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“When reached at the Blue Cat Lounge, in Osage Beach, MO, Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde, financial advisor to the Trump Organization, declined to comment.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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Gettin’ hot out there, which reminds me of this modern classic. I was living in Chicago in ‘95 and had in-laws in Evanston who had AC. The El was no place to be. Even underground the heat was stifling. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Heat Wave
"A classic. I can't recommend it enough."--Chris Hayes On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measures...
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Stay classy, MAGA. www.instagram.com/reel/DZnGrp5...
Veronica De La Cruz on Instagram: "Brawls on the South Lawn of the White House last night. A federal landmark…desecrated for a birthday party. This is the People’s House. It has stood through wars, mo...
35K likes, 14K comments - veronicadelacruztv on June 15, 2026: "Brawls on the South Lawn of the White House last night. A federal landmark…desecrated for a birthday party. This is the People’s House. ...
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“The evening ended as it had begun: with a display of patriotic pageantry on a scale rarely seen in American sports.” Absurd. More a display of ugly jingoism seen all too often in American sport, though calling UFC a “sport” is mighty generous. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Trump’s White House UFC fights marred by ugly Michelle Obama smear
Justin Gaethje stunned Ilia Topuria in the main event as a night of military pageantry, political theater and cage fighting veered into conspiracy-laden culture-war rhetoric
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A six-month physical? What healthy person has a six-month physical?
As I said on this platform yesterday, he’s not building a ballroom. He’s building a bunker. H/T @doktorzoom.bsky.social www.wonkette.com/p/trump-now-...
Trump: 'Now Witness The Firepower Of This Fully Armed And Operational Great Drone Empire!'
It's an older pop culture reference, sir, but it checks out.
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Who knew Whisky Pete was so into prog-rock? youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJ...
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (HD version)
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
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He has no intention of leaving the White House. Watch for the sign to become “Trump-Vance 2028,” unless elections get suspended altogether.
Sweet little Lucy doesn’t let having just three legs slow her down a bit.
“Trump has frequently appeared to confuse the Peanuts star with unrelated figures such as Marmaduke, Dogbert, and former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “
The Onion@theonion.com · 3mo agoTrump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Snoopy
@doktorzoom.bsky.social, not to be a scold, but Tubs coached at Auburn, not Alabama. He’s still a moron. www.wonkette.com/p/in-rematch...
In Rematch With Tuberville, Doug Jones Has Radical Idea: Don't Elect The Stupid Dipsh*t This Time
Maybe Alabamans will have better sense in the 2026 governor's race than in the 2020 Senate contest. We like to dream!
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Big crowd at the Lakewood, Ohio, No Kings demonstration. The mood was both joyous and defiant.
Thanks, @bittersouth.bsky.social! So far, no neighbors have stormed my porch with torches and pitchforks.
The Park Service dismantled an exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia because it reflects negatively on American history. The exhibit wasn’t even part of the Park Service, but was sponsored, rather, by the city of Philadelphia. Orwellian. billypenn.com/2026/01/22/p...
Philadelphia sues after National Park Service dismantles slavery exhibit at President's House site
Members of the National Park Service removed signage around the President’s House historic site on Independence Mall on Thursday afternoon.
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Can you imagine being this stupid and insecure and [add your own derogatory adjective] to say something like this? And in public yet! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Nicolás Maduro ‘tries to imitate my dance’, says Trump in latest accusation
More seriously, US president claims ousted Venezuelan leader has ‘killed millions of people’ in remarks to congressional Republicans
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“So… what can we do about it? Not to worry, he’s promised all this won’t affect you, just so long as you keep your head down, do what he says, and be very rich.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thi...
This Corrupt Dictator Has Been Running His Country into the Ground for Years, and Now He’s Invading Venezuela
As you’ve probably heard, a corrupt authoritarian president has been destroying his country for over a decade—and as of this weekend, he decided to...
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@tressiemcphd.bsky.social ? ncnewsline.com/2025/12/23/c...
UNC system’s new 'work for hire' policy is a right-wing Trojan horse • NC Newsline
COMMENTARY: As faculty objecting to the policy argued, making syllabi public isn’t really about transparency for the benefit of students, as Hans claims, but about making faculty and their courses eas...
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How did we survive without AI there to ask the important questions?
