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  1. Honoring #Labor

    Something Biden was all about. No matter what else, he was of & for 'the people' - workers, laborers, families.

    Trump? Labor is for the little people.... Let Sir repeat his wondrous wins!

    Sick, twisted, tangential... Be it #dementia or #BrainSpurs mixed with #TrumpVirus... What a contrast between a President serving #WeThePeople & improving our lives, versus a #grifter, #liar, #felon there to take it ALL for himself!

    #LaborDay #corruption #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Kleptocracy

  2. Honoring #Labor

    Something Biden was all about. No matter what else, he was of & for 'the people' - workers, laborers, families.

    Trump? Labor is for the little people.... Let Sir repeat his wondrous wins!

    Sick, twisted, tangential... Be it #dementia or #BrainSpurs mixed with #TrumpVirus... What a contrast between a President serving #WeThePeople & improving our lives, versus a #grifter, #liar, #felon there to take it ALL for himself!

    #LaborDay #corruption #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Kleptocracy

  3. Honoring #Labor

    Something Biden was all about. No matter what else, he was of & for 'the people' - workers, laborers, families.

    Trump? Labor is for the little people.... Let Sir repeat his wondrous wins!

    Sick, twisted, tangential... Be it #dementia or #BrainSpurs mixed with #TrumpVirus... What a contrast between a President serving #WeThePeople & improving our lives, versus a #grifter, #liar, #felon there to take it ALL for himself!

    #LaborDay #corruption #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Kleptocracy

  4. Honoring #Labor

    Something Biden was all about. No matter what else, he was of & for 'the people' - workers, laborers, families.

    Trump? Labor is for the little people.... Let Sir repeat his wondrous wins!

    Sick, twisted, tangential... Be it #dementia or #BrainSpurs mixed with #TrumpVirus... What a contrast between a President serving #WeThePeople & improving our lives, versus a #grifter, #liar, #felon there to take it ALL for himself!

    #LaborDay #corruption #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Kleptocracy

  5. Honoring #Labor

    Something Biden was all about. No matter what else, he was of & for 'the people' - workers, laborers, families.

    Trump? Labor is for the little people.... Let Sir repeat his wondrous wins!

    Sick, twisted, tangential... Be it #dementia or #BrainSpurs mixed with #TrumpVirus... What a contrast between a President serving #WeThePeople & improving our lives, versus a #grifter, #liar, #felon there to take it ALL for himself!

    #LaborDay #corruption #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Kleptocracy

  6. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

    Unless you are wealthy, The #US is now largely what we used to call a "third world nation".

    #Kleptocracy
    #Fascism
    #oligarchy
    #EpsteinClass

    #theocracy and #Propaganda are tools of the #aristocracy to impoverish and disable #civilSociety

    And fuck #philanthropy btw.

    #Billionaires should be taxed at 90% and we could spend it on infrastructure, #renewable power generation, infrastructure, and hardening..

  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. A New Report On Revolving Door Corruption that Helps Make Sense of the Latest Twin Metals Lobbying Disclosures

    Lobbying activity for the Twin Metals copper and nickel mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters increased dramatically in the second quarter of 2026.

    The new lobbying disclosure is here. In Q1 2026, the Bernhardt Group reported Twin Metals income of $120,000; in Q2, $220,000. Bernhardt lobbied both houses of Congress and multiple executive branch agencies on “mine leasing issues” on behalf of the Chilean company that owns Twin Metals.

    I would also direct your attention to this excellent Public Citizen report by Alan Zibel and Jesse Coleman on David Bernhardt and revolving door corruption. The report was published in June, so it does not take into account the latest disclosures. But the points it makes about revolving door corruption provide important context for understanding these documents.

    Since its launch just one year ago, Bernhardt’s firm has recorded $8.8 million in revenue from 53 clients in just three completed quarters of lobbying — a classic example of how Washington, D.C.’s revolving door blurs the lines between corporate interests and government. Bernhardt Group reported nearly $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, putting the lobbying firm on pace for $11 million in revenue this year. The “revolving door” is a system in which corporations and other wealthy interests develop close relationships with government officials through the movement of key individuals back and forth between the private and public sectors.

    Zibel and Coleman also detail closed-door meetings at Interior in September and November of 2025 with Bernhardt Group lobbyist William McGrath and Twin Metals executives.

    More broadly, the report makes the case that David Bernhardt is now operating as a “Shadow Secretary” of the Interior, while the actual cabinet Secretary, Doug Burgum, goes on television to defend Trump’s war in Iran, or to pretend he’s never heard of batteries, or to talk about the reflecting pool and other Trump vanity projects.

    If you want to make sense of what the administration is doing on the Twin Metals front, or of the actual dirty work that’s getting done behind the scenes of the embarrassing, outrageous, and infuriating spectacle of the second Trump administration, this is a must read.

    #BoundaryWaters #corruption #governmentCapture #hoarding #kleptocracy #looting #oligarchy #power #spectacle #Water
  9. open.substack.com/pub/aldogrec

    Three essays castigating Europe. The coda declines the exam. You cannot out-parasite the original parasite. Europe's real option: pre-Friedman capitalism, upgraded.

    #Europe #PostCapitalism #Kleptocracy

  10. “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

  11. 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

  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. #Republicans cleared the last major hurdle overnight when they defeated an amendment proposed by one of their own members, Louisiana Sen. #BillCassidy, that would have redirected payments from the settlement to members of law enforcement who were injured when a mob of #Trump supporters seeking to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss attacked the Capitol on #Jan6, 2021.

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

  15. #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

  16. #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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. The former #judges argued that #Trump & the #FederalGovernment is improperly using the IRS lawsuit “to allow a ‘commission’ controlled by the President to dole out $1.776 billion in taxpayer dollars without constitutional or congressional authority” & to obtain “unlawful private benefits to the President & his family” by barring any #audits of prior #taxes.

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

  25. The fmr #judges asked the #court to utilize a rule that would allow Williams to set aside the judgment & reopen the case for a “judicial review of the extraordinary — & historically unprecedented — circumstances presented by this litigation & by the collusive ‘settlement’ that invokes this litigation as the legal justification for its terms.”

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

  26. After the plaintiffs asked to voluntarily “drop” the lawsuit, Williams dismissed & closed the case, noting that there was “no settlement of record.” Trump’s attorneys said in a court filing that they did not believe their deal with the #IRS required #judicial approval.

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

  27. A group of retired federal #judges is asking a #US district #court judge to reopen a lawsuit #Trump & his family pursued against the #IRS over leaked tax records, asking the court to investigate whether an unusual deal to end the case was an act of #fraud.
    
The retired judges’ filing marks the latest effort to block a deal that is expected to benefit Trump, his family & his allies.

    #law #judiciary #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  28. None of those officials were told what they had done wrong. But current & former agency staffers said in interviews that the commission’s work force took away a clear message: Don’t cause trouble for those industries.

    The suspensions were just one of many ways in which the #CFTC, the primary #regulator of a specialized sector of the #FinancialMarkets, has been mowed down by the #powerful #business interests it is supposed to oversee, a NYT investigation found.

    #Trump #law #fraud #kleptocracy

  29. @newsguyusa

    "US Secret Service says Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland, who its officers fatally shot yesterday near the White House, had claimed he was Jesus Christ and the real Osama bin Laden..."

    So

    A known crazy guy then?

    Putting a dozen live rounds into him is sure a helluva lot cheaper than getting him any help

    And popping a few caps into some nutcase is cheaper than the #SecretService's daily dose of #Viagra for sure

    #DonaldTrump #Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP #Law #Criminal #Fraud #JudicialProcess #Theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  30. At Sunday morning, it seems that Yet Another Attempt on Trump's Life has fallen off the news cycle

    ho hum...

    Except for mention that that this was the assailant's second contact with #SecretService, and that the assailant was convinced he was #JesusChrist

    That's how it is in these #UnitedStates

    Shoot the crazy people

    Killing them with a dozen rounds is a helluva lot cheaper than helping them

    #DonaldTrump #Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP

    #Law #Criminal #Fraud #JudicialProcess #Theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  31. “The unlawfulness that has imbued the Anti-Weaponization Fund from its inception requires that it be wholly dismantled,” the suit says.

    Another advocacy group, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington [#CREW], separately filed its own lawsuit on Friday in Washington, DC, to challenge the “#SlushFund ” created by #Trump’s “sham settlement.” CREW’s suit refers to the fund as “a jaw-dropping act of presidential #corruption.”

    #law #DOJ #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund

  32. Ex-prosecutor & other “#Trump critics” [sane humans who believe in the #law] sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' #SlushFund

    A coalition of “Trump’s critics”, including a fired prosecutor & a college professor acquitted of assaulting federal agents at a protest, sued Friday to block payouts from the $1.776 billion “settlement” fund for Trump allies claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

    #DOJ #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MAGASlushFund
    apnews.com/article/irs-trump-s

  33. @Nonilex

    "nearly $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund""

    You mean the $1,776,000,000 "Anti-Weaponization Fund"?

    1776?

    Get it?

    Ring any bells?

    To be paid out to True American Patriots by Donald Trump?

    That "fund"?

    #DonaldTrump #Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP #Law #Criminal #Fraud #JudicialProcess #Theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  34. Every part of this farce is an affront to the #Constitution. It usurps both the exclusive #power of #Congress to legislate programs & spend money & the power of the #courts to decide specific cases & controversies.

    It is, quite simply, a scam.

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

  35. It is unclear whether #Tron & #BNBChain were aware their networks were used by the central bank of #Iran & #Nobitex, which has not been specifically sanctioned. Doing business with Iranian entities falls under general Western #sanctions. Reuters could not determine why the #UnitedStates has not sanctioned Nobitex.

    #Trump #criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments #MoneyLaundering #crypto

  36. #Iran money has kept moving through those 2 digital ledgers during the #US & #Israel #war against the Islamic Republic.

    Sun & #Binance, the #crypto exchange owned by Zhao, are both prominent backers of #WorldLibertyFinancial, the crypto firm co-founded by #Trump & his family.

    There’s no suggestion that the Trump family knew of #Nobitex’s use of #Tron & #BNBChain [🙄].

    #criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments #MoneyLaundering

  37. How Trump’s #crypto venture & Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

    Iran’s #Nobitex has processed at least $2.3 billion through #Tron & #BNBChain, blockchain ledgers started by backers of the #Trump family’s #WorldLibertyFinancial. The flows underscore the awkward juxtaposition of Trump’s business dealings & the #US presidency.

    #criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments #Iran #MoneyLaundering
    reuters.com/investigations/how

  38. Dle mého názoru (DMN) se český režim snaží postavit na roveň režimu Rudých Khmérů, který zrušil majetek.

    "Nový zákon umožní zabavit podezřelý majetek. Podle odborníků hrozí zneužití" -- "právník varuje, že se do problémů mohou dostat i osoby, které se ničeho nezákonného nedopustily" -- "doma loni na podzim našli 80 milionů korun v hotovosti" -- "celoživotní úspory jeho dědečka a otce. Do banky je prý nikdy nedal, protože jeho děda zažil v 50. letech měnovou reformu a bankovním institucím tak obecně nevěřil"

    idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/novy-za

    Cítím

    e x t r é m n ě s i l n é o p o v r ž e n í

    vůči českému režimu, když toto vidím.

    DMN plýtvavému, zkorumpovanému státu již nestací daně občanů na jeho rozhazování, tak začne občanům beztrestně loupit majetek prostřednictvím nového DMN kleptokratického zákona na frivolní loupeže majetku nepohodlným občanům.

    Dáš si peníze do banky? Ukradneme ti je na základě výmluvy AML/CFT. Necháš si je v hotovosti? Uloupíme ti je beztrestně frivolně a řekneme při tom magické slůvko "podezření z nabytí trestnou činností".

    "Putin podepsal zákon o zabavení majetku kritikům války" -- newsbox.cz/zpravy/putin-podeps

    "Kdo bude v Rusku kritizovat válku, přijde o peníze i majetek" -- "Putin podepsal zákon o konfiskaci majetku osob odsouzených za vyjádření proti válce rozpoutané Ruskem na Ukrajině" -- eurozpravy.cz/zahranicni/rozho

    "Situace se zhoršuje Nový zákon: Putin nyní vyvlastňuje kritiky války" -- "represe dosahují nového rozměru: disidenti mají přijít nejen o svobodu, ale i o majetek." -- krone.at/3251703

    V čem je teda přesně rozdíl mezi českým a ruským režimem?

    #khmerrouge #khmerrougeregime #confiscation #presumptionofinnocence #robbery #stateorganizedrobbery #stateperpetratedrobbery #staterobbery #highwayman #plundering #waragainstcitizens #brutalregime #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #russia #putin #dissident #nationalization

  39. Dle mého názoru (DMN) se český režim snaží postavit na roveň režimu Rudých Khmérů, který zrušil majetek.

    "Nový zákon umožní zabavit podezřelý majetek. Podle odborníků hrozí zneužití" -- "právník varuje, že se do problémů mohou dostat i osoby, které se ničeho nezákonného nedopustily" -- "doma loni na podzim našli 80 milionů korun v hotovosti" -- "celoživotní úspory jeho dědečka a otce. Do banky je prý nikdy nedal, protože jeho děda zažil v 50. letech měnovou reformu a bankovním institucím tak obecně nevěřil"

    idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/novy-za

    Cítím

    e x t r é m n ě s i l n é o p o v r ž e n í

    vůči českému režimu, když toto vidím.

    DMN plýtvavému, zkorumpovanému státu již nestací daně občanů na jeho rozhazování, tak začne občanům beztrestně loupit majetek prostřednictvím nového DMN kleptokratického zákona na frivolní loupeže majetku nepohodlným občanům.

    Dáš si peníze do banky? Ukradneme ti je na základě výmluvy AML/CFT. Necháš si je v hotovosti? Uloupíme ti je beztrestně frivolně a řekneme při tom magické slůvko "podezření z nabytí trestnou činností".

    "Putin podepsal zákon o zabavení majetku kritikům války" -- newsbox.cz/zpravy/putin-podeps

    "Kdo bude v Rusku kritizovat válku, přijde o peníze i majetek" -- "Putin podepsal zákon o konfiskaci majetku osob odsouzených za vyjádření proti válce rozpoutané Ruskem na Ukrajině" -- eurozpravy.cz/zahranicni/rozho

    "Situace se zhoršuje Nový zákon: Putin nyní vyvlastňuje kritiky války" -- "represe dosahují nového rozměru: disidenti mají přijít nejen o svobodu, ale i o majetek." -- krone.at/3251703

    V čem je teda přesně rozdíl mezi českým a ruským režimem?

    #khmerrouge #khmerrougeregime #confiscation #presumptionofinnocence #robbery #stateorganizedrobbery #stateperpetratedrobbery #staterobbery #highwayman #plundering #waragainstcitizens #brutalregime #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #russia #putin #dissident #nationalization