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  "The right-wing anti-fraud campaign this year has largely focused on minority and immigrant communities whose populations include many people dependent on government support for services and funding, like those Somali-American daycare providers in Minnesota." For right-wingers to campaign for a pardon for a well-connected white guy who confessed to white-collar fraud is hypocrisy. MAGA Influencers Find a Medicare Fraudster They Love https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-influencer...

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  @scottmstedman "The I.C.E. contractor, Asset Protection & Security Services, LP, or APSS, was founded by businessman Charles “Scott” Mandel and is based in Corpus Christi, Texas."

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  @wendysiegelman What's the difference between Jared Kushner and a bucket of slime?

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  "It’s no longer accurate to think of Ukraine as a desperate underdog; it’s becoming an independent power." Meet the New Leader of the Free World https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/zelensky-ukraine-trump-nato-leader.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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  "After essentially creating the WLFI tokens out of thin air, World Liberty [i.e., the Trump family] is now using them as collateral to borrow actual money." https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/trump-world-liberty-financial-token-price-usd1/

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  "The resulting free-flowing waterways are healthier, cooler and less prone to algal blooms, and serve as vital habitat for migratory fish and other aquatic life." America the Undammed -- NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/america-the-undammed.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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  "Due diligence would have shown that the [immigration] agents were lying.” Mpls mayor Frey #Minneapolis #democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/us/minnesota-ice-shooting-video.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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  Trump: "Amazing. Incredible. Unbelievable. Historic. Like nobody's ever seen. Extraordinary. Best in the world by far. Unheard of. A record that is unparalleled in the history of aviation. Genius. Very talented. Central casting. Very strong. A leaker leaked. We'll find the leaker."

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  Crypto Corruption and Trump, with #ZackEverson This is the biggest news story of the decade, if not the last 2 decades. #crypto #trumpcorruption https://fightcorporatepower.substack.com/p/crypto-corruption-and-trump

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  "The intertwining of a presidential brand with the latest controversy raises questions that extend well beyond the industry — about disclosure, potential conflicts of interest, and what happens when a political brand effectively anchors a crypto project with retail investment." -- Olga Kharif, Bloomberg #crypto #trumpcorruption https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/trump-linked-world-liberty-crypto-project-faces-investor-revolt?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR...

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  "The prosecutor in Hennepin County [MN] described the assault case as one of 18 incidents involving federal agents now under investigation by her office and indicated that charges against other agents were possible." #Justice #democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/minnesota-prosecution-ice-agent.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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  "The billionaires include reclusive President Trump megadonor Timothy Mellon, casino mogul Steve Wynn, Republican megadonors Christopher and Jude Reyes, poultry magnate Ronald Cameron, and cryptocurrency tycoons the Winklevoss twins." https://readsludge.com/2026/04/21/gops-outside-money-edge-is-being-built-by-billionaires-oil-and-crypto/

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  "One of the symptoms of the pathology known as “billionaire brain” is an inability to see beyond their own short-term gain. They would sack the planet for a few more stones on the pointless mountain of wealth." #amoc A catastrophic climate event is upon us. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/23/catastrophic-climate-event-scientists-atlantic-system-collapse-billionaire-existential-crisis?CMP=share_btn_url

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  @ProPublica I donated to independent nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica.org

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  "Kash Patel is consumed by politically motivated revenge...." -- former FBI special agent #democracy #justice https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/opinion/kash-patel-fbi-iran.html?smid=nytcore-android-share