L.D. Kirshenbaum
@kbaum88.bsky.social
Writer and realistic pacifist concerned with cultural legacy.
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I'm suing the Trump administration for making it harder to protect consumers by illegally trying to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Nearly 2 dozen states sue the Trump administration over funding for CFPB
The attorneys general say the Trump administration is refusing to accept funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which could hurt consumers in their states.
www.npr.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I'm suing the Trump administration for making it harder to protect consumers by illegally trying to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
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Question: Did anyone from the White House, including President Biden, ever tell you they expected you to bring charges against Donald Trump?
Smith: No.
Smith: No.
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Question: Did anyone from the White House, including President Biden, ever tell you they expected you to bring charges against Donald Trump?
Smith: No.
Smith: No.
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The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Jack Smith in just-released House Committee interview … about Trump:
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
Jack Smith in House Cmte interview re: Trump: “Attack.. at the Capitol does not happen without him”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
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US regulators collected 61% less in fines for money laundering and sanctions breaches in 2025, after watchdogs took a more lenient approach under Trump. Total fines imposed by the US for dirty money offences were under $1.7bn in the year to Dec 19, a sharp drop from the $4.3bn in such penalties.
US fines for dirty money drop 61% as Trump retreats from enforcement
Total penalties imposed by financial watchdogs fell to $1.7bn in the year to December 19
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
US regulators collected 61% less in fines for money laundering and sanctions breaches in 2025, after watchdogs took a more lenient approach under Trump. Total fines imposed by the US for dirty money offences were under $1.7bn in the year to Dec 19, a sharp drop from the $4.3bn in such penalties.
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J. D. Vance has "clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid," Franklin Foer argues. theatln.tc/aaUENxUw
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
J. D. Vance has "clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid," Franklin Foer argues. theatln.tc/aaUENxUw
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“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
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New: “Donald Trump Jr’s Fortune Jumped Six-Fold In A Year” 📈
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Donald Trump Jr. Is Worth
The president’s oldest son once shunned his father to loaf as a vagabond in Colorado. He eventually came home, joined the family business and is amassing the kind of fortune that would make his father...
www.forbes.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New: “Donald Trump Jr’s Fortune Jumped Six-Fold In A Year” 📈
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
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No community should be forced to bear the weight of a system that profits from human suffering.
Private, for-profit prisons have no place in a fair and free democracy—and especially profiting off the suffering of an inhumane and undemocratic detention system.
Period.
Private, for-profit prisons have no place in a fair and free democracy—and especially profiting off the suffering of an inhumane and undemocratic detention system.
Period.
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
No community should be forced to bear the weight of a system that profits from human suffering.
Private, for-profit prisons have no place in a fair and free democracy—and especially profiting off the suffering of an inhumane and undemocratic detention system.
Period.
Private, for-profit prisons have no place in a fair and free democracy—and especially profiting off the suffering of an inhumane and undemocratic detention system.
Period.
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This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
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“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
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Next year, Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will hand $67 BILLION of YOUR taxpayer dollars over to corporations for a single tax break.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Next year, Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will hand $67 BILLION of YOUR taxpayer dollars over to corporations for a single tax break.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
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It’s not often that the governors of California and Florida are on the same page, but this week they’re aligned in opposition to the White House’s latest plan to expand offshore oil drilling near both their shores.
Trump’s plan for drilling off California and Florida faces bipartisan opposition
His "idiotic proposal" is "dead in the water," says Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It’s not often that the governors of California and Florida are on the same page, but this week they’re aligned in opposition to the White House’s latest plan to expand offshore oil drilling near both their shores.
Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
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bush administration spent 18 months carefully building a false case for war and they could've just done this
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
bush administration spent 18 months carefully building a false case for war and they could've just done this
Consumer Bureau’s Bank Examiners Criticize New ‘Humility Pledge’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Consumer Bureau’s Bank Examiners Criticize New ‘Humility Pledge’
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Consumer Bureau’s Bank Examiners Criticize New ‘Humility Pledge’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
