Dan Friedman
@dfriedman.bsky.social
Mother Jones reporter. Covering corruption, foreign influence. Derrick White enthusiast. Signal: danfriedman.67
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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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 2:10 PM
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...
Club Paradise, 1986, is not a great movie, arguably not even good. But it starred Robin Williams, featured Peter O'Toole, was directed by Harold Ramis and included original music, plus acting, by Jimmy Cliff. RIP to those dudes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDV...
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Club Paradise, 1986, is not a great movie, arguably not even good. But it starred Robin Williams, featured Peter O'Toole, was directed by Harold Ramis and included original music, plus acting, by Jimmy Cliff. RIP to those dudes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDV...
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I talk a lot abt the category error in defining opposition to fascism as Democratic. This guy--a guy on a scooter standing up for immigrants--is an example of why.
With bonus gratuitous potty mouth.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
With bonus gratuitous potty mouth.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I talk a lot abt the category error in defining opposition to fascism as Democratic. This guy--a guy on a scooter standing up for immigrants--is an example of why.
With bonus gratuitous potty mouth.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
With bonus gratuitous potty mouth.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump has come out in support of some communism: "Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have... Another word is just groceries..."
Trump on Mamdani: "We had some interesting conversation and some of his ideas are really the same ideas that I have. But a big thing on cost. The new word is 'affordability.' Another word is just 'groceries.' It's sort of an old fashioned word but it's very accurate."
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump has come out in support of some communism: "Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have... Another word is just groceries..."
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
This story, if you wait for it, asks if a dude who a couple years ago narrowly missed getting slapped in the face with green dildo while promoting a sketchy meme stock should run US housing policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This story, if you wait for it, asks if a dude who a couple years ago narrowly missed getting slapped in the face with green dildo while promoting a sketchy meme stock should run US housing policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Also: I still don’t understand what’s going on here!
Huh??? 🧐
Huh??? 🧐
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Also: I still don’t understand what’s going on here!
Huh??? 🧐
Huh??? 🧐
I don't think Jim Comey is going to jail. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I don't think Jim Comey is going to jail. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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"Exclusive: Tax docs show Trump library is counting on a $1B fundraising haul"
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Exclusive: Tax docs show Trump library is counting on a $1B fundraising haul
The IRS gave Trump’s library foundation special treatment during the government shutdown, granting speedy approval of its application for tax-exempt status.
www.miamiherald.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Exclusive: Tax docs show Trump library is counting on a $1B fundraising haul"
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MoJo reported on Higgins last year: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Clay Higgins built his brand on law and order. He pals around with a man guilty of incest.
A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana Republican congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
MoJo reported on Higgins last year: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
Seems like we gotta watch these Jan. 6 pardonees until we can figure out what’s going on.
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Seems like we gotta watch these Jan. 6 pardonees until we can figure out what’s going on.
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Chris’s whole post is amazing, including this, from E.B. White:
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Chris’s whole post is amazing, including this, from E.B. White:
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"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
The Trump White House is currently hanging a photo of an autopen signature instead of Biden. apnews.com/article/trum...
Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Trump White House is currently hanging a photo of an autopen signature instead of Biden. apnews.com/article/trum...
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It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
It’s gonna take a massive contribution/crypto investment for Braun to get pardoned again.
“A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Mr. Trump freed him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s gonna take a massive contribution/crypto investment for Braun to get pardoned again.
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Especially when you LET the guy who led a guy who shoot up a pizza joint full of children off the hook for this.
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Especially when you LET the guy who led a guy who shoot up a pizza joint full of children off the hook for this.
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🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Trump, carrying out an Ed Martin plan I first reported on in June, claims, according to Martin, to have pardoned 2020 "fake electors." But the president lacks that power. Those people face state charges. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump claims he "pardoned" his fake electors. He doesn't have that power.
The president executed a half-baked plan cooked up by pardon attorney Ed Martin.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump, carrying out an Ed Martin plan I first reported on in June, claims, according to Martin, to have pardoned 2020 "fake electors." But the president lacks that power. Those people face state charges. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reported in June on this plan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Reported in June on this plan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Looking forward to Ed’s response.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Looking forward to Ed’s response.
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In response to a protester telling Bovino that he’d beat his ass if he saw Bovino alone, Bovino did grab his body worn camera and face it towards the protester, asking “who said that?”
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
In response to a protester telling Bovino that he’d beat his ass if he saw Bovino alone, Bovino did grab his body worn camera and face it towards the protester, asking “who said that?”
“Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea.” apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea.” apnews.com/article/trum...