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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 he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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 ...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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 he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
What does it mean by “obstructed”? Countries where civic space is heavily contested – where civil society organizations still exist but state authorities undermine them, including through illegal surveillance, bureaucratic harassment and demeaning public statements.
US civic health rating downgraded after year of ‘restrictive‘ Trump actions
Civicus, a non-profit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What does it mean by “obstructed”? Countries where civic space is heavily contested – where civil society organizations still exist but state authorities undermine them, including through illegal surveillance, bureaucratic harassment and demeaning public statements.
Health Care by Kafka, Groucho, and Trump
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Health Care by Kafka, Groucho, and Trump
What a mess.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Health Care by Kafka, Groucho, and Trump
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· X’s “Blue checks” are a fraud. X claims that a blue check means that the poster’s identity has been verified. But in fact X sells them without making any effort to verify that posters are who they say they are
X does not provide enough information on advertisements to determine if they are scams
X does not provide enough information on advertisements to determine if they are scams
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
· X’s “Blue checks” are a fraud. X claims that a blue check means that the poster’s identity has been verified. But in fact X sells them without making any effort to verify that posters are who they say they are
X does not provide enough information on advertisements to determine if they are scams
X does not provide enough information on advertisements to determine if they are scams
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods.
fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods.
fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
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America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe
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December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
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How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
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How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
Here's One Good Answer
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December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
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December 8, 2025
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December 8, 2025
Last Wednesday, December 3, a reporter asked President Donald J.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
December 8, 2025
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Alina quits, Brainworms pulls up, and Donny’s a complete piece of shit. it’s a trifecta of stupid!
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Alina quits, Brainworms pulls up, and Donny’s a complete piece of shit. it’s a trifecta of stupid!
good fucking riddance to the parking garage lawyer
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December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Alina quits, Brainworms pulls up, and Donny’s a complete piece of shit. it’s a trifecta of stupid!
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Is This The End of the Free World?
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Is This The End of the Free World?
Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too
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December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Is This The End of the Free World?
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Republican women are revolting
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Republican women are revolting
Holy Mike’s speakership is in peril. boo fucking hoo.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Republican women are revolting
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December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
December 6, 2025
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December 7, 2025
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December 7, 2025
“I think it’s really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
December 7, 2025
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what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?
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what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?
Tom Cotton justifies murder, because one guy was ‘taking off his shirt.’ what the fuck?
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December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?
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December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
December 5, 2025
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Trump’s Monument to Corruption
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Trump’s Monument to Corruption
And one of the first things to do when sanity and legality are restored
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December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump’s Monument to Corruption
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Reposted
“Special boy” prize goes to-
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Special boy” prize goes to-
this week in stupid: December 6 edition
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this week in stupid: December 6 edition
Donny Convict wears it, Kash Patel snares it, and so much more...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
this week in stupid: December 6 edition
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Women’s March Win is taking on ICE’s recruitment surge — and this ad is our first strike.
We’re putting it on TV, streaming, and digital in communities where ICE is targeting people the hardest. If this video hit you in the chest, good. Now help us blast it everywhere ICE doesn’t want it seen.
We’re putting it on TV, streaming, and digital in communities where ICE is targeting people the hardest. If this video hit you in the chest, good. Now help us blast it everywhere ICE doesn’t want it seen.
What Will You Say?
YouTube video by Women's March
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December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Women’s March Win is taking on ICE’s recruitment surge — and this ad is our first strike.
We’re putting it on TV, streaming, and digital in communities where ICE is targeting people the hardest. If this video hit you in the chest, good. Now help us blast it everywhere ICE doesn’t want it seen.
We’re putting it on TV, streaming, and digital in communities where ICE is targeting people the hardest. If this video hit you in the chest, good. Now help us blast it everywhere ICE doesn’t want it seen.
Supreme Court Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race
Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of r...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Supreme Court Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race
4.8 million deaths expected, up from 4.6 million.
He attributed the rise to a nearly 27% reduction in global health assistance, which includes cuts by the US
Continued funding cuts could lead to catastrophic consequences, potentially resulting in an additional 12 to 16 million child deaths by 2045
He attributed the rise to a nearly 27% reduction in global health assistance, which includes cuts by the US
Continued funding cuts could lead to catastrophic consequences, potentially resulting in an additional 12 to 16 million child deaths by 2045
Child deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts, says Gates
Child mortality is expected to rise for the first time in decades as wealthy nations cut global health funding, the Gates Foundation warns in a new report.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
4.8 million deaths expected, up from 4.6 million.
He attributed the rise to a nearly 27% reduction in global health assistance, which includes cuts by the US
Continued funding cuts could lead to catastrophic consequences, potentially resulting in an additional 12 to 16 million child deaths by 2045
He attributed the rise to a nearly 27% reduction in global health assistance, which includes cuts by the US
Continued funding cuts could lead to catastrophic consequences, potentially resulting in an additional 12 to 16 million child deaths by 2045
4.8 million people, or 20.3% of their total population. 1 in 5 Floridians are enrolled in ACA exchange healthcare coverage (assuming CMS's 6.6% net national attrition rate applies to Florida specifically, the actual number of current enrollees is more like 4.5 million, 19% of the state population)
How much more will up to 4.5 MILLION FLORIDA residents pay if the improved #ACA subsidies expire? (updated)
Originally posted 12/22/24 Florida has over ~4.7 MILLION residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 97% of whom are currently subsidized. I also estimate they have perhaps ~112,000 unsubsidized off-exc...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
4.8 million people, or 20.3% of their total population. 1 in 5 Floridians are enrolled in ACA exchange healthcare coverage (assuming CMS's 6.6% net national attrition rate applies to Florida specifically, the actual number of current enrollees is more like 4.5 million, 19% of the state population)
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
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MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
And Trump’s numbers will continue to slide
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December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
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