@tnestoro.bsky.social
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A compelling graphic look at all the ways that Trump and his family and friends have been monetizing the White House in his second term to enrich themselves more than any presidential clan has ever done before. @lazarogamio.bsky.social Amy Schoenfeld Walker
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A compelling graphic look at all the ways that Trump and his family and friends have been monetizing the White House in his second term to enrich themselves more than any presidential clan has ever done before. @lazarogamio.bsky.social Amy Schoenfeld Walker
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Folks should read one of two books by @craigunger.bsky.social :
American Kompromat
and/or
House of Trump, House of Putin
American Kompromat
and/or
House of Trump, House of Putin
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Folks should read one of two books by @craigunger.bsky.social :
American Kompromat
and/or
House of Trump, House of Putin
American Kompromat
and/or
House of Trump, House of Putin
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In 2025, @saveohioparks.bsky.social's coalition asked Gov. Mike DeWine for a moratorium on fracking under Ohio state parks and public lands.
He ignored us.
In 2026, keep up on dangers fracking plays in Ohio, esp. waste management and data centers: bit.ly/42MTx2l
@indivcentraloh.bsky.social
He ignored us.
In 2026, keep up on dangers fracking plays in Ohio, esp. waste management and data centers: bit.ly/42MTx2l
@indivcentraloh.bsky.social
30 Organizations Demand Moratorium on Fracking Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
Save Ohio Parks and 29 other organizations from across the state delivered a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine demanding a moratorium on new and pending nominations, bids, and leases to frack Ohio’s belov…
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
In 2025, @saveohioparks.bsky.social's coalition asked Gov. Mike DeWine for a moratorium on fracking under Ohio state parks and public lands.
He ignored us.
In 2026, keep up on dangers fracking plays in Ohio, esp. waste management and data centers: bit.ly/42MTx2l
@indivcentraloh.bsky.social
He ignored us.
In 2026, keep up on dangers fracking plays in Ohio, esp. waste management and data centers: bit.ly/42MTx2l
@indivcentraloh.bsky.social
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Happy New Year. Start it off right. Tell Ohio EPA to do its job and protect Ohio water quality.
Comment by Jan. 16 on data centers allowed to discharge wastewater into our rivers and streams, lowering our water quality. bit.ly/3KLuDK8
@ccbecker271.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
Comment by Jan. 16 on data centers allowed to discharge wastewater into our rivers and streams, lowering our water quality. bit.ly/3KLuDK8
@ccbecker271.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
Tell Ohio EPA: No general wastewater permits for Ohio data centers
The Ohio EPA's draft proposal would fast-track wastewater permits for data centers without reviews needed to ensure public health and safety.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Happy New Year. Start it off right. Tell Ohio EPA to do its job and protect Ohio water quality.
Comment by Jan. 16 on data centers allowed to discharge wastewater into our rivers and streams, lowering our water quality. bit.ly/3KLuDK8
@ccbecker271.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
Comment by Jan. 16 on data centers allowed to discharge wastewater into our rivers and streams, lowering our water quality. bit.ly/3KLuDK8
@ccbecker271.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
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Letter to the Editor
DeWine failed to guard rights of disabled voters who rely on mail ballots in signing SB 293
That is not election integrity; it is voter suppression.
Elizabeth Brassell,
Wickliffe
www.cleveland.com/letters/2026...
DeWine failed to guard rights of disabled voters who rely on mail ballots in signing SB 293
That is not election integrity; it is voter suppression.
Elizabeth Brassell,
Wickliffe
www.cleveland.com/letters/2026...
DeWine failed to guard rights of disabled voters who rely on mail ballots in signing SB 293
In signing SB 293 into law, Gov. DeWine failed to protect the voting rights of Ohioans, especially those of us who rely on mail voting to participate in our democracy, writes Elizabeth Brassell of Wic...
www.cleveland.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Letter to the Editor
DeWine failed to guard rights of disabled voters who rely on mail ballots in signing SB 293
That is not election integrity; it is voter suppression.
Elizabeth Brassell,
Wickliffe
www.cleveland.com/letters/2026...
DeWine failed to guard rights of disabled voters who rely on mail ballots in signing SB 293
That is not election integrity; it is voter suppression.
Elizabeth Brassell,
Wickliffe
www.cleveland.com/letters/2026...
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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BREAKING:
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
December 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING:
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
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It's not just Trump's secret police, plenty of other countries demand you open your phone so they can search it: North Korea, Iran, China, Russia and Israel, for instance. And come to think of it, these are the countries Trump normally votes with at the UN.
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up. How to Protect Your Privacy.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's not just Trump's secret police, plenty of other countries demand you open your phone so they can search it: North Korea, Iran, China, Russia and Israel, for instance. And come to think of it, these are the countries Trump normally votes with at the UN.
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Terrorist Russia reopens Mariupol theatre, under Russian occupation, on a mass grave. As Russians dance on Ukrainian remains 😡
Truly sickening
Truly sickening
Russia Reopens Mariupol Theatre on a Mass Grave
The Russians dance on Ukrainian bones
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Terrorist Russia reopens Mariupol theatre, under Russian occupation, on a mass grave. As Russians dance on Ukrainian remains 😡
Truly sickening
Truly sickening
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Macron’s circle says France found no convincing evidence of a Ukrainian drone strike on Putin’s residence, per Le Monde. Russian claims contradict themselves, and partners saw nothing credible. EU leaders discussed Moscow’s reaction, while ISW and the US are also skeptical and investigating.
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Macron’s circle says France found no convincing evidence of a Ukrainian drone strike on Putin’s residence, per Le Monde. Russian claims contradict themselves, and partners saw nothing credible. EU leaders discussed Moscow’s reaction, while ISW and the US are also skeptical and investigating.
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Back in September of this year the Russians launched a missile into Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers building and attempted to assassinate Ukraine's Prime Minister in her office.
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
December 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Back in September of this year the Russians launched a missile into Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers building and attempted to assassinate Ukraine's Prime Minister in her office.
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
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As @GovBillLee thanks Trump for $50 Billion for rural health, keep in mind he’s hoping we forget they just cut $1 TRILLION from Medicaid to give tax cuts to the rich
$1 TRILLION > $50 BILLION
Again: They think we all have goldfish brains 🧠
$1 TRILLION > $50 BILLION
Again: They think we all have goldfish brains 🧠
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As @GovBillLee thanks Trump for $50 Billion for rural health, keep in mind he’s hoping we forget they just cut $1 TRILLION from Medicaid to give tax cuts to the rich
$1 TRILLION > $50 BILLION
Again: They think we all have goldfish brains 🧠
$1 TRILLION > $50 BILLION
Again: They think we all have goldfish brains 🧠
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There is a devastating report in the NYT this afternoon that one the US-destroyed fishing boats washed ashore in Columbia and contained only evidence of marijuana.
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There is a devastating report in the NYT this afternoon that one the US-destroyed fishing boats washed ashore in Columbia and contained only evidence of marijuana.
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
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"Following the Ukraine-US meeting, Trump lauded Putin, saying the Russian president “wants to see Ukraine succeed”.
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
US president says ‘thorny’ issues remain on ending Europe’s biggest land war in 80 years
giftarticle.ft.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"Following the Ukraine-US meeting, Trump lauded Putin, saying the Russian president “wants to see Ukraine succeed”.
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 A slice of Trump cake that the US president is treating Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation to today
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
December 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 A slice of Trump cake that the US president is treating Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation to today
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Clean drinking water is Ohio's hottest nonpartisan political issue for 2026.
With EPA gutting of Clean Water Act and if Ohio EPA general wastewater permits for AI data center buildout go through, all Ohioans face lower quality water, more illness & disease.
Comments by Jan. 16: bit.ly/3KLuDK8
With EPA gutting of Clean Water Act and if Ohio EPA general wastewater permits for AI data center buildout go through, all Ohioans face lower quality water, more illness & disease.
Comments by Jan. 16: bit.ly/3KLuDK8
Tell Ohio EPA: No general wastewater permits for Ohio data centers
The Ohio EPA's draft proposal would fast-track wastewater permits for data centers without reviews needed to ensure public health and safety.
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Clean drinking water is Ohio's hottest nonpartisan political issue for 2026.
With EPA gutting of Clean Water Act and if Ohio EPA general wastewater permits for AI data center buildout go through, all Ohioans face lower quality water, more illness & disease.
Comments by Jan. 16: bit.ly/3KLuDK8
With EPA gutting of Clean Water Act and if Ohio EPA general wastewater permits for AI data center buildout go through, all Ohioans face lower quality water, more illness & disease.
Comments by Jan. 16: bit.ly/3KLuDK8
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to advocate for pardons and clemency, creating what critics describe as a “pardon-shopping” or quasi pay-to-play system.
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
to advocate for pardons and clemency, creating what critics describe as a “pardon-shopping” or quasi pay-to-play system.
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The last newsletter of the year is out and it’s a good one. Some people spent 2025 golfing and hanging with friends at private clubs and one of them is the president.
President Hobbies closes out year five
I am pleased to report that we have reached, as of writing, the 361st day of 2025, a year that includes only 365 days despite feeling as though it has included 36,500. This has been the longest year s...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
December 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The last newsletter of the year is out and it’s a good one. Some people spent 2025 golfing and hanging with friends at private clubs and one of them is the president.
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From the NYT today, 2 charts on the brokenness of American politics:
December 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From the NYT today, 2 charts on the brokenness of American politics:
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I think this is called a robbery.
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Trump’s immigration agents are doing whatever they want.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I think this is called a robbery.
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Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace