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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · 1d

A new lawsuit is attempting to void Miami Dade College’s land transfer for Trump’s presidential library until the board of trustees takes a new, publicly noticed vote. The lawsuit accuses the board of violating sunshine laws the first time it voted on it.

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Lawsuit accuses Miami Dade College of violating Sunshine Law on Trump library

The lawsuit is challenging the College’s process and is not a “political protest,” according to the complaint filed by local historian Marvin Dunn.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · 2d

Ben Sasse’s defunct Senate campaign gives cash to his old political organization

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Ben Sasse’s defunct Senate campaign gives cash to his old political organization

The campaign gave a large donation to a tax-exempt organization Sasse launched in 2018, new records show.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · 8d

Where other developers tried and failed to get the college to let them develop the property over the past two decades, Trump’s team got the land for free without providing site plans, renderings or any public debate.

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Trump to build high-rise library ‘visible for miles’ after state gifts Miami land

The only restriction on the transfer is that construction has to begin on presidential library, museum or center within five years.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · 9d

Push to build Trump library on Miami Dade College land shrouded in secrecy

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Push to build Trump library on Miami Dade College land shrouded in secrecy

One historian who studies presidential libraries said the state’s move to give public land to the cause so early in the process is “unusually fast.”

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12d

NEW: After one of Kristi Noem’s major financial supporters contacted her, the DHS chief quickly expedited more than $11 million of federal money to rebuild a historic pier in Naples, Florida, records obtained by ProPublica show.

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 19d

SCOOP: Pam Bondi called @ericswalwell.bsky.social after he said DOJ refused to prosecute death threats against him

“Hopefully there’s some action,” he said

But other House Dems claim DOJ hasn’t prosecuted threats against them — and they don’t trust Bondi to do it now
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House Democrats Doubt the Trump Administration Takes Threats Against Them Seriously

“Every single person in the caucus,” one House Democrat said, “is scared right now.”

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · 16d

Venezuelans in South Florida are living two conflicting realities: hope the Trump administration’s actions will lead to regime change & fear as he threatens mass deportations to a country the U.S. deems too unsafe for Americans to visit.

w/ Syra Ortiz Blanes

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‘Great expectations’ and ‘great incredulity’ over Trump Caribbean military action

Doral police have begun planning for crowds to erupt in the streets should Nicolas Maduro be ousted as Venezuela’s president.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · 28d

Florida Democrat Jennifer Jenkin enters US Senate race, and supports a controversial proposal to allow independents to vote in the primary

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Florida Democrat enters US Senate race, wants independents to vote in the primary

One county Democratic chair said the open Democratic primary idea is “divisive” and would lead to “heated internal conversation.”

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Aug 18

Some personal news ✨ After two years at @NOTUSreports, I’m thrilled to be back in FL and joining the @MiamiHerald in September!

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨 At least 10 scientists, all cited in the Trump admin's new climate change report, told me that the report completely mischaracterizes their research.

I also found five citations with significant errors, and a paragraph missing an important citation.

‘A Serious Misuse of My Research’: Climate Scientists Say New Trump Energy Report Botches Their Work

“Our work has no relevance,” an astrobiologist whose research was cited in the administration’s climate change report said.

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NOTUS @notus.com · Jul 24

Ron DeSantis’ push to build the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center is stretching the bounds of executive power in Florida.
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How Ron DeSantis Is Bending Emergency Powers for a Sprawling Detention Camp

The Florida governor’s use of emergency authority to build “Alligator Alcatraz” has had sweeping ramifications for his state — and for the expansive use of executive power.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · Jul 18

TPM reported these contracts were removed from the accountability site in my story earlier this week. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/contrac...

The FACTS system, which is maintained by the state's Department of Financial Services, lists all of these contracts and invoices as coming from
the executive office of the governor and categorizes them as "Emergency procurement per Executive Order." At points during the reporting of this story, TPM observed figures changing on the FACTS website. It is not certain the figures cited in these contracts represent the final amount paid. For 11 of the contracts and invoices in this story, PDF files of the "original" were initially available in FACTS. All of those PDF files were removed during the course of our reporting. Except in one instance, all of the data cited in this story is from these "original" documents. The Department of Financial Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 22

Jeanine Pirro says a case to recoup funds for Trump allies who fell for a crypto scam was temporarily hidden from the public because of a “clerical error.”

She told NOTUS her office was trying to shield the identity of a company, not the entire case.

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Jeanine Pirro Says a Crypto Scam Case Was Sealed Because of a ‘Clerical Error’

The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia told NOTUS that DOJ had initially amended its complaint against the alleged scammer “to remove the name of one of the companies.”

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · Jul 22

More drama here. Now Jeanine Pirro tells us that the court clerk is to blame for temporarily rendering secret a case that appears to involve would-be Trump supporters.

Story from me @claireheddles.bsky.social:

@notusreports.bsky.social:

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Jeanine Pirro Says a Crypto Scam Case Was Sealed Because of a ‘Clerical Error’

The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia told NOTUS that DOJ had initially amended its complaint against the alleged scammer “to remove the name of one of the companies.”

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 22

UPDATE: After this story was published on Monday evening, the case was unsealed on Tuesday morning.

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · Jul 21

Last week, my colleague @claireheddles.bsky.social spotted a case that involved Trump's allies.

Now it's been sealed entirely -- which means it's currently proceeding in secret.

@notusreports.bsky.social:

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The DOJ's Case to Recoup Money for Trump Allies Is Now Secret

A District of Columbia court has sealed a cryptocurrency scam case after NOTUS revealed the scam appeared to target MoonPay executives.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 21

The DOJ’s Case to Recoup Money for Trump Allies Is Now Secret

w/ @josepagliery.bsky.social

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The DOJ's Case to Recoup Money for Trump Allies Is Now Secret

A District of Columbia court has sealed a cryptocurrency scam case after NOTUS revealed the scam appeared to target MoonPay executives.

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · Jul 19

Just as this happens, a top ICE official tells a judge that the US State Department brokered the Salvadoran-Venezuelan deal.

And yet, in the same document, the federal government keeps insisting El Salvador remained in full custody of these guys.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · Jul 21

Republican lawmakers are stepping in to personally protect some people who are facing deportation — while saying they support Trump’s immigration crackdown
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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 17

Florida Dem. House Rep. @annaforflorida.bsky.social first flagged these contracts’ removal.

At least 11 of the contracts I downloaded earlier this week were no longer available today.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 17

DeSantis has signed at least $225 million in no-bid contracts for the site in just the past month using an emergency authority he granted himself in 2023.

Only one of those 22 contract documents was publicly available Thursday.

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 17

Key details from the public contracts are no longer publicly available, including points of contact, dates and times of state approvals and cost breakdowns.

Read 11 of the now-deleted contracts via
@notusreports.bsky.social t.co/gksK6U8p53

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Claire Heddles @claireheddles.bsky.social · Jul 17

Florida Quietly Hid Contracts Detailing DeSantis’ $225 Million Spending Spree on Everglades Detention Center

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Florida Quietly Hid Contracts Detailing DeSantis’ $225 Million Spending Spree to Detain Migrants

The contracts, obtained by NOTUS before they were removed, detail millions in spending on staffing, fencing, transportation and meals.

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NOTUS @notus.com · Jul 17

Florida Quietly Hid Contracts Detailing DeSantis’ $225 Million Spending Spree to Detain Migrants

NEW via @claireheddles.bsky.social
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Florida Quietly Hid Contracts Detailing DeSantis’ $225 Million Spending Spree to Detain Migrants

The contracts, obtained by NOTUS before they were removed, detail millions in spending on staffing, fencing, transportation and meals.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · Jul 14

Norman, Oklahoma was ready to build the same kind of flood warning system that could have saved lives in Texas — until Trump took away the funding

I found a long list of places with similar stories👇

Trump Has Systematically Cut Access to Natural Disaster Prevention Resources

“I’m a super big fan of the president, but I’m going to challenge him any time he gets something wrong,” Central, Louisiana, Mayor Wade Evans told NOTUS.

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