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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 8d

Very possibly no political official in history has made so much corrupt money at a pace like this. Mobutu and Marcos looted a greater share of their countries’ wealth over decades but in absolute terms and in speed, Trump shamelessly puts them to shame.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d

“.. no modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House. Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion.”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 10d

New today: my essay in @jodemocracy.bsky.social on The Golden Age of Transnational Repression: www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...

The Golden Age of Transnational Repression | Journal of Democracy

Authoritarian regimes are targeting exiles and diaspora communities in more places than ever before. Activists, journalists, and regular people living abroad must watch their backs…

www.journalofdemocracy.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10d

In a city of world-class artists and production crew hunting for the next gig, Andrew Cuomo made a TV ad the same way he wrote his housing policy: with AI.

Then again, maybe a fake Cuomo is better than the real one?

An AI generated image of Andrew Cuomo driving a train.

An AI generated image of Andrew Cuomo working on the outside of a building.

An AI generated image of Andrew Cuomo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Don House @donniemarvelous.bsky.social · 11d

David Cross folks.

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 12d

Fair

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 12d

*latter*

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 12d

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social You are praising a conman in your own party while simultaneously saying you will fight the conman in The White House. The former is why no one believes you on the later.

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.

Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 14d

They're going to use the Comey case to break the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia, just like they used the Adams case to break the office in the Southern District of New York.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17d

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17d

Barstool's Kirk Minihane called the extreme right "the biggest group of pussies that has ever existed in America"

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to him today about that and much more.

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 17d

And this is the original reporting from @jacobsilverman.com www.jacobsilverman.com/p/revealed-t...

Revealed: Trump's $100 Million Man

This is who likely sent $100 million to Trump's World Liberty Financial from a fictitious company called Aqua 1 Foundation.

www.jacobsilverman.com

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 17d

This story is wild. Even for crypto. Worth a read.

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 17d

Read the Dekleptocracy substack: "When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem"
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...

Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security

We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.

dekleptocracy.substack.com

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you and please do!!!

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

lol

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

😊

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

That line features prominently in the film :)

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

Wonderful! Thank you

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you! I think you’ll dig the film

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you 🙏

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 18d

www.goldderby.com/film/2025/be...

‘The guy from The O.C.’ takes on crypto in new documentary: Ben McKenzie calls it ‘deeply scammy and fraudulent’

The actor’s feature investigates digital money schemes with wit, celebrity cameos, and a warning they could trigger a financial crisis.

www.goldderby.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23d

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FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23:

Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25d

Growing evidence that this is the most corrupt White House in history.

Trump has tripled his net worth based on corrupt, illegal crypto schemes. Trading access to the White House and national security secrets for foreign investments that make money for him and his advisors.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 25d

Ta-Nehisi Coates has done the reading web.archive.org/web/20250916...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

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