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Marcomerican

@marcomerican.bsky.social

A generally neurotic supporter of all things edifying and righteous. Bipedal hominid. Advocates for messing with Texas.

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Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d ago

I want to strengthen my last statement—this *is* an election-rigging scheme. And the fact that there was a conspiracy in the executive branch to hide it makes it likely this constitutes a Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud headed by Donald Trump.

Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower says

An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.

washingtonpost.com

ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 2d ago

Trump is trying to sack DC out of spite. the people hate his fucking guts so he's going to impose a Trumperdammerung on everything beautiful he can reach people.com/dozens-trees...

Dozens of Trees Quietly Toppled in D.C. Without Court Approval Ahead of Trump’s New Golf Course Makeover: Report

Over 60 trees were removed at East Potomac Golf Links before official approval for renovations was granted, the Washington Post reported Friday, Aug. 26. Preservationists argue the plans violate a law...

people.com

Marcomerican@marcomerican.bsky.social · 2d ago

Trump team is planning its own $1M ‘Shark Tank’ competition - with Nicki Minaj and Dean Cain leading the panel Nicki Minaj and Dean Cain are both ardent supporters of President Donald Trump “the $1 million cash prize is being funded by Clover Network, Inc, a payments processing platform.”

Trump team is planning its own ‘Shark Tank’ competition with Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj and Dean Cain are both ardent supporters of President Donald Trump

independent.co.uk

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3d ago

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Connor Ewing@cmewing.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is a picture of two women from the Vernon Cadet Training Centre, which holds summer programming for 12-18 year olds to develop skills on the way to adulthood. Unlike Secretary Hegseth, they do not deserve contempt or ridicule.

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Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bari Weiss "praised the story during the network's daily editorial meeting ... Weiss even personally directed that the headline be tweaked to mention that El-Sayed had deleted tweets referencing the Sept 11 terrorist attacks." via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/cbs-news-e...

CBS’ El-Sayed Scandal

The Bari Weiss-led outlet is being pummeled by a storm of outrage over a story about Abdul El-Sayed—and Status has learned that within the network, some staffers have raised the matter with standards.

status.news

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d ago

CBS News has posted a breathless story about how two El-Sayed tweets they just discovered "invite scrutiny" ... ...And then you read the tweets and uh, they don't seem that out of line, especially for someone who has a medical degree. www.cbsnews.com/news/abdul-e...

Meanwhile, El-Sayed's past references to the deadly attacks have continued to surface, including two deleted social media posts verified by CBS News that have not been previously reported. In those posts, he calls for the American public to muster the same outrage for the COVID-19 death toll that they displayed after 9/11. In one, from April 2020, El-Sayed compared the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on Sept. 11 to the mounting COVID-19 death toll and argued for a response commensurate with the nation's post-9/11 mobilization. In another, El-Sayed wrote that because more Americans had died from COVID than in the Sept. 11 attacks, he hoped "that means we'll spend the next ten years fighting a war for public health & against poverty ... like we launched a global #Waron Terror after 9/11. We could save lives rather than take them."
Zach Everson@zacheverson.com · 3d ago

Donald Trump's family has invested in data centers

Donald Trump Jr. And Eric Trump Invest in AI Data Centers After President Trump Announces Billions In Industry Investments

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s venture aligns with their father’s AI policy push, positioning them to potentially profit from government-backed industry growth.

forbes.com

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d ago

Trump defends data centers: “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor. If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign.”

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump during the 2024 campaign on Venezuelan oil: “We’re buying tar from Venezuela and we’re refining it in Houston. It’s the dirtiest, worst oil anywhere in the world. And we’re refining it - so you can imagine what’s going up in the air.”

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social · 4d ago

To be clear, this “deal” is very likely unlawful under international, Venezuelan and US law…quite apart from questions about whether anyone might corruptly benefit from its proceeds.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 4d ago

According to the @wsj.com, the deal in Venezuela will "give the US a "stake in a private company that would be granted centurylong rights to some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves" and also tie the U.S. to the "unelected government that is granting those rights." www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Sean O’Kane@okane.fyi · 4d ago

“The DHS also sought and obtained six months of phone records for Fort from T-Mobile, which included records for more than 10,000 calls and text messages. Fort was not notified the government was seeking the records until mid-July, when government lawyers produced them to her lawyers.”

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’

Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies

theguardian.com

Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 4d ago

"In addition to Fort and Lemon, the DHS also sought information on the YouTube accounts for the left-leaning outlet Democracy Now, conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and an independent journalist named Brendan Gutenschwager."

Sean O’Kane@okane.fyi · 4d ago

“The DHS also sought and obtained six months of phone records for Fort from T-Mobile, which included records for more than 10,000 calls and text messages. Fort was not notified the government was seeking the records until mid-July, when government lawyers produced them to her lawyers.”