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Micah @rincewind.run · 3h

the answer to how much the GOP wants to lose VAGov by is “yes”

American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 5h

WATCH: Winsome Earle-Sears says her opposition to marriage equality or her support for LGTBQ+ Americans being fired for being gay is "not discrimination." #VAGov

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 4h

Biden’s legacy is somehow not prosecuting the most openly corrupt president in history because “he didn’t want the DOJ bogged down in Trump investigations” and then refusing to even acknowledge anyone should be upset about Gaza. Theyve wiped out all his other accomplishments.

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ipnotica.bsky.social @ipnotica.bsky.social · 4h

Anyone can self-identify as "a leftist" in online spaces.

You're not going to get honest conversations with "anti-idpol" people who use class solidarity solely as a rhetorical weapon against intersectional concerns.

The stance is their loyalty to hierarchy.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5h

I'm pretty sure he is enjoying it. That's the whole point. They, like us, watched J6 happen and they knew exactly what was going to happen when Trump was back in office. Even Trump was surprised he won the immunity ruling because they were just throwing shit at the wall to slow walk the case.

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 5h

It’s hard to overstate how grotesque is the prosecution of Letitia James. I hope John Roberts—who unleashed this malignant, vengeful career criminal on our beloved country—is enjoying Trump’s utter abuse of power and trashing of justice and the rule of law.

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Timothy Featherston @timfeatherston.bsky.social · 6h

On this standard I think most people who own two properties in the country have committed mortgage fraud.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 6h

IANAL but I was a banker and BOY are there a lot of people committing fraud if this indictment is anything to go by

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve never seen anything remotely this petty charged as bank fraud.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7h

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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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 7h

I'd like to thank the Center for Cultural Innovation - AmbitioUS!
Their support of Blacksky Algorithms with a $30K grant will help us further our development of infrastructure for online communities (moderation, deliberation, and peer-to-peer payment tools). 🎉

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 6h

reading this and thinking that the crime they’re charging her with is “she was honest on her taxes”.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

“not like us” has been legally adjudicated a “bop”.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

If you want to point to exactly where America went from “we’re in this together” to “fuck this you can’t keep me in my house and make me wear a mask” it’s the moment it was suggested that black people, disabled people and old people were the most vunerable to COVID. You can set your watch to it.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

If you want to point to exactly where America went from “we’re in this together” to “fuck this you can’t keep me in my house and make me wear a mask” it’s the moment it was suggested that black people, disabled people and old people were the most vunerable to COVID. You can set your watch to it.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 7h

Remember how as soon as the stat came out that POC were most affected by covid, 👱🏻‍♀️👨🏼‍💼
stopped caring about precautions bc it became a “those people/ low class” issue? They can’t do that with autism & it fucks with them. bsky.app/profile/tres...

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 16d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

it’s still debatable weather Rosemary Kennedy actually had developmental disabilities but her dad had her lobotomized anyway. this is how you end up with a man who sees autism as a problem to be solved. I’m surprised he hasn’t suggested bringing back lobotomies tbh

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

its especially potent in RFK Jrs case because the Kennedys were beyond fucked up, and their solution to someone who *might* have had autism was to lobotomize and institutionalize them so they didn’t tarnish the family name.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

You don’t understand why someone spraying graffiti about Zionism on a temple of Jewish faith is antisemitism and I’m muddying the waters.

Sure, Jan.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

it’s still debatable weather Rosemary Kennedy actually had developmental disabilities but her dad had her lobotomized anyway. this is how you end up with a man who sees autism as a problem to be solved. I’m surprised he hasn’t suggested bringing back lobotomies tbh

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

its especially potent in RFK Jrs case because the Kennedys were beyond fucked up, and their solution to someone who *might* have had autism was to lobotomize and institutionalize them so they didn’t tarnish the family name.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 7h

If your RFK Jr you can enrich yourself both by creating a problem to be solved and helping other grifters sell solutions. In the meanwhile he can divert resources to him and other types of people who go falconing and eat dead bear meat.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 8h

It's no worse than any other disabilities. But for years, it was billed as one of the most tragic outcomes possible for kids. It was seen as a symptom of schizophrenia or this condition that drove children into a catatonic state. The fact mothers were blamed for it made the stigma worse.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 8h

I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 8h

This is a federal agent pointing a weapon at a person recording them.

ICE has become Trump’s personal military that he is using to terrorize communities and cities that don’t support him. And some say we shouldn’t call him a fascist? Open your eyes.

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

While people on here and Twitter go back and forth over whether or not to suck Trump or Biden or both or neither's dicks, it's worth noting that this plan is strikingly similar to the Biden-Blinken one, is strikingly bad in many of the same ways, and is not likely to be fully enforced at any rate.

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 11h

like again these motherfuckers invaded a whole ass building and displaced hundreds of people and the only reason seems to be so they could get 5 minutes of footage of men using big ladders to climb tiny fences

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KC Complains a Lot @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 11h

It really is staggering that the only thing that motivates these people is likes and retweets in a zombie mall.

You could make the argument they would be way farther along in their ideological project if they didn’t have to make sure everything gets maximum views on Favebook.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11h

I know we're all too online but we are nowhere near as online as these maniacs all are

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

trib.al

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