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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 23h

It's a great time to be a fraudster. An IG report said that the IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agents worked the following task force time: Immigration Enforcement 207,404 D.C. Safe and Beautiful 71,902 Memphis TF 73,800 Total Hours 353,106 A case on a heavy hitter would cost 2-5000 hours.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

According to the article, Dana White of UFC says there will be elaborate restrooms build for the White House fights and they will be like the "f#$%#&* Four Seasons. No word if he meant the hotel or Four Seasons Total Landscaping. www.espn.com/mma/story/_/...

espn.com

UFC's logistical high-wire act: Staging an Octagon fight at the White House

Details included security, "the claw" and even bathrooms for 4,300 guests -- but no South Lawn digging

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Secretary of Defense Whiskey Pete Hegseth has made flu shots optional for the military. A U.S. Army article on their website, which will undoubtedly be taken down soon, says that 45,000 American soldiers were killed by the 1918-19 flu epidemic. www.army.mil/article/2104...

army.mil

Worldwide flu outbreak killed 45,000 American Soldiers during World War I

In September 1918 there were two killers in the world. World War I, which would claim 20 million lives by its end, and the flu pandemic known as the Spanish Flu, is estimated to have killed between at...

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It got lost in Whiskey Pete's firing of the Army Chief of Staff today, but he also fired Major General William Green, head of the Chaplain Corp, during Holy Week. (Major General Green is a Baptist minister.)

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

In a preview of coming attractions for the rest of the country, I paid $5.40 for a gallon of gas today, at Costco, up from $5.16 a gallon, or a 4.5% increase in 5 days. My town typically has the lowest gas prices in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Costco typically has the lowest gas prices in town

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

While watching the Ivy League men's basketball championship game between Yale and University of Pennsylvania, I found myself rooting against Penn. Since I have no connection with Yale, I couldn't understand why. Upon reflection, I have 47 reasons I don't like Penn.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The NYT obit by Tim Weiner characterizes now deceased Aldrich Ames as a brawling alcoholic philanderer (with a foregin national) who was given a desk job because he was an ineffective field agent who "failed upward." At least the CIA didn't have a DEI program where the meritless were hired. :)

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The first thing I thought when I saw this picture is "Why is Maduro handcuffed from the front?" Officer safety dictates always having the hands being behind the back. Then it hit me--It's just a photo op and if he was cuffed properly, you couldn't see the handcuffs, which was the whole point.

nypost.com

Solemn-faced Nicolás Maduro sports handcuffs as he makes first public comment since capture during perp walk

The tyrant sported black sweats and a black hat sitting roughly on his head as he clutched a water bottle while being escorted by federal agents inside Manhattan’s Drug Enforcement Administration h…

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Since the U.S. will now "run" Venezuela, will the U.S. switch sides in the border dispute between V and Guyana, which involves oil fields? Guyana currently controls the disputed area, with U.S. support, but will this change? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana%...

en.wikipedia.org

Guyana–Venezuela crisis (2023–2024) - Wikipedia

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The 79 year old First Felon just said the US is "going to run" Venezuela until "a safe, proper and judicious transition" of power. Venezuela has 28.5 million people and an area 30% larger than Texas,so this will be difficult. If only the U.S. had an agency that assisted in international development

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The $1776 "warrior dividend" for the military announced by the 79 year old First Felon is from funds already appropriated by Congress to make up the inflationary effects on basic allowance for housing (BAH). BAH is not taxable. A bonus or "dividend" is. Is he actually hurting the military?

defenseone.com

Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus

More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

In 2013 Mick Foley was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, as was the future 79 year old First Felon. Foley is also a two-time NYT number one best selling author. www.si.com/fannation/wr...

si.com

Mick Foley Severs Ties With WWE And Reveals The Exact Reason Why

WWE Hall of Famer, Mick Foley, announced in a social media post on Tuesday morning that he's parting ways with WWE. Foley made headlines by criticizing WWE and

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Two Bolton search warrant questions. What about the statute of limitations on any alleged criminal offense? How fresh is the probable cause? (I assume they hope to find a classified document, extending the statute as an ongoing offense, but tt still doesn't address the probable cause issue.)

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

ICE is getting so desperate for people that they are advertising for retired Special Agents, any agency, to return to work. From looking at the job listing, rules preventing double dipping will be waived. Pay listed at $105-171k yearly. I assume this doesn't include 25% LEAP www.ice.gov/return

ice.gov

Return to Mission

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

As a result of my steelworker sister's death, I own some shares in the company that she worked for. (U.S. based but not U.S. Steel.) Since January 20, share prices have dropped 13.6%.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

February 14 is the birthday of my grandfather, Valentine born 1887. Grandmother also born in the U.S. in 1890, never learned English. I've seen at least 6 different spellings of the last name that my grandfather used. He had a 2nd grade education, so it was probably that and not being on the lam.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

My Dad used to call President Nixon "Honest Richard" and by today's standards he was right. In October, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew pled guilty to felony tax evsion (He did not report bribe income when he was a county commissioner/governor.) Special Agents or Prosecutors were not fired

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Why do I keep getting emails from Linkedin suggesting that I follow Vivek Ramaswamy? Hard pass.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Book read this week: "Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories" by Mike Rothschild (no relation).

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thisis one of the difficult cases to grade when assigning it to a Special Agent. Because of the sensitivity/notoriety of the investigation, it needs a very senior, experienced person. However, the investigative steps (Venmo and checks) warrant assignment to the most junior person available.

abcnews.go.com

Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest

The House Ethics Committee has records showing Matt Gaetz allegedly paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in front of the panel, ABC News has learned.

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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 18/11/2024

"A fire-gutted shack in San Francisco with no bathroom, kitchen, running water, or electricity can be yours — or dare I say mine? — for $299,000." sfstandard.com/2024/11/18/s...

sfstandard.com

Finally, a San Francisco home in my price range

There’s no water or electricity, and it’s burned to a crisp, but at least it’s near public transit and restaurants. And at $300,000, I could actually afford it.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

California law enforcement authorities allege that four people involved in an insurance claim concerning a bear attack on a Rolls Royce committed fraud since the attack was actually by a human in a bear suit.

theguardian.com

‘Bear attack’ on Rolls-Royce was scam using human in costume, California officials say

Four people charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy after analysis of videos and discovery of bear costume

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Book read this week (for no particular reason). "The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters" by Tom Nichols.

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Steven Pasholk @stevenpasholk.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The head of anti-money laundering for the national police in Spain has been arrested after 20 million Euros was allegedly found at his residence. The alleged source was payoffs from drug dealers. Placement, let alone layering and integration, of ill-gotten gains is hard.

theguardian.com

Spanish police arrest ex-fraud chief after €20m found in walls of his house

Investigation into country’s largest cocaine bust reveals cash in home of former head of anti-money laundering

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/11/2024

Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!

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