. That means the official directly behind the mass deportation effort is profiting from the very company being boosted by those efforts.
www.thebulwark.com/p/stock-trad...
www.thebulwark.com/p/stock-trad...
Meet the D.C. Bigwigs Literally Profiting Off Trump’s Deportations
Plus: The Constitution is clear: You can just do things.
www.thebulwark.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Stephen Miller owns a large portfolio that includes as much as $250,000 worth of Palantir stock. That means the official directly behind the mass deportation effort is profiting from the very company being boosted by those efforts.
www.thebulwark.com/p/stock-trad...
www.thebulwark.com/p/stock-trad...
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Stephen Miller owns stock in ICE contractor Palantir — a company powering deportations
Stephen Miller owns stock in Palantir — an ICE contractor powering deportations
Pete Thiel’s company has seen its stock surge as it reaped more than $370 million in revenue from Trump-era contracts
www.independent.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Stephen Miller owns stock in ICE contractor Palantir — a company powering deportations
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I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
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What the US is experiencing right now is fascism. There's no other word for it and pretending that it's verboten to say so diminishes the truth as much as they are diminishing the truth. It's fascism. It's arrived.
February 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What the US is experiencing right now is fascism. There's no other word for it and pretending that it's verboten to say so diminishes the truth as much as they are diminishing the truth. It's fascism. It's arrived.
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By August 2024, 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters had already challenged the rights of 852,381 voters — with a target of 2 million before the election. Did the voters decide the 2024 election, or voter suppression? Watch our movie and decide for yourself. youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE
Vigilantes Inc. — Full Movie
YouTube video by Greg Palast
youtu.be
November 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
By August 2024, 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters had already challenged the rights of 852,381 voters — with a target of 2 million before the election. Did the voters decide the 2024 election, or voter suppression? Watch our movie and decide for yourself. youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE
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NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
www.finance.senate.gov
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
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Sell your Tesla. ❌
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
January 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sell your Tesla. ❌
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
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Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. This would give...
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
Trump’s $50 Billion Tax Giveaway to the 100 Largest Corporations
Trump’s plan to slash the corporate tax rate would give the largest corporations a tax cut exceeding federal K-12 education spending.
www.americanprogressaction.org
January 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. This would give...
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
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In April 2024, Trump asked Big Oil execs for a $1 billion donation in exchange for deregulation and tax cuts.
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
Trump Picks Burgum for Interior Secretary
The North Dakota governor helped strengthen ties between the oil industry and President-elect Donald J. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In April 2024, Trump asked Big Oil execs for a $1 billion donation in exchange for deregulation and tax cuts.
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
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In what was billed as his “farewell address,” President Biden yesterday warned America that the nation is succumbing to an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy.
What can we do about it?
What can we do about it?
How we get rid of the American oligarchy
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In what was billed as his “farewell address,” President Biden yesterday warned America that the nation is succumbing to an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy.
What can we do about it?
What can we do about it?
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Ever since the disastrous Citizens United ruling, outside spending on federal elections has skyrocketed.
Big money corrupts our politics and erodes our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top.
Big money corrupts our politics and erodes our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top.
January 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ever since the disastrous Citizens United ruling, outside spending on federal elections has skyrocketed.
Big money corrupts our politics and erodes our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top.
Big money corrupts our politics and erodes our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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December 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Perhaps this has something to do with why people are so angry? #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthCare 🇺🇸
December 8, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Perhaps this has something to do with why people are so angry? #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthCare 🇺🇸