Reposted by KCarpSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 4hIn any event, the links between crypto, money laundering, the Trump, Lutnick and Witkoff family and the rampant law breaking that the money laundering was used to try and hide are all coming out. This will not be the last story and Bo Hines ain't the biggest fish in this pond. 0357
Reposted by KCarpSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 4hSuffice to say that if you run a money laundering business, you'd vastly prefer to be subject to El Salvadoran disclosure and compliance standards. The "Genius" Act that regulated stablecoins in the US should have closed doors to ML with stablecoins but didn't - one of the many reasons I opposed. 1297
Reposted by KCarpScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4hA courageous decision to line his own pockets by placing hundreds of millions in oil futures contracts and manipulating the markets... 03714
Reposted by KCarpAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 5hsome deranged lunatic is going to storm an elementary school with an ar15 looking for the schools surgical center and the media is going to pretend we have no idea where they got that idea from 24861691528
Reposted by KCarpDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 4hBallroom-size scoop from @washingtonpost.com’s Jonathan O’Connell, Sarah Blaskey and @aaronschaffer.com: the secret list of major donors to Trump’s flagship project Among the revelations — $25M apiece from Apple and Nvidia, and numerous gifts from people + firms with business before Trumpwashingtonpost.comSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity. 19263139
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 4hHe doesn't care as long as those $100k subscribers are still around, hopefully that will end soon too. 020
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 17hI'm so sick of this Republican lie. Republicans refused to work with Democrats on immigration reform for at least a decade and then they ran on it. ".....I don't think any of us wants to go back to the days of completely open, uncontrolled borders. That is dangerous for us," Collins argued. 041
Reposted by KCarpTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 18hJames Talarico: I want to get back to the kind of capitalism we had in the middle of the 20th century in this country. I want competition, but it’s got to be fair competition. We’ve got to take on these monopolies, this consolidation, because again it’s fundamentally anti-capitalist. 13467110
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 18hThe very idea he still psychotically lies like this about fellow Americans and it's not even reported as a top story anywhere (or reported at all) is something I will never, ever get over. 000
Reposted by KCarpEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 19hthe bar for stripping people of citizenship is extremely high. It’s identical to that required for a criminal conviction. Beyond a reasonable doubt, citizenship procured by fraud. You don’t launch an investigation *with the goal of* getting there. 8752126
Reposted by KCarpPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 13/10/2026That $366 million Elon is spending to try and convince voters that Congress should stay Republican? It's more money than McCain's 2008 campaign spent. But it's also, relative to Musk's net worth, the same as a household at the median income spending $32.ctinsider.comThe 2026 question: Which is more powerful, money or people?Elon Musk has spent $366 million this election cycle. Philip Bump examines what that kind of money can buy in American politics. 411483633
Reposted by KCarpMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23hIf Trump and Musk succeed in putting a knife into the ribs of Ukraine, it will be a permanent stain on the U.S. and a reminder that no country should ever trust us again.nytimes.comUkraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning. 91798295
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 21hUnmitigated disaster, The United States -the supposed leader of democracy in the free world- is hobbling Ukraine and helping Russia. Call your Senators and Congressmen! 000
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 21hI did. I've already voted and it feels pretty good. 🤞static.klipy.comI Voted Sticker on Election DayALT: I Voted Sticker on Election Day 010
Reposted by KCarpDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 23h"After more than 30 years as a DER SPIEGEL correspondent in the US, I am leaving. The country that I thought I knew no longer exists. It was an illusion - and it is being replaced by the unknown," Mark Pitzke writes. derspiegel.substack.com/p/the-erosio... 1/2derspiegel.substack.comThe Erosion of My American DreamAfter more than 30 years as a DER SPIEGEL correspondent in the US, I am leaving. The country that I thought I knew no longer exists. It was an illusion - and it is being replaced by the unknown. 513357
Reposted by KCarpsuzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It’s More Than Just a Little Routine Maintenance joycevance.substack.com/p/its-more-t...joycevance.substack.comIt’s More Than Just a Little Routine MaintenanceThe administration flouted a judge’s order and cut down more than 400 trees on the East Potomac Golf Course over the weekend. 1120274
Reposted by KCarp@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 14/10/2026bsky.app/profile/dant... 2306
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 14/10/2026If this isn't a reason to take control out of Musk's hands and make sure he doesn't rule via monopoly, I don't know what is...... 000
Reposted by KCarpemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Non-zero chance Elon cut Starlink on his own bc the last thing the Masters of the Universe need is for people to understand data centers can be bombed. 341080449
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Thank you. I misread and thought it was 300-500 million tons not thousands. I knew I wasn't understanding it. 000
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) is an independent federal agency in the United States that regulates derivatives markets, including futures contracts, options, and swaps. 000
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 13/10/2026When he was elected a second time I said we'd likely all be in the streets before it was over, and hoping I was wrong as I said it. 020
Reposted by KCarpPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026“The New York Times reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at Mr. Talarico’s home, which were provided by his campaign on the condition they not be published for security reasons. The images showed Mr. Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.”nytimes.comRepublicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio (Gift Article)The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely bef... 36722153
Reposted by KCarpProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 12/10/2026When are we going to say that President Trump is acting with racial animus towards Black Women federal officials? 1437980
Reposted by KCarpJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I would love, absolutely love, at least one prominent contender for the Dem POTUS nomination in 2028 to start threatening this now. "Trump is right that lying on immigration forms is a serious offense. Here are the people my DOJ will investigate on Day 1: Musk, Melania, etc." Put fear in them NOW. 282016411
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Yes, not something that can be easily replaced or rectified. 090
Reposted by KCarpIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14814985811702
Reposted by KCarpScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Christopher Hale: Here is the dream team behind the fake story that Talarico secretly went to an Ohio mental health center. Nick Sortor has an open warrant for his arrest back home in Kentucky for violating probation. He was convicted of driving while intoxicated, harassing a police officer, 7289156
Reposted by KCarpSpooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Given FEC spending totals, 5.6% of all the money spent by Republican campaigns this election cycle - candidates, superPACs, all of it - was donated personally by Elon Musk. That's up from 3.8% in 2024. 621667
Reposted by KCarpSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Stock holdings now exceed the value of primary residences in the U.S. Yet the typical family's home is worth five times their stock portfolio. In other words, the gains from the stock market boom are going to the top. 1217577
Reposted by KCarpemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Elon Musk committing election fraud agan. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/10/p...edition.cnn.comElon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN PoliticsElection officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk. 15819991032
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Just this in itself affects so many people in innumerable ways. 000
Reposted by KCarpMike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 12/10/2026US jet fuel spot price.. +125% YTD... near the April peak Delta cut its 2026 profit forecast by nearly 25% as surging fuel costs outweighed resilient travel demand. @reuters @soberlook thedailyshot.com/sub... 4216
Reposted by KCarpNBC News @nbcnews.com · 12/10/2026Surveillance footage released by the Kharkiv Prosecutor's Office shows the moment a strike hit a street in Ukraine. 43330
Reposted by KCarpBob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 12/10/2026No Relief Coming At The Pump Despite all the rhetoric in recent days intended to create more product supply, it's all marginal in the face of an oil market that if anything looks like it's getting tighter. bobeunlimited.substack.com/p/no-relief-...bobeunlimited.substack.comNo Relief Coming At The PumpDespite all the rhetoric in recent days intended to create more product supply, it's all marginal in the face of an oil market that if anything looks like it's getting tighter. 826494
Reposted by KCarpAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026There is, writes @davidfrum.bsky.social, an "implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans. 791684736
Reposted by KCarpJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Remember: ICE lied so often about people posing threats to them, to justify their violence in Chicago, that a Chicago federal judge wrote it was "difficult, if not impossible, to believe almost anything" ICE said. Do you know what it takes to get a Fed district judge to WRITE THAT in a ruling? 4609220
Reposted by KCarpMike Masnick @masnick.com · 12/10/2026Yes, but were you in Atlanta for a Hawks game? 101508123
Reposted by KCarpMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ... 611919739
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I've rarely seen a more stupid headline, let alone a waste of type space. 070
KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 12/10/2026theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/russian-wh...theintellectualistofficial.substack.comRussian Who Helped Pay for Trump Jr.’s Wedding Tied to Group Accused of Abducting Ukrainian ChildrenUmar Kremlev, who helped pay for Trump Jr.’s wedding, is tied to a group accused of abducting Ukrainian children and was honored by Vladimir Putin a month before the wedding. 000