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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 8h
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying, “This deal is done.” Trump piped up to say, “They’ve already started building.” “TV6 Investigates reviewed Lee County land records and we found no major property purchases...Company officials say they don’t have details...and no permits have been filed.”
mediaite.com
Local Iowa Report Provides Scathing Fact-Check of Trump’s New Steel Mill: ‘That’s Not True’
Donald Trump announced a "done deal" to build a $15 billion steel plant in Lee County, Iowa, but local media reported that Trump's claims "don't match reality."
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 8h
“So this is the $TRUMP meme coin, just to be specific, and crypto analytics firm estimates that 58 investors into the $TRUMP coin made profits above 10 million,” [Dana] Bash explained. “At the same time, 764,000 wallets lost money, per The New York Times.” Kristen Holmes added, “It went down 98%"
mediaite.com
Trump to Host 'Most Exclusive Dinner in the World' for Buyers of his Memecoin
President Donald Trump is set to host what he's billed "the most exclusive dinner in the world" for his top memecoin buyers, The Washington Sun reported today.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 8h
“It’s yet another example of Hegseth abusing the power of his government position to impose his beliefs on others — and worse, it puts the needs of America’s service members second to this administration’s Christian Nationalist agenda,”
independent.co.uk
Outrage spreads over Hegseth plan for Religious Affairs office at the Pentagon
Religious freedom advocates fear Hegseth’s ‘disgusting, immoral, unethical and unconstitutional’ move will open the door to Christian nationalist influence
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 10h
At one point, he claimed he has “the highest of IQs”...“You haven’t asked me one f***ing positive question,” Trump said when asked if ailing Senator Mitch McConnell should step down The real estate mogul...can’t seem to grasp why the press isn’t celebrating him. “I don’t know what the hell’s wrong”
independent.co.uk
Takeaways from Trump’s latest TIME interview on DC makeover, Iran and affordability
Trump-in-denial grows defensive and curses at a reporter when confronted with straight-forward questions about his second term
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 10h
“Along the way, he battles unthinkable evils like Fully Vaccinated Children, Woke Yetis, and the happiest people on Earth, the Danish. All the while, the player's greatest challenge is trying to keep President Trump from falling back asleep.”
independent.co.uk
Video game display appears in DC to mock Trump’s Greenland hopes
The anti-Trump group was also responsible for a series of statues depicting the president alongside Jeffrey Epstein
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 10h
his investigators recently learned the FBI possesses a report...memorializing an interview with a banker tied to Epstein...conducted as part of a criminal investigation into Epstein and his associates...not included in any of the documents DOJ has released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act
meidasnews.com
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 11h
...experts say this simply isn’t true. There’s no data that proves mass deportations or enhanced immigration enforcement leads to lower crime rates, and the research that does exist shows there is no relationship between immigrants – documented or not – and homicide rates in the US
theguardian.com
Trump and his allies credit deportations with record low crime. Experts disagree
Administration says increased immigration enforcement led to fewer homicides, but they have been on the decline since Joe Biden’s term
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 11h
there is not a single mention of the Democratic Party in the letter, despite the allegations made from Cheung and company...The administration has also been lying about the state of the war...Trump has even been deceptive about the number of U.S. military who have been killed or wounded in his war.
dailykos.com
White House attack dog claims Iran is pushing for Democrats
The White House is now lying about Democrats getting a push from Iranian extremists.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 12h
“The Court respects the authority of the Office of the United States Attorney to decide which cases to prosecute and which to dismiss...the government has no right to retain the ability to compound the errors it has already made, or even to threaten to do so, at Mr. Hearn’s expense.”
independent.co.uk
Trump DOJ blocked from charging ex-Olympian again in Reflecting Pool case
DC judge says Trump’s demands to re-charge David Hearn are ‘simply fanciful’ after Jeanine Pirro already tossed ‘meritless’ case
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 14h
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 14h
The government should not be able to “take advantage” of the appeals court’s temporary hold on the lower court ruling “to literally set things in stone by stamping their view of the merits of this dispute into USIP’s headquarters building,” the motion said.
news.bloomberglaw.com
Trump’s Name Can’t Be Carved Into Institute of Peace, Court Says
President Donald Trump’s name can’t be carved into the US Institute of Peace building in Washington, a federal appeals court held.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 15h
The negative association between cognitive ability and Christian nationalism held steady across different demographic subgroups and was consistent across all survey years for the “truly American” question...an abstract reasoning test and a numeracy item, also correlated...in the same direction
psypost.org
Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education
A recent study indicates that Americans with lower cognitive ability scores tend to be more likely to embrace Christian nationalism. The findings suggest the ideology’s appeal is linked to underlying ...
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 15h
DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $1m fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in...a Floodlight/Guardian investigation found them operating without permits.
theguardian.com
US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 15h
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 15h
Credible threats appear to have been overlooked as administration focuses on unverified claims of voter fraud
theguardian.com
Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn
Credible threats appear to have been overlooked as administration focuses on unverified claims of voter fraud
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“You literally will be the first group ever to enter the premises. So be very careful. Don’t fall over the edge, because it’s a long way down,” he continued. “And only a Hispanic could survive that fall,” the president added, receiving cheers from attendees. “So, I’m not overly worried.”
thehill.com
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While it is rare for federal judges to speak to the press, it is not illegal, and none of the judges targeted by the DOJ Wednesday mentioned ongoing cases.
newrepublic.com
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In attempting to assert that Smith went over the line in his investigation of Trump, Hawley said Smith went through Melania Trump’s “personal drawers.” But Smith was appointed special counsel months after the Aug. 8, 2022, FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in connection with the classified documents scandal
huffpost.com
Josh Hawley Commits Another Cringe GOP Error In Attacking Jack Smith
The Show-Me state’s U.S. senators showed they were foolish hours apart.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Calling for the sentences against Ahmadi and other musicians to be overturned...the deputy director at the US-based organisation Human Rights Activists in Iran said flogging was “an archaic and deliberate act of violence against a person’s body and dignity” to “frighten other women into compliance”
theguardian.com
Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups
Iranian court upholds sentence against 29-year-old star Parastoo Ahmadi and other musicians in crackdown on women flouting hijab law
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every Democratic senator except Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman voted on Tuesday for a measure seeking to hold accountable Israeli soldiers and settlers who have killed U.S. citizens in the West Bank. The vote stood as a sign of how much the party’s position on Israel has shifted in the last two years
theintercept.com
Israeli Settlers Killed His Constituent. Fetterman Is Sole Democrat Against Investigating Them.
Despite support from other Democrats, the Senate voted 51–47 against a resolution to force U.S. probes on killings of Americans in the West Bank.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“there is no evidence that the NCAA ever received, or could have received, federal funds. Thus, Plaintiffs’ Title IX claims cannot proceed." According to Johnson’s order, “[the] department’s money went to the university and other research participants rather than to the NCAA.”
advocate.com
Federal judge dismisses grifter Riley Gaines’ lawsuit against NCAA’s trans-inclusive policies
This dismissal comes after U.S. District Judge Tiffany Johnson concluded that the evidence provided by Riley Gaines’ team did not establish that the NCAA was a recipient of federal financial assistanc...
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Three other people with knowledge of the event confirmed Mr. Paxton’s attendance. Two of these people recalled that Mr. Paxton had been posed this question, and one recalled his response about the negative consequences of Mr. Trump’s convention"
alternet.org
Paxton privately trashed Trump’s midterm convention: leaked audio
President Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues failed to receive a "bump" from their midterm convention in Dallas, Texas in September.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“I don’t really think this rule had in mind that we are going to disenfranchise voters with disabilities. But it’s going to have that kind of effect,” said Rabia Belt, a Stanford law professor who’s an expert on disability and citizenship.
propublica.org
This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The government knew of this by at least August 28, when Oxygen Forensics sued a former employee turned whistleblower, Max Weissberg, for making the plot public. Nonetheless, the State Department agreed to a $50,000 contract with Oxygen Forensics that same day
newrepublic.com
Marco Rubio Signed Contract With Company After Kremlin Ties Exposed
The State Department knowingly agreed to the partnership the same day federal officials revealed Oxygen Forensics’ Russian connections.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation...If asked whether to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.”
newrepublic.com
Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt
The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A majority of judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared ready to allow one federal judge to conduct a criminal contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration defied his orders last year when deporting over 100 men to the CECOT supermax prison in El Salvador.
huffpost.com
Appeals Court Appears Ready To Let Judge Investigate Trump Officials Who Defied His Order
The Trump administration may not be able to wriggle away from contempt proceedings as quickly as it hoped.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Oh man the influencer instruction emails went out BEFORE the testimony.” “I have never seen ‘evidence’ introduced so quickly and then hidden. Sen. Schmitt accuses Jack Smith of perjury for denying he went to an Atlanta Hawks game...As it turns out, he went to an Iowa Hawkeyes game (in Maryland).”
mediaite.com
MAGA Influencers Wildly Try to Spin GOP Senator’s Viral Gaffe as a Win: ‘Lock This Traitor Up!’
Despite the quick debunking and widespread criticism Schmitt received, many in MAGA media still praised him for taking down Smith.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alan Ritchson recently revealed that...he successfully lobbied for the writers to set their sights on Die Trying...in which the character takes on a white supremacist militia camp...[as they attempt] to secede...and form a white-only state “Fun fact: I had it approved until someone got re-elected.”
the-independent.com
Lee Child names Jack Reacher book it would be ‘impossible’ to adapt
’That one’s probably not possible,’ author said
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“You sought the phone records of a bunch of U.S. Senators, right?” "We sought the toll records, non-content records.” “Any Democrats or just Republicans?” Smith replied, “If President Trump had reached out to Democrats to further his—” Kennedy cut in, “...Just Republicans, right?”
mediaite.com
GOP Senator Gets a Scolding After Telling Jack Smith ‘You Make Me Want to Throw Up In My Mouth’
"But you're unbiased, you have no personal feelings. You make me want to throw up in my mouth," Kennedy roasted Smith during the hearing
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“I recall going to a University of Maryland basketball game where Caitlin Clark was playing...the Marshal Service was there with me. You could check if that was the exact date.” Schmitt, it turned out, had confused the Atlanta Hawks with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
mediaite.com
WATCH: GOP Senator’s Dramatic Attempt to Trap Jack Smith Blows Up Spectacularly Thanks to an Utterly Brutal Gaffe
In a dramatic Senate moment, a Republican Senator's effort to trap Special Counsel Jack Smith blew up in spectacular fashion thanks to an astonishing gaffe
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We must, by any means necessary, force them to be like us. No quarter. No compromise,” Schlichter wrote. In the thread, he advocates for banning everything from masks and unions to critical race theory and “leftist media.”
wired.com
A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Introduced by member Carolyn Roddy, the Republican Party’s appointee to the board, the resolution cites “public comments and complaints” to assert that unspecified vulnerabilities “threaten the security of the voting system and the ballot secrecy guaranteed to Georgia’s voters.”
democracydocket.com
Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines
“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A county jury found Powell guilty on nine counts of election fraud last week, including lying about her residence, unlawfully registering to vote and fraudulently voting.
sfgate.com
MAGA candidate in small Calif. town convicted on 9 counts of election fraud
It turns out this conservative candidate wasn't following election laws herself.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HomeVestors has also faced broader scrutiny of their own over the conduct of some of its franchisees.
atlantablackstar.com
'Those Signs Were a Scam?': Former ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ Owner Sentenced to 15 Years In Federal Prison After $39 Million Fraud Scheme
A former Dallas real estate investor who ran a “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison. Charles Carrier,
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In one of the videos, the CEO of Enevive "stated that Lee had requested cash advances totaling $93,000 to show increased income to assist in purchasing his home, and that Lee said he would make (the CEO) 'whole' by securing (his) company a government contract with Hill Air Force Base"
ksl.com
Rep. Trevor Lee charged with fraud, resigns from Utah House
State Rep. Trevor Lee is accused of forging applications to get a loan for his new home. Lee resigned from his seat on Monday.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the NFL said it has asked DHS to take down the video of the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. It remains live as of 6PM ET Monday ...the outlet reached Dawkins by text, where he emphasized, “I have very respectfully not given permission.” He posted his own video featuring a similar message
mediaite.com
NFL Calls on DHS to Remove Video Comparing Immigration Crackdown to Hall of Famer’s Most Violent Hits
The NFL is asking that the Department of Homeland Security remove a social media video that used a compilation of former Philadelphia Eagles star Brian Dawkins’ brutal tackles to depict federal agents...
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
belies the fact that the January 6 rioters did more than just exercise their First Amendment rights. Police officers were assaulted, windows were broken, congressional property was stolen, and offices in the Capitol were extensively vandalized...allegedly encouraged rioters to fight with police
newrepublic.com
January 6 Rioters Claim They Were “Punished,” Demand Restitution
Rioters who attacked the Capitol now want compensation from taxpayers.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[alleged] the policy resulted from “private discussions” among board members...[two] board members...who voted against the policy and are not named as defendants in the lawsuit, were allegedly excluded from those discussions, which were also not open to the public, violating MN Open Meetings Law.
lgbtqnation.com
A school board passed a blanket ban on rainbow imagery in schools. Students are suing. - LGBTQ Nation
When asked about Christian symbols and messaging, the board chair said, “I’m a Christian so that doesn’t bother me.”
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That total includes new cases from Pennsylvania, where 129 cases have been reported over the past seven days...bringing the total to 890 While the CDC only shows one death on its website, Pennsylvania has reported four measles-associated deaths Regardless...this year’s resurgence has been historic
independent.co.uk
The number of measles cases nears 3,700 — with a quarter in one state
This year has seen the most measles infections in decades amid outbreaks in unvaccinated communities
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gallagher’s order makes no mention of sanctions against the government for its contempt, but in fairness E.L.A.’s lawyers have not sought sanctions yet, focusing...on getting him back to the US...Gallagher previously found the administration in contempt in July in a different aspect of the same case
talkingpointsmemo.com
Judge Finds Trump Admin in Contempt of Court Again for Wrongful Deportation
Three Different Court Orders Violated The Trump administration was found in contempt...
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
mediaite.com
8 Marines Hurt in Iran Attack Pentagon Kept Under Wraps: Rpt
At least eight Marines were injured earlier this month when they were hit with an Iranian cruise missile in the Strait of Hormuz, NBC News reported.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The most frustrating thing is that this was not a legal loss. It was a surrender. HHS didn’t defend these rights and protections. It joined the states that sued and asked the judge to strike them.”
disabilityscoop.com
Trump Administration Gets OK To Scale Back Disability Protections
The government will do away with rules requiring that people with disabilities be served in the community under a settlement with a handful of states that advocates say sidesteps decades of precedent.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the team determined the alleged threats didn’t meet the threshold required for an FBI investigation, nor was a connection to terrorism identified... “Harassing phone calls aren’t even in the ballpark of terrorism unless an actual terrorist is doing the dialing,” one former FBI official told MS NOW.
independent.co.uk
FBI leaders demoted after declining to investigate calls to Katie Miller
According to reports, Stephen Miller and Kash Patel were upset that the two FBI agents questioned the legitimacy of the investigation
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world.’ He actually asked President Xi if he would like to buy some, at one point”... One hurdle to Trump potentially selling arms to China: it would violate U.S. law...with those restrictions ratcheted up following the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
mediaite.com
Trump Asked Xi Jinping If He Wanted to Buy American Weapons
Trump asked Xi Jinping if he would like to buy U.S. weapons during the Chinese leader's trip to the States, according to U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue.
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jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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