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Breaking NBC:
Bill Pulte, a top Trump housing official, just referred Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal probe, based on allegations of mortgage and tax fraud related to a D.C. home.
Bill Pulte, a top Trump housing official, just referred Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal probe, based on allegations of mortgage and tax fraud related to a D.C. home.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Breaking NBC:
Bill Pulte, a top Trump housing official, just referred Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal probe, based on allegations of mortgage and tax fraud related to a D.C. home.
Bill Pulte, a top Trump housing official, just referred Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal probe, based on allegations of mortgage and tax fraud related to a D.C. home.
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Thread.
If the Biden administration had sent federal agents to do a law enforcement operation 10X milder in a white suburban neighborhood in order to apprehend a serial pedophile and violent domestic abuser who happened to be a white Christian pastor, the MAGA crew would have reduced the country to rubble.
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thread.
Cruelty. Point.
Note also the role of the Cicero Institute, which is basically the personal think tank of Joe Lonsdale, Thiel protege and cofounder of Palantir.
Note also the role of the Cicero Institute, which is basically the personal think tank of Joe Lonsdale, Thiel protege and cofounder of Palantir.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Cruelty. Point.
Note also the role of the Cicero Institute, which is basically the personal think tank of Joe Lonsdale, Thiel protege and cofounder of Palantir.
Note also the role of the Cicero Institute, which is basically the personal think tank of Joe Lonsdale, Thiel protege and cofounder of Palantir.
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i saw a police memo this year that accused some random Harvard grad of being a violent extremist for a post that just said “ICE is a terrorist organization.” somehow this is even dumber than that.
great work, @safety.bsky.app
great work, @safety.bsky.app
Bluesky says it suspended author Sarah Kendzior because she was "expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article."
But there's more to the story:
But there's more to the story:
Bluesky Is Clearly Not a Johnny Cash Fan
A user was banned for making a Johnny Cash reference. Where's the dividing line between serious threat and jokey pop culture reference?
gizmodo.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
i saw a police memo this year that accused some random Harvard grad of being a violent extremist for a post that just said “ICE is a terrorist organization.” somehow this is even dumber than that.
great work, @safety.bsky.app
great work, @safety.bsky.app
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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If the Republic is saved by Lauren Boebert and MTG bringing down Trump, well, that would make for a heck of a movie
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is reportedly "convinced" that there is a conspiracy to cover up files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Lauren Boebert 'convinced' Epstein conspiracy afoot as Trump pressure backfires
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is reportedly "convinced" that there is a conspiracy to cover up files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The lawmaker is one of a handful of Republicans supporting a discharge petition that would force a vote on releasing files related to Epstein.On Wednesday, House Democrat...
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If the Republic is saved by Lauren Boebert and MTG bringing down Trump, well, that would make for a heck of a movie
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BIDEN'S DOJ HAD ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, REMEMBER, AND IT NEVER LEAKED
Which says a lot of things about Garland, for one, and also puts the lie to all this "weaponization of the DOJ" bullshit that MAGA keeps spewing
Which says a lot of things about Garland, for one, and also puts the lie to all this "weaponization of the DOJ" bullshit that MAGA keeps spewing
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
BIDEN'S DOJ HAD ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, REMEMBER, AND IT NEVER LEAKED
Which says a lot of things about Garland, for one, and also puts the lie to all this "weaponization of the DOJ" bullshit that MAGA keeps spewing
Which says a lot of things about Garland, for one, and also puts the lie to all this "weaponization of the DOJ" bullshit that MAGA keeps spewing
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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can't overemphasize how cynical this is. he could have switched his vote anytime over the past months and made an actual difference; instead he waited till the exact moment he became irrelevant.
Don Bacon says he's going to vote yes on the Epstein files discharge petition
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
can't overemphasize how cynical this is. he could have switched his vote anytime over the past months and made an actual difference; instead he waited till the exact moment he became irrelevant.
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"I don't want to come early to find Trump in your house."
Brave survivors are going to sink more than this depraved pedophile-protecting POTUS.
(It's why Maxwell must testify at a hearing bc she's already been caught lying. Last living *convicted* witness.)
🦋 bsky.app/profile/jonc...
Brave survivors are going to sink more than this depraved pedophile-protecting POTUS.
(It's why Maxwell must testify at a hearing bc she's already been caught lying. Last living *convicted* witness.)
🦋 bsky.app/profile/jonc...
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"I don't want to come early to find Trump in your house."
Brave survivors are going to sink more than this depraved pedophile-protecting POTUS.
(It's why Maxwell must testify at a hearing bc she's already been caught lying. Last living *convicted* witness.)
🦋 bsky.app/profile/jonc...
Brave survivors are going to sink more than this depraved pedophile-protecting POTUS.
(It's why Maxwell must testify at a hearing bc she's already been caught lying. Last living *convicted* witness.)
🦋 bsky.app/profile/jonc...
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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the newly released Epstein emails are getting coverage on Fox News 👀
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
the newly released Epstein emails are getting coverage on Fox News 👀
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The Epstein files are clearly more damning than we assumed, which is saying something.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Epstein files are clearly more damning than we assumed, which is saying something.
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Not that I'm remotely complaining but how in the actual fuck were these emails released to the oversight Dems who are in the minority?
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Not that I'm remotely complaining but how in the actual fuck were these emails released to the oversight Dems who are in the minority?
One response would be: according to the emails, he asked Epstein “to stop.” But (assuming he did) it’s important to ask: stop what? We already know, for instance, that Trump was not happy about Epstein recruiting girls from Mar-a-Lago. Asking him to stop THAT is not asking him to stop raping kids.
People really need to stop framing it is a question of getting more evidence. I mean, sure, that too. But we know. We all know. The president of the United States raped children. Say that. When they get mad at you for saying it, say it again and treat them like an idiot for pretending they doubt it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One response would be: according to the emails, he asked Epstein “to stop.” But (assuming he did) it’s important to ask: stop what? We already know, for instance, that Trump was not happy about Epstein recruiting girls from Mar-a-Lago. Asking him to stop THAT is not asking him to stop raping kids.
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New at Can We Still Govern: The IRS is a key agency and its decline is emblematic of Trump-era mismanagement.
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
Five Questions for IRS CEO Frank Bisignano
The IRS has a new leader – maybe he can tell us whats happening
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: The IRS is a key agency and its decline is emblematic of Trump-era mismanagement.
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
Since I actually study many of the works the right claims to revere, this has always been obvious.
I keep wanting to reenact that scene from Annie Hall, but with the authors of classic texts: “I have Montesquieu right here!”
I keep wanting to reenact that scene from Annie Hall, but with the authors of classic texts: “I have Montesquieu right here!”
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Since I actually study many of the works the right claims to revere, this has always been obvious.
I keep wanting to reenact that scene from Annie Hall, but with the authors of classic texts: “I have Montesquieu right here!”
I keep wanting to reenact that scene from Annie Hall, but with the authors of classic texts: “I have Montesquieu right here!”
High on their own supply.
They thought they were going to get pretext to throw a bunch of liberals in prison bsky.app/profile/maya...
Will always be puzzled as to why Republicans hammered so hard on the Epstein stuff given that it was obvious that it would be a huge risk for their own guy
Trump and Epstein were buddies throughout the height of his trafficking -- what did they think would happen?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump and Epstein were buddies throughout the height of his trafficking -- what did they think would happen?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
High on their own supply.
The war Trump is threatening is not just avoidable but stupid and illegal.
Republicans are taking us into another completely avoidable war. More blood for oil, this time in Venezuela.
Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The war Trump is threatening is not just avoidable but stupid and illegal.
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Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
*blinks*
November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
*blinks*
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The perfect New England holiday item doesn't exi–
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The perfect New England holiday item doesn't exi–
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Breaking WSJ:
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Breaking WSJ:
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.