Grand Grift ⤵️
A convicted fraudster paid two right-wing lobbyists $960,000 for "seeking a federal pardon" for him. Months later, Trump pardoned him. @postkranish.bsky.social Aaron Schafer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Grand Grift ⤵️
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Marx and Lenin would be big fans of the Trump regime turning private companies Into government-owned businesses.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Marx and Lenin would be big fans of the Trump regime turning private companies Into government-owned businesses.
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Tyson is one of just a few companies that controls the entire meat market.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Tyson CEO Donnie King made $22.7 million last year.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tyson is one of just a few companies that controls the entire meat market.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
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Just want to remind everyone that Mike Flynn told a crowd of rabid QAnon troglodytes in no uncertain terms that the military should conduct a coup in order to reinstall Trump as an unelected dictator, and he never once was subject to the penalties that the UCMJ demands for that sort of thing
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just want to remind everyone that Mike Flynn told a crowd of rabid QAnon troglodytes in no uncertain terms that the military should conduct a coup in order to reinstall Trump as an unelected dictator, and he never once was subject to the penalties that the UCMJ demands for that sort of thing
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Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
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We must stand with Ukraine. I'm sending a donation to u24.gov.ua
And calling my U.S. Senators to demand we not force Ukraine to accept surrender to Russia's invasion.
And calling my U.S. Senators to demand we not force Ukraine to accept surrender to Russia's invasion.
Odesa is currently under a massive drone attack. Local channels report that parts of the city are without power.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We must stand with Ukraine. I'm sending a donation to u24.gov.ua
And calling my U.S. Senators to demand we not force Ukraine to accept surrender to Russia's invasion.
And calling my U.S. Senators to demand we not force Ukraine to accept surrender to Russia's invasion.
Senator Jim Risch, listen to the sane words of a conservative. ⤵️
"Trump is seeking to go to war without the authorization of Congress or the support of the American people...It would be a total abdication of responsibility for Congress to sit by timidly as Trump unilaterally launches an illegal and unauthorized war of choice."
www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...
www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...
On Illegal War and Immoral Peace
Why we should be dubious of both the coming actions in Venezuela and the ‘peace’ proposal for Ukraine.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Senator Jim Risch, listen to the sane words of a conservative. ⤵️
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1/ This is a devastatingly good article on RFK Jr by @michaelscherer.bsky.social. Even if you’re someone, like me, who has followed this arc and his devastating impact on public health, it’s a must read. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1/ This is a devastatingly good article on RFK Jr by @michaelscherer.bsky.social. Even if you’re someone, like me, who has followed this arc and his devastating impact on public health, it’s a must read. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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It’s a RUSSIAN plan. And Risch stays silent..
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It’s a RUSSIAN plan. And Risch stays silent..
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@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Where’s Congress?
This is insanity.
If you can get a discharge petition to release the Epstein Files, why can’t you get one to stop Trump from putting the US in a war that nobody wants, or can even understand?
This is your job. Do your job.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Where’s Congress?
This is insanity.
If you can get a discharge petition to release the Epstein Files, why can’t you get one to stop Trump from putting the US in a war that nobody wants, or can even understand?
This is your job. Do your job.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Where’s Congress?
This is insanity.
If you can get a discharge petition to release the Epstein Files, why can’t you get one to stop Trump from putting the US in a war that nobody wants, or can even understand?
This is your job. Do your job.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Where’s Congress?
This is insanity.
If you can get a discharge petition to release the Epstein Files, why can’t you get one to stop Trump from putting the US in a war that nobody wants, or can even understand?
This is your job. Do your job.
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Bernie was my neighbor growing up. An actual hero in so many ways. Name an Idaho highway after an awesome Idahoan.
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Bernie was my neighbor growing up. An actual hero in so many ways. Name an Idaho highway after an awesome Idahoan.
Folks, #Idaho ain't cheap. www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/edit...
Are storm clouds gathering on Idaho’s economic horizon? | Opinion
Recent reports highlight a growing affordability problem, particularly among young people and low-income households. | Opinion
www.idahostatesman.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Folks, #Idaho ain't cheap. www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/edit...
Idaho's #SenatorJimRisch is silent (as usual) regarding Trump's "peace plan". www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...
Trump betrayed Ukraine again. Again, Idaho’s Risch is silent | Opinion
Never in the history of Idaho has there been a more incompetent and cowardly senator afraid to speak out against a president. | Opinion
www.idahostatesman.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Idaho's #SenatorJimRisch is silent (as usual) regarding Trump's "peace plan". www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...
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The Trump surrender of Ukraine descends into utter chaos. But “chaos” is too mellow a word: What we have here is a rich bouillabaisse of incompetence, mendacity, tragedy, farce, and diplomatic blunder. Words have a hard time keeping up with the story. But we’ll try. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Send in the Clowns
The Trump/Rubio Ukraine FUBAR
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Trump surrender of Ukraine descends into utter chaos. But “chaos” is too mellow a word: What we have here is a rich bouillabaisse of incompetence, mendacity, tragedy, farce, and diplomatic blunder. Words have a hard time keeping up with the story. But we’ll try. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
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It's not a Peace Plan, it's a Surrender Plan.
It's designed to have Ukraine reject it,
so Putin & his servant can blame Zelensky,
& Putin can continue his evil bloody invasion
bc Putin believes Ukraine belongs to Russia.
That's the only plan.
It's designed to have Ukraine reject it,
so Putin & his servant can blame Zelensky,
& Putin can continue his evil bloody invasion
bc Putin believes Ukraine belongs to Russia.
That's the only plan.
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's not a Peace Plan, it's a Surrender Plan.
It's designed to have Ukraine reject it,
so Putin & his servant can blame Zelensky,
& Putin can continue his evil bloody invasion
bc Putin believes Ukraine belongs to Russia.
That's the only plan.
It's designed to have Ukraine reject it,
so Putin & his servant can blame Zelensky,
& Putin can continue his evil bloody invasion
bc Putin believes Ukraine belongs to Russia.
That's the only plan.
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I’ve said this every month for a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve said this every month for a year.
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"It’s too easy to say, Nothing matters, LOL, Supreme Court. But it matters a lot to have a judge say that the DHS officers themselves incited violence. They created violence and then they answered it with their own violence. And I think that is the moral of the story." @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Trump’s Border Chief Framed Protesters for Violence. Then the Bodycam Footage Came Out.
The Trump administration faced back-to-back rebukes in a pair of cases that challenged the president’s efforts to intimidate or terrorize deep-blue cities.
slate.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"It’s too easy to say, Nothing matters, LOL, Supreme Court. But it matters a lot to have a judge say that the DHS officers themselves incited violence. They created violence and then they answered it with their own violence. And I think that is the moral of the story." @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Before the rollout of the polio vaccine in the 1950s, the disease paralyzed or killed more than 500,000 people worldwide every year.
The darker chapters of public health history do not seem to faze anti-vaccine activists, who are now downplaying polio.
The darker chapters of public health history do not seem to faze anti-vaccine activists, who are now downplaying polio.
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Before the rollout of the polio vaccine in the 1950s, the disease paralyzed or killed more than 500,000 people worldwide every year.
The darker chapters of public health history do not seem to faze anti-vaccine activists, who are now downplaying polio.
The darker chapters of public health history do not seem to faze anti-vaccine activists, who are now downplaying polio.
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Sign the Petition
Stop Vought
change.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Sadder than sending cases to overworked attorneys or even putting CFPB staff on furlough is the sheer abandonment of the people. This is just another sign of Trump and Vought's desire to expose consumers to criminals and cheats. #stopvought #savecfpb
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
CFPB to issue mass furlough by year's end and transfer outstanding cases to DOJ
The initiative marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to close the bureau.
www.govexec.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadder than sending cases to overworked attorneys or even putting CFPB staff on furlough is the sheer abandonment of the people. This is just another sign of Trump and Vought's desire to expose consumers to criminals and cheats. #stopvought #savecfpb
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...