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Author, The Money Kings and Sons of Wichita. Deputy editor (news + politics) at Mother Jones. New book: The Long Shadow ('27) Send me secure tips: danielschulman.82 (Signal) danielschulman[at]protonmail.com tips.hushline.app/to/danielschulman

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 5h
New from @nlanard.bsky.social Nevada Republican David Flippo blamed his staff for exaggerating his military record. His own hat tells a different story www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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David Flippo blamed staff for exaggerating his military record. His own hat tells a different story.
The Nevada Republican sported V-shaped emblems that signify a valor award next to a Bronze Star. Flippo never received a Bronze Star for valor.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
David Flippo has reported funneling millions of his own money into his congressional campaigns. @nlanard.bsky.social reviewed loan and financing statements that raise questions about the Nevada Republican's personal and campaign finances www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for Congress
David Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) just tweeted that his ex-son-in-law Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) "needs serious psychological help." Read @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social blockbuster investigation that broke the Miller story wide open www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This is not creeping authoritarianism. It's galloping. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump goes public with plan to "take over" elections
After the FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots in Georgia, the president calls on Republicans to assert control over voting "in at least 15 places.”
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sam @samveep.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Hard to say how many showed up for Alex Pretti’s vigil, but easily hundreds if not thousands. After community activists and leaders spoke at the park where they gathered, everyone marched to the site of Pretti’s killing. Streets just filled with people demanding ICE out.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We partnered with @pablo.show to investigate Riley Gaines' rise to MAGA stardom. @msjpauly.bsky.social dug up docs that reveal the right-wing funders behind her ascent and spoke to puzzled teammates who wonder what happened to her Read ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp Watch/listen www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKUl...
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How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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sam @samveep.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The undercover footage in this video... just wow. Our new massive international investigation into a surveillance company selling untraceable tech that can find you anywhere. Every view and comment on this helps get in front of more eyes—and that means we can keep doing this work! Thank you!!
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This Secret Tech Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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paper trail media @papertrailmedia.de · 14/10/2025
🚨 NEU: “Wir können dafür ins Gefängnis kommen”– dieser Satz steht im Zentrum unserer neuen Recherche. 🚨 Es wird verrückt: Strafbare Sanktionsumgehung, ein Undercover-Einsatz, ein überwachter Vatikan-Reporter, prominente Opfer & Red Bull. Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 14/10/2025
Spionage-Software einer Überwachungsfirma: Wie Politiker und Journalisten getrackt werden: Ein Unternehmen vermarktet ein Spionagesystem, mit dem sich Handys orten lassen. Eine Recherche zeigt nun, dass es massenhaft eingesetzt wurde, um Enthüllungsjournalisten, Staatsanwälte und Minister…
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Spionage-Software einer Überwachungsfirma: Wie Politiker und Journalisten getrackt werden
Ein Unternehmen vermarktet ein Spionagesystem, mit dem sich Handys orten lassen. Eine Recherche zeigt nun, dass es massenhaft eingesetzt wurde, um Enthüllungsjournalisten, Staatsanwälte und Minister auszuspähen.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 14/10/2025
First Wap, la discrète entreprise de cybersurveillance chargée de suivre à la trace journalistes, personnalités et cadres dirigeants
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First Wap, la discrète entreprise de cybersurveillance chargée de suivre à la trace journalistes, personnalités et cadres dirigeants
Peu connu du grand public, ce vétéran du secteur vend depuis plus de vingt ans une solution de géolocalisation, y compris à des régimes autoritaires. Parmi ses cibles : un journaliste enquêtant sur le Vatican, un employé d’Airbus ou la star de cinéma Jared Leto.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
18 months 14 newsrooms 70 journalists 1 groundbreaking investigation into a global surveillance empire whose phone-tracking software has targeted world leaders, corporate executes, journalists, activists, celebrities…and maybe even you ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE #surveillancesecrets
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his conviction next month. @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org got exclusive access to him in prison and spent the past year investigating the aftermath of the FTX collapse. It's a wild and eye-opening tale: ow.ly/YVQW50X6jAU
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Sam Bankman-Fried and the multibillion-dollar drama over FTX’s ruins
In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
This week, Abby spoke to a 66 year-old man who lost his wife and, in his grief, his home. He sleeps sitting up during daylight hours to avoid trouble with the authorities and others. Tonight, he faces arrest.
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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Spent a day on the Hill with Maxwell Frost, who is trying to show Democrats will fight, even if it doesn't always work: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Why Maxwell Frost wants Democrats to "get caught fighting"
The youngest member of Congress is showing his older colleagues how to punch back in the age of Trump.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
In which @timothypmurphy.bsky.social likens the first 100 days of the Trump administration to the "soft opening of Jurassic Park" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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What Donald Trump has destroyed in his first 100 days won’t be easy to rebuild
Mistakes were made. And made. And made again.
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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
🚨If you are an NSF-funded researcher with a terminated grant and want to talk to the media…🚨 Feel free to reach out to me at hcarnell@cir.org or henrycarnell@proton.me or via signal hcarnell.58
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
On Monday, we published Luke O'Brien's blockbuster investigation into Clearview AI's far-right origins and links to eugenicists and white supremacists On Tuesday, Clearview's board voted to oust company co-founder Hoan Ton-That, @forbes.com reports www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...
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Clearview AI’s Founder Removed From Facial Recognition Company’s Board
Ton-That had stepped down as CEO and became president in December due to the company’s struggles to secure major federal government contracts and raise funding.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Keep an eye on North Carolina. The GOP effort to overturn the state supreme court race is a blueprint for Republicans nationwide, @ariberman.bsky.social reports www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Republicans are stealing a North Carolina judicial race. They won't stop there.
It's January 6 without the insurrection.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Sorry to interrupt the economic collapse to bring you more ominous news: We obtained 1000s of documents that paint a chilling picture of the far-right ties of Clearview AI, the facial recognition firm (used by ICE) that could fuel Trump's authoritarian agenda www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Revealed: The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administrati...
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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I’m at the protest in DC today, talking to protestors. Here are the personal stories I learned the most from.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Rümeysa Öztürk hasn’t been given her asthma medication and has had three asthma attacks, putting her life in danger and possibly violating disability civil rights. New from me with @hurwitz.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE is reportedly violating detained Tufts student’s right to medical care
Democrats say that Rümeysa Öztürk's inhaler has been withheld and she has had repeated asthma attacks.
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Monica Vale @themythicglass.com · 02/04/2025
This piqued my interest in the Publisher's Lunch email today. I'm looking forward to reading!
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Some news: I'm writing a new book for @vikingbooks.bsky.social It's about the world’s richest man, a tycoon who transforms into a tyrant, falls in with the far right, becomes a notorious promoter of conspiracies, and drags the country into his fever dream. Henry Ford. I'm writing about Henry Ford
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
“He’s trying to bribe voters," @benwikler.bsky.social told me in Kenosha about Musk's scheme to give out $1 million to voters in Wisconsin. "He’s trying to buy an election. This is totally out of line. This should not be how American democracy works.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk’s attempt to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court reaches a new low
His vote-buying scheme shows how far he’ll go to extend his plan for oligarchy.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A lovely tribute to my former colleague, Kevin Drum, a blogosphere pioneer and all around mensch. RIP. www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...
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Goodbye, Kevin Drum
"Take care of Donald Trump for me."
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“The fact she didn’t even try to delete the last tweets tells you all you need to know." www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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‘Who’s doing the vetting?': Republicans denounce Pentagon aide for antisemitic comments
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson compared the murders of Israeli babies during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to abortion.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NEW from me: DoD hired Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary with a very very long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This Pentagon press secretary has a long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts
“Be unapologetically right-wing. It will pay off.”
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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Big news for @revealnews.org. Today we launched a weekly podcast, "More To The Story With @alletson.bsky.social." The first episode is a 1-on-1 interview with Timothy Heaphy, the chief counsel for the House committee investigating the January 6 attack. revealnews.org/press/reveal...
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Reveal Announces New Weekly Podcast Series - Reveal
The public radio show and podcast Reveal launched a new ongoing podcast series today, More To The Story With Al Letson, which features 1-on-1 interviews
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Insane.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
To be clear, the "menace" Trump is railing against was the single most important anti-corruption reform in decades. The "invasive" rule merely asked the owners of shell companies to divulge their identities to the Treasury Dept.
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James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Holy shit this is getting real. A brand new show from @revealnews.org launches next week hosted by the one & only @alletson.bsky.social We want these candid conversations to help you rethink your entire newsfeed. Trailer OUT NOW and follow: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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More To The Story with Al Letson
Podcast Episode · Reveal · Trailer · 3m
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
"With all the focus on a constitutional crisis in Donald Trump’s Washington, it’s easy to overlook how a similar dynamic is playing out at the state level." And yes, Elon Musk is in the mix. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Republicans and Elon Musk are also causing a constitutional crisis in the states
The GOP is going to unprecedented lengths to seize power over state courts in North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I repeat: the new state media www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Meet the new state media
How the second Trump administration grants access and status to conspiracy theorists, propagandists, and far-right influencers.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
"We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.” @timothypmurphy.bsky.social & @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social with a harrowing report on Elon Musk's war on USAID www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Chaos, harassment, and pnpaid bills: Inside Elon Musk's war on USAID
“We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.”
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I'm still interested in hearing from federal workers about physical changes to your office spaces/signage taken down/areas you now can't go. My Signal is annamerlan.30; please contact me on a non-work device.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I don't this story has registered with enough people. OPM is trying to make it possible for Musk to control the IT of every federal agency and department. I assume that would give him access--backdoor access?--to...everything. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump White House moves to allow for a Musk takeover of government IT
The Office of Personnel Management is trying to make it easier to put ideologues and cronies in key tech roles.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
New from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has placed a halt on investigations of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination complaints www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Government commission halts investigations of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination complaints
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission staff have been told to "pause" their investigative work on new and existing cases.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
A very telling moment at today's House oversight committee hearing when Republicans rushed into the room to block an effort to subpoena Elon Musk to provide answers on his dismantling of the federal government www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Watch Republicans go out of their way to shield Elon Musk from accountability
During a congressional oversight hearing, GOP lawmakers rush to thwart Democrats from subpoenaing Musk.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
"They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters...so the team can work around the clock, the employee said."
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
In follow-up questions after his Senate testimony, RFK Jr. admitted that he reached at least one settlement agreement for "misconduct or inappropriate behavior." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent two days of confirmation hearings claiming not to hold positions he's held for years, reversing statements he previously made, and denying saying things he said. With @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, we examined some of the wilder ones: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is trying to hide who he is
How Trump's HHS nominee spent two days of hearings obfuscating decades of scientific falsehoods.
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Russ Choma @russchoma.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Shockingly, Trump's new meme coin is not necessarily the stable financial bonanza based on rational economic principles you might have imagined! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s wealth spikes and plummets on the launch of his meme coin
"Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose."
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I wrote about the horror we're experiencing here in LA, and what the people I cover for a living are trying to do with it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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As LA burns, conspiracy peddlers lie about—and celebrate—the danger we’re living through
The sky is smoldering, alongside online misinformation and right-wing bigotry.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
The best former president in US history. His years of service after leaving the White House eclipsed his tenure there. RIP, Jimmy.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's AfD endorsement has them absolutely euphoric. Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.
Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Eric Trump promised a "very large wall" between gov't and Trump family business. Then he appeared at a crypto conference as a rep of a co. his dad has deep financial ties to and said the Trump admin would be a boon for the industry. New from @russchoma.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Trump conflicts of interest policy could be even worse than last time
Eric Trump promised to build a "very large," ethical wall. It seems to come with a big, beautiful door.
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
"The truck dealership is valued at about $865,000 at its current share price. Mr. Boulos’s stake, according to securities filings, is worth $1.53."
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Same IG report debunking conspiracy theories about FBI involvement in J6, two vastly different angles
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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Kash Patel transformed from mild-mannered counterterrorism prosecutor to MAGA firebrand. His former DOJ colleagues are still wondering what happened to him www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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