Joelelan
@typomaker.bsky.social
Striving to be well informed; Wish I could spend more time on pottery.
Typos are a side effect of a busy dyslexic and provide you with an opportunity to feel superior—Your welcome…(you’re)lol
Typos are a side effect of a busy dyslexic and provide you with an opportunity to feel superior—Your welcome…(you’re)lol
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The situation created by this TAE-Trump Media merger is even worse than what occurs when the federal government owns a stake in a private company.
Here, not only will federal policy be distorted to favor one company, but the financial benefit will flow directly to President Trump’s pocket.
Here, not only will federal policy be distorted to favor one company, but the financial benefit will flow directly to President Trump’s pocket.
‘When the federal government becomes an owner, corporate decisions can shift toward political incentives rather than market-driven ones.
Equity stakes & warrants create favoritism risk by encouraging markets to treat politically connected firms as preferred "winners."’
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
Equity stakes & warrants create favoritism risk by encouraging markets to treat politically connected firms as preferred "winners."’
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The situation created by this TAE-Trump Media merger is even worse than what occurs when the federal government owns a stake in a private company.
Here, not only will federal policy be distorted to favor one company, but the financial benefit will flow directly to President Trump’s pocket.
Here, not only will federal policy be distorted to favor one company, but the financial benefit will flow directly to President Trump’s pocket.
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I spoke with Matt Egan of CNN about the latest Trump grift:
his acquisition of a nuclear fusion “company whose fortunes will be influenced by the actions of a government that Trump himself presides over.”
his acquisition of a nuclear fusion “company whose fortunes will be influenced by the actions of a government that Trump himself presides over.”
Ethics watchdogs are alarmed by $6 billion marriage of Trump’s social media platform and nuclear fusion company | CNN Business
The Trump business empire’s expansion into nuclear fusion is alarming ethics experts who warn it poses glaring conflicts of interest and risks the federal government playing favorites in what has been...
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I spoke with Matt Egan of CNN about the latest Trump grift:
his acquisition of a nuclear fusion “company whose fortunes will be influenced by the actions of a government that Trump himself presides over.”
his acquisition of a nuclear fusion “company whose fortunes will be influenced by the actions of a government that Trump himself presides over.”
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Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
dlvr.it
December 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
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The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
dlvr.it
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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World's richest people, according to Forbes
1. Elon Musk, $342 billion
2. Mark Zuckerberg, $216 billion
3. Jeff Bezos, $215 billion
4. Larry Ellison, $192 billion
...
56. Miriam Adelson, $32 billion
...
453. George Soros, $7 billion
1. Elon Musk, $342 billion
2. Mark Zuckerberg, $216 billion
3. Jeff Bezos, $215 billion
4. Larry Ellison, $192 billion
...
56. Miriam Adelson, $32 billion
...
453. George Soros, $7 billion
JD Vance: "Wouldn't you rather lead a movement of freethinkers who sometimes disagree than a bunch of drones who take their orders from George Soros?"
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
World's richest people, according to Forbes
1. Elon Musk, $342 billion
2. Mark Zuckerberg, $216 billion
3. Jeff Bezos, $215 billion
4. Larry Ellison, $192 billion
...
56. Miriam Adelson, $32 billion
...
453. George Soros, $7 billion
1. Elon Musk, $342 billion
2. Mark Zuckerberg, $216 billion
3. Jeff Bezos, $215 billion
4. Larry Ellison, $192 billion
...
56. Miriam Adelson, $32 billion
...
453. George Soros, $7 billion
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Occam's razor.
DOJ hasn't released key documents, including the original 60-count draft indictment of Epstein and the victim statements.
Why?
DOJ really doesn't want us to read them.
Why does DOJ care so much about these?
Because they directly or indirectly implicate Trump.
DOJ hasn't released key documents, including the original 60-count draft indictment of Epstein and the victim statements.
Why?
DOJ really doesn't want us to read them.
Why does DOJ care so much about these?
Because they directly or indirectly implicate Trump.
December 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Occam's razor.
DOJ hasn't released key documents, including the original 60-count draft indictment of Epstein and the victim statements.
Why?
DOJ really doesn't want us to read them.
Why does DOJ care so much about these?
Because they directly or indirectly implicate Trump.
DOJ hasn't released key documents, including the original 60-count draft indictment of Epstein and the victim statements.
Why?
DOJ really doesn't want us to read them.
Why does DOJ care so much about these?
Because they directly or indirectly implicate Trump.
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Fun fact: It’s easy to keep premiums low when you only have to insure healthy people.
LANKFORD: In 2010, before Obamacare kicked in, the normal healthcare premium was $215.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fun fact: It’s easy to keep premiums low when you only have to insure healthy people.
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Why are the beds at hotels so much more comfortable than the rumpled, lumpy things we settle for at home?
For our writer, it’s usually about the pillows. What she discovered: Tracking down five-star comforts isn’t simple, but it can be done. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4j5ALcM
For our writer, it’s usually about the pillows. What she discovered: Tracking down five-star comforts isn’t simple, but it can be done. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4j5ALcM
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Why are the beds at hotels so much more comfortable than the rumpled, lumpy things we settle for at home?
For our writer, it’s usually about the pillows. What she discovered: Tracking down five-star comforts isn’t simple, but it can be done. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4j5ALcM
For our writer, it’s usually about the pillows. What she discovered: Tracking down five-star comforts isn’t simple, but it can be done. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4j5ALcM
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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“In a 2010 deposition, Mr. Epstein was asked if he had ever socialized with Mr. Trump with girls under 18. As he did more than three dozen times during the deposition, Mr. Epstein invoked his constitutional right not to answer.” (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“In a 2010 deposition, Mr. Epstein was asked if he had ever socialized with Mr. Trump with girls under 18. As he did more than three dozen times during the deposition, Mr. Epstein invoked his constitutional right not to answer.” (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Did You Know That 80% of The Population Of The United States Lives To The East of the 100th Meridian and the remaining 20% lives to the West?
More about the 100th Meridian: brilliantmaps.com/100th-mer...
More about the 100th Meridian: brilliantmaps.com/100th-mer...
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Did You Know That 80% of The Population Of The United States Lives To The East of the 100th Meridian and the remaining 20% lives to the West?
More about the 100th Meridian: brilliantmaps.com/100th-mer...
More about the 100th Meridian: brilliantmaps.com/100th-mer...
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time
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The most corrupt president in modern U.S. history should be behind bars.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The most corrupt president in modern U.S. history should be behind bars.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
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Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
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They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
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“Over nearly two decades, as Mr. Trump cut a swath through the party circuits of New York and Florida, Mr. Epstein was perhaps his most reliable wingman. With other men, Mr. Epstein might discuss tax shelters…With Mr. Trump, he talked about sex.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Over nearly two decades, as Mr. Trump cut a swath through the party circuits of New York and Florida, Mr. Epstein was perhaps his most reliable wingman. With other men, Mr. Epstein might discuss tax shelters…With Mr. Trump, he talked about sex.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith makes his argument behind closed doors on Capitol Hill: “The basis for those charges rest entirely with President Trump”
youtube.com/shorts/bHT3H...
youtube.com/shorts/bHT3H...
Jack Smith makes his argument to Congress “The basis for those charges rest entirely w/ Pres. Trump”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith makes his argument behind closed doors on Capitol Hill: “The basis for those charges rest entirely with President Trump”
youtube.com/shorts/bHT3H...
youtube.com/shorts/bHT3H...
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1) there’s no appropriation for this — but what even is Congress or the Constitution anymore, I guess?
2) as @parkermolloy.com predicted, the nets carried this despite their precedent—under Biden and Obama—of refusing to show evening speeches they deemed too “political.”
2) as @parkermolloy.com predicted, the nets carried this despite their precedent—under Biden and Obama—of refusing to show evening speeches they deemed too “political.”
In a nationwide address that major US TV networks are carrying live, President Trump announces 1,450,000 military members will receive a "warrior dividend" of $1776 before Christmas.
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
1) there’s no appropriation for this — but what even is Congress or the Constitution anymore, I guess?
2) as @parkermolloy.com predicted, the nets carried this despite their precedent—under Biden and Obama—of refusing to show evening speeches they deemed too “political.”
2) as @parkermolloy.com predicted, the nets carried this despite their precedent—under Biden and Obama—of refusing to show evening speeches they deemed too “political.”