Will Ragland
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$1.8+ BILLION and counting... This is the amount of cash and gifts the Trump family has personally brought in since President Trump was elected last fall from efforts that appear to be selling the presidency.
trumpstakecounter.org
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emptywheel
7 days ago
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela. Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/us-military-s-venezuela-operations-most-likely-cost-billions
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CAP Action
7 days ago
Susan Collins voted for Trump's tax bill, making life even more unaffordable for Mainers—this mom is calling her out.
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Carl Quintanilla
8 days ago
“.. With the vacancy-to-unemployed ratio now below 1.0, bargaining power is again shifting back to capital and away from workers. .. This is a marked contrast with an overall economy that is running hot.”
@elerianm.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/298a...
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Ronan Farrow
13 days ago
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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Kennedy Andara
13 days ago
Today's Jobs Report reveals blue-collar industries are struggling in Trump's economy. Additionally, working-class people made up less than a quarter of total job growth in Trump's first year. Check out the latest analysis from
@saraestep.bsky.social
and me ⇣
www.americanprogress.org/article/work...
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Dave Levinthal
25 days ago
Karoline Leavitt's old congressional committee: still deep in debt with dozens of creditors. New details from
@notus.com
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www.notus.org/money/karoli...
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Karoline Leavitt's Old Congressional Campaign Remains Deep in Debt
Karoline for Congress didn't raise a penny in late 2025 to refund donors who made excessive contributions.
https://www.notus.org/money/karoline-leavitt-debt-congressional-committee-fec
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Dana Houle
25 days ago
2016 Tom Barrack—now US Ambassador to Turkey—was senior advisor on Trump campaign (& later chair of inaugural). 8-28-16 he texted Epstein, who asked him when he’d be in NYC. Epstein told him to download Signal. Next day Barrack met w Epstein, Ehud Barak, & Russian ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin /1
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People Who Work
25 days ago
There are 1400 mentions of DOGE founder Elon Musk in the Epstein files.
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Bobby Kogan
25 days ago
My phenomenal colleague
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
is hiring. Will is one of the absolute best in the business for doing good stuff with data. Looking for a relatively recent grad. Someone who feels comfortable digging into things and playing with tons of info — and is committed to the cause.
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Research Analyst, Advocacy and Outreach
American Progress has an opening for a Research Analyst to join its Advocacy and Outreach Department, reporting to the Vice President of Research.
https://www.americanprogress.org/job/research-analyst-advocacy-and-outreach/
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Carl Quintanilla
27 days ago
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
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Fran
27 days ago
@chicago.suntimes.com
put up a tracker of charges related to Midway Blitz in chicago 15/32 dismissed already, pretty much half
chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
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Tracking every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
Every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker-federal-prosecutions-chicago-status-trumps-immigration-blitz-ice
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Bill Grueskin
27 days ago
Tuesday morning: New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.” Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/cbs-evening-news-tony-dokoupil-140533095.html
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Ryan Teague Beckwith
27 days ago
DARVO: Denial: No. I don't think about her. Attack: I think she's a fraud. Reverse Victim and Offender: She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.
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Adam Serwer
about 1 month ago
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
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Ezra Levin ❌👑
about 1 month ago
I've always been a domestic politics guy, but it's clear our situation isn't unique. I don't know how to escape the cycle of popular frustration -> fascist -> ineffective opposition -> new fascist, but this sure seems like the global challenge for humanity that our generation gets to try to solve.
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David Corn
about 2 months ago
I assume that firing a weapon while trying to video a scene with a cellphone is against protocol.
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Radley Balko
about 2 months ago
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
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Democracy Docket
about 2 months ago
BREAKING: A federal judge rules John Sarcone, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, has been serving unlawfully for months. The decision makes him the fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney deemed illegitimate by the federal courts during the president’s second term.
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Federal judge disqualifies 5th Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney
Read more here.
https://bit.ly/3LvWHBk
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Ronda Kaysen
about 2 months ago
I was reporting another story about the construction industry when I came across a startling dataset: the industry has the second highest suicide rate and the highest rate of drug overdoses. I wanted to know why.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/r...
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A Construction Worker’s Suicide Highlights a Wider Crisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/realestate/construction-industry-suicides.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C1A.tjrK.mDkqKUDBJx3K&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Greg Sargent
about 2 months ago
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
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Adam Serwer
about 2 months ago
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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Captain Mark Kelly
about 2 months ago
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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David Dayen
about 2 months ago
A whale went on Polymarket a few days ago & earned $400,000 correctly predicting Maduro's capture.
@emmarjanssen.bsky.social
had already been studying how easy it would be for White House officials to use prediction markets to self-enrich based on their own policy decisions. This is a great report.
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Monetizing Regime Change - The American Prospect
It is trivially easy for administration officials to use prediction markets to bet on the policies they authorize. We may have just seen it in Venezuela.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/05/venezuela-maduro-trump-prediction-markets-insider-trading/
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David Zipper
about 2 months ago
Congestion pricing is a heckuva street safety strategy
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Mike Elk
about 2 months ago
I am going to Latin America on a small travel grant, but need $3,000 more for coverage of unions fighting back against Trump. I've covered unions in Latin America for 20 years & feel workers abroad need to hear their stories. Donate & fightback!
paydayreport.com/send-a-labor...
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Send a Labor Reporter to Latin America to Cover Unions Fighting Trump
With unions in Latin America fighting back against the US attack on Venezuela, it's crucial that we amplify the voices of trade unionists there, but these stories of rank-and-file workers aren’t reach...
https://paydayreport.com/send-a-labor-reporter-to-latin-america-to-cover-unions-fighting-trump/
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Justin Baragona
about 2 months ago
NEW from me: Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham. Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-b2893712.html
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Molly Knight
about 2 months ago
They just laid off 100 staffers from CBS News. This is so gross and everyone involved should feel bad.
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Alex Steed
about 2 months ago
I know we have bigger first to fry but this sucks so fucking bad. Location: Midtown Hotel Boston
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Dan Diamond
about 2 months ago
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found. WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county. Exceptional, and alarming work by
@laurenweberhp.bsky.social
@caitlingilbert.bsky.social
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U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
https://wapo.st/49zDc43
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Trump is holding clean water for 50K Coloradans hostage demanding Tina Peters be released from prison after she was jailed for tampering with voting machines in 2020 election. The bill he vetoed passed via voice vote and was sponsored by Lauren Boebert.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/u...
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Trump Vetoes 2 Bills, Drawing Accusations of Retaliation
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/us/politics/trump-vetoes-retribution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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Olga Nesterova
about 2 months ago
Former NATO commander Michel Yakovleff ⬇️
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I took the NYT's findings and added 23-24 cycle MAGA Inc + Adelson and Musk's super PAC fundraising... The top 10 givers gave over $635 million alone.
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Steve Rattner
2 months ago
In 2025, America saw the highest number of measles cases in over 30 years. That’s just a preview of what’s to come as RFK Jr continues his rollback of vaccine guidance.
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Zach Everson
2 months ago
💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B 💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M. 💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M. 💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
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Since "Liberation Day" the economy has lost 67,000 manufacturing jobs.
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Juan Escalante
2 months ago
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
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DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
A Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times investigation found the DeSantis’ administration’s use of public money to fund a campaign against marijuana and abortion access was more sprawling than previously kn...
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article313630394.html
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jamelle
2 months ago
there are pundits who will say that immigration is trump's strongest issue and that picking fights around immigration helps him on the margins. but i think this misunderstands the way public opinion works, as evidenced by trump's declining fortunes on his handling of immigration.
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Dude is out here trying to be King Herrod.
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Over the last 400 days the Trump fam has pocketed over $1.2B in cash from his three primary crypto ventures’ sales, fees and interest from his stablecoin reserve. Add in bogus legal settlements, Qatar plane & Melania’s Amazon documentary deal…and you get:
www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...
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Trump’s Take: Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
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Over the last 400 days the Trump fam has pocketed over $1.2B in cash from his three primary crypto ventures’ sales, fees and interest from his stablecoin reserve. Add in bogus legal settlements, Qatar plane & Melania’s Amazon documentary deal…and you get:
www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...
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Trump’s Take: Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
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Philip Bump
3 months ago
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
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Jack Jenkins
3 months ago
A big subtext here: The GOP and Trump administration — including Trump himself! — have repeatedly bemoaned the plight of persecuted Christians over the years, often referencing Iranian Christians in particular. But per this priest, the admin is trying to deport Iranian Christians back to Iran.
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Jack Jenkins
3 months ago
Via me and
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: CBP posted a pic of two detained Iranians, saying, “No fun in the sun when you are unlawfully present.” According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence
religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
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Priest says sisters slated for deportation are Christians who could face persecution by Iran
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We all feel a wound in our body of Christ, knowing what’s happening to them,’ said the Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith.
https://religionnews.com/2025/12/09/border-protection-mocked-two-detained-iranians-on-social-media-their-church-says-theyre-christian-converts/
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AFL-CIO
3 months ago
The entire labor movement is heartbroken by the senseless attack on
@cwaunion.bsky.social
Local 2222 lineman and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Army Spec. Sarah Beckstrom just blocks away from the AFL-CIO House of Labor. Our thoughts are with their families.
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Starbucks Workers United
3 months ago
Workers in all industries have more in common with each other than the executives making millions. Solidarity with everyone who is not crossing the line or buying Starbucks while we’re on a ULP strike! Special thanks to @Teamsters, for not crossing the picket line and standing with us✊
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Kennedy Andara
3 months ago
First Jobs Day since the shutdown, and
@saraestep.bsky.social
and I are here with the latest analysis of today's data and how job seekers are struggling in Trump's economy. ⬇️
www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...
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In a Stagnating Job Market, Job Seekers Are Struggling To Find Opportunities
Delayed September 2025 jobs data release reveals the hardships of finding a job in Trump’s economy, especially for people of color.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a-stagnating-job-market-job-seekers-are-struggling-to-find-opportunities/
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Kim Kelly
3 months ago
Out here in York, PA where
@sbworkersunited.org
strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!
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