@anitafrullani.bsky.social
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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The proposed regulations on gender-affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court.
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn't get his way
The proposed regulations on gender-affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court.
www.motherjones.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The proposed regulations on gender-affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court.
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The recent treasury data is a total bombshell. I know the Epstein files are grabbing the headlines and this is in the weeds, but Bessent is blowing it and our debt picture is dire. Sell America is real. (Includes fun footage of Bessent getting yelled at btw.) Seriously, this is huge.
Foreign Central Banks Are Dumping US Debt At Alarming Rates
YouTube video by UNFTR Media
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The recent treasury data is a total bombshell. I know the Epstein files are grabbing the headlines and this is in the weeds, but Bessent is blowing it and our debt picture is dire. Sell America is real. (Includes fun footage of Bessent getting yelled at btw.) Seriously, this is huge.
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December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
December 19, 2025
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While a bunch of journalists were at the Kennedy Center taking pictures today, I asked the VP of Facilities and Operations at the Kennedy Center a direct question:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
While a bunch of journalists were at the Kennedy Center taking pictures today, I asked the VP of Facilities and Operations at the Kennedy Center a direct question:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
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"If we are to survive this moment, let alone rise from it, we must do more than reform our politics, we must call forth a new Great Awakening." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O
We Need a New Great Awakening
This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"If we are to survive this moment, let alone rise from it, we must do more than reform our politics, we must call forth a new Great Awakening." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O
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Get. It. Done.
Schiff: "I think we ought to bring Pam Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee demand answers as to why the DOJ has violated the law."
December 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Get. It. Done.
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WTF! The Trump administration plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. Agency director Brian Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”
Requirements and Expectations – Review of the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sec. 1 What is the background and purpose of this Order? a. The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) are national treasures providing wildlife habitat for th...
www.fws.gov
December 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
WTF! The Trump administration plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. Agency director Brian Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”
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Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
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We will discuss this. But it’s Friday night so we are going to just say…vaccines are awesome. Sick kids are not.
December 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We will discuss this. But it’s Friday night so we are going to just say…vaccines are awesome. Sick kids are not.
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🚨🚨 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) says that a future DOJ could criminally prosecute Attorney General Pam Bondi and others in the administration for breaking the law in regards to the Epstein Files Transparency Act
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🚨🚨 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) says that a future DOJ could criminally prosecute Attorney General Pam Bondi and others in the administration for breaking the law in regards to the Epstein Files Transparency Act
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“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
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What a POS. Can't wait for the witch hunts ...
Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.
www.ms.now
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
What a POS. Can't wait for the witch hunts ...
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
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"These renamings are also just the latest assertion of a particular kind of presidential authority over truth itself." With that shackle unbound, the sky is the limit. Or the moon. Why not? lnk.thebulwark.com/4ap1rmD
Screw It. Let’s Rename the Moon.
Welcome to Trumplandia.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"These renamings are also just the latest assertion of a particular kind of presidential authority over truth itself." With that shackle unbound, the sky is the limit. Or the moon. Why not? lnk.thebulwark.com/4ap1rmD
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Lol @ericswalwell.bsky.social is the executive producer of a film where most of the crew walked off the set because they can't get a union contract
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Crew Strikes on Movie Exec Produced by Sean Penn, Eric Swalwell
Workers walked off ‘The Gun on Second Street' in a bid to establish an IATSE union contract; Penn and his company have since removed their names from the project.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Lol @ericswalwell.bsky.social is the executive producer of a film where most of the crew walked off the set because they can't get a union contract
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The answer is the same when it comes to guns…Australia and other peer countries actually care about their citizens vs the money that has and is corrupting the USA www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Australia's Assemblies of God church imposed rules to prevent child sex abuse. Why won't the U.S.?
The Assemblies of God, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, does not require its churches in the U.S. to adopt strict child safety rules.
www.nbcnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The answer is the same when it comes to guns…Australia and other peer countries actually care about their citizens vs the money that has and is corrupting the USA www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban - The American Prospect
A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
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BREAKING: Federal appeals court grants bail pending appeal to Brett Hankison, the former officer convicted and serving his sentence in connection with the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.
The three-judge Sixth Circuit panel is all GOP appointees: Gibbons (GWB) and Thapar and Readler (both Trump).
The three-judge Sixth Circuit panel is all GOP appointees: Gibbons (GWB) and Thapar and Readler (both Trump).
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: Federal appeals court grants bail pending appeal to Brett Hankison, the former officer convicted and serving his sentence in connection with the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.
The three-judge Sixth Circuit panel is all GOP appointees: Gibbons (GWB) and Thapar and Readler (both Trump).
The three-judge Sixth Circuit panel is all GOP appointees: Gibbons (GWB) and Thapar and Readler (both Trump).
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Looking like petty male ego, fragility, jealousy and bitterness....
and access to guns.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
and access to guns.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Slain MIT professor’s physics career flourished as his suspected killer’s foundered
Claudio Neves Valente’s academic career foundered, while his one-time classmate, Nuno Loureiro, flourished as a physics professor at MIT.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Looking like petty male ego, fragility, jealousy and bitterness....
and access to guns.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
and access to guns.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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DOJ has almost grudgingly released “some” of the Epstein documents, not all of them, as the law requires. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Justice Department releases huge trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents
The documents’ release would mark the culmination of a bipartisan push to force Trump and his administration to disclose more materials related to Epstein.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
DOJ has almost grudgingly released “some” of the Epstein documents, not all of them, as the law requires. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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BREAKING: First batch of Epstein files have just been posted on the Justice Department website.
I have the link here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I have the link here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
BREAKING: First Batch of Epstein Files Released
It’s official.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: First batch of Epstein files have just been posted on the Justice Department website.
I have the link here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I have the link here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Republicans spent three days attempting to argue California’s new voter-approved congressional map is a racial gerrymander drawn “to favor Hispanic voters,” despite SCOTUS recently asserting it “was partisan advantage pure and simple.”
In California Redistricting Challenge, GOP Alleges Illegal Racial Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Republicans spent three days attempting to argue California’s new voter-approved congressional map is a racial gerrymander drawn “to favor Hispanic voters,” despite SCOTUS recently asserting it “was partisan advantage pure and simple.”
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December 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM