Zach Everson
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· May 11
Truth Social, the $Trump meme coin and World Liberty Financial Give Supporters And Favor Seekers New Ways To Pay Trump
Foreign firms, crypto whales and political allies are using Trump’s newest ventures to route millions into companies he profits from while in office.
www.forbes.com
🚨 NEW: Trump's biggest lesson from his first term?
He left money on the table.
He's returned to the White House with three new ways—all easier and faster than booking a hotel room—for allies, favor-seekers and foreigners to funnel money to the US president.
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He left money on the table.
He's returned to the White House with three new ways—all easier and faster than booking a hotel room—for allies, favor-seekers and foreigners to funnel money to the US president.
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"At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids." ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
‘I felt like I was kidnapped’: Ojibwe man recounts ICE detainment - ICT
At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids
ictnews.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
"At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids." ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
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Tonight thinking about this all-time @ndrew.bsky.social banger
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Tonight thinking about this all-time @ndrew.bsky.social banger
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Respectfully, leaving abusive situations is not “letting the abuser win”. It’s a common, but deeply problematic way to frame any kind of abusive or hostile environment. “Just keeping taking the abuse” is deeply misogynistic
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Respectfully, leaving abusive situations is not “letting the abuser win”. It’s a common, but deeply problematic way to frame any kind of abusive or hostile environment. “Just keeping taking the abuse” is deeply misogynistic
Oh, he’s definitely been watching
🚨🚨wake up the pope 🚨🚨
imagine if he set his lil pope alarm to go off at 2 am in the Vatican FOR THIS.
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Oh, he’s definitely been watching
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RIP Bob Weir
January 11, 2026 at 4:02 AM
RIP Bob Weir
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An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
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NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷♂️
I want to highlight this important story by my friends @nbcnews.com - www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne... "The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine." <-- the AI generated CSAM / NCII immediately escapes containment
Dark web users cite Grok as tool for making 'criminal imagery' of kids, U.K. watchdog says
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷♂️
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Absolutely insane that my life has become texting with local church pastors to try and find a safe place to hold an emergency meeting for parents at my kid’s’ preschool to figure out how to respond to the federal government kidnapping neighbors.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Absolutely insane that my life has become texting with local church pastors to try and find a safe place to hold an emergency meeting for parents at my kid’s’ preschool to figure out how to respond to the federal government kidnapping neighbors.
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Just got this text message from HollywoodDemocrats.com, which since 2023 has raised more than $200k and spent $0 on candidates or IEs. What it does spend money on: consultants.
Folks, this ain't it.
www.fec.gov/data/disburs...
Folks, this ain't it.
www.fec.gov/data/disburs...
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Just got this text message from HollywoodDemocrats.com, which since 2023 has raised more than $200k and spent $0 on candidates or IEs. What it does spend money on: consultants.
Folks, this ain't it.
www.fec.gov/data/disburs...
Folks, this ain't it.
www.fec.gov/data/disburs...
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POLICE JUST KETTLED AND ASSAULTED THE SMALL CROWD OF PROTESTERS. Sorry for shaky cam just staying safe
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
POLICE JUST KETTLED AND ASSAULTED THE SMALL CROWD OF PROTESTERS. Sorry for shaky cam just staying safe
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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It will surprise few to hear me say that I very much agree!
As I said in December, pushback to ICE/DHS has triggered “one of the largest surges of faith-based organizing in recent history.” www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
As I said in December, pushback to ICE/DHS has triggered “one of the largest surges of faith-based organizing in recent history.” www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
It will surprise few to hear me say that I very much agree!
As I said in December, pushback to ICE/DHS has triggered “one of the largest surges of faith-based organizing in recent history.” www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
As I said in December, pushback to ICE/DHS has triggered “one of the largest surges of faith-based organizing in recent history.” www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
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Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
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Thanks to a FOIAed spreadsheet from @jasonleopold.bsky.social at www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet..., I have updated the DOGE Tracker with a lot more info on who was getting paid.
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025
The IRS hired 1,313 employees in January 2025. Over the next two months the agency laid off 11,000 workers, or about 11% of its workforce. Additionally, the data identifies employees tied to DOGE.
www.bloomberg.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Thanks to a FOIAed spreadsheet from @jasonleopold.bsky.social at www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet..., I have updated the DOGE Tracker with a lot more info on who was getting paid.
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
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Mark Kelly spent $66K on Meta ads on Thursday bringing his 4 day total to $511K
In the 6.5 years I've collected this data, there's only been 80 pages that spent $500K+ on Meta ads over 4 consecutive days
Kelly did it in Sept '20
4 pages that did it last year including Gavin Newsom + Jon Ossoff
In the 6.5 years I've collected this data, there's only been 80 pages that spent $500K+ on Meta ads over 4 consecutive days
Kelly did it in Sept '20
4 pages that did it last year including Gavin Newsom + Jon Ossoff
January 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Mark Kelly spent $66K on Meta ads on Thursday bringing his 4 day total to $511K
In the 6.5 years I've collected this data, there's only been 80 pages that spent $500K+ on Meta ads over 4 consecutive days
Kelly did it in Sept '20
4 pages that did it last year including Gavin Newsom + Jon Ossoff
In the 6.5 years I've collected this data, there's only been 80 pages that spent $500K+ on Meta ads over 4 consecutive days
Kelly did it in Sept '20
4 pages that did it last year including Gavin Newsom + Jon Ossoff
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10 days into 2026 the U.S. has:
• Attacked Syria
• Invaded Venezuela - president arrested
• Deployed ICE - U.S. citizens detained and killed
• Threatens to take Greenland
• Overhauled the childhood vaccine schedule - undermining decades of evidence
This is not normal.
Everyone should be alarmed.
• Attacked Syria
• Invaded Venezuela - president arrested
• Deployed ICE - U.S. citizens detained and killed
• Threatens to take Greenland
• Overhauled the childhood vaccine schedule - undermining decades of evidence
This is not normal.
Everyone should be alarmed.
January 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
10 days into 2026 the U.S. has:
• Attacked Syria
• Invaded Venezuela - president arrested
• Deployed ICE - U.S. citizens detained and killed
• Threatens to take Greenland
• Overhauled the childhood vaccine schedule - undermining decades of evidence
This is not normal.
Everyone should be alarmed.
• Attacked Syria
• Invaded Venezuela - president arrested
• Deployed ICE - U.S. citizens detained and killed
• Threatens to take Greenland
• Overhauled the childhood vaccine schedule - undermining decades of evidence
This is not normal.
Everyone should be alarmed.
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The doctor who was prevented from administering aid was indeed a medical doctor. He doesn't wish to speak to the media but I know his identity and can confirm the person who tried to help Renee Good and was prevented to by ICE is indeed an internal medicine doctor in Minnesota.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The doctor who was prevented from administering aid was indeed a medical doctor. He doesn't wish to speak to the media but I know his identity and can confirm the person who tried to help Renee Good and was prevented to by ICE is indeed an internal medicine doctor in Minnesota.
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Watch: "Oil And Gas Industry Spent $250 Million On Elections That Produced The Current U.S. Government"
me, with Brittany Lewis for @forbes.com
me, with Brittany Lewis for @forbes.com
Oil And Gas Industry Spent $250 Million On Elections That Produced The Current U.S. Government
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Watch: "Oil And Gas Industry Spent $250 Million On Elections That Produced The Current U.S. Government"
me, with Brittany Lewis for @forbes.com
me, with Brittany Lewis for @forbes.com
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Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
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It's not that difficult.
January 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
It's not that difficult.
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I know TV producers work on an incredibly tight schedule and are constantly bouncing between different topic—US invading another country! ICE murdering civilians! Epstein—but there are some easy ways to quickly find past statements that might contradict what a guest is saying.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I know TV producers work on an incredibly tight schedule and are constantly bouncing between different topic—US invading another country! ICE murdering civilians! Epstein—but there are some easy ways to quickly find past statements that might contradict what a guest is saying.
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“Fascism, the U.S. government document explained, ‘is government by the few and for the few. The objective is seizure and control of the economic, political, social, and cultural life of the state.’”
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
“Fascism, the U.S. government document explained, ‘is government by the few and for the few. The objective is seizure and control of the economic, political, social, and cultural life of the state.’”
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Some Kentucky Republicans want to ban naturalized Americans from holding public office, as the GOP drives ever-further into xenophobia. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...
Immigrant citizens would be barred from local, state offices in Kentucky under proposed bills
A Republican lawmaker has filed two bills designed to keep naturalized Americans and those with dual citizenship from serving in local or state elected offices in Kentucky.
www.lpm.org
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Some Kentucky Republicans want to ban naturalized Americans from holding public office, as the GOP drives ever-further into xenophobia. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...