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Billions in foreign real estate deals.
$320M in crypto trading fees — and a private dinner with top buyers of his meme coin.
$28M from Amazon for a Melania documentary.
The list goes on...
We're so numb to Trump profiting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices. Hello?
$320M in crypto trading fees — and a private dinner with top buyers of his meme coin.
$28M from Amazon for a Melania documentary.
The list goes on...
We're so numb to Trump profiting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices. Hello?
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Billions in foreign real estate deals.
$320M in crypto trading fees — and a private dinner with top buyers of his meme coin.
$28M from Amazon for a Melania documentary.
The list goes on...
We're so numb to Trump profiting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices. Hello?
$320M in crypto trading fees — and a private dinner with top buyers of his meme coin.
$28M from Amazon for a Melania documentary.
The list goes on...
We're so numb to Trump profiting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices. Hello?
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Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
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The DOJ reportedly plans to use the False Claims Act to target colleges. The Act “allows private citizens to file complaints on behalf of the govt” & “receive a portion of the recovery.”
These suits “‘sprout like mushrooms after a rainstorm, & they are financially ruinous to defend against.’” 1/
These suits “‘sprout like mushrooms after a rainstorm, & they are financially ruinous to defend against.’” 1/
Trump DOJ weaponizes False Claims Act lawsuits to target DEI in higher ed | The College Fix
‘Institutions that take federal money only to allow anti-Semitism and promote divisive DEI policies are putting their access to federal funds at risk.’…
www.thecollegefix.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The DOJ reportedly plans to use the False Claims Act to target colleges. The Act “allows private citizens to file complaints on behalf of the govt” & “receive a portion of the recovery.”
These suits “‘sprout like mushrooms after a rainstorm, & they are financially ruinous to defend against.’” 1/
These suits “‘sprout like mushrooms after a rainstorm, & they are financially ruinous to defend against.’” 1/
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Musk’s team was caught using a customized version of the Grok chatbot, without approval, to sift through sensitive government data inside the Department of Homeland Security. They used a modified version in an attempt to hide the fact that they were doing it.
May 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Musk’s team was caught using a customized version of the Grok chatbot, without approval, to sift through sensitive government data inside the Department of Homeland Security. They used a modified version in an attempt to hide the fact that they were doing it.
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"In the United States, racism has always gone hand in hand with the concentration of wealth among the very richest people."
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"In the United States, racism has always gone hand in hand with the concentration of wealth among the very richest people."
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Democrats in Congress: Investigate and expose why ICE is allowed to operate in masks and conceal their identities.
There is no acceptable scenario where this should be permitted.
@HouseDemocrats @SenateDems
There is no acceptable scenario where this should be permitted.
@HouseDemocrats @SenateDems
May 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Democrats in Congress: Investigate and expose why ICE is allowed to operate in masks and conceal their identities.
There is no acceptable scenario where this should be permitted.
@HouseDemocrats @SenateDems
There is no acceptable scenario where this should be permitted.
@HouseDemocrats @SenateDems
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"What's to stop a foreign government, eager to bribe the American president, from quietly dumping money into Trump’s crypto project, effectively making direct payments to the president without public disclosure? Nothing."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump’s controversial meme coin ‘contest’ proves predictably profitable for the president
“This isn’t Trump just being Trump,” a Democratic senator said. “The Trump coin scam is the most brazenly corrupt thing a president has ever done.”
www.msnbc.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"What's to stop a foreign government, eager to bribe the American president, from quietly dumping money into Trump’s crypto project, effectively making direct payments to the president without public disclosure? Nothing."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
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Indivisible Central Ohio members are contacting their elected representatives at the Federal, State and Local levels! If you email, phone or meet with your elected rep, please log your interaction.
April 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Indivisible Central Ohio members are contacting their elected representatives at the Federal, State and Local levels! If you email, phone or meet with your elected rep, please log your interaction.
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Since 2011 or so, Hungary has been what is known as a “hybrid regime”—not a totalitarian dictatorship, but not a real democracy, either. Is the same thing happening in the U.S.?
nyer.cm/YxWG7w0
nyer.cm/YxWG7w0
April 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Since 2011 or so, Hungary has been what is known as a “hybrid regime”—not a totalitarian dictatorship, but not a real democracy, either. Is the same thing happening in the U.S.?
nyer.cm/YxWG7w0
nyer.cm/YxWG7w0
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Absolutely horrific video of ICE ARRESTING a CHILD and putting them in HANDCUFFS. This is fascist America.
April 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely horrific video of ICE ARRESTING a CHILD and putting them in HANDCUFFS. This is fascist America.
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All people residing in the U.S. — documented or undocumented — are supposed to have access to the courts and due process.
The Trump regime arresting Judge Hannah Dugan for defending those rights puts us in very dangerous territory.
The Trump regime arresting Judge Hannah Dugan for defending those rights puts us in very dangerous territory.
April 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
All people residing in the U.S. — documented or undocumented — are supposed to have access to the courts and due process.
The Trump regime arresting Judge Hannah Dugan for defending those rights puts us in very dangerous territory.
The Trump regime arresting Judge Hannah Dugan for defending those rights puts us in very dangerous territory.
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Breaking news: New civil rights division chief said more than 100 attorneys have left their jobs, in many cases because they disagreed with the office’s new focus on combating anti-Christian bias, transgender athletes in women’s sports, and “woke ideology.”
Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts
Civil rights director Harmeet K. Dhillon redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.”
www.washingtonpost.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Breaking news: New civil rights division chief said more than 100 attorneys have left their jobs, in many cases because they disagreed with the office’s new focus on combating anti-Christian bias, transgender athletes in women’s sports, and “woke ideology.”
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Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison
Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
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The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
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“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
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According to Kash Patel’s own financial disclosure statement, he pocketed $25,000 from a production company operated by a filmmaker associated with a Kremlin-subsidized propaganda project, a pro-Putin oligarch, and a pro-Kremlin disinformation agent.
@davidcorn.bsky.social's NEW video explains:
@davidcorn.bsky.social's NEW video explains:
The Curious Case of Kash Patel's $25,000
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
According to Kash Patel’s own financial disclosure statement, he pocketed $25,000 from a production company operated by a filmmaker associated with a Kremlin-subsidized propaganda project, a pro-Putin oligarch, and a pro-Kremlin disinformation agent.
@davidcorn.bsky.social's NEW video explains:
@davidcorn.bsky.social's NEW video explains:
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Join the Indivisible Central Ohio Discord Server!
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April 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
ICO is on Discord! Come and find us at discord.gg/GtXm4cBW
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🚨 I have just introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Donald Trump is not above the law, and when he ignores the constitution, he should be held accountable.
Donald Trump is not above the law, and when he ignores the constitution, he should be held accountable.
April 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨 I have just introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Donald Trump is not above the law, and when he ignores the constitution, he should be held accountable.
Donald Trump is not above the law, and when he ignores the constitution, he should be held accountable.