Two Trump Org execs and two Trump Media execs including CEO Devin Nunes are directors of Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp - in a deal similar to another company Nunes and other Trump-linked execs recently became director of - my latest:

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

Two Trump Org execs and two Trump Media execs including CEO Devin Nunes are directors of Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp - in a deal similar to another company Nunes and other Trump-linked execs recently became director of - my latest:

Haitian authorities confirm Erik Prince-linked mercenaries took part in anti-gang raids Officials publicly acknowledge for the first time that private military firm Vectus Global supported police operations, including a Jan. 14 raid haitiantimes.com/2026/01/15/h...

NEW: Three companies—Unusual Machines, Credova and BlinkRx—added Donald Trump Jr. to their board after the 2024 election. Since then, they've gotten a boost from the Trump administration or stand to benefit from a new program.

SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.

🔴Nigel Farage Paid by Trump Crypto Adviser Who Worked With Russia Operative Paul Manafort The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia influence scandal, reports @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/n...

Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.

Anti-ICE protest in NYC today

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

I missed this from November Trump Organization is partnering with Saudi-based developer Dar Al Arkan (part of Dar Global) on a luxury resort in the Maldives - and investors will be offered ownership stakes through their purchase of digital tokens www.forbes.com/sites/kirkog...

Trump supporter and billionaire oil magnate Harry Sargeant advising US on Venezuela, sources say www.reuters.com/business/ene... Back in 2019 I posted this thread on Sargeant who was working with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman on proposed gas plan in Ukraine threadreaderapp.com/thread/11810...

Owner of U.S.-seized Russian tanker identified as ally of Moldovan fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor The “shadow fleet” tanker Bella 1/Marinera belongs to Burevestmarin, a Russian firm owned by Shor's business associate Ilya Bugai.

EXCLUSIVE: How Trump's oil grab in Venezuela was shaped by Silicon Valley tech billionaire fantasies about installing corporate-dominated "Network States" and "Freedom Cities". The catch? The oil might as well be worthless bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/i...

Last November Erik Prince's Unplugged (UP Phone) business appointed two new board advisors - former 22-day-long US national security advisor General Michael Flynn and national security consultant Mike Yeagley unplugged.com/blogs/news/u...

NEW: We obtained 100 gigabytes of data from unlisted websites associated with Canary Mission, revealing their internal workings, employees, and an internal website called BlackNest where the group celebrated its “impacts”— arrests and deportations. www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mis...

Thank you! And @andreachalupa.bsky.social is doing amazing reporting and should be followed!

Some new instant oil experts are incorrectly reporting that Amber Energy, an affiliate of Paul Singer's Elliott Investment Management, has acquired Venezuelan owned Citgo Petroleum's US subsidiaries As I recently reported a judge approved Amber's bid but deal has not closed and is being challenged

Mixed Martial Arts Group (MMA) announced $3 million private placement led by American Ventures LLC with Donald Trump Jr. investing in the offering, with Dominari Securities LLC acting as the exclusive placement agent for the Offering. www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Interesting Whale Hunting piece: The $60 Billion Question: Is Venezuela Secretly a Bitcoin Superpower? Alex Saab may control $60B in Bitcoin for the Maduro regime. As Trump's naval blockade tightens, the real battle is being fought on the blockchain. whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-60-billi...

it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy

US carrying out strikes in Venezuela, US official says reut.rs/4bdcY8L

Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media & Technology Group (Truth Social owner) recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for the US assets of Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum. My latest:

Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media & Technology Group (Truth Social owner) recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for the US assets of Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum. My latest:

Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows. A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j

The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.

How Putin Got His Preferred US Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA Kremlin fueled rise of Trump’s friend Witkoff with prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats Putin picked Witkoff over Trump's then envoy to Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg. Witkoff has been to Russia 6 times www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

US investment manager charged with pre-IPO fraud scheme involving US drone maker Anduril Separately "Anduril founder Palmer Luckey accused crypto firm AlphaTON of defrauding investors" Alphaton is led by former Cambridge Analytica exec Brittany Kaiser

Trump Media & Technology Group plans to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in all stock deal valued at over $6 billion TMTG CEO Devin Nunes and TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer will be co-CEOs, Michael B Schwab (son of Charles Schwab) to be Chairman www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

"Trump Billionaires Club: New Game Adds Utility To His Struggling Meme Coin" me, for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

Trump Media & Technology Group plans to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in all stock deal valued at over $6 billion TMTG CEO Devin Nunes and TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer will be co-CEOs, Michael B Schwab (son of Charles Schwab) to be Chairman www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Today, my colleague David Yaffe-Bellany and I published an investigation into the frenzied world of crypto unleased by Trump. Risk taking, profiteering & yes, innovation, as crypto bros sense that this is the moment crypto will go mainstream in the U.S. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...

This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...

“Temperatures in 2024 were the hottest on record and the heat in the uppermost layer of the ocean was also a record high, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"

After Backlash, Jared Kushner Drops Plan to Build a Trump Hotel in Serbia Kushner’s firm, Affinity Partners, withdrew from a planned Trump-branded development in Belgrade after protests and indictments. www.wsj.com/world/trump-...

The family affairs shaping Tether’s $180B empire protos.com/the-family-a...

An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...

Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face “Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society” www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...

Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should

One more account of horror from Sudan. But world must not look away: so many more are in danger news.sky.com/story/63-chi...

So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block President Trump’s construction of a large new ballroom on White House grounds, arguing that he violated at least four laws in bypassing any review process.

Once again Firtash evades extradition for 2013 indictment in Illinois An Austrian court has dealt a final blow to U.S. attempts to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash to face trial on corruption charges, rejecting an appeal against a ruling blocking the move. www.reuters.com/world/austri...

Paramount launches hostile $78-billion bid for Warner Bros with backing from Jared Kushner $11.8 B - Larry Ellison's family $24 B - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds $1 B - Chinese firm Tencent $ - RedBird Capital & Affinity Partners www.latimes.com/business/sto...

On Dec 5th New America Acquisition I Corp did an IPO raising $345 million www.sec.gov/Archives/edg... Don Jr and Eric Trump are investors in New America Sponsor LLC which owns 28.9% of the company www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

Blackwater founder Erik Prince is now Chairman of 'Freedom First' a company eyeing oil and gas-related opportunities in Africa www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/bl... Ryan Manicom is Pres/CEO, advisory board includes Ted Hogan, Cloby Fuser, Richard Anderson freedomfirstcorp.com

Dominari Holdings, the financial services firm part-owned by Don Jr and Eric Trump, announced withdrawal of a $2 billion shelf registration - and appointment of Trump supporter & former ambassador to France, Jamie McCourt, to the advisory board www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

"In response to Trump's order, attorneys general in 21 states sued the administration. Now, after a judge's ruling that Trump's actions were unlawful, libraries and museums across the country will have access to money that had been stuck in a months-long limbo..." www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...