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  1. Ted Johnson @HalfHeartedFanatic ·

    13 Chinese online scam centers in Madagascar shut down. Damn!

    The American DOJ can still do shit when it wants to. Now do Trump Crypto.

    Article in French:

    rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260910-mad

  2. Short but pithy #TrumpVirus #Truth from Robert Reich

    > How Trump Made America Expensive Again

    youtu.be/uXw1QpD2duo

    > Trump just said the quiet part out loud: he doesn't care about your finances. "Not even a little bit."

    > Here's where your money is going instead.

    #corruption #emoluments #WarCrimes #TrumpEpsteinFiles #coverup #TrumpVirus #nepotism #Kleptocracy #grifting #Plutocracy #Jan7 #fraud #sedition #treason #BrainSpurs

  3. @gottalaff.bsky.social

    Yes, all jokers!

    The only apt metaphor with cards, for this Stable Genius who managed to bankrupt casinos and everything he touches...

    "He's playing without a full deck."
    And as has been pointed out (Late Nite), these cards are UNO. A game whose goal is to end with the FEWEST cards. "Like bragging about the highest golf score."

    #TrumpVirus #Truth #BrainSpurs #emoluments #WarCrimes #TrumpEpsteinFiles #coverup #sedition #Jan6 #Kleptocracy #nepotism #law

  4. #DrainTheSwamp

    Drained science & education from OUR government, drained away tax dollars for the #TrumpVirus #Kleptocracy, drained away #justice for #TrumpEpsteinFiles survivors, adequate conditions for sailors serving the country, #truth, #justice, and "liberty for all".

    Sir Stable Genius ... He IS the swamp!

    #truth #corruption #emoluments #grift

  5. Still, even in its new form, #ToddBlanche’s order for the #IRS to abandon any audits of #Trump’s previous tax returns is an
    unprecedented & “potentially” (definitely) illegal benefit to a sitting president, worth tens of millions of dollars in lower taxes & avoided penalties.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  6. The unsigned #IRS document posted by #ToddBlanche said that only #Trump, 2 of his sons & the #TrumpOrganization would be granted #immunity from audits, excluding a broader pool of Trump family members & their associates who appeared to be eligible for protection under the original #DOJ deal. Blanche also stipulated that their future tax returns could still be audited.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  7. #ToddBlanche, the acting US #AG, confirmed in writing [1 unsigned] on Sunday night that the #DOJ would abandon “elements” of the deal it struck with #Trump to “resolve” his lawsuit against the #IRS, conceding to demands from Republican senators who had threatened to block his nomination as attorney general.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
    nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/poli

  8. “In abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States, the #Government entered into a ‘settlement’ that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded #DOJ policies, & accomplished objectives beyond those authorized, as well as those specifically prohibited, by #law,” Williams wrote.

    #Trump #IRS #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  9. Williams’ 56-page opinion blasted the behavior of both the #DOJ — stating that the admin’s response to the case disregarded DOJ policies & potentially the #law — & of the private attorneys who brought the lawsuit on #Trump’s behalf.

    documentcloud.org/documents/28

    #IRS #law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  10. "This action was never about a party seeking judicial resolution of a ​legal issue ​or a ⁠factual dispute," Williams wrote. The judge said it was instead an attempt ​to "provide some legitimacy to an agreement ​to ⁠confer #immunity to people & entities affiliated with the president & to earmark billions of dollars ⁠from American ​#taxpayers to redress grievances not ​defined in the #law."

    #Trump #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund

  11. US District ⁠Judge Kathleen Williams found that #Trump & the ​#IRS, which he oversees as president, were not ​truly adverse to each other as is required in #civil lawsuits under the #US #Constitution. Williams referred a ​Trump lawyer in the case & senior ​#DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement ‌to ⁠state #bar authorities to determine if their actions violated #LegalEthics rules.

    #law #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #SlushFund

  12. Fantastic

    US judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS

    A US judge on Monday voided #Trump's [totally illegal] #settlement with the #IRS ‌that gave him & his companies sweeping #tax protections & initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government ​#SlushFund to pay victims of so-called ​government weaponization.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    reuters.com/world/us-judge-voi

  13. Yes!

    Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout #SlushFund
    
US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said the government has not provided “absolute certainty” it won’t try to resurrect the fund in the future.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    washingtonpost.com/national-se

  14. #Impotent #Senate OKs $70B #immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban #Trump #SlushFund

    The Senate passed legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays & fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    apnews.com/article/trump-settl

  15. #Republicans appear to be in a holding pattern while they figure out how to address the issue of the $1.8 billion #SlushFund. We are still waiting on votes from 3 Republicans: #BillCassidy of Louisiana, #JonHusted of Ohio & #DanSullivan of Alaska.

    Husted & Sullivan are both up for re-election. Cassidy recenty lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  16. Senator #SusanCollins, Republican of Maine, just voted for Schumer’s motion, the first #Republican to vote “yes.”

    This motion can still fail if three Republicans vote for it, if everyone is voting. Collins is up for re-election in a critical & competitive state.

    Senator #ThomTillis, who voted no, is not running for re-election.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  17. When declining to commit to permanently scrapping the controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" #MAGASlushFund, #Trump claims he doesn’t know if the $1.8 billion fund is dead, & calls it ‘a beautiful thing’

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #SlushFund #sickness
    cnn.com/2026/06/03/politics/an

  18. During the #House #Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, #Democrats repeatedly requested that #ToddBlanche commit in writing to rescinding the order creating the weaponization #SlushFund.

    “I’m not committing to putting anything in writing,” he said, saying only that he would abide by his word.

    [okay, so obvious bullshit]

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  19. Don’t take the bait. As soon as #Republicans pass the $72 billion bill to fund #ICE & #CBP operations, #Trump will restart the #MAGASlushFund. He cannot be trusted. Learn already!

    “Trump administration signals to GOP leaders it will drop a $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, but the president has yet to weigh in publicly”

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #SlushFund
    cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/tr

  20. She also noted that only #ToddBlanche signed the tax audit provision. The separate, 9-page agreement laying out the $1.8 billion #SlushFund was signed by Woodward & Frank Bisignano, who is serving as the “chief executive officer of the #IRS”, a newly created role [created by the #Trump admin in October 2025] that is not subject to #Senate confirmation.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  21. Lawyers for the fmr #judges hailed Judge Williams’s decision.

    “The judges & their counsel greatly appreciate the seriousness with which the #court is addressing these grievous allegations,” said Norman Eisen, who represented the fmr judges for the nonprofit group, Democracy Defenders Fund. “We stand ready to work with the court as it investigates this matter.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  22. In her order, Judge Williams asserted that she was “empowered to investigate serious #misconduct” in any case before her, & ordered Trump’s lawyers to tell her by June 12 whether the lawsuit should be formally reopened because “the #court was the victim of a #fraud.”

    She also wanted Trump’s lawyers to respond to the question of whether he had #colluded with his own government to settle the case “to avoid judicial scrutiny.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #DOJ #JudicialProcess #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  23. Before she closed the case, Judge Williams had in fact questioned whether the lawsuit presented an actual conflict that she could adjudicate, given that #Trump was on both sides of the suit, bringing claims against a federal agency that he controlled. When she closed it, she noted there was no “settlement of record,” but shortly after, the #DOJ released its “agreement” foreclosing the action.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  24. Judge Williams’s decision came in response to court papers filed on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of 35 former federal #judges who urged her to bring the case back to life & dig into the details of the agreement to settle it.

    The former judges said that Trump’s “#settlement” agreement raised serious questions about his “candor toward the court & manipulation of the judicial system.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  25. After #Trump “withdrew” the suit, senior #DOJ officials released a pair of extraordinary agreements that settled the case by establishing a $1.8 billion #SlushFund to compensate people who claimed they were victims of government “weaponization” by Democrats.

    The deal also conferred extremely lucrative tax benefits on Trump, his family & his businesses.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  26. But wait, there’s more!

    A federal judge in Miami reopened #Trump’s $10B case against the #IRS in a striking turnabout, saying she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “premised on #deception.”

    The ruling by Judge Kathleen M. Williams to revive the case shortly after closing it was a significant blow both to #Trump & to the #DOJ.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund
    nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/poli

  27. No money has yet been handed out from the #SlushFund. Acting AG [aka #Trump henchman] #ToddBlanche has not yet named the 5 “commissioners” who would be assigned to evaluate claims for compensation. The #DOJ has said the $1.776 billion in #TaxpayersMoney it intends to use for the payments would be drawn from a separate legal compensation fund managed by the federal government before July 17 [um, no. Can we halt that please as well?]

    #law #judiciary #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #kleptocracy

  28. Why doesn't this lead to Donald Trump's impeachment already? Has the Overton window widened so much that our sensibilities have become dull to the fact that this obvious slush fund makes every American endlessly taxable? Will someone please go stop the wrecking ball that is currently in motion before it wreaks further havoc? reason.com/2026/05/21/trumps-c
    #DonaldTrump #accountability #corruption #cronyCapitalism #fraud #impeach #IRS #Jan6 #kleptocracy #publicTrust #slushFund #TrumpAdministration #USPol

  29. That could block #public #access to more than 700 million White House emails, among countless other records, in Archives possession since the #law went into effect in 1978, Baron said.

    …The impact of the #DOJ opinion could be felt quickly by #historians, #scholars & #journalists who regularly access presidential records & make requests for their release.

    #Trump #PresidentialRecordsAct #accountability #transparency #corruption #CriminalState #MafiaState #kleptocracy

  30. FFS

    One of #ElonMusk’s closest friends, a #billionaire co-founder of #Airbnb, is taking a role in #Trump’s admin to help Musk carry out his drive to slash the federal bureaucracy….

    #JoeGebbia, Airbnb co-founder, is a board member at Tesla who lives in Austin, where Musk, …keeps a large compound. He is planning to start shortly as part of Musk’s team, called #DOGE….

    #broligarchy #kleptocracy #plutocracy #USpol
    #boycottAirbnb

    nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/poli

  31. #Coinbase & #Kraken have both been battling the #SEC in court. #Robinhood received a #WellsNotice in May related to its #US #crypto business, which is typically one of the final steps before the SEC issues formal charges. #Ripple has been in a years-long legal fight with SEC & outgoing Chairman #GaryGensler.

    #broligarchy #oligarchy #kleptocracy #plutocracy #law #regulations

  32. The spox provided [an #unserious & #flippant] statement saying only, “The ProPublica geniuses, much to our dismay, have discovered #DevinNunes’ secret plan to reconstitute Alexander the Great’s empire & get Chris #Pavlovski named King of Macedon.”

    Spokespeople for the #Trump campaign, #Rumble & the Macedonian PM didn’t respond to questions.

    #law #FARA #LoganAct #ethics #NationalSecurity #compromised #Kleptocracy #Balkans #NorthMacedonia #ForeignPolicy #TrumpMedia