I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.
Being a Billionaire was crazy a few hundred years ago because you couldn't "found" a new estate when you got bored being Count SpaceX You had to wait for King Trump to grant you new lands and titles for fealty in the wars of succession I guess my point is...maybe we should get back to an idle rich
I was interviewed by Colorado Public Radio about how the the current FCC Commissioner is working to eliminate diversity in media ownership, local reporting, and viewpoint by ignoring Congressional oversight.
FCC expected to get rid of ownership caps for local TV
The FCC chair pushing the move says it will help local news, but others disagree. Vote will determine the future of television news across the country.
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[1/3] Movie script rejected as too fantastical! A president colludes with his recent criminal defense attorney to access almost $2 billion to reward his allies and obtain total immunity for his personal unpaid taxes.
President Donald Trump's 2025 financial ethics disclosure shows investments in companies benefiting from his deportation push.
Trump’s investment accounts show stock trades in companies awarded immigration contracts
President Donald Trump's 2025 financial ethics disclosure shows investments in companies benefiting from his deportation push.
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Trump declared an 'emergency' to block the release of his financial records to the BBC one day before a court-ordered deadline. The records at issue belong to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust — a trust bearing his name that controls roughly 400 of his business entities.
Trump declares 'emergency' one day before deadline to reveal his finances in court
President Donald Trump declared an 'emergency' to block the release of his financial records to the BBC one day before a court-ordered deadline.The BBC sought the financial information after Trump sue...
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Dozens of company and trade group PACs refuse to say whether they’ll ditch — or defend — Rep. Max Miller.
Max Miller’s Corporate Backers Go Silent on Embattled Congressman
Dozens of company and trade group PACs refuse to say whether they’ll ditch — or defend — the Ohio Republican.
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This would amount to a complete capitulation from the US. Literally no way to even attempt to spin this as a win.
The Texas law firm chosen to represent immigrants has no specialty in immigration law. But in a fascist state, you reward your co-conspirators. BTW, Texas being a border state has plenty of immigration lawyers. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/08/05/r...
Small Texas law firm run by Trump ally wins contract for legal aid to immigrant kids • Wisconsin Examiner
A small Texas law firm run by a former Trump official will represent tens of thousands of immigrant children
wisconsinexaminer.com
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
"McConnell is not even the only Republican in Congress who has been off the job while collecting a paycheck."
Paid Leave and Healthcare for Me, Not for Thee
Republican members of Congress become the poster children for the safety net they voted against.
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NEW: Trump is speaking today at a casino owned by a company battling lawsuits alleging its properties failed to stop the trafficking of a 9-year-old girl and other victims. The suits allege negligence and inadequate security. Our latest:
Trump to Speak at Casino Owned by Company Facing Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Prevent Trafficking of 9-Year-Old Girl
The ownership group is battling multiple lawsuits involving sex trafficking victims
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Update: “President Javier Milei’s latest push to lure private [tech] investment to Argentina suffered a setback Wednesday as lawmakers watered down,” but did not eliminate, apparently Thiel-aligned “legislation to ease limits on foreign land ownership in response to fierce backlash.” 8/5/26… 1/
Milei Guts Bill to Ease Property Laws in Face of Public Uproar
President Javier Milei’s latest push to lure private investment to Argentina suffered a setback Wednesday as lawmakers watered down legislation to ease limits on foreign land ownership in response to ...
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Trump claimed his Qatari gifted flying palace was going to his presidential library, but now he's saying maybe not. He wants a different older Air Force 1 to go there instead. Obviously he wants to keep it as his personal plane, but isn't sure how to do it legally. www.rawstory.com/trump-luxury...
Trump caves on promise to gift 'flying palace' to his presidential library: report
President Donald Trump's plan to display the Qatari-gifted Air Force One at his future presidential library has apparently been scrapped, according to his son.Eric Trump, who is involved in developing...
rawstory.com
He’s is racing to stop the BBC! What an idiot. #Pinks #USDemocracy
Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.
Far-right pastor Dale Partridge says that Germany was "attacked from within by grossly immoral Jewish forces during the Weimar Republic," which naturally made Nazism "extremely appealing": "This Nazi movement terrified the Jews because it represented a powerful form of Christian nationalism."
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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America is in control of a pedophile cult. THEY WANT TO RAPE CHILDREN.
ebisback.bsky.social@ebisback.bsky.social · 12h agoRelease The Epstein Files NOW!
Rent isn’t high by accident, it’s high because 9 landlords colluded with an algorithm called RealPage to fix prices behind your back. Kris Mayes sued every single one of them. This is what a real fighter looks like, and it’s why she deserves your vote, AZ! #BlueWaveIn90Days
Notably, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to defend Pirro on Wednesday.
Trump Officials Had Hourlong Oval Office Meltdown Over Reflecting Pool: Report
Notably, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to defend Pirro on Wednesday.
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No surprise, but Speaker Johnson says he’s standing behind Max Miller — despite the very credible allegations of domestic abuse from Miller’s ex-wife and daughter. Absolutely vile human beings.
Since Trump came back into office I've been waiting to see on WHICH case, which instance of abusive prosecution, DOJ first invoked the language in Trump v. US that lets POTUS prosecute whoever he wants. It appears to be @katmabu.bsky.social's case, Broadview 6. emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/d...
DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel
In the 18 months that Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche has run DOJ, he has yet to rely on Trump v. US, the SCOTUS precedent giving the President unbridled authority to dictate individual p...
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Monsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.
India's severe monsoon season causes more than 100 deaths since July
Monsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.
aljazeera.com
SCHIFF: When Trump ran against Hillary Clinton, who won? CANDEUB: Um. Trump was certified as winner S: Did he in fact win? C: He was certified S: Do you have some doubt about if he won? C: I have no doubt he was certified S: When did it become so difficult to answer such a simple question?
The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful
