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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

Three @wsj.com headlines from the past three days. 👀

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 16h

"does the president know what is real and what is not" is a legitimate question that should probably get asked a lot more

Portland Is Burning on the Only Screens That Matter

Welcome to my relaunched newsletter, with independent writing and reporting on science, politics, and policy. Read more about it here, and please subscribe at the bottom of this post to support this w...

www.gravityisgone.com

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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 9h

SoftBank, once best known for having lots of money, is seeking a $5b margin loan (on ARM shares!) to invest in OpenAI

A generational all-in bet on AI infrastructure and we are nearing the finance equivalent of turning over couch cushions to find cash to pay for it
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SoftBank in Talks for $5 Billion Margin Loan Backed by Arm Stock

SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks, refilling its coffers at a time Masayoshi Son is accelerating the Japanese investment firm’s bets on artificial intelligence.

www.bloomberg.com

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Dr. Geoffrey M, Queer and Spooky @drgeoffreym.bsky.social · 10h

Bless you all, Portland. And curse you for making me work out the alt text for this specific image.

People dressed up as a shark, some kind of white dog, and... maybe a peacock? Or colourful turkey?

Text overlay: After our interview, the frogs were joined by a couple of unicorns, a polar bear, an axolotl, a raccoon, and several more characters.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 12h

gotta be Greta, right? he’d lose his mind.

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12h

The question is who winning the peace prize would piss Trump off the most?

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Several firms have sought to fill a void in the absence of federal data, and most estimates indicate a loosening labor market.

Here’s How Bad Jobs Data Appears As Federal Data Blackout Continues

Several firms have sought to fill a void in the absence of federal data, and most estimates indicate a loosening labor market.

www.forbes.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

This is that "plenary" authority Stephen Miller was referring to in the now edited CNN interview. Arguing that the president's deployment of troops is unreviewable by the courts is arguing that his power is plenary.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 22h

Hamilton insists the president's decision is "unreviewable."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

A federal judge just asked the government if they're the cause of the violence in Chicago - whether this is of their own making.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 21h

Perry asks directly whether the feds started the alleged violence in Chicago.

She asks whether it matters if the inability to execute the law was "caused by the federal agents."

Hamilton: "No, your honor."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

Noem claims Portland hid their war zone from her.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

NOTE: Leavitt says Trump will "stop by for his routine yearly check up."

But…Trump had his annual check up already. 5 months ago. On April 11.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

New — White House says Donald Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday.

"On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops. While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly check up. He will then return to the White House. President Trump is considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter." - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15h

The Senate has defeated a plan from Democrats to block money to refurbish the 747 plane given by Qatar to President Trump for use as Air Force One.

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Collin Fisher 🇺🇦 @collinfisherphd.bsky.social · 15h

Pictured: Albert Speer showing Hitler his model for the Arch of Triumph. It was to be built in Berlin, but a lack of triumph got in the way.

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 17h

This is interesting 🤔

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14h

I give shit to Jeffries (and Schumer) when they suck, so it’s also important to recognize when they’re doing it right.

This is doing it right. More of this, indeed. *Everyone* involved in the corruption of this administration MUST face consequences for their actions.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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X1 @imx1.bsky.social · 18h

lol that'll do it.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 18h

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is threatening to fire "problem children" air traffic controllers who fail to show up for work during the government shutdown.

DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work

The Trump administration has also threatened to lay off thousands of federal employees at other agencies if Congress doesn’t halt the government shutdown.

nbcnews.to

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Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 18h

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 18h

How a lobbying shop with deep ties to Trumpworld helped land a lucrative no-bid ICE deal for a company that for years had struggled to break into federal contracting (1/x)

Clients of a Trump-connected lobbying firm keep landing no-bid ICE contracts

Ballard Partners is helping companies cash in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

bit.ly

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 18h

Earlier today, prosecutors dismissed the felony charges against Paul Ivery, the man being arrested in this video.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 12d

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 18h

Jim Comey was first, but let's be clear: Donald Trump is coming for the rest of us too. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/we-are-all...

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 21h

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

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www.freefunder.com

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Kevin White @kevinwhitejr.bsky.social · 19h

“They were eventually let go after showing their documents” should chill you to your core.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 20h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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