Current and former defense officials say former Wall Street executives have taken hold of a wing of the Pentagon and they’re favoring people and companies with close ties to the Trump administration.

The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official

The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...

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anders folk is telling minneapolis residents that he is a democrat, but the message he sends suburban residents doesn’t mention any political affiliation the part about ICE is also removed which seems like a misstep. operation metro surge hit the whole state, why not tell all of hennepin county?

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 2mo ago

anders folk went from speaking to washington county GOP to campaigning with andrew myers, the republican state rep for 45a, a seat that could decide whether or not the DFL gains a trifecta in minnesota again. myers is being challenged by tracey breazeale, a democrat taylordahlin.com/f/anders-fol...

Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.

The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”

Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...

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Make America Great and Pass Universal Healthcare HR 3069

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Nearly two-thirds of states boost low-paid workers’ incomes and offset some taxes they pay with an Earned Income Tax Credit. Dozens of states have expanded or created EITCs since 2021. These credits help working-class families achieve greater economic security.

The Trump administration is not publishing data on the gap in unpaid taxes. The most recent estimate of this tax gap was $700 billion in 2022. After severe IRS staff cuts and fewer audits on the wealthy, this gap has likely grown under Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.

The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.

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Another example why we need to completely ban #AIPAC in addition to Netanyahu and anyone supporting him or he supports, just as we did with Putin and Russia after their involvement in the 2016 election via Facebook/Meta/Zuckerberg. #oligarchy #bribery #crypto #fascism

Truthout@truthout.org · 2mo ago

Thousands of Gazan freelancers have lost their jobs as Israel deprives them of the essential means to sustain their work. buff.ly/LPSxCJn

Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix this town’s housing crisis. To this day, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. A $590,000 deposit for the printer was forfeited. And the more reporter Molly Parker asked questions, the weirder things got: propub.li/4nlU1VD

Small #teslatakedown, some of our regulars may be canvassing, #honkfordemocracy #eightysixfortyseven #nokings @teslatakedownmn.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @indivistwincities.bsky.social

As Minnesotans head for the polls this primay season, remember this. Then vote for Kobey Layne. Amy Klobuchar’s Record on Trump Is Shameful - racketmn.com/amy-klobucha...

Amy Klobuchar’s Record on Trump Is Shameful - Racket

As Minnesota's senior senator runs to replace Tim Walz as governor, her votes and positions on Trump, ICE, and labor should be disqualifying to progressive voters.

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A stronger democracy starts with leaders like Minnesota candidate John McClellan. Thank you for signing the #PledgeToAmend and supporting the #WeThePeopleAmendment.

Congratulations to @omarfatehmn.com for becoming another #WeThePeopleChampion from Minnesota! Thank you for signing the #PledgeToAmend.

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I hope you'll join me and my friend @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social and Pramila Jayapal in Saint Paul on July 24! RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/peggyflanaga...

Tina Smith, @ilhanmn.bsky.social, and @keithellison.bsky.social have spent their lives refusing to back down to powerful special interests. I was honored to have them join me and Bernie Sanders on the stage at First Avenue last night, and I'm proud to have them on Team Peggy.

"I don't feel like fe​el like there is a ceasefire at all," said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.

Israel Massacres Palestinian Families Despite Gaza 'Ceasefire'

"I don't feel like feel like there is a ceasefire at all," said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.

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Join me, Bernie Sanders, @keithellison.bsky.social, and @ilhanmn.bsky.social at First Avenue on July 20. Let’s prove that the many always beat the money. act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...

I want to pass Medicare for All. I want to ban prior authorization. The insurance companies don't. That's why they're backing Congresswoman Craig in this race.

A group that advocates for private school funding programs estimated that last year, states allocated $10.6B to these programs, up 29%. One company encouraged churches to tap into public funds, calling them "God's new gold mine."

Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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"Simply throwing more money at an out-of-control military operation is not strategy​."

'End This Illegal War': Senate Dems Set to Block Trump Military Budget Over Renewed Iran Assault

"Simply throwing more money at an out-of-control military operation is not strategy," said Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

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This is the second time in a week that ICE agents have killed someone. trib.al/Mwn3zDB

ICE Targeted Wrong Person in Fatal Maine Shooting, Senator Reveals

This is the second time in a week that ICE agents have killed someone.

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Transportation Secretary approved by Klobuchar ( www.senate.gov/legislative/... ) Is moving $1.73b in Federal funding out of "DEI bike lanes" for more car infra. Thank you Amy for your part in protecting us from the evils of safe bicycle infrastructure. newrepublic.com/post/212853/...

Trump Secretary Says Bike Lanes Are DEI

Apparently the Trump administration is just calling anything it doesn’t like “DEI.”

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Mainers voted for a people-first agenda. The next nominee should carry that fight forward. That's why we're backing @troyjackson207.bsky.social whose commitment to workers, lower prices, and affordable housing best reflects the platform that won the primary. @thehill.com: tinyurl.com/3muz7u9c

The next wave of victories starts NOW. Join us LIVE Monday with: - @edmarkey.bsky.social - @rokhanna.bsky.social - @abdulelsayed.bsky.social - @francescahongwi.bsky.social - @coribush.bsky.social - @justinjpearson.bsky.social - @kaela15.bsky.social 👉 RSVP: act.ourrevolution.com/signup/OTW-J...

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Kaela Berg@kaela15.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 Endorsement Alert 🚨 Thank you to @ourrevtc.bsky.social for endorsing my campaign for Congress. It's time we stand up to the billionaires corrupting our politics and raising prices for all of us by electing working people to Congress. Let's do this!

🚨 Endorsement Alert 🚨 Thank you to @ourrevtc.bsky.social for endorsing my campaign for Congress. It's time we stand up to the billionaires corrupting our politics and raising prices for all of us by electing working people to Congress. Let's do this!

“We don’t tax wealth, we tax income. For people who have a huge amount of property and are ultrawealthy, they can avoid having very much income.” Unrealized gains are, essentially, ­income—just ask the bankers who accept them as collateral. But Congress has never touched them.

How to tax a billionaire

America's oligarchs guard their hoards jealously—but there may be a way in.

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America’s oligarchs guard their hoards jealously—but there may be a way in.

How to tax a billionaire

America's oligarchs guard their hoards jealously—but there may be a way in.

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