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Paul Demko @pdemko.bsky.social · May 12

“The Democratic midterm campaign ads write themselves: Millions in secretive crypto profits for the Trump family, but Mr. Trump’s famous ‘two dolls’ and ‘five pencils’ for everyone else.” www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Opinion | The Trump Family Crypto Business

The Administration will regulate the tokens the Trumps are selling.

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · May 8

“It’s not like Marc Andreessen and David Sacks and Elon and JD and Trump are all sitting at the dinner table at Mar-a-Lago planning DOGE and in a lightbulb moment, they were like, ‘Let’s just instantiate the ideas of Curtis Yarvin,’” one person added. “It’s more like, Yarvin is the brain.”

Curtis Yarvin helped inspire DOGE. Now he scorns it.

The neo-monarchist muse of Silicon Valley helped inspire Elon Musk’s DOGE. Now he compares it to an orchestra of chimpanzees.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · May 8

SCOOP: President Donald Trump plans to announce details of a major trade agreement with the United Kingdom Thursday morning

Trump poised to announce trade agreement with UK

Specifics of the agreement were not immediately available.

www.politico.com

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · May 5

NEWS: @aoc.bsky.social won’t seek top Oversight Committee post, @nicholaswu12.bsky.social reports.

”It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

AOC won't seek top Oversight Committee post

She cited the caucus' preference for seniority.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · May 5

I just feel like the only example in this article being this is kind of symptomatic of the problem with financial journalism in general www.thestreet.com/retirement/s...

A household with $2 million in assets and an annual spending of $500,000 enjoys a luxurious lifestyle, far beyond what a household earning $500,000 per year can afford, as only $250,000 remains after taxes for expenses, Galloway explains.

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · May 5

"The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children."

Pope Francis’s final gift to the children of Gaza: His popemobile

The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · May 2

I am going to become the Joker.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 2

Blumhouse, the horror studio, teamed with Meta to experiment with a technology called Movie Mate. It’s a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones as they watch films in movie theaters.

Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies

Blumhouse, the horror movie studio, has teamed up with Meta on a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones while watching a movie.

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · Apr 30

“Trump’s new-ish material is darker,” says @zackstanton.bsky.social. “It’s not simply the Bukele video, which is so dark it’s practically Vantablack ...”

Trump’s knuckle sandwich

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thank you so much for reading!

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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · Apr 29

"In his first administration, he fired James Comey in the second hundred days and then had the Charlottesville 'very fine people' debacle just after Day 200. Who knows what's in store this time around?" says @zackstanton.bsky.social.

The Most Consequential, Damaging, Head-Scratching Things Trump Did in His First 100 Days

POLITICO’s newsroom experts make sense of the whirlwind we’re all still trying to process.

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 29

Tonight, President Trump will mark his 100th day in office with a big rally in Warren, Michigan.

Why has Warren (and Macomb County) become ground zero for so much of American politics the last 50+ years?

Here's the hidden history behind that:

In 1967, a Black Man and a White Woman Bought a Home. American Politics Would Never Be the Same.

What happened to the Bailey family in the Detroit suburb of Warren became a flashpoint in the national battle over integration.

www.politico.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 29

A few months ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared poised to become the next Canadian prime minister.

Just before 5 a.m. this morning, CBC News declared that he has lost his own bid for reelection.

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Victoria Guida @vtg2.bsky.social · Apr 28

Canadian PM Mark Carney, a former central banker, might seem like an unlikely political figure. But elements of his unusual background now seem quietly relevant.

My latest column, for some Canadian Election Day reading:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Mark Carney Says He’s Ready to Confront the U.S. He’s Done It Before.

Canada’s prime minister has a background in central banking. He also has more experience as a politician than he lets on.

www.politico.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 28

“You know at some point, they give up,” Trump said, referring to media owners generally and — we suspected — Jeff Bezos specifically. “At some point they say, No más, no más.”

He laughed quietly. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Donald Trump Is Enjoying This

The president explains how he plans to change America forever.

www.theatlantic.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 28

Buick vulnerable to Trump tariffs: 'It could just disappear altogether' via @detroitnews.bsky.social:

Buick vulnerable to Trump tariffs: 'It could just disappear altogether'

Buick in 2024 sold more than 157,000 vehicles in the United States that were imported from South Korea and China — almost 86% of its U.S. deliveries.

www.detroitnews.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 28

“Preserving habeas corpus is not some fever dream of the left wing echo chamber,” said Pritzker. “It’s a fundamental concept of justice that people have fought and died for dating back to the Middle Ages.”

JB Pritzker blasts ‘do nothing Democrats’ at New Hampshire fundraiser

The two-term Illinois governor accused Democrats of being too timid in standing up to the Trump administration.

www.politico.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 27

"One of the big projects is figuring out how does global security work when the U.S. is not the guarantor of the free world."

Canada vs. Trump: How Monday’s Election Will Play Out

The U.S. president’s tariffs and insults have altered alliances everywhere, with reverberations from Quebec to Alberta to Washington.

www.politico.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 27

Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it reinforced the power of slave states.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 25

WHCD weekend has arrived in Trump's Washington

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 24

This is *quite* the sensationalized headline at Fox News.

Click through, and you'll find that the "third party" is… God.

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 23

Vivid, affecting writing from Gothamist:

gothamist.com/news/4-year-...

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · Apr 23

“Following Trump’s demand that the FCC inflict ‘punishment’ on CBS over a recent 60 Minutes piece on Greenland and Ukraine, Paramount executives, including Redstone, asked the program to provide a list of upcoming Trump-related pieces it was reporting on” www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

Shari Redstone kept tabs on ’60 Minutes’ segments on Trump

Tensions between CBS and parent company Paramount culminated in the resignation of a longtime producer this week.

www.semafor.com

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 23

"Medication records from pharmacy chains, lab testing and genomics data from patients treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service, claims from private insurers and data from smartwatches and fitness trackers will all be linked together, he said."

RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans

The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.

www.cbsnews.com

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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · Apr 18

Chatted with @zackstanton.bsky.social.

April 18, 2024: Trump's messy breakup with mainstream media

Podcast Episode · POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing · 04/18/2025 · 9m

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Zack Stanton @zackstanton.bsky.social · Apr 18

"Some people think the crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they'd better wise up."

Father Barry Speaks Up Against the Mob | On The Waterfront (1954) | Now Playing

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