Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Mr Bear & Susie political poms
@leelaurie.bsky.social
Dog dad. 2 large pomeranians (1 is 30#) gemologist. Married since 2011 Out & Proud Gay. I do enjoy MM romance novels. Buttigieg Democrat 🏳️🌈 ⚒️🌊 NO DMs Do not ask for a follow if your a holy roller. I'm not into your interpretation of the lord
1/ 🧵 Roman Abramovich. Oleg Deripaska. Names you likely remember from @maddow.bsky.social sanctioned for backing Putin's war. A leak of 3.6 million files shows exactly which professionals in Cyprus kept their billions safe from those sanctions anyway. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
Strongmen are always looking out for number one: themselves. That’s why they create inner sanctums around themselves, surrounding themselves with family members who do not give them objective feedback. We should all be concerned when leaders surround themselves with only sycophants.
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
1/ 🧵 A private company almost nobody has heard of just built a $1.27 billion surveillance empire across Mexico, and it is now wiring that camera and license plate data straight into Texas under a quiet border deal. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
In an effort to stuff AI search results with brand-friendly answers, marketers have descended upon Reddit, a platform that users have come to associate with unfiltered, truthful opinions. They will have to get past the moderators first. Read more from @miasato.bsky.social: buff.ly/EFbnTAk
One expert said statistical modeling suggests almost half of the students cheated on the online test.
An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
Top scores increased by 5x.
arstechnica.com
The severe snow drought that afflicted Utah over the winter is 14 times more likely in the Upper Colorado River Basin states compared to the start of the industrial period, when humans began releasing climate-altering pollutants into the atmosphere.
‘We’re losing our ability to manage forest fires’ as West becomes hotter and drier, researcher says
Today's fast-moving megafires can jump highways and race past fire breaks hundreds of yards wide, a researcher points out, warning that calls to thin America's forests and other prevention tactics may not work as well in the future.
sltrib.com
Daniel Sanchez Estrada moved a box full of radical literature. A right-wing judge sentenced him to 30 years in prison.
How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa
“We are not terrorists.”
motherjones.com
@maddow.bsky.social @meidastouch.com Since there is a lack of confidence with the DNC chair and now with the new rules from SCOTUS; how about @petebuttigieg.bsky.social taking over as chair & chief fund raiser of DNC for awhile
“We do deserve better than a plethora of data centers, detention centers, warehouses, biosolids processing plants, massive landfills.”
How the threat of an ICE detention center galvanized a Trump-country coal town
“We do deserve better than a plethora of data centers, detention centers, warehouses, biosolids processing plants, massive landfills.”
motherjones.com
Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, made a fashion faux pas during a visit to an Orthodox monastery when she decided to wear a low-cut, turquoise dress.
Rarely seen Trump official makes fashion faux pas during monastery visit
irishstar.com
The Constitution guarantees the power to set the time, place and manner of elections to the states. But Trump wants to punish the states that don’t comply with the regime. “This is an all-out assault on free and fair elections,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
Abdul Ballout is alleged to have driven a van into crowds leaving a gay-pride event in Berlin, before reportedly stabbing a number of people. The attack cannot have surprised the German security agencies, because they had been tracking him for years
The Berlin terror attack exposes deep failings in the state
Germany knew Abdul Ballout was dangerous. It let him go anyway
bit.ly
How is Ken Paxton able to own at least 15 real estate properties worth around $9 million—including a $1 million property in Hawaii with an ocean view—on his government salary of $153,000 per year? Explain it to me like I’m five.
Just think of how sick, twisted and demented you have to be to post this as president knowing it is all a lie because you don’t want to admit you hired an unqualified pool guy - the act of typing this knowing that every word is false.
Every eligible voter should have access to the ballot box. We hosted an Election Protection informational session to ensure folks are equipped with everything they need to know to make a plan to vote in Minnesota's primary elections. Make your voice heard. Go out and vote!
2029, anything could happen between now and then. 🤦 There are nukes in the area, power plants and military weapons.
Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 6d agoHours after meeting Zelenskyy and then Netanyahu, Trump betrayed Ukraine again, ordering $400 million in congressionally approved military aid to be delayed until 2029. Since Trump took office, the US has provided little to no actual aid to Ukraine.
Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete is only 18 years old, but he says he was subjected to horrid conditions at six different ICE detention centers in the span of two months. "One day I was a senior in high school." "The next day, I was in detention."
95 Days until the November midterm elections. Don't forget that #RepublicansCutHealthcare to fund tax breaks for billionaires and lied about it.
DHS officers in Portland detained an Indigenous activist wearing the MMIW handprint outside the ICE facility. Make this POS famous. Repost.
Unreal — Gianni Infantino is selling off pieces of FIFA, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s brother Josh is overseeing the deal. The corruption is endless.
Republicans are shit at governing, but they're awesome at performative wankery — so they're throwing red meat to the MAGA chuds by persecuting Dr. Fauci for his imaginary crimes. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I mock their dumbfuckery. link is here: bit.ly/4vVYPni
* ABC SAYS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS RETALIATING AGAINST NETWORK OVER ITS NEWS COVERAGE IN EARLY LICENSE REVIEW, SENDING WARNING TO ALL OTHER MEDIA COMPANIES -- FILING @reuters.com $DIS
New, from me: It is fine to disagree with aspects of the pandemic response. But what we saw at Fauci's hearing was something different: a show trial where cranks tried to threaten and shift blame to an public servant. Here is why this is bad for all of us.🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/watching-t...
Watching the show trials
Anthony Fauci and the politics of retribution
donmoynihan.substack.com
Its been 15 years since a wedding took place in Central Park NYC
