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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Omg…did you read the ProPublica reporting on private schools?
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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i’m sorry, but i have to post this political ad
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Alex Finley @alexzfinley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Colorado peeps! Go see @joshgondelman.bsky.social ! He's super funny and very nice!
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s notable that the purportedly liberal news outlet consigns Noem’s very well documented relationship with Lewandowski to the status of a disavowed rumor and buries it in the last paragraph of this report on her divorce filing. www.ms.now/news/kristi-...
ms.now
Kristi Noem files for divorce from Bryon Noem
The announcement of the separation comes six months after a bombshell tabloid photo leak of her husband, Bryon Noem.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Days before Brazil's election, Meta briefly blocked President Lula's campaign page from running political ads and removed an Instagram profile behind a viral video on Flávio Bolsonaro. Both decisions were reversed, but raised public concerns. Brazilian investigative journalist Laís Martins reports.
techpolicy.press
On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions
Two recent moderation decisions—while later reversed—have raised concerns about the company's policies and practices, writes Laís Martins.
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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With tens of millions of dollars in funding withheld, the bottom quickly fell out of a number of organizations. Lawyers cut clients adrift. “They were like, ‘No new clients’—and not only no new clients, but ‘No consultations, no pro se workshops, and withdraw from every single pro bono client.’”
motherjones.com
First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.
How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social: “The culture of rape, sexual assault, and pedophilia is protected in elite institutions across the United States and including Cornell University”
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026
Programing note: Will be demoing the game live on @publiccitizen.bsky.social's Substack at 11:30 ET today.
fightcorporatepower.substack.com
Let’s Play: Thin Air, Real Money
Tune in!
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026
New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it. Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater. I made an 8-bit game out of it— 📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money. 📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.
thinairrealmoney.com
‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto Game
An 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is super cool. @zacheverson.com is a journalist following Trump’s crypto corruption. For people who are having trouble understanding how it works, Zach made a game. I love this kind of innovation for helping us understand stuff….
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Indivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The CoreSite facility will be just yards from a senior living center, an affordable housing complex and a health clinic, all of which led to a reckoning about how data centers are reviewed in Colorado and shaped discussions among state legislators about how to regulate the fast-growing industry.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
BREAKING: Fired Stars and Stripes staffers, including the editor and publisher, sued the Pentagon on Thursday alleging that their firings were retaliatory and violate their First Amendment rights. w/ @liamjscott.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
washingtonpost.com
Stars and Stripes employees sue Pentagon over firings at military newspaper
The publication’s publisher, its editor in chief and a reporter allege that the government violated their First Amendment rights to free speech.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 27/08/2026
Trust me, I get the desire to sneer: people decided to put their money into virtual currencies backed by the word of a man who— 💰️ admitted to misusing charitable funds 💰️ took six companies into bankruptcy 💰️ was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records 2/
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 27/08/2026
New: Donald Trump's crypto ventures have left investors at least $4.7 billion underwater. me, for @publiccitizen.bsky.social
citizen.org
‘Thin Air,’ Real Money: Donald Trump’s Crypto Products Have Left Investors at Least $4.7 Billion Underwater - Public Citizen
Introduction  “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly…
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/08/2026
We’re training 10,000 volunteers in seven states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day: Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. Get trained up with organizers on the ground if you’re in one of these states. 👇
act.indivisible.org
Battlegrounds 2026 Survey
The GOP will use every tool at their disposal to rig the 2026 midterms and intimidate voters. That's why Indivisible is countering Republican shenanigans with an aggressive Battlegrounds program to WI...
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Library funding is tied to usage.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/08/2026
I've set up dozens of fundraising pages with up to ~40 or so Democratic nominees for state legislative office apiece, grouped together by state and relative partisan lean. Competitive Races: Districts ranging from D+5 to R+15 #UnlikelyHeroes: Districts rated as R+16 or redder
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/08/2026
🧵 PROBLEM: You understand how vitally important STATE LEGISLATIVE races are, since they control things like voting rights, gerrymandering and so much more...but there's over 7,000 of them and you have no idea which ones are competitive! SOLUTION: Blue26.org/state 1/
blue26.org
State Legislative
Links on this page allow you to easily donate to multiple Democrats running for state legislative seats in every state! Competitive District pages list Democrats running in districts which have a par...
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
CO GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx got caught taking illegally large campaign contributions, so he told supporters to funnel unlimited money to him through a new online merch site. He wouldn't tell us who ran or it where the money is going... so we bought some merch to find out...
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Sean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Good morning! I’m in Lakewood for Colorado Christian University’s Western Conservative Summit. It’s like a convention for every group I’ve covered in the last 5 years…
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Sean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Wild that the Christian conference is repping the Epoch times, which is basically run by the Falun Gong, a decidedly non-Christian group.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“‘Should I keep paying my mortgage?’ Haitian families confront impossible choices around #TPS. As Haitian TPS nears an end, families are asking who will care for their children, whether to sell their homes and whether they can survive what comes next.” haitiantimes.com/2026/07/27/h...
haitiantimes.com
'Should I keep paying my mortgage?' Haitian families confront impossible choices around TPS
Many Haitian TPS holders are beginning to grapple with the potential domino effects of TPS ending, including financial, family and mental health impact due to job loss and potential detention or depor...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The homeowner I interviewed in this piece has now sued the feds for entering his private property without a warrant www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOg...
youtube.com
Federal Agents Raided His Home—Live on Ring
YouTube video by Institute for Justice
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
BREAKING: Trump's trust is ordered to turn over financial documents "from the date of January 1, 2023, to the present" responsive to a subpoena issued in Trump's defamation case against the BBC. The first production is due in 10 days.
ANALYSIS
Plaintiff alleges damages in an amount up to $10 billion which include damage
to "the value of [Plaintiffs] brand, properties, and businesses..." Compl. 9101 and at
32. As represented by the parties, virtually all of these "properties and businesses" are owned by the Trust. See generally Disc. Mot., ECF No. 52. Despite the Complaint's
damages allegations, the Trust contends that the Subpoena should be quashed because the discovery it seeks is prematures, improper, and burdensome. Id. at 4. For the reasons below, this Court disagrees.The Court does, however, agree with the Trust that the Subpoena's requests
are overbroad as to the temporal scope and need to be limited. Because the
Documentary aired on October 28, 2024 (Compl. 2, n.1), documentation from the date of January 1, 2023, to the present should allow Defendant to determine Plaintiff's financial position immediately before and after the documentary's publication.CONCLUSION
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. Defendant's Motion to Compel [ECF No. 103] is GRANTED in part;
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Case 1:25-Cv-25894-RKA Document 104 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/27/2026 Page 9 of 9
2. The Subpoena's production requests shall be limited to documents from the
date of January 1, 2023, to the present.
3. The Trust's first substantial production of documentation shall occur within
ten (10) days of the date of this order and continue every week until
complete.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida on this 27th day of
July, 2026.
Enjoligue tZett
ENJOLIQUÉ A. LETT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
cc: All Counsel of Record
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Once more: Mamdani understands that you can't just do things in politics and expect voters will notice on their own and thank you for it. You've got to work just as hard selling yourself to voters once you're in office as you did selling yourself to them to get into office. This is the way.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
💥 This order clearly reflects that a federal judge does NOT just believe what the Acting AG Todd Blanche represents and has ordered him to basically “prove it.”
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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22/07/2026
A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.
apnews.com
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The shit-show clown car the SDNY US Attorney's Office is driving around Manhattan these days is unreal.
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@innercitypress.osky.social
Judge: You didn't tell the judge that the subpoena was about reporters, about the New York Times?
Sullivan: We did not. It was an oversight. Later we did legal research.
Judge: Wouldn't it have been relevant to know there had been public reporting?
A: Yes
2:40 PM • Jul 23, 2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026
Jared Polis has been reduced to going on Newsmax and whining about socialism
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"They were careless people. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” This man did incalculable damage, while 'carried away.'
Headline: "Elon Musk says he got 'carried away' with Trump—but still holds onto contentious political views."
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The NYT subpoena hearing is a shit show, but the best part is they tried to hide the guy who fucked up in the gallery. It is still ongoing. Judge Subramanian has asked why he shouldn't invite a show cause for contempt.
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Buckley: We would be prepared to immunize these reporters - our focus is on the leakers.
Judge: Is Mr. Sullivan here?
Buckley: Yes. In the gallery
Judge: Why? He is on all the pleadings. Come up- we have extra chairs here. Good afternoon.
Sullivan: Good afternoon
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Judge: You didn't tell the judge that the subpoena was about reporters, about the New York Times?
Sullivan: We did not. It was an oversight. Later we did legal research.
Judge: Wouldn't it have been relevant to know there had been public reporting? 
A: Yes
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 22/07/2026
@whitehouse.senate.gov plans to introduce a bill today establishing 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. It's a popular reform that would bring sorely needed accountability to the Court. Congress should pass it into law.
news.bloomberglaw.com
Whitehouse to Renew Call in Senate for Supreme Court Term Limits
Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse plans to reintroduce a bill Wednesday that would impose staggered 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Remember why they are in the US in the first place: the Trump administration lobbying on their behalf to free them from Romania.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Another step by the Trump regime to make ICE agents unaccountable when they murder people. This is not federal law enforcement. This is federal lawlessness. This is Trump's Gestapo.
nytimes.com
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations (Gift Article)
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18/07/2026
New: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
consumerreports.org
Parasite-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to Walmart Stores and Food Distributors in 27 States - Consumer Reports
Taylor Farms' recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart stores, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
www.cpr.org/2026/07/17/i...
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GEO employee arrested in shooting of protester outside Aurora ICE facility
A woman was shot Thursday after a protest outside the detention and processing center.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ABC News - Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator placed prediction market bets on the president’s speeches, CTFC investigators found. abcnews.com/US/white-hou...
abcnews.com
White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources
President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A federal judge has rejected Elon Musk's bid to void the jury verdict finding that Musk defrauded Twitter investors by trying to drive down the company's stock price after agreeing ‌to a $44 billion takeover.
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NEW: A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, affecting grantees in more than two dozen states.
stateline.org
Federal health agency cancels most of its teen pregnancy prevention grants • Stateline
A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Progra...
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 26/06/2026
The report recommends eliminating the “ Johnson Amendment ” that forbids political activities by tax-exempt religious groups — a longstanding goal of Trump. It calls for compensating military service members who were discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccines.
denverpost.com
A Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft report
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EditorDavePerry @editordaveperry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
'Phil is powered by historic grassroots support from Coloradans, who know he will fight every day for their freedoms, a more affordable Colorado, and a brighter future for the next generation' sentinelcolorado.com/voter-guide/... #COpolitics #PhilWeiser #MichaelBennet
sentinelcolorado.com
POLL: Weiser pulls ahead of Bennet in Colorado Democratic primary for governor - Sentinel Colorado
"Phil is powered by historic grassroots support from Coloradans, who know he will fight every day for their freedoms, a more affordable Colorado, and a brighter future for the next generation.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/06/2026
i think it is great that conservative students functionally work as a volunteer stasi for republican politicians and conservative media
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Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Imagine being a kid and learning both your parents were arrested by ICE. You’ll have to pay rent and survive on your own. I shadowed four siblings—US citizens near Mar-a-Lago—as they try to do that. I'll be thinking about their story for a long time 1/x www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
ICE took Mom and Dad. Now the Perez kids are home alone.
Four American siblings left to fend for themselves—and they're not the only ones.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
NEW: The Trump administration is banning one of the Census Bureau's main ways of protecting the confidentiality of people's responses to the #2030Census and other surveys — added statistical "noise," or data for fuzzing survey results www.commerce.gov/opog/disclos...
.02   The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis shall adhere to the following order of priority when considering and applying Disclosure Avoidance:

a.     Coarsening shall be the preferred category of Disclosure Avoidance methods for all statistical products.

b.     Suppression shall be permitted as a last resort, only to be used when coarsening is prohibited by law or would substantially defeat the accuracy or usability of a statistical product.

c.     Noise infusion shall not be used for any statistical product.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 08/06/2026
Tech's biggest political spenders so far this cycle: • Andreessen Horowitz: $93.5M • Elon Musk: $85.2M • Jeff Yass: $83.8M • Coinbase: $59.3M • Ripple: $55.1M • Crypto​.com: $38.7M • OpenAI: $37.6M • Anthropic: $20M via influence.citationneeded.news
Bubble chart of largest spenders. Top are Andreessen Horowitz ($93.5M), Elon Musk ($85.2M), Jeff Yass ($83.8M), Coinbase ($59.3M), Ripple Labs ($55.1M), Crypto.com ($38.7M), OpenAI ($37.6M), Anthropic ($20M). Circles are colored in various shades of green and black to categorize contributes in crypto, AI, or both sectors
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 03/04/2026
The former television personality who leads the Pentagon keeps purging qualified military leaders — without cause — destabilizing the armed forces during a war. Seems like a big deal. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
ms.now
Hegseth ousts the Army’s top general, further destabilizing the military in middle of a war
“Firing senior officers for cause is one thing,” one expert said. “Firing them repeatedly ... with no explanation is unprecedented in our nation’s history.”
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 05/06/2026
"According to the watchdog group Public Citizen, World Liberty Financial, a new-age finance firm that issues crypto tokens and stablecoins, & which Trump co-founded in 2024, has created more than a billion dollars for him in equity and cash inflows." @johncassidysays.bsky.social for @newyorker.com
newyorker.com
Why Donald Trump Cares About Prediction Markets
The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and his wealthy supporters.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 06/06/2026
Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $1.8 billion, to $6.1 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!
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