@liberty-1.bsky.social
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Did you know? Trump’s ex-wife Ivana wasn’t an American citizen until 1988. She gave birth to Don Junior in 1977, Ivanka in 1981, and Eric in 1984. — Let’s cancel their birthright citizenship first.
May 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Did you know? Trump’s ex-wife Ivana wasn’t an American citizen until 1988. She gave birth to Don Junior in 1977, Ivanka in 1981, and Eric in 1984. — Let’s cancel their birthright citizenship first.
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Just awful: Buried in the GOP bill is a provision that gives a NEW AND EXPANDED TAX BREAK TO WEALTHY INVESTORS, tax experts tell me. It was a bad idea to credulously accept it when Trump claimed to want to raise taxes on investor elites.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam
Donald Trump talked a good game about raising taxes on the rich. Guess who benefits from a provision buried deep within the new GOP bill?
newrepublic.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just awful: Buried in the GOP bill is a provision that gives a NEW AND EXPANDED TAX BREAK TO WEALTHY INVESTORS, tax experts tell me. It was a bad idea to credulously accept it when Trump claimed to want to raise taxes on investor elites.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
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"The pendulum often swings from the meddling to the permissive when a Republican administration takes over from a Democratic one. What is unusual, however, is how deeply the president and his family are involved in the industry benefiting from the relaxation of regulation."
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
The crypto industry is suddenly at the heart of American politics
Thank the Trump family’s investments, friendly regulators and lavish election spending
www.economist.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"The pendulum often swings from the meddling to the permissive when a Republican administration takes over from a Democratic one. What is unusual, however, is how deeply the president and his family are involved in the industry benefiting from the relaxation of regulation."
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
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In other news, Kristi Noem has no Chief of Staff...
...because she gave that role to her alleged lover.
(She is married, and not to her Chief of Staff.)
...because she gave that role to her alleged lover.
(She is married, and not to her Chief of Staff.)
Corey Lewandowski is working as Kristi Noem ‘de facto’ chief of staff
Corey Lewandowski said he chose to work at the department as the husband of a 9/11 widow
www.the-independent.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
In other news, Kristi Noem has no Chief of Staff...
...because she gave that role to her alleged lover.
(She is married, and not to her Chief of Staff.)
...because she gave that role to her alleged lover.
(She is married, and not to her Chief of Staff.)
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I don't know what this means, but I'm the one who wrote a fully updated, 624-page hurricane response plan at FEMA that took over 2 years of work and careful coordination among state and federal agencies. He could start by studying that.
Breaking WSJ:
The newly appointed head of FEMA acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn't yet have a fully formed disaster-response plan. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The newly appointed head of FEMA acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn't yet have a fully formed disaster-response plan. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I don't know what this means, but I'm the one who wrote a fully updated, 624-page hurricane response plan at FEMA that took over 2 years of work and careful coordination among state and federal agencies. He could start by studying that.
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MURPHY: Do you believe that you can detain and deport a legal permanent resident for expressing a political opinion that the administration disagrees with?
NOEM: The determination you're asking for is based on things that you are determining that the secretary of state has considered and evaluated
NOEM: The determination you're asking for is based on things that you are determining that the secretary of state has considered and evaluated
May 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
MURPHY: Do you believe that you can detain and deport a legal permanent resident for expressing a political opinion that the administration disagrees with?
NOEM: The determination you're asking for is based on things that you are determining that the secretary of state has considered and evaluated
NOEM: The determination you're asking for is based on things that you are determining that the secretary of state has considered and evaluated
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Damn, I almost feel bad for Patel bsky.app/profile/atru...
MURRAY: It was due last week. By law.
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
May 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Damn, I almost feel bad for Patel bsky.app/profile/atru...
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If you read the testimonies of the people starving to death in Gaza you'll realise that they had normal lives and jobs two years ago. They worked in IT, they were chefs or nurses, they had small businesses, they underwent IVF, they cooked big family meals. They are no different to you or me.
May 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you read the testimonies of the people starving to death in Gaza you'll realise that they had normal lives and jobs two years ago. They worked in IT, they were chefs or nurses, they had small businesses, they underwent IVF, they cooked big family meals. They are no different to you or me.
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MURPHY: You've read the SCOTUS decision. Does it not require you to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia?
NOEM: The Trump admin is complying with all court orders
M: You're a defendant in the case!... the discussion ends when SCOTUS rules 9-0... that is incredibly chilling for balance of powers
NOEM: The Trump admin is complying with all court orders
M: You're a defendant in the case!... the discussion ends when SCOTUS rules 9-0... that is incredibly chilling for balance of powers
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
MURPHY: You've read the SCOTUS decision. Does it not require you to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia?
NOEM: The Trump admin is complying with all court orders
M: You're a defendant in the case!... the discussion ends when SCOTUS rules 9-0... that is incredibly chilling for balance of powers
NOEM: The Trump admin is complying with all court orders
M: You're a defendant in the case!... the discussion ends when SCOTUS rules 9-0... that is incredibly chilling for balance of powers
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Disappointing that he’s not getting the Hegseth treatment yet from insiders that know he’s a disaster.
MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Disappointing that he’s not getting the Hegseth treatment yet from insiders that know he’s a disaster.
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Are we sure the brain worm died?
Trouble in paradise.
Former RFK Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan: “I don’t know if RFK very clearly lied to me, or what is going on.”
Former RFK Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan: “I don’t know if RFK very clearly lied to me, or what is going on.”
May 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Are we sure the brain worm died?
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Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.
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is that good
Trump's first 100 days in office can by summed up by just this one chart. This is the consensus estimate for GDP growth in 2025 among 79 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. As you can see, forecasted growth has collapsed:
April 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
is that good
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This seems like a VERY BIG rebuke of Trump’s use of the alien enemies act 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Just before 1 a.m., #SCOTUS stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation with a (remarkable) ruling that suggests, among other things, that a majority of the justices is tiring of the Trump administration’s Calvinball.
For more, see the latest “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/144-the-su...
For more, see the latest “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/144-the-su...
144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention
Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.
www.stevevladeck.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This seems like a VERY BIG rebuke of Trump’s use of the alien enemies act 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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I deleted this tweet because I can’t confirm the chyron’s authenticity
April 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I deleted this tweet because I can’t confirm the chyron’s authenticity
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Last transmission from Earth: “Maggie Haberman reports that the launch code was a ‘mistake’, DOGE intern to blame.”
April 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Last transmission from Earth: “Maggie Haberman reports that the launch code was a ‘mistake’, DOGE intern to blame.”
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Because Lee Gelernt and the other attys at the @ACLU DO NOT SLEEP on what must be done.
While we were all sleeping:
The Supreme Court, in an order issued in the middle of the night, ordered the Trump administration to not remove anyone under the Alien Enemies Act until other legal steps play out in the lower courts.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
The Supreme Court, in an order issued in the middle of the night, ordered the Trump administration to not remove anyone under the Alien Enemies Act until other legal steps play out in the lower courts.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
April 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Because Lee Gelernt and the other attys at the @ACLU DO NOT SLEEP on what must be done.
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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Dear @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
STOP telling America we are in a Constituional crisis (which we are)
but ACTING like it’s politics as usual.
IF IT’S A GDMF CRISIS, ACT LIKE IT!
We don’t want to see more speeches & interviews. We want to see open rebellion from YOU!!
STOP telling America we are in a Constituional crisis (which we are)
but ACTING like it’s politics as usual.
IF IT’S A GDMF CRISIS, ACT LIKE IT!
We don’t want to see more speeches & interviews. We want to see open rebellion from YOU!!
April 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dear @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
STOP telling America we are in a Constituional crisis (which we are)
but ACTING like it’s politics as usual.
IF IT’S A GDMF CRISIS, ACT LIKE IT!
We don’t want to see more speeches & interviews. We want to see open rebellion from YOU!!
STOP telling America we are in a Constituional crisis (which we are)
but ACTING like it’s politics as usual.
IF IT’S A GDMF CRISIS, ACT LIKE IT!
We don’t want to see more speeches & interviews. We want to see open rebellion from YOU!!
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“Department of Government Efficiency.”
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Department of Government Efficiency.”
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See, Trumpworld considers this “emotional blackmail.” Ask any of their leading figures
A term I would… maybe have less of a problem with if it were a situation like “you ended a war but what about the major negative consequences,” where you can’t stop literally every bad thing overseas but…
A term I would… maybe have less of a problem with if it were a situation like “you ended a war but what about the major negative consequences,” where you can’t stop literally every bad thing overseas but…
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
See, Trumpworld considers this “emotional blackmail.” Ask any of their leading figures
A term I would… maybe have less of a problem with if it were a situation like “you ended a war but what about the major negative consequences,” where you can’t stop literally every bad thing overseas but…
A term I would… maybe have less of a problem with if it were a situation like “you ended a war but what about the major negative consequences,” where you can’t stop literally every bad thing overseas but…
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No other FBI deputy director has had a full-time security detail, and certainly has never used a detail inside FBI headquarters! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
FBI creates multiagent bodyguard team to protect Dan Bongino
The former pro-Trump podcaster is the first deputy director to have a security detail. Full-time protection could require up to 20 agents, former officials said.
www.nbcnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
No other FBI deputy director has had a full-time security detail, and certainly has never used a detail inside FBI headquarters! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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American citizens who support anti-genocide protesters are not safe.
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from a spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
American citizens who support anti-genocide protesters are not safe.
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Trump administration officials have told some US government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using [AI] to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say
Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
www.reuters.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Trump administration officials have told some US government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using [AI] to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, said two people with knowledge of the matter.