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PublicSquare is another Trump business that enriched Trump’s family while proving less profitable for investors. Trump reported $1.4 billion in earnings last year from memecoin & crypto ventures, but buyers of the memecoin have lost big—as of July, roughly 2/3 of investors were in the red.
Inside the Collapse of a MAGA Marketplace Backed by Trump Jr.
PublicSquare racked up costs—and consulting fees—before shifting into fintech; a 99% stock drop.
www.wsj.com
August 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
PublicSquare is another Trump business that enriched Trump’s family while proving less profitable for investors. Trump reported $1.4 billion in earnings last year from memecoin & crypto ventures, but buyers of the memecoin have lost big—as of July, roughly 2/3 of investors were in the red.
Trump’s “destructive behavior has grown significantly,” said Jerry Brown, the former four-term Democratic governor of California who made climate change a signature cause. “It’s completely against a traditional Republican doctrine of respecting states’ rights.”
How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies
At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump’s “destructive behavior has grown significantly,” said Jerry Brown, the former four-term Democratic governor of California who made climate change a signature cause. “It’s completely against a traditional Republican doctrine of respecting states’ rights.”
“The overriding concern is that prediction markets have the potential to monetize a reward for manipulating results and, equally concerning, capitalizing on the anger and frustration by those who lose in these prediction markets.”
Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms
From threats to the safety of poll workers to voters who can’t distinguish between odds and results, prediction markets are already scrambling the political process.
www.wired.com
August 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
“The overriding concern is that prediction markets have the potential to monetize a reward for manipulating results and, equally concerning, capitalizing on the anger and frustration by those who lose in these prediction markets.”
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What The Fark Is That Grey Thing.........?
August 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
What The Fark Is That Grey Thing.........?
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1. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year.
Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
August 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
1. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year.
Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
why does hegseth still have a job?
Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
why does hegseth still have a job?
I am so encouraged by this. In fact, I wish we could replace the actual Senate with these young people.
Adults have struggled to set rules for AI in school. These teens figured it out
Should students be allowed to use AI on assignments? What about on tests? Who should teach AI literacy? About 100 teenagers got together to try to decide.
www.npr.org
July 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I am so encouraged by this. In fact, I wish we could replace the actual Senate with these young people.
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The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis.
Big Oil profits while the world burns.
Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis.
Big Oil profits while the world burns.
July 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis.
Big Oil profits while the world burns.
Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis.
Big Oil profits while the world burns.
Dangerous precedent being declared by ICE
ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.
www.wired.com
July 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Dangerous precedent being declared by ICE
ICE them out, voters
Every Member of Congress Who Funded ICE (So You Can Vote Them Out)
These 206 names are on the ballot. You can fire them.
open.substack.com
July 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
ICE them out, voters
WTF???? Are we sufficiently freaked out yet?
OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know
The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own.
www.npr.org
July 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
WTF???? Are we sufficiently freaked out yet?
We can do this!
The Number of Votes Needed to Change Everything Is Smaller Than You Think
There are long periods of national political-geologic stability in American history. This is not one of them. In this moment, the volcanoes keep erupting.
open.substack.com
July 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
We can do this!
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At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump has installed in positions that could affect elections.
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump has installed in positions that could affect elections.
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote.
(Published April)
Well said!
My Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Concerning the Nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General
As Deputy Attorney General, Blanche fired me for doing my job, then subjected me and my family to months of retaliation. My story is one of many reasons the Senate should not confirm Blanche again.
substack.com
July 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Well said!
What's next in the Trump Parade of Horrors, the dept of Just ICE? No paywall.
Donald Trump’s gutting of the Department of Justice
What the degraded institution means for America
www.economist.com
July 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
What's next in the Trump Parade of Horrors, the dept of Just ICE? No paywall.
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I wish we could take credit for this, but alas, we found it making the rounds on the socials. But HOT DAMN what an absurd timeline we live in!
July 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I wish we could take credit for this, but alas, we found it making the rounds on the socials. But HOT DAMN what an absurd timeline we live in!
Let's never elect a corrupt developer as president again, k?
The US government says habitat destruction no longer counts as ‘harm’ to endangered species
The U.S. government has redefined what "harm" means for endangered species, clearing the path for habitat destruction from development.
news.mongabay.com
July 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Let's never elect a corrupt developer as president again, k?
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When Trump’s authoritarianism is all but underwritten by well-liked public figures and all but ignored by others, its toxic tenets start to look like politics as usual. If Americans begin to accept as normal that it’s just too risky to speak up, then something fundamental has changed in our country.
Opinion | If These Celebrities Are Democracy’s Last Hope, We’re in Trouble
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
When Trump’s authoritarianism is all but underwritten by well-liked public figures and all but ignored by others, its toxic tenets start to look like politics as usual. If Americans begin to accept as normal that it’s just too risky to speak up, then something fundamental has changed in our country.
Appalled, angry, shocked. The 6 justices behind this have just set us back 100 years.
Trump finds partner in supreme court in his war against immigration
Recent rulings have bolstered president’s pitiless campaign against people of colour fleeing violence and disaster
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Appalled, angry, shocked. The 6 justices behind this have just set us back 100 years.
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I made a short link to share also: geni.us/OPPOSEPROPOS...
Oppose Proposed Mail-In and Absentee Ballot Regulations | League of Women Voters
geni.us
June 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I made a short link to share also: geni.us/OPPOSEPROPOS...
I just can't.....
"The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery."
My god.
"The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery."
My god.
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I just can't.....
"The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery."
My god.
"The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery."
My god.
What fresh hell will they think of next? Trump living rent-free on Fed workers' phones sounds to me like a plot to drive people away. Or a plot from a B movie, "The Worst President Ever"
Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones
“I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee.
www.wired.com
June 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
What fresh hell will they think of next? Trump living rent-free on Fed workers' phones sounds to me like a plot to drive people away. Or a plot from a B movie, "The Worst President Ever"
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The same man who will pardon you if you ransack the Capitol and smear your feces on its wall will throw you in jail if you wiggle your fingers in the water of the Reflecting Pool.
June 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The same man who will pardon you if you ransack the Capitol and smear your feces on its wall will throw you in jail if you wiggle your fingers in the water of the Reflecting Pool.