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Turns out the waste fraud and abuse was coming from inside the Trump family
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Turns out the waste fraud and abuse was coming from inside the Trump family
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OMG. Tom Homan was reportedly under FBI investigation for taking $50,000 in cash allegedly in exchange for a commitment to steer government contracts to a specific company. The entire thing was recorded, as it was an FBI sting operation.
The Trump admin dropped the investigation entirely.
The Trump admin dropped the investigation entirely.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
OMG. Tom Homan was reportedly under FBI investigation for taking $50,000 in cash allegedly in exchange for a commitment to steer government contracts to a specific company. The entire thing was recorded, as it was an FBI sting operation.
The Trump admin dropped the investigation entirely.
The Trump admin dropped the investigation entirely.
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Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
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The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
September 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
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NYC. Denver. Palo Alto.
TOMORROW, you can protest against the tech billionaire who hides behind the scenes—Peter Thiel—and his surveillance company that empowers ICE’s cruelty: Palantir.
This is just the beginning to another Tesla Takedown-like movement. Follow @purgepalantir.bsky.social for more.
TOMORROW, you can protest against the tech billionaire who hides behind the scenes—Peter Thiel—and his surveillance company that empowers ICE’s cruelty: Palantir.
This is just the beginning to another Tesla Takedown-like movement. Follow @purgepalantir.bsky.social for more.
July 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
NYC. Denver. Palo Alto.
TOMORROW, you can protest against the tech billionaire who hides behind the scenes—Peter Thiel—and his surveillance company that empowers ICE’s cruelty: Palantir.
This is just the beginning to another Tesla Takedown-like movement. Follow @purgepalantir.bsky.social for more.
TOMORROW, you can protest against the tech billionaire who hides behind the scenes—Peter Thiel—and his surveillance company that empowers ICE’s cruelty: Palantir.
This is just the beginning to another Tesla Takedown-like movement. Follow @purgepalantir.bsky.social for more.
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Trump’s border czar was cashing checks from one of the private prison giants now poised to profit from the immigration crackdown he’s overseeing.
Trump’s Border Czar Profited From Top ICE Contractor Before WH Gig
Tom Homan’s ethics filing has fueled concerns that his private sector ties are influencing the administration’s immigration crackdown.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump’s border czar was cashing checks from one of the private prison giants now poised to profit from the immigration crackdown he’s overseeing.
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Bessent plays dumb about former Treasury/DOGE worker Marko Elez's racist posts and JD Vance and Trump's defense of him
May 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Bessent plays dumb about former Treasury/DOGE worker Marko Elez's racist posts and JD Vance and Trump's defense of him
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Researcher Molly White says President Trump's memecoin and his other crypto ventures have opened up an easy path for buying influence in the White House. "He is really allowing for bribery and the types of corruption that we've never seen in the American presidency," says @molly.wiki.
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Researcher Molly White says President Trump's memecoin and his other crypto ventures have opened up an easy path for buying influence in the White House. "He is really allowing for bribery and the types of corruption that we've never seen in the American presidency," says @molly.wiki.
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May 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I'm attending The National Education Association's event, “May Day: Rememberance and Resurgance” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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MAGA is not good for Jews.
SCOOP: The Antisemitism Awareness Act — up for vote in Senate committee tomorrow — now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements by Christian conservatives.
New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections.
More ⬇️
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New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections.
More ⬇️
forward.com/fast-forward...
Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
The Antisemitism Awareness Act's added language says it would not infringe on religious liberty to protect the claim that Jews killed Jesus.
forward.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
MAGA is not good for Jews.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Update: Barnard gave this info to the government. More TK here theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...
April 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Update: Barnard gave this info to the government. More TK here theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...
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Held, per 11th Circuit: No 4th Amendment violation. Incredibly tragic facts, but the court concludes that the officer reasonably perceived the good samaritan as the shooter and had to make a split-second decision. storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/04/... #N
April 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Held, per 11th Circuit: No 4th Amendment violation. Incredibly tragic facts, but the court concludes that the officer reasonably perceived the good samaritan as the shooter and had to make a split-second decision. storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/04/... #N
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling ov...
theonion.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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All right I got fed up and had to write this.
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
All right I got fed up and had to write this.
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
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Crockett: "If we are gonna talk about efficiency, let's talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump's golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we're not getting anything in return for that ... he decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes."
April 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Crockett: "If we are gonna talk about efficiency, let's talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump's golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we're not getting anything in return for that ... he decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes."
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you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
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We’re almost at 250,000 people signed up to attend 1,000 events in all 50 states. Please join us in the streets on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
March 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We’re almost at 250,000 people signed up to attend 1,000 events in all 50 states. Please join us in the streets on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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SCOOP: Before the IRS fired nearly 7,000 probationary employees, a senior lawyer raised the alarm that:
- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system
Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system
Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had n...
www.propublica.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
SCOOP: Before the IRS fired nearly 7,000 probationary employees, a senior lawyer raised the alarm that:
- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system
Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system
Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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“The lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.”
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
2/ This does not instill confidence that the Government has accurately or properly identified individuals under the Alien Enemies Act:
Government declaration:
"[T]he lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose."
Full context:
Government declaration:
"[T]he lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose."
Full context:
March 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“The lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.”
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.