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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
One of the bank’s SARs identified 1,140 wire transfers between 2013 and 2019 totaling $147 million. (Deutsche Bank became Epstein’s bank after he was dropped by JPMorgan in 2013 — roughly five years after his initial guilty plea to child-prostitution charges in Florida.)
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
bloomberg.com
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BOMBSHELL story by Olivia Carville @bloomberg.com Internal Report Shows TikTok Kept Safety Feature From Millions A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement NO PAYWALL www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
bloomberg.com
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/10/2026
Nearly 12,000 book bans took place in schools over the past year. Here in Illinois, we were the first to fight back and ban those very book bans. We stand for free expression, diverse ideas, and the right to see ourselves in the books we read.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
I am pushing legislation to make sure ALL FDA-approved forms of contraception—including birth control pills, IUDs, and more–are COVERED for patients. No fees. No hurdles. No out-of-pocket costs.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/10/2026
Trump bought millions in bonds of Elon Musk's SpaceX. Two days later, he signed a national space launch policy. Then, after handing out science medals to his tech buddies, Trump announced America was in a new "golden age" of innovation while slashing science budgets. Link to the full show below ⬇️
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
1) Putin doesn't have diesel to spare. 2) Diesel is cover for lifting sanctions. 3) Putin's statement sounds like he's offering an Iran escape hatch, which I've been predicting. 4) Half of the MASSIVE bribes Putin is offering now don't exist. 5) But he does mention security coop -- Kash.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From March: How Vladimir Putin Intends to Recruit Trump to Russia's Side in WWIII emptywheel.net/2026/03/27/h...
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How Vladimir Putin Intends to Recruit Trump to Russia's Side in WWIII - emptywheel
Trump keeps helping Russia and Iran, against which entities he started an insanely stupid war.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEWS: Trump personally approved public execution. Catholic and Evangelical leaders denounce him. One Republican calls him a jihadist. Trump cuts deal with Putin for oil, labeled a 'traitor.' Trump sanctions International Criminal Court hours after Nobel Prize snub. And that's just the beginning.
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NEWS: Mass Outrage as Trump Cuts Deal With Putin, Personally Approves Public Execution, and Sanctions ICC After Nobel Prize Snub
Hey everyone, what a week.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
dailymail.com
Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russia agrees to supply diesel
Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
JUST IN: Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett allows BBC to serve subpoenas on Don Jr., Ivanka & Jared in Trump's lawsuit over editing of 2020 election documentary. BBC said ordinary service methods were frustrated by Secret Service. Now can serve by certified mail & through counsel.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
Sherrod Brown tells Scott MacFarlane about an Ohio farmer whose fertilizer costs jumped $100,000, wiping out his profit and threatening a fifth-generation family farm. “People feel betrayed.” Brown blasts Sen. Jon Husted for staying silent on tariffs, war, and soaring prices.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY IS NO KINGS #4 (Details at: nokings.org) We must turn up in MASSIVE numbers to show the world we don't support this Administration or a criminal president who has enriched himself to an obscene level at the expense of everyday hardworking Americans! #GettingReadyToDump-tRUMP 🟠💩 👎
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fixed it for Trump.
Trump's post announcing a diesel deal with Russia. I've covered up false claims he made with grey boxes, and in yellow text written what is true, including that "receiving bribes from Vladimir Putin" is his greatest priority.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We can debate the death penalty, but live-streaming an execution demeans human dignity, Hasan’s and ours. www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Donald Trump’s demolition of the rule of law makes a mockery of our Constitution and endangers our country. My thoughts in the Philadelphia @Inquirer.com. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
inquirer.com
The Case for Impeachment: Trump’s contempt for the rule of law subverts democracy | Opinion
A breathtaking disregard for the principles and institutions that have underpinned the foundations of our free society for 250 years.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
NEWS: Trump melts down after losing Nobel Prize, threatens Norway. He faces mass protests in New York. Army officials say Hegseth's public execution will cause "generational" trauma. Democrats demand impeachment. ICE surges in California, leaves towns empty. Mass shooting kills 9 in Pennsylvania.
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NEWS: Trump Melts Down Over Nobel Prize, Hegseth Faces Impeachment Over Execution, ICE Surge Empties California Towns
A president threatening an ally over a prize, a Pentagon turning an execution into content, and the backlash building against both.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
The President vs. every member of Congress COMBINED. Guess who made more personal financial trades? Donald Trump — with 28,000+ trades. Stock trading by top government officials should be illegal—no owning, buying, or selling stocks.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FYI, here's the plan for the "surprise" papal visit next weekend--assuming the White Sox win tonight. He throws out the first pitch in Chicago Friday at ALDS game four. He insists on visiting a No Kings rally Saturday. He preaches Sunday at St. Raphael's in Springfield, OH.
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Popeleo Bobbert
ALT: Popeleo Bobbert
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
MAGA, I ask again: Do you ever get tired of defending this petulant, whiny beta male?
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/10/2026
ICYMI: Chicago was voted the Best Big City in the nation for the tenth consecutive year. It’s a credit to what truly makes Chicago the best – the inimitable spirit of the people who call this city home.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In 2016, I was the general counsel to the Clinton campaign. In 2022, Trump sued me and others for RICO. The case was dismissed. Trump and his lawyers were sanctioned. Now, they have asked SCOTUS to hear the case. I will never back down. I will never stop fighting. When we fight we win.💪⚖️🗳️
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“ABC pulling the story only made it a bigger story. Certainly not what Don Jr. or the WH were going for. And ABC doesn’t look great, either. All of which underscores the need for news that is neither owned nor leveraged by this White House— a commodity vanishingly rare in today’s media environment.”
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ABC News Hands Massive Gift to Trump Family
ABC pulled a critical story on Don Jr. without explanation. I think it’s clear why.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
At the time, Trump was planning on doing a diesel export ban. Everyone said it would backfire. Trump said that would be a problem to deal with in DEcember. emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/d...
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"December problems:" The Iran War Is a Reality that Exists Outside Trump's Attempt to Con the Election - emptywheel
Trump's consideration of a diesel ban is not about solving the problems the Iran War has caused. It's an attempt to sustain the con until December.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The ship of diesel Putin sent Trump left on September 22. September 23 is when Trump's invite to G-20 was announced. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Invitation announced by Marco Rubio is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
Collage of 12 Republican posts on X opposing Russian oil purchases, 2022–2026. Senate GOP, 7/28/26: "Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." Senate GOP, 7/14/26: backing Graham's bill to hold "major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable." House GOP, 3/8/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil. Biden is fueling Putin's war on Ukraine." Rep. Garret Graves, 3/8/22: calling on the administration "to ban Russian oil." House GOP, 3/7/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/4/22: "Stop buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/3/22: "sanction the oil and gas industry in Russia." House GOP, 3/2/22: "Instead of buying Russian oil..." Rep. Steve Scalise, 3/1/22: "stop financing Putin's war with Russian oil." Marco Rubio: "Stop importing Russian oil... That's the plan." Rubio, 3/9/22, on Russian oil imports. Peter Navarro, 6/24/23: India "buying up bargain-basement Russian oil."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fascism. Who knew? #fascism
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
New testimony released today. A former OIG agent testified under oath that there was a massive investigation into the top of the coup launched in 2021 being led by members of Garland’s “investigative unit.” Jim Jordan is still mad that they were after his toll records. 1/
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I will follow up with more details...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: a federal judge has GRANTED limited discovery in a lawsuit to get to the bottom of how DoJ got its hands on a private memo it improperly obtained and used to file a judicial complaint against Judge Boasberg in the AEA case (CECOT). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Memorandum Opinion – #43 in Res Ipsa Media, LLC v. Department of Justice (D. Maryland, 1:25-cv-02866) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Adam B Abelson on 9/14/2026. (hmls, Deputy Clerk)
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Mitch is dead Republicans are frauds
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A USPS whistleblower is blowing the lid off the incompetent “shitshow” in the agency’s new federal ballot portal as @blumenthal.senate.gov demands answers from the Postmaster General for this potential election catastrophe. What will happen in November? The latest here: youtu.be/7pS-R9hHlr0?...
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🚨Trump PANICS After WHISTLEBLOWER EXPOSES His Election SCHEME!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Gary Rogers 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇦⚛️🎨🖌️ @garyrogersartist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This would explain the hatred of Mail in ballots....
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
MS NOW: Troops fighting against Iran and alleged drug smugglers say they're being asked to violate international law. Orgs that help service members leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats and inside Iran.
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Troops fighting against Iran and drug smugglers say they're being asked to violate international law
Organizations that help service members apply to leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats and targets...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: we just filed to STOP the new USPS rule on mail ballots The Court only held that the injunction came too early. Now we HAVE a final rule & we are litigating it @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org are proud to represent LULAC, Madison WI & Travis County TX
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“The Trump administration and Elon Musk have joined forces against a state law designed to combat deepfake pornography. The Trump DOJ is supporting a lawsuit filed by Musk’s company xAI opposing Minnesota’s “nudification” ban…passed with nearly unanimous support.” open.substack.com/pub/allrisen...
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Saturday Rewind: Trump, Musk and ‘nudification’
Elon Musk’s company is fighting Minnesota’s ban targeting deepfake porn, and Trump is helping him in court.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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