Raffy
@rafanelly.bsky.social
Retired techie, life long democrat, fact-checker looking to save truth, science, & data based reasoning.
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Team Oligarch Suits Up to Torpedo Netflix/WBD Merger talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/team-...
Team Oligarch Suits Up to Torpedo Netflix/WBD Merger
Simply extraordinary stuff coming out this morning about the battle over what...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We knew this was coming. So easily predicted.
A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We knew this was coming. So easily predicted.
Yes!
Trump ban on wind power projects overturned by federal judge
Trump ban on wind power projects overturned by federal judge
Seventeen states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in May to overturn the president's ban.
cnb.cx
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yes!
All I want for Christmas…. Is to be able to lower the flag to full mast.
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
All I want for Christmas…. Is to be able to lower the flag to full mast.
I knew DT would do nothing to aid Ukraine & would favor Putin, but I’m incredibly disappointed that Congress has not stepped up to bat. We used to be a leader in the world for the side of freedom. Now it’s just money. Money for the kleptocracy.
Chernobyl unable to stop radiation leak after Russian drone strike, UN watchdog warns
Chernobyl unable to stop radiation leak after Russian drone strike, UN watchdog warns
Chernobyl unable to stop radiation leak after Russian drone strike, UN watchdog warns
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I knew DT would do nothing to aid Ukraine & would favor Putin, but I’m incredibly disappointed that Congress has not stepped up to bat. We used to be a leader in the world for the side of freedom. Now it’s just money. Money for the kleptocracy.
The corruption is so blatant that’s it’s absurd… rare earth minerals (coltan), Trump family, government ‘investment’ …and Venezuela? #impeach47
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/c...
Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s firm nabs $620M government contract | TechCrunch
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
techcrunch.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The corruption is so blatant that’s it’s absurd… rare earth minerals (coltan), Trump family, government ‘investment’ …and Venezuela? #impeach47
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/c...
Since early 2025, DT has been whittling away at the guardrails that find & prevent corruption & abuse. In 2024 the 18 fired IGs had found $50 billion in fraud & found $175 billion in savings by recommendations. He doesn’t want to STOP fraud, he wants to join it.
ourpublicservice.org/blog/preside...
ourpublicservice.org/blog/preside...
President Trump’s firing of inspectors general threatens government accountability and efficiency
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
ourpublicservice.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Since early 2025, DT has been whittling away at the guardrails that find & prevent corruption & abuse. In 2024 the 18 fired IGs had found $50 billion in fraud & found $175 billion in savings by recommendations. He doesn’t want to STOP fraud, he wants to join it.
ourpublicservice.org/blog/preside...
ourpublicservice.org/blog/preside...
Canada knows. I wish our Universities, Media and Law firms would have heeded this warning. Giving in just emboldens them to do more bullying.
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Canada knows. I wish our Universities, Media and Law firms would have heeded this warning. Giving in just emboldens them to do more bullying.
Speculation? Or cover up?
Follow the money, the quid pro quo and the murder…
www.jpost.com/opinion/how-...
Follow the money, the quid pro quo and the murder…
www.jpost.com/opinion/how-...
How Donald Trump, Jared Kushner covered up Kashoggi's murder, got rewarded - opinion | The Jerusalem Post
Jared Kushner’s book does not have a title yet but look for something like “How I defeated the pandemic, brought peace to the Middle East and saved the world.”
www.jpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Speculation? Or cover up?
Follow the money, the quid pro quo and the murder…
www.jpost.com/opinion/how-...
Follow the money, the quid pro quo and the murder…
www.jpost.com/opinion/how-...
Of course they are.
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Of course they are.
This guy has to piss all over every single thing… from the Kennedy Center to the airport. The terminals at Dulles somehow displease the king. He sure feels free to waste our tax dollars. Or maybe it’s another mechanism for ‘donation’ grift?
www.loudounnow.com/news/trump-e...
www.loudounnow.com/news/trump-e...
Trump Eyes Dulles Airport Rebuild
In a meeting Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump said he is looking to rebuild Dulles International Airport, located in eastern Loudoun.
www.loudounnow.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This guy has to piss all over every single thing… from the Kennedy Center to the airport. The terminals at Dulles somehow displease the king. He sure feels free to waste our tax dollars. Or maybe it’s another mechanism for ‘donation’ grift?
www.loudounnow.com/news/trump-e...
www.loudounnow.com/news/trump-e...
Reposted by Raffy
The cost of flying 4 b52 bombers to the Caribbean seas is approx $4 million
-Don Lemon reported recently. That’s an expensive and dangerous bullying stunt.
-Don Lemon reported recently. That’s an expensive and dangerous bullying stunt.
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The cost of flying 4 b52 bombers to the Caribbean seas is approx $4 million
-Don Lemon reported recently. That’s an expensive and dangerous bullying stunt.
-Don Lemon reported recently. That’s an expensive and dangerous bullying stunt.
Reposted by Raffy
Perhaps Biden’s Chips Act was a better way to encourage chip manufacturing rather than support any specific company. There may be a temptation to personally invest in a company then turn around & approve the use taxpayer money to prop up that company. Just sayin’
www.cfr.org/in-brief/chi...
www.cfr.org/in-brief/chi...
The CHIPS Act: How U.S. Microchip Factories Could Reshape the Economy
The CHIPS and Science Act seeks to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry amid growing fears of a China-Taiwan conflict. Where is the money going, and how is the effort playing out?
www.cfr.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Perhaps Biden’s Chips Act was a better way to encourage chip manufacturing rather than support any specific company. There may be a temptation to personally invest in a company then turn around & approve the use taxpayer money to prop up that company. Just sayin’
www.cfr.org/in-brief/chi...
www.cfr.org/in-brief/chi...
You know the ‘blitz’ we are being overwhelmed by now? This was a planned strategy along with Project 2025 but we were too busy trying to dodge the propaganda about Harris to notice.
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
You know the ‘blitz’ we are being overwhelmed by now? This was a planned strategy along with Project 2025 but we were too busy trying to dodge the propaganda about Harris to notice.
Yet another nightmare can be relived each time you try to assemble it. Love ya Stephen King!
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yet another nightmare can be relived each time you try to assemble it. Love ya Stephen King!
Reposted by Raffy
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
It’s
Always
The OIL!
Taxpayer money going towards military weapons to attack countries so oil & investment companies can make more money?
And of course no concern over who gets killed.
#impeach47
youtube.com/shorts/hQN98...
Always
The OIL!
Taxpayer money going towards military weapons to attack countries so oil & investment companies can make more money?
And of course no concern over who gets killed.
#impeach47
youtube.com/shorts/hQN98...
The Corporate Interests Pushing For a Coup in Venezuela
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It’s
Always
The OIL!
Taxpayer money going towards military weapons to attack countries so oil & investment companies can make more money?
And of course no concern over who gets killed.
#impeach47
youtube.com/shorts/hQN98...
Always
The OIL!
Taxpayer money going towards military weapons to attack countries so oil & investment companies can make more money?
And of course no concern over who gets killed.
#impeach47
youtube.com/shorts/hQN98...
It seems like decades ago but less than 2 yrs…
If he hadn’t killed the bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2024 we might not be acting like Nazi Germany right now.
Once again - using innocent people as weapons to get his way. True narcissism.
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
If he hadn’t killed the bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2024 we might not be acting like Nazi Germany right now.
Once again - using innocent people as weapons to get his way. True narcissism.
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
Donald Trump killed the bipartisan border bill to save his campaign
Trump killed a bipartisan bill because he knew it would render his entire campaign irrelevant. And now, he's visiting the Arizona border to complain.
www.azcentral.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It seems like decades ago but less than 2 yrs…
If he hadn’t killed the bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2024 we might not be acting like Nazi Germany right now.
Once again - using innocent people as weapons to get his way. True narcissism.
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
If he hadn’t killed the bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2024 we might not be acting like Nazi Germany right now.
Once again - using innocent people as weapons to get his way. True narcissism.
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
So much corruption that it’s easy to lose track!
Reminder that the Trump regime still hasn't told us if border czar Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he took in an undercover bribery sting that was shut down by Trump's DOJ. They haven't even told us if Homan paid taxes on the $50,000 in taxpayer money he shouldn't have taken in the first place.
Goldman, Judiciary Democrats Press Trump-Vance Transition Team on $50,000 Homan Bribery Scandal
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-14), and his House Judiciary colleagues in sending an oversight letter to S...
goldman.house.gov
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
So much corruption that it’s easy to lose track!
Trump pardons the person responsible for the manufacture & distribution of ~ 800,000lbs of cocaine into the US …
And yet, without evidence he is at the same time unleashing missiles on small boats in the Caribbean claiming they are bringing drugs. Huh. 🤔
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
And yet, without evidence he is at the same time unleashing missiles on small boats in the Caribbean claiming they are bringing drugs. Huh. 🤔
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
Why Is President Trump Pardoning a Notorious Convicted Drug Trafficker? | National Review
Another pardon that is just about impossible to defend on the merits.
www.nationalreview.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Trump pardons the person responsible for the manufacture & distribution of ~ 800,000lbs of cocaine into the US …
And yet, without evidence he is at the same time unleashing missiles on small boats in the Caribbean claiming they are bringing drugs. Huh. 🤔
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
And yet, without evidence he is at the same time unleashing missiles on small boats in the Caribbean claiming they are bringing drugs. Huh. 🤔
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
Is it legal for a sitting president to hold or sell crypto? Yes. A US president is legally allowed to:
• hold cryptocurrency
• buy or sell cryptocurrency
• own NFTs
• receive crypto-based royalties
• launch or promote crypto products
——————
Hello? Conflict of interest? Invitation for corruption?
• hold cryptocurrency
• buy or sell cryptocurrency
• own NFTs
• receive crypto-based royalties
• launch or promote crypto products
——————
Hello? Conflict of interest? Invitation for corruption?
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Is it legal for a sitting president to hold or sell crypto? Yes. A US president is legally allowed to:
• hold cryptocurrency
• buy or sell cryptocurrency
• own NFTs
• receive crypto-based royalties
• launch or promote crypto products
——————
Hello? Conflict of interest? Invitation for corruption?
• hold cryptocurrency
• buy or sell cryptocurrency
• own NFTs
• receive crypto-based royalties
• launch or promote crypto products
——————
Hello? Conflict of interest? Invitation for corruption?
The trading fees for his meme coins earned $100m when the buying began at the start of his presidency. Insiders bought early. Chumps that bought in later most likely have taken a big loss. Insiders essentially stole your money MAGA. Pump & dump? How is this legal?
www.reuters.com/markets/curr...
www.reuters.com/markets/curr...
Exclusive: Trump's meme coin made nearly $100 million in trading fees, as small traders lost money
Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a large...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The trading fees for his meme coins earned $100m when the buying began at the start of his presidency. Insiders bought early. Chumps that bought in later most likely have taken a big loss. Insiders essentially stole your money MAGA. Pump & dump? How is this legal?
www.reuters.com/markets/curr...
www.reuters.com/markets/curr...
Biden SO deserves a peaceful and happy retirement! But unfortunately we are stuck with dementia Don.
Biden looks good.
Trump looks dead.
Trump looks dead.
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Biden SO deserves a peaceful and happy retirement! But unfortunately we are stuck with dementia Don.