@billr5.bsky.social
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In 1993, Trump signed mortgages for 2 homes in Florida, claiming each as his principal residence.
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
apple.news
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In 1993, Trump signed mortgages for 2 homes in Florida, claiming each as his principal residence.
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Imagine thinking now is the time to remove a protection on freedom of speech on the internet.
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Imagine thinking now is the time to remove a protection on freedom of speech on the internet.
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Everything is really shitty.
But what if we could make it even shittier?
But what if we could make it even shittier?
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Everything is really shitty.
But what if we could make it even shittier?
But what if we could make it even shittier?
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Has anyone noticed his only interest is being a real estate developer again and he’s handed off all the presidential duties to lunatics?
The president wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washington’s public courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate. on.wsj.com/49879Im
President Trump wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washington, D.C.’s public golf courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate
The president wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washington’s public courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate.
on.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Has anyone noticed his only interest is being a real estate developer again and he’s handed off all the presidential duties to lunatics?
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13 December 1933 | Dutch Jewish boy, Marc Lierens, was born in Haarlem.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
13 December 1933 | Dutch Jewish boy, Marc Lierens, was born in Haarlem.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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and would you like one more piece of good news or nah
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
and would you like one more piece of good news or nah
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Tim Miller and Alyssa Farah Griffin react to the RNC chairman's warning about impending doom in next year's midterms, and the organization's reaction when we published his own words.
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qbVQol?utm_...
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qbVQol?utm_...
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Tim Miller and Alyssa Farah Griffin react to the RNC chairman's warning about impending doom in next year's midterms, and the organization's reaction when we published his own words.
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qbVQol?utm_...
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qbVQol?utm_...
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Only one person in today's Jeffrey Epstein photo dump is an adjudicated rapist who refused to give his DNA in that case and has over two dozen accusations of sexual assault including one from his first wife. It's also the same guy who bragged about sexual assault on a hot mic.
It’s this pos👇🏼
It’s this pos👇🏼
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Only one person in today's Jeffrey Epstein photo dump is an adjudicated rapist who refused to give his DNA in that case and has over two dozen accusations of sexual assault including one from his first wife. It's also the same guy who bragged about sexual assault on a hot mic.
It’s this pos👇🏼
It’s this pos👇🏼
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“When this administration calls you a criminal illegal alien, what do you say?”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
“When this administration calls you a criminal illegal alien, what do you say?”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
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they are fucking furious, and good for them 💪
“To put it frankly, old white people have a lot of time, and they’re really angry,” Stauss said. “Having somebody that looks like your grandmother out there, shouting ‘shame’ or out there blowing her whistle, is really important.”
They’re the Heat on ICE
Stopping federal agents on Canal Street was just the start: Inside a resistance movement.
nymag.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
they are fucking furious, and good for them 💪
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I feel like Indiana abandoning Trump is a tipping point. And it’s not because they didn’t want a new map. It’s because he shook them down.
December 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I feel like Indiana abandoning Trump is a tipping point. And it’s not because they didn’t want a new map. It’s because he shook them down.
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In the interest of transparency, we will continue to release photos from the Epstein estate. We have released an additional 70+ photos sent to our Committee. More to come. See them using the link below. ⬇️
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
Dropbox
www.dropbox.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In the interest of transparency, we will continue to release photos from the Epstein estate. We have released an additional 70+ photos sent to our Committee. More to come. See them using the link below. ⬇️
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
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Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
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An executive order is not Oz the Great and Powerful. It is the frantic gesticulations of an old man behind a curtain. The media ought to act like it.
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump "blocked states from passing AI laws" with an executive order. Except, that's not how any of this works, and anyone who stayed awake during middle school social studies should know better.
www.techdirt.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
An executive order is not Oz the Great and Powerful. It is the frantic gesticulations of an old man behind a curtain. The media ought to act like it.
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Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump "blocked states from passing AI laws" with an executive order. Except, that's not how any of this works, and anyone who stayed awake during middle school social studies should know better.
www.techdirt.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
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The Supreme Court’s favorability ratings among Democrats have plummeted to 26% while Republican favorability is at 71%. Bush v. Gore helps explain why. bit.ly/48F2YSP
25 Years After Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court and Election Law Still Feel the Fallout
The 5–4 decision started a long slide in public approval for the court, accentuated by a widening partisan gap.
www.brennancenter.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The Supreme Court’s favorability ratings among Democrats have plummeted to 26% while Republican favorability is at 71%. Bush v. Gore helps explain why. bit.ly/48F2YSP
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Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
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BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
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In bizarre, self-pitying tirade, unraveling Trump admits his polling is actually pretty bad and not at record highs, as he keeps claiming
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In bizarre, self-pitying tirade, unraveling Trump admits his polling is actually pretty bad and not at record highs, as he keeps claiming
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Even UNICEF is like "yo, Australia, this social media ban for kids is a terrible fucking idea."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Even UNICEF is like "yo, Australia, this social media ban for kids is a terrible fucking idea."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance - Law360 Pulse
U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who previously served as President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with a judicial misconduct ...
www.law360.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
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Huh. It's almost like when institutions stand up to that spineless coward fascist, he loses and folds. I sure wish more institutions would take note of that.
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Huh. It's almost like when institutions stand up to that spineless coward fascist, he loses and folds. I sure wish more institutions would take note of that.
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Was trying to think what movie this reminded me of and realized she's Kathy Bates in Misery here.
December 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Was trying to think what movie this reminded me of and realized she's Kathy Bates in Misery here.
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"It's not that we have a unitary executive, but we have a wayward executive...a corrupt executive," @gtconway.bsky.social tells @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social. "We have an executive who defies the law, who fails to execute the laws properly because he doesn't consider himself bound by the laws."
December 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"It's not that we have a unitary executive, but we have a wayward executive...a corrupt executive," @gtconway.bsky.social tells @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social. "We have an executive who defies the law, who fails to execute the laws properly because he doesn't consider himself bound by the laws."
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Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!