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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 18h

One by one, Trump is going after each and every enemy on his list

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking on MSNBC:

Trump's handpicked U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan — who brought charges against James Comey — just presented evidence to a grand jury in the hopes of bringing criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 18h

"As part of its deal with Dominion, Liberty officials asked Dominion to settle several other defamation lawsuits against Trump allies who attacked the company over the 2020 election results."

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 18h

Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Luke Kawa @ljkawa.bsky.social · 1d

You kinda gotta 👀 that references to the “debasement trade” are surging amid US Dollar Spot Index heading to multi-month high

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 20h

I've always been fascinated by Easter Island. This is pretty cool:
How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms
arstechnica.com/science/2025...

How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms

Workers with ropes could make the moai “walk” in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.

arstechnica.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 20h

"Tesla didn't innovate—it stripped a bunch of key features instead and failed to lower the price enough to justify just how much the EVs were gutted." insideevs.com/news/775115/...

'Model Trash': Even Tesla Fans Are Slamming Its Hyped-Up Cheaper EVs

After yesterday's release, Tesla fans are slamming the new

insideevs.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 21h

"In an opinion issued Wednesday, US District Judge Denise Cote said that Musk publicly discussing his security clearances on X—as well as his drug use and foreign contacts—tipped the balance" toward showing what government security clearance he has
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Musk’s X posts on ketamine, Putin spur release of his security clearances

Conditions of Elon Musk’s top-secret clearances may soon be exposed.

arstechnica.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 21h

MGM Studios, which Amazon now owns, paid a reported $40 million for this Melania Trump documentary.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

“.. Step inside Melania Trump’s world as she orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and reenters public life with her family,” the official synopsis reads.

@thewrap.com
www.thewrap.com/melania-trum...

Amazon MGM's Melania Trump Documentary to Be Released in Theaters in January

Amazon MGM Studios will release its Melania Trump documentary "Melania" in theaters in January.

www.thewrap.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

MTG: “.. Americans are continuing to have a very difficult time getting by. .. And I can tell you right now that generation, they are barely making it and they’re very hopeless for their future.”

@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

Asked who is to blame for the loss of his son, Taher is direct: the United States.

“In the camps, we survive only on rations,” he says. “Without rations, we have nothing — no food, no medicine, no chance to live.”

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

“I lost my son because of the funding cuts”

A whole generation of people will connect the elimination of US AID with the suffering of themselves and their families. The US will not escape this rug-pull lightly. It's much more devastating than the abrupt Afghanistan departure, for example

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

Also this:

"Receipts from corporate income taxes decreased 15% compared to 2024, in part due to Trump’s signature tax and spending plan passed by Congress this summer. "
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Annual Budget Deficit Steady at $1.8 Trillion, Despite Surge in Tariff Revenue

The federal government logged a $1.8 trillion budget deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, little changed from 2024 despite a surge in tariff revenues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

www.bloomberg.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

Basically Trump is spending more. Those deficits help support the private sector's net financial position. But the skew is clearly toward (wealthy) net receivers of interest.

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

Fiscal year 2025 is in the books:

"Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year... would have been larger but.. the Trump administration recorded a... noncash spending reduction... on modifications to student-loan programs"
www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

Tariffs Are Way Up. Interest on Debt Tops $1 Trillion. And DOGE Didn’t Do Much.

The books have closed on the U.S. government’s fiscal 2025. Here’s what has changed about the federal budget—and what hasn’t.

www.wsj.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

I see it's once every six months actually. Still, the same point holds.

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

This is definitely not normal

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

"Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months"

If it's every three months, it's not 'yearly'... and it's a sign his doctors are making sure his health gets monitored
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

www.nbcnews.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 1d

Jeffries may get primaried.

Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries www.axios.com/2025/10/09/z...

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

www.axios.com

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 1d

Trump is effectively bullying the UK to pay more for its drugs

www.ft.com/content/dd11...

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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 2d

Gold on the blockchain, folks. What a world.

World Gold Council launches report exploring future uses of digitalised gold
Today, the World Gold Council released A New Golden Age: Imagining the Future of Digital Gold, a forward-looking report which explores the future potential uses and possibilities of digital gold.

The report centres around the hypothetical question “What if?” and seeks not to predict the future but instead to explore the possibilities of what gold could be used for and how its utility might change in a digital future that is unconstrained by how it is used today.

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 4d

"Deloitte will provide a partial refund to the [Australian] federal government over a $440,000 report that contained several errors, after admitting it used generative artificial intelligence to help produce it."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework

www.theguardian.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 4d

"the FBI is planning to subject James Comey to a “perp walk,” parading him before cameras in an exercise meant to publicly humiliate him."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The FBI’s Treatment of Comey Takes a Reality TV Turn

The made-for-TV Trump administration appears to be gearing up to air its latest episode.

www.bloomberg.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 5d

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure

Plus: China sentences scam bosses to death, Europe is ramping up its plans to build a “drone wall” to protect against Russian airspace violations, and more.

www.wired.com

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Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 6d

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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