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Trump bought Boeing bonds while rewarding the company billions in federal contracts.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
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"Trump isn’t Governing
He’s CASHING IN"
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"Trump isn’t Governing
He’s CASHING IN"
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How to get rid of Citizens United?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way
robertreich.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How to get rid of Citizens United?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
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US lawmakers who warned military against following illegal orders slam 'intimidation, harassment', face FBI interviews.
FBI probes Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
US lawmakers who warned military against following illegal orders slam 'intimidation, harassment', face FBI interviews.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
US lawmakers who warned military against following illegal orders slam 'intimidation, harassment', face FBI interviews.
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When Trump unveiled DOGE last year, I warned it would gut programs that help ordinary people, while turning a blind eye to tax loopholes and subsidies for billionaires.
Despite DOGE's demise, my predictions have sadly come to pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVMghqarHY
Despite DOGE's demise, my predictions have sadly come to pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVMghqarHY
The REAL Waste That Elon's DOGE Should Cut
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
When Trump unveiled DOGE last year, I warned it would gut programs that help ordinary people, while turning a blind eye to tax loopholes and subsidies for billionaires.
Despite DOGE's demise, my predictions have sadly come to pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVMghqarHY
Despite DOGE's demise, my predictions have sadly come to pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVMghqarHY
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We have seen the Trump playbook before. In 2020 it was to pressure election officials to overturn the result of a free and fair election. Now it is to intimidate state legislatures to illegal redistrict. We defeated him the and we will do so again.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We have seen the Trump playbook before. In 2020 it was to pressure election officials to overturn the result of a free and fair election. Now it is to intimidate state legislatures to illegal redistrict. We defeated him the and we will do so again.
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Meanwhile in Russia: Dimitri Simes said that Trump never even read the "peace plan" he wanted Zelensky to sign. Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov said Europeans will have to kneel before Russia if it wins in Ukraine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRVc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRVc...
Andrey Kartapolov says Europeans will have to kneel before Russia if it wins in Ukraine
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: Dimitri Simes said that Trump never even read the "peace plan" he wanted Zelensky to sign. Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov said Europeans will have to kneel before Russia if it wins in Ukraine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRVc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRVc...
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Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn’t exactly scream: “pro-natalism.”
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn’t exactly scream: “pro-natalism.”
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Cuba has accused the US of preparing a violent intervention in Venezuela as Washington expands its military presence.
Cuba condemns ‘aggressive’ US stance towards Venezuela as tensions rise
Cuba has accused the US of preparing a violent intervention in Venezuela as Washington expands its military presence.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Cuba has accused the US of preparing a violent intervention in Venezuela as Washington expands its military presence.
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Bloomberg has obtained the transcript of a call between Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior aide to Vladimir Putin — in which Witkoff advised the aide — a Russian aide — on how Putin should go about pitching Trump on a pro-Russian peace plan aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Bloomberg has obtained the transcript of a call between Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior aide to Vladimir Putin — in which Witkoff advised the aide — a Russian aide — on how Putin should go about pitching Trump on a pro-Russian peace plan aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.
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NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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China's Foreign Ministry said Trump initiated call with Xi Jinping and communication was crucial for stable relations.
Trump says China’s Xi Jinping agreed to accelerate purchases of US goods
China's Foreign Ministry said Trump initiated call with Xi Jinping and communication was crucial for stable relations.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
China's Foreign Ministry said Trump initiated call with Xi Jinping and communication was crucial for stable relations.
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Tit-for-tat strikes overnight as Russia accuses European nations of trying to scupper US-backed ceasefire negotiations.
Russian drone attack wounds 18 in Ukraine as US-led peace talks ramp up
Tit-for-tat strikes overnight as Russia accuses European nations of trying to scupper US-backed ceasefire negotiations.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Tit-for-tat strikes overnight as Russia accuses European nations of trying to scupper US-backed ceasefire negotiations.
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The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
US will charge non-residents $100 to visit its most popular national parks
The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
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Paying your taxes doesn’t forfeit your right to privacy.
This major win in our case protects millions from the Trump-Vance admin’s attempts to evade federal privacy laws and bulk share private data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This major win in our case protects millions from the Trump-Vance admin’s attempts to evade federal privacy laws and bulk share private data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Federal judge blocks IRS from sharing information to help ICE with deportations | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Friday blocked the IRS from giving ICE the home addresses of taxpayers who might be undocumented immigrants — dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Paying your taxes doesn’t forfeit your right to privacy.
This major win in our case protects millions from the Trump-Vance admin’s attempts to evade federal privacy laws and bulk share private data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This major win in our case protects millions from the Trump-Vance admin’s attempts to evade federal privacy laws and bulk share private data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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Under Roberts, American democracy felt humiliating, looked like a joke, and became increasingly tenuous.
How John Roberts brought back Donald Trump
The Supreme Court empowered billionaires, blocked voters, and ran interference.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Under Roberts, American democracy felt humiliating, looked like a joke, and became increasingly tenuous.
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BREAKING: The Trump EPA is abandoning a rule that would strengthen limits on air pollution.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
BREAKING: The Trump EPA is abandoning a rule that would strengthen limits on air pollution.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
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"On Monday night, the agency moved to vacate defense of the rule, which the Biden administration finalized last year, arguing that the previous administration did not have the authority to tighten it."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"On Monday night, the agency moved to vacate defense of the rule, which the Biden administration finalized last year, arguing that the previous administration did not have the authority to tighten it."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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You'd think so, yes. www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
You'd think so, yes. www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
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RealPage allegedly helped landlords price-fix and jack up the cost of rent.
Instead of cracking down, Trump's Justice Department struck a “deal” that lets them continue to rip off renters.
Is that the art of the deal or a sham? RealPage called it "an endorsement."
Instead of cracking down, Trump's Justice Department struck a “deal” that lets them continue to rip off renters.
Is that the art of the deal or a sham? RealPage called it "an endorsement."
Justice Department to Settle Lawsuit Over Apartment Rental Pricing
The case had alleged that RealPage’s software allowed landlords to unfairly coordinate prices.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
RealPage allegedly helped landlords price-fix and jack up the cost of rent.
Instead of cracking down, Trump's Justice Department struck a “deal” that lets them continue to rip off renters.
Is that the art of the deal or a sham? RealPage called it "an endorsement."
Instead of cracking down, Trump's Justice Department struck a “deal” that lets them continue to rip off renters.
Is that the art of the deal or a sham? RealPage called it "an endorsement."
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After ousting the BLS director and scrapping the October jobs and inflation reports, Trump is now canceling release of the advance Q3 GDP estimate.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
After ousting the BLS director and scrapping the October jobs and inflation reports, Trump is now canceling release of the advance Q3 GDP estimate.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
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"ICE expects Contractors
To function as a DE FACTO Arm
Of Federal ENFORCEMENT"
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"ICE expects Contractors
To function as a DE FACTO Arm
Of Federal ENFORCEMENT"
☹️
ICE lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
😳
"ICE expects Contractors
To function as a DE FACTO Arm
Of Federal ENFORCEMENT"
☹️
"ICE expects Contractors
To function as a DE FACTO Arm
Of Federal ENFORCEMENT"
☹️
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ICE lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ICE lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.
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Last month, the Intercept reported that ICE intends to hire bounty hunters and private investigators for street-level verification work. Contractors were guaranteed as little as $250 and could earn no more than $90 million each, with the overall program capped at $180 million.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Last month, the Intercept reported that ICE intends to hire bounty hunters and private investigators for street-level verification work. Contractors were guaranteed as little as $250 and could earn no more than $90 million each, with the overall program capped at $180 million.
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Newly released amendments show that these contractors may now earn up to $281.25 million individually and are guaranteed an initial task order worth at least $7.5 million.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Newly released amendments show that these contractors may now earn up to $281.25 million individually and are guaranteed an initial task order worth at least $7.5 million.