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Kerry Dolan

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Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes, working with Forbes' dozens of international editions. Former editor of Forbes' Billionaires list and The Forbes 400 richest Americans list. Tips welcome: kdolan@forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan

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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One more example of an AI agent going rogue, from @forbes.com @thomasbrewster.bsky.social
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The oft-repeated statement that President Trump is not at all involved in his family businesses is not true. @forbes.com @danalexander21.bsky.social spells it all out here: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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President Trump Appears More Involved In His Businesses Than Previously Known
For a decade, Donald Trump and his family have insisted that he stopped all management of his businesses while serving as president. He did not.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What timing for this AI expert's hedge fund to take such a huge hit, via the @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/leop...
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His Wedding Guests Were Arriving—Just as His $45 Billion Fund Was Falling Apart
Leopold Aschenbrenner was hailed as the ‘Nostradamus of AI.’ But his Situational Awareness hedge fund took on too much leverage, leading to a crash he never saw coming.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
French newspaper #LeMonde did a series on #billionaire Bernard Arnault, CEO and majority owner of luxury goods firm #LVMH and family problems. The juiciest part: the guy who owns LeMonde is the long-term partner of Arnault's daughter. Imagine the family group chat! www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Here’s Why Billionaire Bernard Arnault Is Battling LVMH Succession Battle Claims
Arnault says his family is just fine, thank you very much.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Didn't read or watch The Economist's interview with Elon Musk? Read @gizmodo.com @paleofuture.bsky.social 's entertaining walk through how it went down. it wasn't pretty.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
👀 #Fifa #Potus "Fifa Crops Trump Out of Spain's World Cup Victory Photo" www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
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Trump Cropped Out Of Spain’s World Cup Victory Photo
FIFA posted a photo of Spain lifting the World Cup trophy to social media—but President Donald Trump, who lingered on stage, appears to be carefully cropped out.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
More on the financial gains the U.S. President attained last year. New from @danalexander21.bsky.social at @forbes.com on a big surge in revenue at POTUS' Mar A Lago club in Palm Beach, FL: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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Mar-A-Lago’s Revenue Skyrocketed 55% As Trump Returned To Power
Politics have long been good for Mar-a-Lago, but the president’s private club has never had a year quite like 2025.
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The Economist @economist.com · 12/06/2026
As sea levels rise along Indonesia’s coastline, areas in Java are sinking by 1.15 metres a year. The island’s subsidence is partly the legacy of centuries of exploitation. Photos by Garry Lotulung detail how history and nature are colliding
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The amphibious villagers of Indonesia
As Java sinks into the sea, locals have been forced to live with water
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What a day. SpaceX shares close up 19% from their offer price @forbes.com reports, adding that the world's richest person just got a lot richer. How will trading go in the coming weeks? www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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SpaceX Wraps First Day On Stock Market Up 19% After Historic IPO
The aerospace company’s market capitalization surged to $2.1 trillion by the end of trading.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 03/06/2026
🚨 The FBI says Kash Patel was in Milan during the Winter Olympics for work. I filed a FOIA for @publiccitizen.bsky.social asking for proof. The FBI said that’ll take 2,000 days. Today PC sued the FBI to speed it up.
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Was Kash Patel’s Winter Olympics Trip for Work or Play? - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Do you remember FBI Director Kash Patel’s viral video showing him drinking with the US men’s national ice hockey…
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Trump bought stock in the UFC’s parent company while promoting fights set to take place at the White House on his birthday, HuffPost has learned
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Trump Bought Stock In UFC's Parent Company As He Promoted White House Fight
The president purchased as much as $50,000 of TKO Group Holdings even as he heavily promotes an Ultimate Fighting Championship event for his birthday.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied to Don Jr. The request was made by top aide Peter Navarro. Of the dozens of companies the Pentagon was considering funding at the time, the Don Jr.-linked company was the only deal initiated by a top aide to Trump.
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The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A lasting memory of Bilton is his stolen-valor coverage of Theranos, months after the WSJ’s John Carreyrou broke the story
BLOOD PRESSURE
How I Got to the Bottom of the Theranos Mess
What I learned while reporting on Elizabeth Holmes and her company.
BY NICK BILTON
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This $1.8 billion fund approved by the Acting Attorney General yesterday was sure to draw lawsuits... and here's one, reports @forbes.com Zachary Folk www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
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Cops Who Defended Capitol On Jan. 6 Sue To Block Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The lawsuit was filed by a former Capitol Police officer and a Metropolitan Police Department officer, both of whom defended against the Jan. 6 riots and later testified to Congress.
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Richard Nieva @richardnieva.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
After Cerebras’ long-awaited IPO, CEO Andrew Feldman is now a billionaire worth an estimated $3.4 billion. Check out my story, which involves a secret dance floor and Halloween candy from a Nobel Prize winner. www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
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AI Chipmaker Cerebras’ CEO Is Now Worth $3.4 Billion After Long-Awaited IPO
The next-gen chipmaker first filed for its IPO in September 2024. Now, after snags that held up its debut, it’s a public company.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Ok this is nuts--and not how utilities are supposed to work! from @fortune.com fortune.com/2026/05/12/l...
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'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune
Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Geez. The Ballroom at the White House is now supposed to cost as much as $1.4 billion? Plus there are more projects running over budget and behind schedule, @forbes.com 's Sara Dorn reports. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Trump’s Over-Budget ‘Vanity Projects’ Could Cost More Than $1.5 Billion—Mostly From Taxpayers
Renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are nearly $12 million over Trump’s initial budget and the White House ballroom could cost $1.4 billion, up from $200 million.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
One very strange #billionaire story, in which a billionaire sues a woman for extortion -- long after they had a brief tryst, from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...?
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Fortress Co-Founder Allegedly Extorted by Sexual Partner
A woman was charged for allegedly threatening to share sex videos and photos of billionaire Wesley Edens, who also co-owns the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
More Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial tidbits: info on a new OpenAI #billionaire from @forbes.com 's Alicia Park: www.forbes.com/sites/alicia...
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Ilya Sutskever Testifies He Holds $7 Billion OpenAI Stake—Second New Billionaire Revealed In Musk-Altman Trial
The OpenAI cofounder testified during the third week of the trial, following OpenAI president Greg Brockman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Celebrated Florida #philanthropist Nicole Wertheim died suddenly at age 82--the same night she was being honored for her philanthropy, @forbes.com reports: www.forbes.com/sites/kerrya...
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Celebrated Philanthropist Nicole Wertheim Dies Suddenly At Age 82
Wertheim, who was previously married to billionaire entrepreneur and investor Herbert Wertheim, was being honored as a top Miami philanthropist the night she died.
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Extremely good reporting and color in here.
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The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🚨NEW🚨 Anthropic is investigating complaints its most advanced AI models are introducing bugs and security issues into customer code. One cyber CEO described it as "unusably bad" and tests show Anthropic performing poorly on writing secure code. www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
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Anthropic’s Claude Is Pumping Out Vulnerable Code, Cyber Experts Warn
Anthropic’s latest Claude models are introducing serious security issues into code, cyber experts say. The company is yet to officially explain why.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Connie Ballmer --wife of megabillionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer-- is stepping up with a big donation to NPR, @bloomberg.com reports: #billionaires #philanthropy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Connie Ballmer Gives $80 Million to NPR Amid Trump Funding Cuts
A pair of donors is giving National Public Radio $113 million to invest in its long-term infrastructure as the media network grapples with funding cuts from the Trump administration.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
No words: www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
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Trump Yanks $11 Million From Catholic Charity Aiding Migrant Children
The Archbishop of Miami called the Trump administration’s move to pull funding for a Catholic charity “baffling” as the government clashes with the Vatican.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault's fortune has fallen by $50 billion since the start of 2026-yet he's still No #1 richest in Europe & No. 9 globally, writes @forbes.com's Alicia Park. www.forbes.com/sites/alicia...
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LVMH Founder Bernard Arnault’s Fortune Falls $50 Billion This Year
Once the world’s richest man, the luxury conglomerate owner has lost nearly $50 billion in 2026 due to LVMH’s plunging stock.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
#Billionaire Walmart heiress Christy Walton took out a full-page ad in the NYTimes yesterday calling for ICE to release 70% of those detained--the second time she's aired her views so publicly since last June, per @forbes.com . www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
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Billionaire Christy Walton Appears To Take Out Ad Calling For ICE to Release Most Detainees
An ad under Walton’s name ran in Sunday’s print edition of the New York Times.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
A new low. sigh www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski
Some companies complained to the Trump administration that Lewandowski has stood to personally profit from the DHS contracting process. Lewandowski denies the allegations.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#Bilt credit card users are pissed off after their rent payments fail to go through & customer service is AWOL. from @forbes.com reporter Alicia Park www.forbes.com/sites/alicia...
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“No Remorse, No Accountability”—Bilt Users In Uproar Over New Credit Cards
After its banking partnership with Wells Fargo ended, Bilt began issuing new credit cards. But infuriated customers say their rent and mortgage payments aren’t going through.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
One of the biggest podcasters in the U.S., Joe Rogan, minces no words about his opposition to Donald Trump's war on Iran: www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
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Rogan Says Trump’s Iran War Is The ‘Exact Opposite Of What We Were Told’
Popular podcast host Joe Rogan has increasingly broken with Trump since endorsing his 2024 White House campaign.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 11/03/2026
"Lobbyist Quietly Pleads Guilty After Embezzling $1 Million From Venture Capital PAC" @taylorgiorno.bsky.social for @notus.com
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Lobbyist Quietly Pleads Guilty After Embezzling $1 Million From Venture Capital PAC
Jonas Murphy, the now-former director of government affairs at the National Venture Capital Association, faces up to 10 years in prison.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 10/03/2026
New: "Crypto cash and court rulings have combined to make America’s billionaire-in-chief much, much richer over the past year."
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Trump Moves Up Forbes Billionaire Rankings
Crypto cash and court rulings have combined to make America’s billionaire-in-chief much, much richer over the past year.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#Billionaire influence is growing, and Forbes continues to track who the world's wealthiest are. The new 2026 list is out today!
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
such creativity! :)
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Wow, Kristi Noem is out! www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
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Trump Ousting Kristi Noem As DHS Secretary
Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
WOW: Noem is out! www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
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Trump Ousting Kristi Noem As DHS Secretary
Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
@nytimes.com on the richest county in the country--in Wyoming! "The average home price last year in Teton County pushed past $7 million." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
What a headline! Maggots in the soft serve?
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
new from @forbes.com reporter @johnhyatt.bsky.social on "El Mencho," the Jalisco Cartel drug kingpin killed by Mexican authorities
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
LOL Hilary. Updated headline: "Hillary Clinton Epstein Testimony: You Should Talk To Trump" via @forbes.com @alisond64.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
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Hillary Clinton Denies Meeting Jeffrey Epstein In Testimony To Congress
Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, will testify Friday.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Oracle cofounder’s official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012, according to previously unreported county records. More details in my latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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From Lanai To Near Mar-A-Lago: Larry Ellison’s Trump Proximity Play
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I'm guessing most Americans--including me-- had no idea just how much of Mexico is controlled by the cartels. helpful map from the @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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See Where Mexico’s Cartels Are in Control
Crime syndicates in the states of Sinaloa and Jalisco have expanded their territory.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Gotta say I support this trend. More please. I am so glad--and lucky--to have grown up without social media. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
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From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens From Social Media Is Going Global
Leaders in Europe and Asia look to block younger users from scrolling feeds, citing mental-health risks.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 19/02/2026
“Binance holds about 87% of USD1, the stablecoin issued by a Trump family crypto venture—a greater concentration than any other major stablecoin has at a single exchange.”
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Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Trump's signature move turns out not to be legal. Supreme Court rules 6-3 against Trump's tariffs. www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
Trump has described the case as “one of the most important ever.”
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Conflict of interest alert: Trump pardoned Binance's billionaire founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) in October 2025 after CZ pled guilty in 2023 to a money laundering charge. Now, per @forbes.com @zacheverson.com , Binance is the biggest holder by far of the Trump family's stablecoin.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New from @forbes.com : America's Top 25 Philanthropists-and why some of the very richest are not on the list www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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America’s Top 25 Philanthropists — And The Richest Not On the List
MacKenzie Scott was the nation’s top philanthropist in 2025 and ranks third behind Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in terms of lifetime giving.
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Musk puts Mars on back burner, reports @reuters.com . call me not at all surprised. but a self-growing city on the moon? www.reuters.com/science/musk...
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SpaceX prioritizes lunar 'self-growing city' over Mars project, Musk says
Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a "self‑growing city" on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years.
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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Poll respondents: 58% say Kristi Noem should be fired as Homeland Security Secretary www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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Nearly 60% Of Voters Think Kristi Noem Should Be Fired
Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
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