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Extortion: Ukraine has granted rights to develop a major lithium deposit to investors linked to a longtime associate of Donald Trump

The decision was made by a Ukrainian government commission, The New York Times reports.
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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There is an all-out assault on Minnesota. They are going after the Somali community, cutting off all federal funds, and now moving large numbers of ICE/CBP there. They want to create civil unrest to justify the Insurrection Act. We need a general strike. We are at the threshold of DEFCON 1.
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-266...
J.D. Vance tied to ultra-right project that called hunger 'great motivator' for unemployed
Long before he became a senator or the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate, J.D. Vance championed a far right-wing Heritage Foundation report that called hunger a “great motivation” for Ame...
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January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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walkerwest.bsky.social
"The starvation will continue until morale improves."

Some truly Stalinist stuff, right here....
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 9, 2026 THE HONORABLE TIM WALZ Governor of Minesota 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bivd. St. Paul, MN 55155 THE HONORABLE JACOB FREY Mayor of the City of Minneapolis City Hail 350S. Fifth St., Room 330 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Dear Governor Walz and Mayor Frey, It is my responsibility as Secretary of Agriculture to ensure sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars by climinating fraud, waste and abuse in all programs funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The widespread and systemic fraud associated with federal benefit programs in the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis demonstrate an inability to handle federal resources without additional oversight and accountability measures in place. During your tenures as Governor of Minnesota and Mayor of Minneapolis, numerous non-profits and businesses have defrauded the federal government in what a federal prosecutor in Minnesota called "a staggering, industrial-scale fraud".! Most notably, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit— Feeding Our Future defrauded U.S. taxpayers of nearly $250 million in federal funds given to them by the Minnesota Department of Education.? This fraud scheme involved USDA funding provided to the State of Minnesota to feed hungry children under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). As of late November, 78 defendants had been charged in what the Department of Justice characterized as the largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country? Other recent examples of'alleged fraud in Minnesota include exploitation of the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program", a scheme to defraud the Housing Stabilization 1-Whut te know about Minnesoca' "industrial-scale fraad" scandal, as more charges are fled and Trump weighs in, "CES Nows (Dic. 19, 3025) available at ht:/www.cbsnews.com/news/atas-do-know-alonesota-frawf-candal were-changes-fled- tump-water. /Federal Jury Finds Feeding Our Future Masternind and Co-D… Services Program", and alleged fraud in daycare centers*, Your Administrations have refused additional accountability and oversight, claiming that criticism of rampant fraud and abuse is "racist." While the full extent of fraud in Minnesota is not yet known, it is clear that, under your leadership- or lack thereof fraudsters can take advantage of federal funds and the American taxpayer with impunity. This necessitates federal action to protect taxpayer dollars until adequate safeguards can be established. Despite a staggering, wide-reaching fraud scandal, your Administrations refuse to provide basic information or take common sense mcasures to stop fraud. In fact, rather than conlin your SNAP rolls are accurate to prevent continuing fraud, you asked the courts to block USDA's directive to recertify the State's SNAP recipients. Recent news reports also emerged that the Minnesota Department of Human Services repeatedly reported incorrect information about SNAP to the federal government.? The Trump administration refuses to allow such fraud to continuc. Therefore, because of your failed Icadership and abysmal financial management oversight, 1 am notifying you that, effective immediately, I am suspending payments on all active awards and any future awards from USDA to the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis, currently totaling over $129.18 million. Within 30 days, you shall provide USDA with payment justifications for all federal dollar expenditures from January 20, 2025, to the present. Going forward, all transactions on awards to the State of Minnesota or the City of Minneapolis will require such payment justification. If those payment justifications are not received, awards will remain suspended. While your Administrations have turned a blind eye to documented fraud, the Trump Administration has made clear that fraud, waste, and abuse are unacceptable. The American people deserve to know that their taxpayer dollars are helping those in need-not criminals. …
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Look, again, it’s a sign of how completely our constitutional order has collapsed that Trump is still President after this. But that was true of everything DOGE did, of threatening 🇨🇦 & 🇬🇱, of sending the military into cities, etc. We’re a totally non-functional polity. Article I no longer operates.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9h
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 9, 2026 THE HONORABLE TIM WALZ Governor of Minesota 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bivd. St. Paul, MN 55155 THE HONORABLE JACOB FREY Mayor of the City of Minneapolis City Hail 350S. Fifth St., Room 330 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Dear Governor Walz and Mayor Frey, It is my responsibility as Secretary of Agriculture to ensure sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars by climinating fraud, waste and abuse in all programs funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The widespread and systemic fraud associated with federal benefit programs in the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis demonstrate an inability to handle federal resources without additional oversight and accountability measures in place. During your tenures as Governor of Minnesota and Mayor of Minneapolis, numerous non-profits and businesses have defrauded the federal government in what a federal prosecutor in Minnesota called "a staggering, industrial-scale fraud".! Most notably, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit— Feeding Our Future defrauded U.S. taxpayers of nearly $250 million in federal funds given to them by the Minnesota Department of Education.? This fraud scheme involved USDA funding provided to the State of Minnesota to feed hungry children under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). As of late November, 78 defendants had been charged in what the Department of Justice characterized as the largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country? Other recent examples of'alleged fraud in Minnesota include exploitation of the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program", a scheme to defraud the Housing Stabilization 1-Whut te know about Minnesoca' "industrial-scale fraad" scandal, as more charges are fled and Trump weighs in, "CES Nows (Dic. 19, 3025) available at ht:/www.cbsnews.com/news/atas-do-know-alonesota-frawf-candal were-changes-fled- tump-water. /Federal Jury Finds Feeding Our Future Masternind and Co-D… Services Program", and alleged fraud in daycare centers*, Your Administrations have refused additional accountability and oversight, claiming that criticism of rampant fraud and abuse is "racist." While the full extent of fraud in Minnesota is not yet known, it is clear that, under your leadership- or lack thereof fraudsters can take advantage of federal funds and the American taxpayer with impunity. This necessitates federal action to protect taxpayer dollars until adequate safeguards can be established. Despite a staggering, wide-reaching fraud scandal, your Administrations refuse to provide basic information or take common sense mcasures to stop fraud. In fact, rather than conlin your SNAP rolls are accurate to prevent continuing fraud, you asked the courts to block USDA's directive to recertify the State's SNAP recipients. Recent news reports also emerged that the Minnesota Department of Human Services repeatedly reported incorrect information about SNAP to the federal government.? The Trump administration refuses to allow such fraud to continuc. Therefore, because of your failed Icadership and abysmal financial management oversight, 1 am notifying you that, effective immediately, I am suspending payments on all active awards and any future awards from USDA to the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis, currently totaling over $129.18 million. Within 30 days, you shall provide USDA with payment justifications for all federal dollar expenditures from January 20, 2025, to the present. Going forward, all transactions on awards to the State of Minnesota or the City of Minneapolis will require such payment justification. If those payment justifications are not received, awards will remain suspended. While your Administrations have turned a blind eye to documented fraud, the Trump Administration has made clear that fraud, waste, and abuse are unacceptable. The American people deserve to know that their taxpayer dollars are helping those in need-not criminals. …
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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"Minneapolis protesters are expected to gather at 1 p.m. CT Saturday on the city's southside. They will meet at the northwest corner of Powderhorn Park, near the shooting site..."

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
ICE shooting: New video emerges, Renee Good's wife speaks out
Vice President JD Vance said a new video exonerates the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.usatoday.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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andycraig.bsky.social
Jefferson was so proud of the law disestablishing the state church in Virginia he had it carved on his grave.
rightwingwatch.bsky.social Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 16h
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith claims that every single one of the Founding Fathers "by today's standards, would be labeled a far-right Christian nationalist."
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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"Secretary of War @PeteHegseth will be arriving at Joint Base Andrews soon, and then it’s wheels up to California for my first trip with the @DeptofWar as a new member of the Pentagon Press Corps! The Secretary of War will be meeting with Defense Industry leaders. Follow me for exclusive updates!"
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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An aircraft specifically designed to survive a nuclear disaster and carry the President landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Thursday night — and reports indicate Pete Hegseth and Laura Loomer were apparently on it.

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'Very rare': Hegseth landing at LAX in Trump's 'Doomsday plane' sets off firestorm online
An aircraft specifically designed to survive a nuclear disaster and carry President Donald Trump was seen landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Thursday night — and reports indicate Defen...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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"The federal government Friday agreed to *make taxpayers* pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet."

#FIFY
January 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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oregonian.com
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Only the best.
oregonian.com The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6h
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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billprady.com
Fucking idiots did this.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/h...
South Carolina measles cases jump 68% in one week amid holiday activities and lagging vaccination | CNN
The first measles cases hit last fall, and the South Carolina health department declared an outbreak at the start of October. Now, more than 300 cases have been reported over the past few months, and ...
www.cnn.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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US protesters surrounded the hotel where ICE agents are staying at in Minneapolis. #ReneeNicoleGood #ReneeGood #3E #EndImpunity
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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katiephang.bsky.social
The identity of the ICE agent who murdered Renee Nicole Good: Jonathan Ross. He was involved in *another* vehicle-related incident last year, where he also pulled his gun.

I've got the details from Ross’ own trial testimony & updates from yesterday's Portland shooting.

youtu.be/jd1L3wuCZjA?...
Trump PANICS After MN ICE Agent IDENTITY Is REVEALED
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Quick update on the political situation in the US: the government is led by a billionaire pedophile who believes he can murder American citizens with impunity.

Seems bad!
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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wajali.bsky.social
Trump and MAGA are gearing up for martial law.

The next step is unleashing the Insurrection Act.

This has been the plan all along.
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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"On abortion—I fully support the Women's Health Protection Act...that would basically make sure that women have the right to terminate or continue an abortion through viability, and protect physicians and other health care professionals from the absolutely absurd things going on in some states."
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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rmac.bsky.social
Sergey Brin is joining fellow Google founder Larry Page in cutting his ties to California ahead of a proposed state tax on billionaires. Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/t...
Google Guys Say Bye to California
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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ericholthaus.com
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.

This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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I'm glad to see this pressure on Google and Apple. If any other company was running an active CSAM generator in public you better believe it would have been removed from their app stores by now www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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I remember in “Super Pumped,” Eddy Cue calls up Travis, the CEO of Uber, after Apple finds they are abusing App Store rules: “You need to be in Cupertino at 9 AM tomorrow and Tim is going to sit in and decide whether Uber exists or not.”
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM