Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has taken a controlling stake in Israeli spyware maker NSO and has appointed former Trump US ambassador to Israel David Friedman the new executive chairman www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...?

“We interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…” Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...

Sudan is experiencing the largest humanitarian crisis ever recorded. 12 million people have been displaced — that is the population of the state of Georgia. And more than 635,000 people are facing famine. We must push for an arms embargo on Sudan and get aid in immediately.

Don Jr is a partner at 1789 Capital founded by Omeed Malik, Chris Buskirk, Rebekah Mercer - all part of the Rockbridge Network An item not getting enough coverage: 1789 initially raised $150M+ from Rebekah Mercer per an SEC filing communication from Malik www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

Meanwhile in Serbia - lawmakers approved Jared Kushner's project to build a half billion dollar Trump-branded complex in Belgrade on grounds of former army headquarters - despite opposition and fraud charges against some officials involved with the deal www.politico.eu/article/serb...

An important conversation about Ukraine, democracy and more. Thank you @gaslitnation.bsky.social and @andreachalupa.bsky.social

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Looking for a long read to go with your coffee this morning? The Line is a project of incredible hubris - we got the story of how it unravelled.

This sure looks like purges as part of a larger effort to politicize the military. Hard to overstate the seriousness. A professional, non-politicized, civilian-controlled military is one of those historically amazing things 2020s Americans take for granted. The alternative is considerably worse.

The videos surfacing online from Sudan are horrifying, and I say this as a journalist who has sadly become an expert on violent videos and images uploaded to the internet over the last decade. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

Criminal organization attempting to conceal evidence bsky.app/profile/brad...

Quantum Leap Energy LLC (which develops nuclear fuel), a subsidiary of ASP Isotopes, announced a private placement of convertible notes led by American Ventures LLC with capital contributions from Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

New: "Trump Media Lost $54.8 Million Last Quarter—And Is On Track To Lose Far More" Revenue was $972,900—about what Taylor Swift brought in over 15 minutes on her Eras Tour. with @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

SCOOP: Alexander Smirnov, the FBI informant convicted of lying about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Trump any moment. jacquelinesweet.substack.com/p/fbi-inform...

Scoop: “Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves” me, for @forbes.com 1/

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future - Chris Buskirk put tech elites at the center of power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are based on controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state. That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators To fine it for running scam ads. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

I know we're all watching election returns but don't let this get lost in the mix: the Heritage Foundation is calling on the HHS to conduct a 'safety' review of oral contraception jessica.substack.com/p/the-group-...

How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire - Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Don Jr. www.ft.com/content/39a4...

NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

Eric Trump is Strategic Advisor/Observer at Alt5 Sigma which partners with World Liberty Financial Alt5 recently suspended CEO Peter Tassiopoulos Alt5 is doing deal with AlphaTON run by ex-Cambridge Analytica exec Brittany Kaiser and w/ PagoPay & World Liberty www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Brittany Kaiser, former exec at Cambridge Analytica is now CEO of AlphaTON, a digital asset company focused on Telegram. AlphaTON has announced a strategic investment in GPU infrastructure for Pavel Duvrov's new company Cocoon www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated. Trump Halted Efforts to Fix It. www.propublica.org/article/epa-... @lisalsong.bsky.social reveals how big polluters are allowed to estimate their emissions using methods even the EPA conceded are often unreliable.

Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!” Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it. New: me, for @forbes.com 1/

Trump Media announces Truth Social will offer prediction markets through arrangement with crypto .com Not sure the grifting gets much worse than the majority owner of company offering predictions markets is the world leader who can most influence events www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

Inside Trump family global crypto cash machine $864M in income in first half of this year (17 fold increase), 90%+ from crypto, and billions more in potential unrealized gains New info on large investor in Trump's crypto - Aqua1 was co-founded by Guren “Bobby” Zhou www.reuters.com/investigatio...

NEW @reuters.com investigation: The Trump family’s crypto income is now approaching $1 billion, with more than $11 billion in unrealized gains ⬇️ www.reuters.com/investigatio... $WLFI

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

New: "Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%" me, for @forbes.com 1/

Morning. ☕ ICYMI: A list of all the CEOs, real estate moguls, defense contractors, telecom companies, Big Tech companies, crypto guys and otherwise just really rich people financing the construction of Trump's ballroom as he demolishes the White House.

Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft Don Jr has $4mil stake in Unusual Machines which announced US army contract to manufacture 3,500 drone motors and parts www.ft.com/content/4ced...

Trump has pardoned billionaire crypto mogul and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — who pled guilty to money laundering charges. This comes after Zhao helped boost the Trump family’s crypto business. It's just the latest example of Trump's Pay-to-Pardon Scheme.

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

UK watchdog sues crypto exchange linked to billionaire Trump backer - HTX, advised by Justin Sun, is accused by the FCA of unlawful promotion of cryptoassets Sun invested $75M in Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial and is top holder of Trump's memecoin www.ft.com/content/5f62...

"Trump has elevated multiple proponents of his fraud claims into high-level administration jobs. Now, as government insiders these activists could wield their newfound power to discredit future results or rekindle old claims to argue for a federal intrusion into locally administered voting systems."

The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity. "We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes. Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

Israeli spyware company NSO to be acquired by US investors in deal lead by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds who founded STX Entertainment w/Chinese investors NSO deal must be approved by Israel’s Defense Export Control Agency (DECA) and the SEC in the US www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Vietnamese real estate mogul Dang Thanh Tam's industrial park firm, Kinh Bac City, boomed during Trump's first term as his trade war with China pushed manufacturers to Vietnam. Now he's partnering with Trump on a $1.5 billion luxury hotel. Read @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...

Former Russian diplomat Sergei Shestakov was sentenced to two months in jail for lying to US law enforcement in a sanctions-evasion case involving ex-FBI agent Charles McGonigal and Kremlin-linked oligarch Oleg Deripaska. www.rferl.org/a/russia-she...

NEW: We obtained a trove of emails detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with the Wall Street billionaire Leon Black. The messages show Epstein demanding tens of millions of dollars from Black, insulting his children and advising on a settlement with a woman. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

A blank-check vehicle that counts Donald Trump Jr., investor Chamath Palihapitiya and Fox News host Laura Ingraham among its board members is seeking to raise $260 million in an initial public offering.

Teapot Dome. Watergate. They’re Nothing Compared to This. With World Liberty, Trump created a vehicle for those seeking influence. If you are a head of state, it is in your political interest to buy Trump’s tokens or invest in his crypto ventures. @jacobsilverman.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

The Banker Behind the Trump's Quick Wall Street Wins Dominari Holdings' Kyle Wool has helped Eric and Donald Trump Jr. make more thn half a billion dollars boosting stocks www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Social Design Agency (SDA) is the Kremlin's new social engineering contractor, replacing Prigozhin's IRA. SDA is deeply tied to the Presidential Administration and runs ops like "Doppelganger" news counterfeiting. By @shekhovtsov.substack.com shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli...

NEW: Tomorrow the Supreme Court will rehear a case that could let the GOP grab 19 new, safe U.S. House seats by gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. I wrote for @slate.com about how the far-right justices seem ready to help Republicans lock in one party rule for a generation.