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As a Wall Street CEO, Frank Bisignano cashed out to the tune of $500 MILLION — and his former company faces questions about its financial reporting.
Now, he's Donald Trump's head of Social Security.
Did Bisignano mislead investors and Americans?
I'm pressing for answers.
Now, he's Donald Trump's head of Social Security.
Did Bisignano mislead investors and Americans?
I'm pressing for answers.
Exclusive | Senate Democrats Want Fiserv to Detail Trump Official’s Tenure
The payments company said it wouldn’t hit financial targets set by executives including Frank Bisignano, who now heads the Social Security Administration.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
As a Wall Street CEO, Frank Bisignano cashed out to the tune of $500 MILLION — and his former company faces questions about its financial reporting.
Now, he's Donald Trump's head of Social Security.
Did Bisignano mislead investors and Americans?
I'm pressing for answers.
Now, he's Donald Trump's head of Social Security.
Did Bisignano mislead investors and Americans?
I'm pressing for answers.
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Republicans have never let the filibuster stop them from doing something they actually wanted to do.
E.g., nationwide abortion ban: it's not because the GOP likes playing fair, it's because some Republican Senators promised they wouldn't do that and don't want to be forced to vote yes/no on one.
E.g., nationwide abortion ban: it's not because the GOP likes playing fair, it's because some Republican Senators promised they wouldn't do that and don't want to be forced to vote yes/no on one.
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Republicans have never let the filibuster stop them from doing something they actually wanted to do.
E.g., nationwide abortion ban: it's not because the GOP likes playing fair, it's because some Republican Senators promised they wouldn't do that and don't want to be forced to vote yes/no on one.
E.g., nationwide abortion ban: it's not because the GOP likes playing fair, it's because some Republican Senators promised they wouldn't do that and don't want to be forced to vote yes/no on one.
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The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity.
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little eviden
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity.
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
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Maybe you can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night, but most Americans are trying to figure out which bills they can pay with their last $50.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Maybe you can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night, but most Americans are trying to figure out which bills they can pay with their last $50.
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Trump didn’t show up for his job, so I guess we’ll have to do it for him.
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trump didn’t show up for his job, so I guess we’ll have to do it for him.
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Trump is moving to immortalize himself with his name etched into coins, carved into pediments, and inscribed into marble. He wants to glorify himself in the most permanent ways possible.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
The Verdict of History
Trump and his fascist glorification
robertreich.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trump is moving to immortalize himself with his name etched into coins, carved into pediments, and inscribed into marble. He wants to glorify himself in the most permanent ways possible.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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"This case is about whether millions of voters will be disenfranchised through no fault of their own," @marcelias.bsky.social, whose firm is representing two of the organizations that are defending the state's grace period, said.
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
Supreme Court takes up challenge to Mississippi mail-in voting law
The ruling could upend mail-in voting in dozens of states.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"This case is about whether millions of voters will be disenfranchised through no fault of their own," @marcelias.bsky.social, whose firm is representing two of the organizations that are defending the state's grace period, said.
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
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There is nothing “clean” about the Continuing Resolution that was passed tonight.
Sure, it reopens the government—but it does nothing to address the healthcare crisis that Republicans created.
(1/2)
Sure, it reopens the government—but it does nothing to address the healthcare crisis that Republicans created.
(1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There is nothing “clean” about the Continuing Resolution that was passed tonight.
Sure, it reopens the government—but it does nothing to address the healthcare crisis that Republicans created.
(1/2)
Sure, it reopens the government—but it does nothing to address the healthcare crisis that Republicans created.
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Republicans have proven over and over again that they can’t govern. It’s a damn shame—and I hope the American people remember who stood with them and who turned their backs on them. (2/2)
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Republicans have proven over and over again that they can’t govern. It’s a damn shame—and I hope the American people remember who stood with them and who turned their backs on them. (2/2)
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“‘This Sucks’: Trump and the GOP Thought They Survived the Epstein Scandal. It’s Back”
Asawin Suebsaeng reports for Zeteo on how Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’
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Asawin Suebsaeng reports for Zeteo on how Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’
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‘That Sucks’: Trump and the GOP Thought They Survived the Epstein Scandal. It’s Back
Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’
zeteo.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“‘This Sucks’: Trump and the GOP Thought They Survived the Epstein Scandal. It’s Back”
Asawin Suebsaeng reports for Zeteo on how Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’
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Asawin Suebsaeng reports for Zeteo on how Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’
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Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
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I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
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Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
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Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
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These men are completely incompetent and have no regard whatsoever for the safety of Americans. We will all pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
These men are completely incompetent and have no regard whatsoever for the safety of Americans. We will all pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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The cruelty is the point.
Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago spent nearly two months in ICE detention—despite having protection under DACA—until a federal judge ruled that the government had no reason to keep her in custody and ordered her release.
DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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House Republicans were willing to starve Americans - to shut down the House and not call it back to session where they could try and reopen the govt and fund SNAP - to keep this from coming out
"...Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump 'knew about the girls,' many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship as Mr. Trump was becoming a national political figure."
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
House Republicans were willing to starve Americans - to shut down the House and not call it back to session where they could try and reopen the govt and fund SNAP - to keep this from coming out
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Epstein wrote in emails, at least one back in 2011 when there would have been little incentive to lie, that Trump knew about what he was doing with girls www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Epstein wrote in emails, at least one back in 2011 when there would have been little incentive to lie, that Trump knew about what he was doing with girls www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.