It’s time the Democratic Party’s mega-donor class recognizes its real choice is between democracy & tyranny & an economy that works for all or 1 that works for a small sliver at the top. If the[y] chooses the latter, it...will also be acting against the future of this nation.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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The Democratic Party’s mega-donor class may be horrified by the rising tide of progressive populism overtaking more than a few primaries this cycle. It spent tens of million of dollars on Stevens — making the Michigan primary one of the most expensive in American history. Too bad.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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The Democratic Party isn’t being taken over by Democratic Socialists. There’s no civil war between progressives & moderates...We aren’t witnessing an ideological battle between the “left” & the “center.” We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us...
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
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Dimon & Wall Street; Musk & his billionaire bro’s; Carp & his corporate lawyers; Thiel, Bezos, Zuckerberg, & the Ellisons, sold their integrity for huge profits. They’ve created...energy empires that feed off Trump’s war & legal empires that allow Trump to ride roughshod over the rule of law.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Jamie Dimon & Wall Street; Musk & his billionaire bro’s; Brad Carp & his corporate lawyers; Thiel, Bezos, Zuckerberg, & the Ellisons, sold their integrity for huge profits. They’ve created...financial empires that feed Trump’s crypto, energy empires that feed off Trump’s war...
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Jamie Dimon & Wall Street; Musk & his billionaire bro’s; Brad Carp & his corporate lawyers; Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg & the Ellisons, all have sold their integrity for huge profits. They’ve created media empires that won’t criticize Trump... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-m...
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Jamie Dimon & Wall Street; Musk & his billionaire bro’s; Brad Carp & his corporate lawyers; Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg & the Ellisons, all have sold their integrity for huge profits. They’ve created media empires that won’t criticize Trump... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-m...
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Corporate Democrats — Haley Stevens...Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Schumer, and Hakeem Jeffries — aren’t up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them campaign money. They won’t criticize the billionaire class. They refuse to see how big money has corrupted America.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Michigan Democrats didn’t choose El-Sayed because he’s “unabashedly left wing” or a Democratic Socialist (in fact, he’s not). They chose him because he’s a fighter — at a time when America needs fighters willing to stand up to the worst tyrant who has ever occupied the Oval Office.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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On Saturday, Trump began selling access to his social media posts to Wall Street trading firms milliseconds before they go public, permitting them to buy & sell with insider information. The cost for this service, according to Marina Dunbar of The Guardian, is up to $100,000 a month.
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The report also pointed out that Republicans have blocked Wyden’s measure that would require the Treasury Department to produce copies of all suspicious activity reports related to Epstein and his co-conspirators for congressional committees... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-4-2...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The report also pointed out that Republicans have blocked Wyden’s measure that would require the Treasury Department to produce copies of all suspicious activity reports related to Epstein and his co-conspirators for congressional committees... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-4-2...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The report notes JPMorgan Chase cut ties to Epstein as a client in 2013 out of concerns he was engaged in money laundering. This is an interesting mirror of the recent news from Capital One, since Trump sued JPMorgan Chase & its chief executive officer Jamie Dimon for $5 billion...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The report also covers already-released SARs from JPMorgan Chase, showing the bank waited years to file those SARs despite the fact bankers flagged > $1 billion of transactions as suspicious, including payments to women in many countries & large cash withdrawals.
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The report concludes, Leon Black, the former chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management Inc. “was overwhelmingly the largest source of funding for Epstein’s sex trafficking,” providing Epstein’s primary source of income between 2012 & 2017...[amounting] to ~ $166 million.
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The report concludes “top executives at major Wall Street banks were aware of Epstein’s suspicious financial activity for years but withheld info from the U.S. govt., protecting Epstein from federal scrutiny” as they sought access to his money...and to the money of his friends.
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Epstein’s lawyer Indyke & his accountants Kahn & Beller “executed 1000s of suspicious cash withdrawals & wire transfers, potentially in furtherance of human trafficking. Disturbingly, federal prosecutors never even questioned them in connection with criminal investigations.”
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), who is famous for following money trails doggedly, released a report saying that JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank held off on filing required suspicious activity reports in transactions associated with Jeffrey Epstein.
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Observers note that the story of Trump wanting immunity from IRS audits and the revelation that his bank activity mirrored that of money launderers might well be the same story. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-4-2...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Observers note that the story of Trump wanting immunity from IRS audits and the revelation that his bank activity mirrored that of money launderers might well be the same story. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-4-2...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’ prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
Frances Perkins: The Architect of Social Security - The American Prospect
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’
prospect.org
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’ prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
Frances Perkins: The Architect of Social Security - The American Prospect
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’
prospect.org
John Cornyn caves and agrees to vote for Todd Blanche as AG, while Susan Collins orchestrates a loophole-ridden deal on OMB rules politicizing federal grants. prospect.org/2026/08/04/r...
Republican Senators Pretend to Constrain Trump - The American Prospect
John Cornyn caves and agrees to vote for Todd Blanche as AG, while Susan Collins orchestrates a loophole-ridden deal on OMB rules politicizing federal grants.
prospect.org
John Cornyn caves and agrees to vote for Todd Blanche as AG, while Susan Collins orchestrates a loophole-ridden deal on OMB rules politicizing federal grants. prospect.org/2026/08/04/r...
Republican Senators Pretend to Constrain Trump - The American Prospect
John Cornyn caves and agrees to vote for Todd Blanche as AG, while Susan Collins orchestrates a loophole-ridden deal on OMB rules politicizing federal grants.
prospect.org
Look, [tRUMP] is not wrong that these profits are obscene in times like this. He is just the last man in America with any standing to say it. He begged these companies to help him get elected. He started the war that sent prices through the roof. But he just can’t bring himself to take the blame.
BREAKING: Court Blocks Trump's Voter Ban, Moreno Breaks His Silence on Max Miller, RFK Caught Selling Books Off Fauci Hearing, and more...
Top Stories for August 4, 2026.
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So when things were breaking Trump’s way, he went on TV to brag about [oil] companies and promised to reward them. But as soon as Americans started noticing what he is costing them at the pump, suddenly Big Oil is the problem. Not himself. Never himself. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
BREAKING: Court Blocks Trump's Voter Ban, Moreno Breaks His Silence on Max Miller, RFK Caught Selling Books Off Fauci Hearing, and more...
Top Stories for August 4, 2026.
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If you won't show your face while you take an American into custody, you are a...coward. You do not build trust with a community by terrorizing it from behind a mask...if you aren't willing to be publicly accountable for what you do in this country’s name, you don't deserve to wear the uniform...
BREAKING: Court Blocks Trump's Voter Ban, Moreno Breaks His Silence on Max Miller, RFK Caught Selling Books Off Fauci Hearing, and more...
Top Stories for August 4, 2026.
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This is an argument about whether armed federal agents get to grab people off American streets while hiding their faces and refusing to show a badge or a name. That’s not law enforcement. That’s secret police, and America is supposed to be the country where that can’t happen.
BREAKING: Court Blocks Trump's Voter Ban, Moreno Breaks His Silence on Max Miller, RFK Caught Selling Books Off Fauci Hearing, and more...
Top Stories for August 4, 2026.
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Just a few weeks ago, this same party was demanding Democrats throw Platner off the ballot in ME over an allegation, & criticizing them for not doing it fast enough. But when the accused man is loyal to Trump, suddenly it’s on the families to sort it out. Kevin McCarthy, do you have any thoughts?
BREAKING: Court Blocks Trump's Voter Ban, Moreno Breaks His Silence on Max Miller, RFK Caught Selling Books Off Fauci Hearing, and more...
Top Stories for August 4, 2026.
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The victim’s father happens to be a sitting U.S. senator and he says Max Miller should resign and that he holds his breath every minute Miller has custody of his granddaughter. What Trump is really saying is he doesn’t want to be the one to say it out loud, because Miller is one of his.
BREAKING: Court Blocks Trump's Voter Ban, Moreno Breaks His Silence on Max Miller, RFK Caught Selling Books Off Fauci Hearing, and more...
Top Stories for August 4, 2026.
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