@lbleau.bsky.social
Patriot. Feminist. Concerned Citizen. Artist. Descendant of Irish famine immigrants, and other poor, hard working immigrants of the 19th century.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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US judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota's food stamp funding reut.rs/4jEjDLn
US judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota's food stamp funding
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from withholding $80 million to administer Minnesota's food stamp program while the state reviews the eligibility of 100,000 households amid claims of widespread fraud.
reut.rs
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
US judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota's food stamp funding reut.rs/4jEjDLn
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In case anybody on Capitol Hill is wondering, the mood right now out here in the hinterlands is for Democrats not to miss votes.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
In case anybody on Capitol Hill is wondering, the mood right now out here in the hinterlands is for Democrats not to miss votes.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
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The Senate passed Dick Durbin’s legislation that allows people to sue Twitter and other platforms over non consensual fake images made with artificial intelligence.
rollcall.com/2026/01/13/s...
rollcall.com/2026/01/13/s...
Senate passes bill targeting nonconsensual deepfake images
Passage follows furor over Elon Musk-owned X allowing the Grok AI chatbot to generate sexualized images of real people, including children.
rollcall.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The Senate passed Dick Durbin’s legislation that allows people to sue Twitter and other platforms over non consensual fake images made with artificial intelligence.
rollcall.com/2026/01/13/s...
rollcall.com/2026/01/13/s...
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This. What you’re seeing now is panic and weakness and chaos.
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
January 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
This. What you’re seeing now is panic and weakness and chaos.
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
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From Hopium:
- Groceries, clothing, housing, utility prices, medical care all came in way too high in bad new inflation report
- New polling shows the country really turning on ICE and the terror regime
- Desperate men do desperate things
This, more 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-pollin...
- Groceries, clothing, housing, utility prices, medical care all came in way too high in bad new inflation report
- New polling shows the country really turning on ICE and the terror regime
- Desperate men do desperate things
This, more 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-pollin...
New Polling Finds Public Turning On ICE, A Bad Inflation Report, Desperate Men Do Desperate Things
Our good friend Anderson Clayton joins us live at 430pm ET, Greg Sargent will be with us tomorrow at Noon
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
From Hopium:
- Groceries, clothing, housing, utility prices, medical care all came in way too high in bad new inflation report
- New polling shows the country really turning on ICE and the terror regime
- Desperate men do desperate things
This, more 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-pollin...
- Groceries, clothing, housing, utility prices, medical care all came in way too high in bad new inflation report
- New polling shows the country really turning on ICE and the terror regime
- Desperate men do desperate things
This, more 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-pollin...
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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The story www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The story www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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Excellent point.
This officer fled the scene immediately after murdering Renee Good. They say he went to the hospital.
Why isn't the Minnesota State AG subpoenaing the hospital? Let's see that toxicology report. How much cocaine was in his bloodstream?
Why isn't the Minnesota State AG subpoenaing the hospital? Let's see that toxicology report. How much cocaine was in his bloodstream?
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Excellent point.
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Even BILL CLINTON is saying he doesn’t care if the full release of the files implicates Bill Clinton. Amazing.
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Even BILL CLINTON is saying he doesn’t care if the full release of the files implicates Bill Clinton. Amazing.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey
Once again, I’m apologizing at the top of a longer-than-I’d-like-it-to-be Saturday night column.
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Epstein Files: The Biggest Political Coverup in Modern History
The DOJ just scrubbed 16 Epstein files from its website, including a photo of Donald Trump, intensifying concerns that Trump is actively trying - & failing - to protect pedophiles.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
The DOJ just scrubbed 16 Epstein files from its website, including a photo of Donald Trump, intensifying concerns that Trump is actively trying - & failing - to protect pedophiles.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
December 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Epstein Files: The Biggest Political Coverup in Modern History
The DOJ just scrubbed 16 Epstein files from its website, including a photo of Donald Trump, intensifying concerns that Trump is actively trying - & failing - to protect pedophiles.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
The DOJ just scrubbed 16 Epstein files from its website, including a photo of Donald Trump, intensifying concerns that Trump is actively trying - & failing - to protect pedophiles.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
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They’re actually redacting Trump’s name AFTER the release.
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
They’re actually redacting Trump’s name AFTER the release.
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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NEW: @amandacarpenter.bsky.social offers four essential questions (and answers) to understand what’s really at the heart of Trump’s troop surge to blue cities — and why the unjustifiable military deployments must be stopped, in her latest briefing for The Entrenchment Agenda. Read and subscribe:
Federalism at a breaking point
When red state troops police blue cities
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NEW: @amandacarpenter.bsky.social offers four essential questions (and answers) to understand what’s really at the heart of Trump’s troop surge to blue cities — and why the unjustifiable military deployments must be stopped, in her latest briefing for The Entrenchment Agenda. Read and subscribe:
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Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
October 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.
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BREAKING: A second Trump-appointed U.S. attorney has been disqualified after a federal judge ruled her appointment invalid.
Sigal Chattah is out as US attorney in Nevada, just like Alina Habba in NJ: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Sigal Chattah is out as US attorney in Nevada, just like Alina Habba in NJ: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
BREAKING: A second Trump-appointed U.S. attorney has been disqualified after a federal judge ruled her appointment invalid.
Sigal Chattah is out as US attorney in Nevada, just like Alina Habba in NJ: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Sigal Chattah is out as US attorney in Nevada, just like Alina Habba in NJ: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Dear @apnews.com
The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.
Fix your headline.
The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.
Fix your headline.
BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.
Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Dear @apnews.com
The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.
Fix your headline.
The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.
Fix your headline.
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Fix this @apnews.com.
BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.
Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fix this @apnews.com.
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For some reason they came around to the idea that someone who has never run a Bureau, who doesn't know anything about Labor, and only knows how to misrepresent Statistics was an unsuitable pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bold!
October 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
For some reason they came around to the idea that someone who has never run a Bureau, who doesn't know anything about Labor, and only knows how to misrepresent Statistics was an unsuitable pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bold!