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We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
Read our original investigation:
Read our original investigation:
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
Read our original investigation:
Read our original investigation:
It’s tiring to have a brain that conjures 100 questions every 10 seconds.
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s tiring to have a brain that conjures 100 questions every 10 seconds.
Why does the blue Range Rover driving up the steps at Harwood House commercial feature a LHD vehicle in a commercial set in England?
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Why does the blue Range Rover driving up the steps at Harwood House commercial feature a LHD vehicle in a commercial set in England?
“Wake Up Barstool” is the FOX version of McAfee, but worse. It’s sports for the MAGA audience, and it shows.
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Wake Up Barstool” is the FOX version of McAfee, but worse. It’s sports for the MAGA audience, and it shows.
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President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
Report says Trump did same 'mortgage fraud' he accuses his targets of
President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
So the woman gets a 10-15 year obligation, only ending in sorrow, and the guy gets a new $50k+ truck? That’s the message, GMC?
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
So the woman gets a 10-15 year obligation, only ending in sorrow, and the guy gets a new $50k+ truck? That’s the message, GMC?
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President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services took Admiral Rachel Levine's name off her portrait in the Humphrey Building, according to National Public Radio.
'Act of bigotry': Outrage as Trump admin alters trans admiral's official portrait
President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services took Admiral Rachel Levine's name off her portrait in the Humphrey Building, according to National Public Radio.Levine, a former director of the Public Health Corps under former President Joe Biden who became the first transgender pers...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services took Admiral Rachel Levine's name off her portrait in the Humphrey Building, according to National Public Radio.
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Pardon?
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Pardon?
Reposted by First, Pt. 2
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The WSJ confirms that in the leadup to Pete Hegseth's serial war crimes in the Caribbean, he made clear to commanders that our military code *was not to be followed*—no questions were to be asked of any orders. It led to the resignation of the top commander in the Caribbean.
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The WSJ confirms that in the leadup to Pete Hegseth's serial war crimes in the Caribbean, he made clear to commanders that our military code *was not to be followed*—no questions were to be asked of any orders. It led to the resignation of the top commander in the Caribbean.
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FOX: “Congressman Jim Himes (D) said they were shown the unedited video of that second strike — he says, 'What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service.’”
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
FOX: “Congressman Jim Himes (D) said they were shown the unedited video of that second strike — he says, 'What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service.’”
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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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 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
Patiently waiting
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Patiently waiting
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Here’s a screenshot of some applied 2025 tariff rates.
Now ask yourself if it’s any surprise small businesses are holding off on hiring.
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
Now ask yourself if it’s any surprise small businesses are holding off on hiring.
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Here’s a screenshot of some applied 2025 tariff rates.
Now ask yourself if it’s any surprise small businesses are holding off on hiring.
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
Now ask yourself if it’s any surprise small businesses are holding off on hiring.
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
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Blatant corruption on full display.
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Blatant corruption on full display.
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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Breaking: The US lost 32,000 jobs in November, far worse than expected.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Breaking: The US lost 32,000 jobs in November, far worse than expected.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
Reposted by First, Pt. 2
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Once again, #khruangbin is at the top of my Apple Music Replay list.
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Once again, #khruangbin is at the top of my Apple Music Replay list.
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Eric Trump’s cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour
Eric Trump’s cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour
American Bitcoin Corp’s shares fell from $2.39 to $1.90 after closing in what some are calling ‘crypto winter’
Shares in Eric Trump’s crypto mining business lost more than half their value in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday.
The nosedive of American Bitcoin Corp, which triggered repeated trading halts, followed the steep decline of many cryptocurrencies and crypto-linked companies into what some observers are calling the onset of a “crypto winter”. Bitcoin’s value has fallen sharply since the start of October and erased a year of large gains. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Eric Trump’s cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers https://theonion.com/trump-announces-5000-increase-in-all-numbers/
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers https://theonion.com/trump-announces-5000-increase-in-all-numbers/