Dan Friedman
@dfriedman.bsky.social
Mother Jones reporter. Covering corruption, foreign influence. Derrick White enthusiast. Signal: danfriedman.67
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Chris’s whole post is amazing, including this, from E.B. White:
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Chris’s whole post is amazing, including this, from E.B. White:
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"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
The Trump White House is currently hanging a photo of an autopen signature instead of Biden. apnews.com/article/trum...
Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Trump White House is currently hanging a photo of an autopen signature instead of Biden. apnews.com/article/trum...
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It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
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It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
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Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
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November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
It’s gonna take a massive contribution/crypto investment for Braun to get pardoned again.
“A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Mr. Trump freed him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
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November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s gonna take a massive contribution/crypto investment for Braun to get pardoned again.
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Especially when you LET the guy who led a guy who shoot up a pizza joint full of children off the hook for this.
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Especially when you LET the guy who led a guy who shoot up a pizza joint full of children off the hook for this.
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🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Trump, carrying out an Ed Martin plan I first reported on in June, claims, according to Martin, to have pardoned 2020 "fake electors." But the president lacks that power. Those people face state charges. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump claims he "pardoned" his fake electors. He doesn't have that power.
The president executed a half-baked plan cooked up by pardon attorney Ed Martin.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump, carrying out an Ed Martin plan I first reported on in June, claims, according to Martin, to have pardoned 2020 "fake electors." But the president lacks that power. Those people face state charges. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reported in June on this plan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Reported in June on this plan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Looking forward to Ed’s response.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Looking forward to Ed’s response.
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In response to a protester telling Bovino that he’d beat his ass if he saw Bovino alone, Bovino did grab his body worn camera and face it towards the protester, asking “who said that?”
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
In response to a protester telling Bovino that he’d beat his ass if he saw Bovino alone, Bovino did grab his body worn camera and face it towards the protester, asking “who said that?”
“Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea.” apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea.” apnews.com/article/trum...
Contrary to the administration’s contentions, “there was neither ‘a rebellion or danger of a rebellion’” in Oregon, the judge ruled. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Judge blocks Trump from deploying National Guard in Oregon
The judge, who was appointed by Trump, said the attempted deployment in Portland exceeded the president’s authority.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Contrary to the administration’s contentions, “there was neither ‘a rebellion or danger of a rebellion’” in Oregon, the judge ruled. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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If it doesn't split, you must acquit.
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If it doesn't split, you must acquit.
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The mayor is now addressing the sex toy business allegation, and says it’s a consulting business.
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The mayor is now addressing the sex toy business allegation, and says it’s a consulting business.
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it’s actually hilarious that Trump already tried to repeal congestion pricing, failed miserably, and has no other moves other than asking Duffy to “look into it” again
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
it’s actually hilarious that Trump already tried to repeal congestion pricing, failed miserably, and has no other moves other than asking Duffy to “look into it” again
Equifax is jacking up prices on states and bragging about making bank off Trump’s regressive Medicaid work requirements. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Equifax is jacking up prices on states and bragging about making bank off Trump’s regressive Medicaid work requirements. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
"The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have"
Here is Gregory Bovino, the man in charge of ICE agents in Chicago.
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have"
Fox commentators repeatedly, robotically, dimly noting the Dodgers won the longest game in World Series history in 2018, without noting the Sox won the series. Bet Mookie remembers.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Fox commentators repeatedly, robotically, dimly noting the Dodgers won the longest game in World Series history in 2018, without noting the Sox won the series. Bet Mookie remembers.
Cases like the NBA betting scandal are undermined by Kash Patel showing up at the presser to try to look like real, serious serious FBI director. Not real clear why Jessica Tisch was there either. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
October 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Cases like the NBA betting scandal are undermined by Kash Patel showing up at the presser to try to look like real, serious serious FBI director. Not real clear why Jessica Tisch was there either. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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NEW: Don Trump Jr.--after helping pick top Pentagon officials to join his dad's administration--has now become an investor and advisor to Pentagon drone builders. This as President Trump orders Pentagon to buy more drones. A NYT investigation of this latest conflict.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
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October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
NEW: Don Trump Jr.--after helping pick top Pentagon officials to join his dad's administration--has now become an investor and advisor to Pentagon drone builders. This as President Trump orders Pentagon to buy more drones. A NYT investigation of this latest conflict.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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BREAKING: Judge Ellis, overseeing the protest/journalist case in Illinois, orders DOJ to bring top Trump admin Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, accused of personally violating the TRO in the case, to court for a hearing at 10a CT Tuesday.
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
BREAKING: Judge Ellis, overseeing the protest/journalist case in Illinois, orders DOJ to bring top Trump admin Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, accused of personally violating the TRO in the case, to court for a hearing at 10a CT Tuesday.