Zach Everson
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Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers.
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
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A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
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"Clintons Refuse To Testify About Epstein—And Now Face Being Held In Contempt"
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Clintons Refuse To Testify In Epstein Probe
The House Oversight Committee has previously said they’ll try to hold the former president and secretary of state in contempt if they didn’t show up to testify.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Clintons Refuse To Testify About Epstein—And Now Face Being Held In Contempt"
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Checkr, which got its start running criminal record checks on Uber drivers and gig workers, has seen its revenues jump 14% to $800 million as companies try to spot a flood of AI-generated CVs and faked financial documents.
www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
AI Fraud Has Exploded. Background-Check Startup Checkr Is Cashing In.
San Francisco-based Checkr has seen its revenues jump 14% to $800 million as companies try to spot a flood of AI-generated CVs and faked financial documents.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Checkr, which got its start running criminal record checks on Uber drivers and gig workers, has seen its revenues jump 14% to $800 million as companies try to spot a flood of AI-generated CVs and faked financial documents.
www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
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Trump Media is launching investment vehicles that mirror Trump administration policies.
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Trump Media is launching investment vehicles that mirror Trump administration policies.
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Welcome to the Spirit, Élisabeth 💛
The Spirit has signed Élisabeth Tsé from club Le Havre 👏
The Spirit has signed Élisabeth Tsé from club Le Havre 👏
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Welcome to the Spirit, Élisabeth 💛
The Spirit has signed Élisabeth Tsé from club Le Havre 👏
The Spirit has signed Élisabeth Tsé from club Le Havre 👏
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Shocking!
🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers.
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
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me, for @forbes.com
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Shocking!
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Perhaps the most newsworthy bit in the NYT "interview" with Trump: He did tell ICE to go easy on his OWN industry and farms. The latter was pretty clear.
[He goes on to discuss the Korean plant.]
[He goes on to discuss the Korean plant.]
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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As always, thanks for following along!
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And be sure to follow my amazing colleagues.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
As always, thanks for following along!
And be sure to follow my amazing colleagues.
10/10
And be sure to follow my amazing colleagues.
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Either way, though, last year Trump's vineyard was looking to hire 35 temporary foreign workers at $15.81/hour.
This year, it's looking to hire 36 at $13.90/hour.
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This year, it's looking to hire 36 at $13.90/hour.
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Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Either way, though, last year Trump's vineyard was looking to hire 35 temporary foreign workers at $15.81/hour.
This year, it's looking to hire 36 at $13.90/hour.
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This year, it's looking to hire 36 at $13.90/hour.
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And @ufw.bsky.social has sued, calling the rule "one of the largest wealth transfers from workers to employers in U.S. agricultural history."
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U.S. Farm Workers Sue Trump Administration to Save American Farm Jobs and Wages • UFW Foundation
Today, 18 individual farm workers, the United Farm Workers of America, and the UFW Foundation filed a lawsuit to reverse the Trump administration’s wage cut rule that dramatically undercuts the wages ...
ufwfoundation.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
And @ufw.bsky.social has sued, calling the rule "one of the largest wealth transfers from workers to employers in U.S. agricultural history."
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Some economists and labor advocates disagree—
@epi.org estimates the revised wage methodology could reduce total U.S. farmworker pay by about $3 billion a year.
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@epi.org estimates the revised wage methodology could reduce total U.S. farmworker pay by about $3 billion a year.
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Trump’s new H-2A wage rule will radically cut the wages of all farmworkers: New estimates show farmworkers stand to lose $4.4 to $5.4 billion annually under DOL’s updated Adverse Effect Wage Rate
The Trump administration will cut the pay of all farmworkers by reducing the minimum wages paid to workers filling seasonal agricultural jobs in the H-2A visa program. By lowering wage rates implement...
www.epi.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Some economists and labor advocates disagree—
@epi.org estimates the revised wage methodology could reduce total U.S. farmworker pay by about $3 billion a year.
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@epi.org estimates the revised wage methodology could reduce total U.S. farmworker pay by about $3 billion a year.
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The rule and other USG analyses acknowledge the new rule will lower the rate for foreign workers.
But the Labor Dept thinks the move will encourage employers to hire an estimated 119,000 more workers legally and generate roughly $200 million in annual economic benefits.
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But the Labor Dept thinks the move will encourage employers to hire an estimated 119,000 more workers legally and generate roughly $200 million in annual economic benefits.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The rule and other USG analyses acknowledge the new rule will lower the rate for foreign workers.
But the Labor Dept thinks the move will encourage employers to hire an estimated 119,000 more workers legally and generate roughly $200 million in annual economic benefits.
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But the Labor Dept thinks the move will encourage employers to hire an estimated 119,000 more workers legally and generate roughly $200 million in annual economic benefits.
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👉To determine what the minimum wage rate for visa holders should be so as not to lower US wages, DoL calculates an “adverse effect wage rate.
👉In October, it enacted a rule revising its methodology, lowering wages for some jobs.
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👉In October, it enacted a rule revising its methodology, lowering wages for some jobs.
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Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States
The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary...
www.federalregister.gov
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
👉To determine what the minimum wage rate for visa holders should be so as not to lower US wages, DoL calculates an “adverse effect wage rate.
👉In October, it enacted a rule revising its methodology, lowering wages for some jobs.
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👉In October, it enacted a rule revising its methodology, lowering wages for some jobs.
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👉US law allows companies to hire foreign workers through temporary visas when they can’t fill jobs with US applicants.
👉Citizens of ~90 countries are eligible.
👉To obtain them, the would-be employer must demonstrate it can't find US workers for the job and that the pay won't depress US wages.
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👉Citizens of ~90 countries are eligible.
👉To obtain them, the would-be employer must demonstrate it can't find US workers for the job and that the pay won't depress US wages.
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a woman in a black shirt with the words good to know above her
Alt: a woman in a black shirt with the words good to know above her
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
👉US law allows companies to hire foreign workers through temporary visas when they can’t fill jobs with US applicants.
👉Citizens of ~90 countries are eligible.
👉To obtain them, the would-be employer must demonstrate it can't find US workers for the job and that the pay won't depress US wages.
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👉Citizens of ~90 countries are eligible.
👉To obtain them, the would-be employer must demonstrate it can't find US workers for the job and that the pay won't depress US wages.
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Correction to 1/
Rule was enacted in October, as stated in article. Means Trump Org's request was 2 months later.
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Rule was enacted in October, as stated in article. Means Trump Org's request was 2 months later.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Correction to 1/
Rule was enacted in October, as stated in article. Means Trump Org's request was 2 months later.
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Rule was enacted in October, as stated in article. Means Trump Org's request was 2 months later.
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Also—
The Trump Org has now sought to hire at least 2,069 temporary foreign workers since 2008.
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The Trump Org has now sought to hire at least 2,069 temporary foreign workers since 2008.
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Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Also—
The Trump Org has now sought to hire at least 2,069 temporary foreign workers since 2008.
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The Trump Org has now sought to hire at least 2,069 temporary foreign workers since 2008.
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Reposted by Zach Everson
🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers.
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers.
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
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I cannot emphasize how much “be the news” is the opposite of what I was taught about how to be a good journalist and strikes me as an excellent way to churn out elite solipsism that has nothing to do with the public interest and everything to do with self promotion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I cannot emphasize how much “be the news” is the opposite of what I was taught about how to be a good journalist and strikes me as an excellent way to churn out elite solipsism that has nothing to do with the public interest and everything to do with self promotion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Trump Media is launching investment vehicles that mirror Trump administration policies.
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Trump Media is launching investment vehicles that mirror Trump administration policies.
Listening to Purple Rain all the way through now.
Christ, Prince was on another level. Like him, Bowie, and I'm not sure who else.
Christ, Prince was on another level. Like him, Bowie, and I'm not sure who else.
prince is playing a guitar on stage while wearing a purple jacket .
Alt: prince is playing a guitar on stage while wearing a purple jacket .
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Listening to Purple Rain all the way through now.
Christ, Prince was on another level. Like him, Bowie, and I'm not sure who else.
Christ, Prince was on another level. Like him, Bowie, and I'm not sure who else.
"‘Call This Idiot’: Trump Ordered Cabinet Secretary To Pressure Fed Chair To Cut Rates"
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‘Call This Idiot’: Trump Ordered Cabinet Secretary To Pressure Fed Chair To Cut Rates
In his new book, one-time Trump cabinet member Wilbur Ross claims the then-president threatened to remove Powell as Fed chairman if he kept raising rates.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"‘Call This Idiot’: Trump Ordered Cabinet Secretary To Pressure Fed Chair To Cut Rates"
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“This is not the right direction." To say the least.
U.S. carbon emissions were falling. Why did they go up in 2025?
The rise comes even before the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuel policies fully take hold, the authors of a Rhodium Group analysis found.
wapo.st
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“This is not the right direction." To say the least.
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#TrumpVineyard Seeks Foreign Workers At Lower Wages After Trump Administration Policy Shift. The #TrumpOrganization sought approval to hire 36 foreign workers for its #Virginia winery at a pay rate nearly $2 an hour below what it previously offered
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
#TrumpVineyard Seeks Foreign Workers At Lower Wages After Trump Administration Policy Shift. The #TrumpOrganization sought approval to hire 36 foreign workers for its #Virginia winery at a pay rate nearly $2 an hour below what it previously offered
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Could have stopped at "The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit"
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Could have stopped at "The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit"
"My father said 'Son, we're lucky in this town,
It's a beautiful place to be born.
It just wraps its arms around you,
Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone
Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't'"
- Springsteen
It's a beautiful place to be born.
It just wraps its arms around you,
Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone
Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't'"
- Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen - Long Walk Home (Manchester May 14, 2025 [Official Live Video])
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
"My father said 'Son, we're lucky in this town,
It's a beautiful place to be born.
It just wraps its arms around you,
Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone
Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't'"
- Springsteen
It's a beautiful place to be born.
It just wraps its arms around you,
Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone
Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't'"
- Springsteen
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BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...