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Table for Three
Read more . . . →The United States just left the international anti-corruption watchdog. The only other countries to have done that are Russia and Belarus. That’s the full list. Three countries, and we’re one of them now. GRECO, the Group of States against Corruption, has been monitoring government accountability since 1999. The US joined in 2000 and stayed through every administration since. The State Department’s official reason for leaving: it “does not provide tangible benefits to U.S. national security.” Translation: accountability is inconvenient when you’re the one being watched. Same week, the administration declined to invite international election observers for November’s midterms. First you...
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327 Trades the Day Before He Flipped the Switch
Read more . . . →Here’s the timeline, because it does all the work. April 8, 2025: the market is still falling off a cliff that Trump personally pushed it over the week before with his “Liberation Day” tariffs. That same day, accounts linked to him make 327 separate stock purchases — as much as $12.8 million total, six figures a pop into Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet and dozens more. The next morning he posts on Truth Social that it’s “a great time to buy.” A few hours after that he pauses the tariffs. The S&P 500 rips one of the biggest single-day gains...
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The $1.8 Billion Thank-You Note
Read more . . . →While the government cuts Medicaid for 12 million people, it’s apparently flush with cash for the important stuff: $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to compensate Trump’s MAGA allies who claim Biden’s DOJ wrongfully targeted them. Mike Lindell gets a check. Enrique Tarrio, former Proud Boys leader, gets a check. Pardoned January 6 rioters, a check. The kid who needs their insulin stays screwed. There’s also a White House ballroom in there — $220 million buried in the same reconciliation bill that stripped SNAP to the bones. A room for parties, a room for dancing. The Senate parliamentarian blocked that piece,...
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Under New Management
Read more . . . →His defense lawyer now runs the DOJ. At this point just rename it.
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Trump Fires Bondi For Not Being Corrupt Enough, Installs His Personal Lawyer
Read more . . . →Pam Bondi got fired as Attorney General today because she wasn’t prosecuting enough of Trump’s personal enemies. Read that again. The top law enforcement officer in the country lost her job because she didn’t weaponize the Justice Department fast enough. Trump wanted a hitman and Bondi was only willing to be an accomplice. Not loyal enough for the loyalty cult. And the replacement? Todd Blanche — Trump’s personal defense lawyer from his criminal trials — now running the DOJ as acting AG. The guy whose entire legal career peaked at keeping one man out of prison is now in charge...
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