@msmmwelch.bsky.social
Secular philosopher inspired by buddhist teachings. Breathe, stretch, walk.
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The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025.
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense
Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.
civildefenseinstitute.org
September 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025.
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
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The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
September 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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"it certainly sounds like the US government through the DFC is being used leverage a deal for business pals of the Trump family." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/us-ta...
US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies
This has gotten very little attention, as far as I can tell....
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"it certainly sounds like the US government through the DFC is being used leverage a deal for business pals of the Trump family." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/us-ta...
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Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office.
"it certainly sounds like the US government through the DFC is being used leverage a deal for business pals of the Trump family." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/us-ta...
US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies
This has gotten very little attention, as far as I can tell....
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office.
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I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi.
This is 100% not going to happen.
Disagree? Bet me.
(Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.)
This is 100% not going to happen.
Disagree? Bet me.
(Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.)
Exclusive: President Trump will announce a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, as he looks to counter voter frustration with the economy ahead of the midterm elections.
Trump to Unveil Planned $15 Billion Iowa Steel Project
The announcement comes as Trump is looking for wins ahead of a tough midterm election for Republicans.
on.wsj.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi.
This is 100% not going to happen.
Disagree? Bet me.
(Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.)
This is 100% not going to happen.
Disagree? Bet me.
(Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.)
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"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline.
Comic book villainy.
Comic book villainy.
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline.
Comic book villainy.
Comic book villainy.
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Wild stuff.
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Wild stuff.
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I am now reading @poisonivy.bsky.social's account which starts with "I’ve dropped a few articles about my experiences at Vibecamp, and interactions in the Rationalist / Effective Altruist corner of the TESCREAL diaspora."
Because nothing seems to take these people out 😡
Because nothing seems to take these people out 😡
September 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I am now reading @poisonivy.bsky.social's account which starts with "I’ve dropped a few articles about my experiences at Vibecamp, and interactions in the Rationalist / Effective Altruist corner of the TESCREAL diaspora."
Because nothing seems to take these people out 😡
Because nothing seems to take these people out 😡
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Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
www.democracydocket.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"Boko Haram fighters are using the artificial intelligence chatbots of Big Tech companies to help build more powerful bombs, plan attacks and solve problems during combat"
‘Just ask Grok’: How ISIL is using Big Tech’s AI to build bombs
Evidence shared exclusively with Al Jazeera shows ISIL supporters sharing ways to bypass AI safeguards.
www.aljazeera.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"Boko Haram fighters are using the artificial intelligence chatbots of Big Tech companies to help build more powerful bombs, plan attacks and solve problems during combat"
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I was told by a guy on Truth Social who wears orange makeup that leaking to the press was treason and people should be prosecuted for it.
September 24, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I was told by a guy on Truth Social who wears orange makeup that leaking to the press was treason and people should be prosecuted for it.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
September 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
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The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
September 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
A real-life warmonger.
Translation: He thinks we’re all gullible idiots
September 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A real-life warmonger.
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Yikes. The oligarchy continues to consolidate power. 😕 🇺🇸
Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
www.semafor.com
September 23, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Yikes. The oligarchy continues to consolidate power. 😕 🇺🇸
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Obituary: teacher, children’s author, and musician David R. Martin fought injustice and made art with any objects he found buff.ly/jDQpubk
Obituary: David R. Martin, 1944-2026 | Seven Days
Teacher, children’s book author and musician fought injustice and made art with any objects he found
buff.ly
September 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Obituary: teacher, children’s author, and musician David R. Martin fought injustice and made art with any objects he found buff.ly/jDQpubk
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Yikes, Tim Tebow — the latest Pablo Torre/Mother Jones investigation has questions about “Life Surge”, a company Tebow is a face of that’s taking Christians deep into debt with real estate investment classes that cost as much as $40,000🤔 (victims: “a scam”)
More: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
More: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
September 24, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Yikes, Tim Tebow — the latest Pablo Torre/Mother Jones investigation has questions about “Life Surge”, a company Tebow is a face of that’s taking Christians deep into debt with real estate investment classes that cost as much as $40,000🤔 (victims: “a scam”)
More: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
More: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE
September 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE
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September 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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He got fined.
He did it again anyway. 🫡
He did it again anyway. 🫡
September 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
He got fined.
He did it again anyway. 🫡
He did it again anyway. 🫡
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“Someone wrote you a check for $100 MILLION+ right before you were sworn in...”
@SenWarren grills new Trump fed chair pick Kevin Warsh. (His father in law is Ron Lauder, ‘World Jewish Congress’ president who wants to spend billions “countering anti-Israel narratives”)
@SenWarren grills new Trump fed chair pick Kevin Warsh. (His father in law is Ron Lauder, ‘World Jewish Congress’ president who wants to spend billions “countering anti-Israel narratives”)
September 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“Someone wrote you a check for $100 MILLION+ right before you were sworn in...”
@SenWarren grills new Trump fed chair pick Kevin Warsh. (His father in law is Ron Lauder, ‘World Jewish Congress’ president who wants to spend billions “countering anti-Israel narratives”)
@SenWarren grills new Trump fed chair pick Kevin Warsh. (His father in law is Ron Lauder, ‘World Jewish Congress’ president who wants to spend billions “countering anti-Israel narratives”)
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This is what a rigged economy looks like.
September 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like.