Paul Skudlarek
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
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Ukraine gives Hunter Biden--oops, I mean Ronald Lauder--a big lithium contract.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Ukraine gives Hunter Biden--oops, I mean Ronald Lauder--a big lithium contract.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
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Update: The Trump administration has released an outline of options for dealing with the Colorado River’s deepening water shortages, and they could dramatically cut the amount of water available for Southern California. www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
Trump administration proposes Colorado River options that could hit California hard
With rules governing the hard-hit Colorado River set to expire, the Trump administration presented options for dealing with the ongoing water shortages. Some experts said they would require greater sa...
www.latimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Update: The Trump administration has released an outline of options for dealing with the Colorado River’s deepening water shortages, and they could dramatically cut the amount of water available for Southern California. www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
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NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries
www.apricitas.io
January 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
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ICYMI: Federal health officials reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 to 11 on Monday.
Trump administration cuts Childhood vaccine recommendations nearly in half
Health officials pointed to decreased public trust in health care coinciding with mandatory lockdowns, face masks, and vaccine mandates during the Covid pandemic.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
ICYMI: Federal health officials reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 to 11 on Monday.
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Walz: "Republicans want to tear this state down. Republicans want to tell you it's too dangerous to talk down the streets. Republicans want to tell you there's nothing good that comes out of Minneapolis/St Paul. Republicans want to tell you everybody with brown skin is stealing money ... "
January 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Walz: "Republicans want to tear this state down. Republicans want to tell you it's too dangerous to talk down the streets. Republicans want to tell you there's nothing good that comes out of Minneapolis/St Paul. Republicans want to tell you everybody with brown skin is stealing money ... "
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According to the White House, this is the "true" timeline of January 6th.
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
According to the White House, this is the "true" timeline of January 6th.
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Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
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giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
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At some point, I would love to see an interviewer ask someone from the Trump administration which specific portion of Article II they are relying on.
Pam Bondi: "This was well within the president's Article 2 powers. It was a law enforcement function to arrest indicted individuals in Venezuela."
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 AM
At some point, I would love to see an interviewer ask someone from the Trump administration which specific portion of Article II they are relying on.
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MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
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A major bet on Nicolás Maduro's capture before the Venezuelan president was seized in an American military raid shows how prediction markets pose a controversial new opportunity for insiders to profit on secret information.
$30,000 Maduro bet sparks debate over prediction markets' insider trading exposure
Insider trading on prediction markets is generally not against the law — and critics say that's a problem.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
A major bet on Nicolás Maduro's capture before the Venezuelan president was seized in an American military raid shows how prediction markets pose a controversial new opportunity for insiders to profit on secret information.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Amazing how quickly you can soil yourself and rep www.thedailybeast.com//maga-coded-...
MAGA-Coded News Anchor Pushes Off ‘Anti-Elite’ Private Jet Tour
The ratings-challenged network had planned a 10-day national tour to introduce its new evening anchor.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Amazing how quickly you can soil yourself and rep www.thedailybeast.com//maga-coded-...
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From my father, who worked in Venezuela in the 80s (my whole family lived there as well):
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
From my father, who worked in Venezuela in the 80s (my whole family lived there as well):
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With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
Bonus Episode: How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela? (With Anne Applebaum) | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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President Trump said on Saturday that Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the U.S. run the country. Less than two hours later, Rodríguez made clear she viewed the U.S. as an illegal invader that must be rejected.
Venezuela’s Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
President Trump said that Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, would help the United States run Venezuela. She quickly said the opposite.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
President Trump said on Saturday that Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the U.S. run the country. Less than two hours later, Rodríguez made clear she viewed the U.S. as an illegal invader that must be rejected.
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Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism
Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
www.motherjones.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
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“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.”
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.”
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I'm trying to get a sense of how many (other) people were invited and then disinvited from US campuses last year. If you have a story to share, please dm. I will keep it confidential – just trying to figure out the scale of this.
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I'm trying to get a sense of how many (other) people were invited and then disinvited from US campuses last year. If you have a story to share, please dm. I will keep it confidential – just trying to figure out the scale of this.
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At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.