Hitler ran his loyalty payouts through a personal government slush fund called Konto 5 — “Account 5” From that account he personally dispensed large cash gifts, tax‑free stipends, birthday checks, country estates, luxury cars, and debt forgiveness for loyalty
Grindr outage reports are surging in Dallas on Day 1 of the Republican midterm convention
At some point. @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social will jettison Donnie Douche and his groovy brand down so far it never existed self. Soon. Please
"'I had every intention to pay, I was just struggling,' said Kellie Clutts, whom Mr. Marshall sued in 2015 over a $129 bill for a postpartum visit shortly after birth. Mr. Marshall sued Ms. Clutts when her baby was 9 months old and garnished her bank account." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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Holy shite
Marc Owen Jones@marcowenjones.bsky.social · yesterday1/ I've just finished a new investigation, and it's a biggie! If you've seen The Levantine, Diplomatic Post, Global Reporters or Frontline Radar running ads on LinkedIn or Meta, you've seen an influence op pushing one side of Sudan's war to millions. 🧵 marcowenjones.substack.com/p/from-north...
The Washington Sun rises today. I hope you’ll join our orbit. The Sun aims to do nothing less than reinvent the newspaper for the digital age — and to prove that there is a market in the capital region for local news and sports coverage. washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
Dana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.
My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t...
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A US President lying about his own activities on 9/11 is an abomination. Dear god, Americans, have you no decency?
military in brasil seems to be preparing for a coup in case the leftist candidate wins our elections this october and i would like everyone to remember the united states is actively trying to subjugate every single latin american country like the CIA has done in the past
It's that time of year again - I'm raising money for Thrive Survivor Support Center for their Walk A Mile campaign Here's how it works: You give: Money to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking You get: Cute pictures of me walking in heels down Main St 1/2
WAM 2026
Join Thrive Survivor Support Center for our 11th Annual Walk a Mile in Their Shoes on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in downtown Concord. This year, we’re asking you to Walk with Us in solidarity with su...
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Jean B Martin : Spirit of Serrenissima, n.d. Watercolor and mixed media 29 × 19.5 inches
After multiple matches were disrupted by “influencer“ douchebags using spectator areas as content creation spaces, I was happy to read that Wimbledon will not be credentialing influencers and plans to confiscate ring lights and other items that can disrupt play. 👍🎾 www.dailymail.com/sport/tennis...
How influencers are killing the US Open - and leaving top stars angry
TAMARA PRENN IN NEW YORK: Long the envy of the Grand Slams for the late-night energy and glamour that only New York can provide, this year's event has been subject to complaints.
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And then there are days when Dostoyevsky reminds you to have hope
I looked it up yesterday - ~45% of GOPers think D. Chauvin was wrongly convicted. A compelling, quantitative answer to "how important a role does racism play in the MAGA movement?" From experience & from observation I say that decent white folks are struggling to come to terms with this reality.
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we introduce Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, a German AfD politician, Islamic-studies scholar and Putinversteher. He’s best known for playing dumb over his Russian Army mug and for shaping the AfD program ahead of Sunday’s Sachsen-Anhalt elections. 1/21
Tillschneider loved it. The next day he thanked Musk “endlessly” for the speech and said it would help Germany end its “cult of guilt” over the Nazi era. He fits on the far right of the party: Patriotische Plattform, Björn Höcke’s Flügel and ties with the Identitarians. 9/21
My newsletter tomorrow is called “An Invitation to Grieve.” In it, we walk through processing our individual grief over the current religious and political realities today and seek encouragement and solidarity together. Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile?