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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 3d

Fascism is the last stop on the colonialism train. What Otto Von Bismarck was doing in Africa, Adolf Hitler was doing in Europe and his own country. Same with the US foreign policy. What we were doing the world over with previous presidents has now come home with Trumpy.

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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 2h

My condolences. My representative is Daniel Goldman and he's a Zionist with no charisma.

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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 3h

Letitia James successfully took Trump to court, now it’s clear he’s using the DOJ for revenge.

He knows that the best way to avoid being held accountable for breaking the law is to threaten and jail the people who try.

This is vengeance, not justice.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 6h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

Letitia James is an American hero who's lived a life of service.

Donald Trump is an American zero who's lived a life of crime.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 3h

The indictment stipulates that it would have been fraudulent for James to enter any side agreement requiring her to rent the property, then implies that the FACT that she rented it suggests she had such a side deal. It’s the stupidest shit I’ve ever seen.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

NEW: Here's the two-count indictment against NY AG Letitia James. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

INDICTMENT
October 2025 Term - at Alexandria, Virginia
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
At all times relevant to this Indictment:
1. Letitia A. James ("JAMES) was a resident of Brooklyn, New York, and the borrower on a
Fannie Mae-backed mortgage loan for the property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue,
Norfolk, Virginia.
2. OVM Financial (also known as Old Virginia Mortgage / AnnieMac) was a mortgage lending business located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, engaged in the business of originating and underwriting residential mortgage loans, including those backed by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"). OVM Financial qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(10).
3. Fannie Mae was a federally chartered corporation that purchased and guaranteed mortgages,
operating as a government-sponsored enterprise under the oversight of the Federal Housing

Finance Agency ("FHFA").
4. First Savings Bank was a state-chartered, FDIC-insured financial institution (Certificate
#29961), headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which acquired mortgage loans through assignment or acquisition. First Savings Bank qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(1).
5. On or about August 17, 2020, JAMES, as sole borrower, purchased the three (3) bedroom,
(1) bathroom property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23509 (the
"Peronne Property"), for approximately $137,000, financed with a mortgage loan of approximately $109,600 (Loan #4430025978) backed by Fannie Mae.
6. The loan was originated by OVM Financial under a signed Second Home Rider, which required JAMES, as the sole borrower to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibited its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or agreement that requires her either to rent the property or give any other person any control over the occupancy or use of the property.
7. Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied or used by JAMES as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the property to a family of (3).
8. This misrepresentation allowed JAMES to obtain favorable loan terms not available for investment properties, including a note rate of 3.000% (avoiding a 0.815% higher
comparable investment property rate of 3.815%, resulting in approximately $17,837 in rate savings over the life of the loan), a seller credit of approximately $3,288 (exceeding the seller credit for investment properties by approximately $1,096), for total ill-gotten gains of approximately $18,933 over the life of the loan.
9. JAMES' Universal Property application for homeowners' insurance indicated "owner-

occupied non-seasonal use," further misrepresenting the intended use of the property.
10. JAMES filed Schedule E tax forms), under penalties of perjury, treating the Perrone Property as rental real estate, reporting fair rental days, zero personal use days, thousand(s)
of dollars in rents received, and claiming deductions for expenses relating to the property, further contradicting the second home classification.
11. The loan was acquired by or assigned to First Savings Bank by March 2021, exposing it to risks associated with the misrepresented loan.
12. The acts described herein occurred within the Eastern District of Virginia.
COUNT ONE
(Bank Fraud - 18 U.S.C. § 1344)
13. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.
14. From on or about August 7, 2020, through at least January 2024, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly execute and attempt to execute a scheme and artifice to defraud OVM Financial and First Savings Bank,
financial institutions, and to obtain moneys, funds, and credits owned by and under the custody and control of OVM Financial and First Savings Bank by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.
15. The scheme involved falsely representing the Peronne Property as a secondary residence to obtain favorable mortgage terms, while using it as an investment property with no intended
or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344).
COUNT TWO
(False Statements to a Financial Institution - 18 U.S.C. § 1014)
16. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.

17. From on or about July 28, 2020, through at least August 31, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly make and cause to be made false statements and reports for the purpose of influencing the action of OVM Financial, a Fannie Mae-backed lender, upon an application for a loan, in that JAMES represented and affirmed in uniform residential loan applications and related documents that
the Peronne Property would be used as a secondary residence, when in truth and fact, as JAMES then knew, the property was intended and used as an investment property with no intended or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014).
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(a) and Title 18, U.S.C. §
982(a)(2)(A), upon conviction of the offenses in Counts One and Two, the Defendant, Letitia
A. James, shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of such violations, including but not limited to a money judgment in the amount of $18,933.
If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the Defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty, the United States shall be entitled to a forfeiture of substitute property pursuant to Title 21, U.S.C. § 853(b), as incorporated by Title
18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1).
(In accordance with Title 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1); Title 28, U.S.C. § 2461(c); and Title 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).)

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 4h

One nice side effect of the Letitia James indictment is that it's waking Hakeem Jeffries up to the danger we're all in.

Trump, unable to restrain himself, has gone all in on destroying one of the biggest members of Jeffries' NY Dem political clique for illegitimate reasons, thus enraging Jeffries.

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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 2h

@rush-fan.bsky.social You say you're a Rush fan with a dog, but your dog is not named "By-Tor" or "The Snow Dog". I would like to know why.

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 2h

Let Gaza Live!!!!11

Rami 🙍 @fal-s.bsky.social · 2h

Why did you stop supporting us?
Why are you leaving Kinda sick and hungry?
Where are the rescuers, where are our friends?
Even with the ceasefire, we have no work, no income, no food.
Please, don’t turn your backs on us , we still need you desperately.❤️‍🩹
tinyurl.com/HelpRamiFamily

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 2h

Honestly, I'd be really worried, because we all know that 🇮🇱 is not one to keep their word. Colonizers seldom do (if ever).

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 3h

The western media always refers to “the hostages” as those held by Hamas.

Apparently they are too lazy to access the readily available evidence,
or so imbued with an attitude of dehumanising and ignoring Palestinians (aka racism),
that they rarely mention the hundreds of hostages held by Israel.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 11h

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 4h

Exactly this. I would say that I know Letitia James personally. When she was on the New York City Council, she wasn't a democrat, but a member of the @workingfamilies.org party.

This indictment is every bit the political witch-hunt Trumpy claimed was used against him, used on his political enemies

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 4h

Letitia James is a former public defender and public advocate. She's spent most of her career on the side of the marginalized and underprivileged. And let's be honest: Trump is attacking her because he doesn't want Black women in positions of authority in this country.

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Tiffany Muller @tiffanymuller.bsky.social · 4h

Donald Trump’s targeting of Attorney General James isn’t justice — it’s vengeance. Make no mistake: this is a direct attack on our rule of law and our democracy.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 4h

If Trump can do this to Comey and Letitia James, he can do it to anyone. This is authoritarianism. We cannot be silent.

Screenshot of headline reading: New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4h

Jay Jacobs, the chair of the New York State Democrats, has issued a statement on the indictment of AG Letitia James, calling it “nothing less than political retribution by a vindictive felon who happens to occupy the White House.”

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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 4h

Indeed! Madison Hammond is my favorite Footballer and she's #99 on the Angel City FC in the NWSL!

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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 4h

I looked it up on Spotrac (because I don't trust any AI): Bam Adebayo has a 3-year contract for $160,838,784, whilst A'ja Wilson has a 2-year contract for $400,000. Your point still stands (on the firmest of grounds), but I just wanted to be the accurate to a T.

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

TL;DR: Gandhi was over 9000% right when he said "An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind."

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

It would also not be the first time in history where settler-colonial massacres would take place motivated by revenge; the Wounded Knee massacre was one such horrible evil act in the same vein.

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

And the whole Genocide is revenge as well (not saying this to excuse or rationalize it or settler-colonialism at all, just to point out motivations for barbarically evil acts is not just dehumanization (though it is partially that), but also revenge)

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Krennus Rennus Bennus @turquioseburnable.bsky.social · 23h

Read this later but honestly I think it's really as simple as human nature. Like after the IDF collapsed when the main assault force went through their lines, a bunch of unaffiliated Gazans exploited the gaps as well. Like loosely organized groups and just random guys with guns.

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 1d

That is a fair argument. I've heard a similar argument by a Khaver in my Bund discord server saying that fighting against colonization is "messy", and such examples were indigenous people in the Americas centuries ago killing women and children, as was Nat Turner's uprising.

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Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

Agreed.

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

us is guilty.) [EOF]

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

Also, as I have said numerous times before (but TBF, not to you), what Israel is doing to Gaza is unspeakable and unforgivable. Death from a Firing Squad would be too good for anyone actively supporting this genocide (and I don't mean taxpayers, because honestly? That would mean every single one of

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

I don't. It's entirely possible he was killed by the IOF. We don't know, and as long as Bibi is brutally and savagely murdering Gazans (and Gaza) for his political survival, we'll never have an answer because there was no investigation into it.

Iron Curtain (Leah Abram) 🏳️‍⚧️ #BringBackLink @ironcurtainyc.bsky.social · 5h

No, thank *YOU* for making an amazing book that I hope is the first of many tomes on the [continuing] legacy of Linkin Park!