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Julie Laumann ❌ 👑 @julielaumann.bsky.social · 2h

“Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors have jumped from relative obscurity to the centre of a blizzard of crypto deals the Trumps have struck this year, capitalising on a digital asset boom fuelled by Trump’s administration.

Access to the inner circle seems to have helped too.”
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Julie Laumann ❌ 👑 @julielaumann.bsky.social · 3h

“The Trump family has tapped 2 little-known boutique banks to help finance a blizzard of crypto deals it has struck this year: one based in Manhattan’s Trump Tower, the other sandwiched between a junkyard and a funeral parlour in New Jersey.”

The two tiny banks fuelling the Trumps’ crypto empire

How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire

Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr

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Julie Laumann ❌ 👑 @julielaumann.bsky.social · 3h

“The Trump family has tapped 2 little-known boutique banks to help finance a blizzard of crypto deals it has struck this year: one based in Manhattan’s Trump Tower, the other sandwiched between a junkyard and a funeral parlour in New Jersey.”

The two tiny banks fuelling the Trumps’ crypto empire

How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire

Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 18h

Donald Trump and JD Vance are orchestrating a full frontal assault on Pope Leo’s Catholic Church.

Trump-Vance’s ICE Blocks Catholic Bishop From Delivering Eucharist at Detention Center

Responding to Pope Leo's call, it was their second attempt in three weeks to minister to detained migrants, and once again the answer from the Trump Administration was simply “no.”

www.thelettersfromleo.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @deadder.bsky.social )

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 7h

"There's 'overwhelming evidence' tariffs have raised consumer prices, says Bank of America" 😲 www.businessinsider.com/tariffs-boos...

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NPR @npr.org · 7h

Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed. n.pr/47yYhti

Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too

Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

Page One in Austin:

“James Comey and Letitia James are good examples,” Kendall said. “There’s no reason to think they won’t do the same to retired generals ..”

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Michael Horowitz @michaelhorowitz.bsky.social · 14h

U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/g...

Scoop: U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate

The resolution would also empower the Trump-led Board of Peace at least through 2027.

www.axios.com

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 17h

This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.

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LaCiuraRaffaele @laciuraraffaele.bsky.social · 17h

Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened newrepublic.com/post/202618/...

Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened

Donald Trump apparently feels he can now dictate CBS News’s content.

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Axios @axios.com · 8h

BREAKING: Dick Cheney dies at 84

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

Cheney redefined the office of vice president.

www.axios.com

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NPR @npr.org · 9h

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country. n.pr/47X03G0

When SNAP benefits will arrive is still in flux. Here's what communities are doing to fill the gap

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

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Julie Laumann ❌ 👑 @julielaumann.bsky.social · 9h

The very purpose for which the 25th Amendment was intended.

post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 10h

i guess one question I have is whether or not you’re still executing the duties of your office if you claim not to know anything about what you’re doing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

CNN put together a montage of Trump playing dumb about the pardon of the Binance founder twice in about a week

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

CNN put together a montage of Trump playing dumb about the pardon of the Binance founder twice in about a week

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17h

Ben Shapiro was just ratioed by Nick Fuentes on X after Shapiro called out Tucker Carlson and Fuentes for their antisemitism.

The neo nazi right is fully taking over the republican party.

Screenshot of an X post by Nicholas J. Fuentes replying to Ben Shapiro.
Fuentes’s post lists a series of rejections: “No to Ben Shapiro, No to the neocons, No to dual citizens, No to Benjamin Netanyahu, No to cancel culture, No to genocide and ethnic cleansing, No to the Christ-hating Talmud, No to Greater Israel, No to our Jewish oligarchy,” followed by “AMERICA FIRST. AMERICA FOREVER 🇺🇸.”
Below, it shows Ben Shapiro’s earlier post saying, “No to the groypers. No to cowards like Tucker Carlson, who normalize their trash. No to those who champion them. No to demoralization…,” along with an image of Shapiro speaking into a microphone on his show “The Ben Shapiro Show.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.

There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.

Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 16h

Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: 11th Circuit politely tells Judge Aileen Cannon to get moving on motions seeking to unseal remainder of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. Basically, gives her 60 days to act or appeals court will take further action. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#11 in In re: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Unive (11th Cir., 25-13403) – CourtListener.com

ORDER: Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner American Oversight is HELD in abeyance. [10567702-2] in 25-13400, Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Knight First Amendment Institut...

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 13h

One of the most meaningful moments I recall when I was desperate for literally anything to cling to during Trump 1.0 was the emergence of Teen Vogue as a destination for anti-fascist coverage. It was so surprising that it became a popular joke, indeed an in-joke, that TV was such a destination.

Olayemi Olurin-Boleware @olurinatti.bsky.social · 15h

It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Teen Vogue did some great journalism around immigration detention and enforcement. Sounds like corporate has now killed that off.

The media landscape shrinks even further.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

as Virginia votes, think of the Virginians who are barred from participating

Glenn Youngkin in 2023 brought back an extremely harsh scheme of disenfranchisement *for life* for anyone who's been convicted of any felony, which has locked out many people

boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...

https://boltsmag.org/virginia-governor-rights-restoration-blocked-from-voting/

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 1d

“People being summoned to the US Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”

Another COM official added that diplomats returned home rattled after the meetings: “We had feedback from a number of people involved in the negotiations

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