The unfathomable corruption
Blanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner."
(So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)
(So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)
October 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The unfathomable corruption
Student anti-corruption protests sweep Vucic out of office in Serbia. People everywhere are sick of corruption. Our turn.
October 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Student anti-corruption protests sweep Vucic out of office in Serbia. People everywhere are sick of corruption. Our turn.
Voters care about Trump family corruption—
October 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Voters care about Trump family corruption—
Off the charts Trump family corruption. Kushner got Billions of foreign funds, while spearheading foreign policy.
And the Hunter Biden hunters are silent. @MarshaBlackburn
And the Hunter Biden hunters are silent. @MarshaBlackburn
October 27, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Off the charts Trump family corruption. Kushner got Billions of foreign funds, while spearheading foreign policy.
And the Hunter Biden hunters are silent. @MarshaBlackburn
And the Hunter Biden hunters are silent. @MarshaBlackburn
the markets have essentially become a gauge for how much corruption the government in power is going to let the business class get away with
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The pressure is on Brazil’s re-elected president to avoid an economic slump
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October 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM
the markets have essentially become a gauge for how much corruption the government in power is going to let the business class get away with
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October 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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one of the really useful takeaways from fukuyama's political order books is a clear conceptual understanding of what corruption *is* in its fundamental nature. and the answer... is patronage networks organized on personal connections! corruption is *inherent* in these discretionary systems!
this in turn is a major driver of developers’ reputation for corruption!
October 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
one of the really useful takeaways from fukuyama's political order books is a clear conceptual understanding of what corruption *is* in its fundamental nature. and the answer... is patronage networks organized on personal connections! corruption is *inherent* in these discretionary systems!
They no longer hide their corruption.
October 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They no longer hide their corruption.
Pete Buttigieg is campaigning with Ossoff and indicting Collins and Trump for their corruption
October 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Pete Buttigieg is campaigning with Ossoff and indicting Collins and Trump for their corruption
Never ending corruption …
October 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Never ending corruption …
Fascists lose in Brazil, Serbia, and Hungary.
Rising protests in Albania, France, and other European countries against billionaires and corruption.
Very encouraging...
Rising protests in Albania, France, and other European countries against billionaires and corruption.
Very encouraging...
October 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Fascists lose in Brazil, Serbia, and Hungary.
Rising protests in Albania, France, and other European countries against billionaires and corruption.
Very encouraging...
Rising protests in Albania, France, and other European countries against billionaires and corruption.
Very encouraging...
One week to elect a Congress that will hold Trump accountable for his corruption…
NOW, GO VOTE!! 😎🇺🇸✨
NOW, GO VOTE!! 😎🇺🇸✨
October 28, 2026 at 5:17 AM
One week to elect a Congress that will hold Trump accountable for his corruption…
NOW, GO VOTE!! 😎🇺🇸✨
NOW, GO VOTE!! 😎🇺🇸✨
Dems should be splashing this across the algorithms as part of their final anti-corruption message.
🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🗳️ Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stepped out of a private plane in Florida on Wednesday morning, AFP witnessed, despite a court order banning him from leaving his country ➡️ u.afp.com/SyGH
October 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Dems should be splashing this across the algorithms as part of their final anti-corruption message.
Your tax dollars at work. Your government corruption at work.
October 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Your tax dollars at work. Your government corruption at work.
Yet another example of blatant corruption in the trump administration.
Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner. trib.al/JrKgx0A
Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off
Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.
trib.al
October 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Yet another example of blatant corruption in the trump administration.
Q: Poll show corruption has shot to the top of voter concerns. Why do you think that is?
TRUMP: Because the Democrats are very corrupt. We are straight and we are solid. You ought to look at the real corruption - Dem corruption. And that includes Epstein
(Note how terrible Trump sounds today 😬)
TRUMP: Because the Democrats are very corrupt. We are straight and we are solid. You ought to look at the real corruption - Dem corruption. And that includes Epstein
(Note how terrible Trump sounds today 😬)
October 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Q: Poll show corruption has shot to the top of voter concerns. Why do you think that is?
TRUMP: Because the Democrats are very corrupt. We are straight and we are solid. You ought to look at the real corruption - Dem corruption. And that includes Epstein
(Note how terrible Trump sounds today 😬)
TRUMP: Because the Democrats are very corrupt. We are straight and we are solid. You ought to look at the real corruption - Dem corruption. And that includes Epstein
(Note how terrible Trump sounds today 😬)
This frivolous lawsuit is exactly the kind of corruption Alaskans are sick and tired of.
October 27, 2026 at 3:35 AM
This frivolous lawsuit is exactly the kind of corruption Alaskans are sick and tired of.
From what I understand, US was blaming Cuba for corruption, Cuba’s Amb got up and screamed “liar”
October 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
From what I understand, US was blaming Cuba for corruption, Cuba’s Amb got up and screamed “liar”
Weak. Wrong. Investigate. If the crimes are serious enough there are two possibilities: you'll get the votes or you will be able to use the defense of Trump's corruption in every campaign against those who are defending him. This misunderstands the centrality of corruption as an issue today.
Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea.
I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there.
I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there.
I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
October 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Weak. Wrong. Investigate. If the crimes are serious enough there are two possibilities: you'll get the votes or you will be able to use the defense of Trump's corruption in every campaign against those who are defending him. This misunderstands the centrality of corruption as an issue today.
My second essay on how under Trump we’ve already gotten used to a level of fascism, authoritarianism, and corruption that would be unthinkable to us just years ago.
Today: The corruption of the Justice Dept and *EIGHT* scandals on par with Watergate: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...
Today: The corruption of the Justice Dept and *EIGHT* scandals on par with Watergate: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...
Trump's Tyranny, Part II: It's the Corruption
An ongoing look at life in the very un-ordinary of times: “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
My second essay on how under Trump we’ve already gotten used to a level of fascism, authoritarianism, and corruption that would be unthinkable to us just years ago.
Today: The corruption of the Justice Dept and *EIGHT* scandals on par with Watergate: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...
Today: The corruption of the Justice Dept and *EIGHT* scandals on par with Watergate: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...
this in turn is a major driver of developers’ reputation for corruption!
October 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
this in turn is a major driver of developers’ reputation for corruption!
Trump: We will win the war on corruption and fraud. The corruption is so pervasive, who would've thought?
October 28, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Trump: We will win the war on corruption and fraud. The corruption is so pervasive, who would've thought?
"Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged money laundering, corruption, and tax evasion."
The corruption of conservatives is endless.
The corruption of conservatives is endless.
October 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged money laundering, corruption, and tax evasion."
The corruption of conservatives is endless.
The corruption of conservatives is endless.
VOTE BLUE TO STOP THE CORRUPTION & STOP SUPPORTING RUSSIA!
VOTE. VOTE. VOTE.
VOTE. VOTE. VOTE.
October 27, 2026 at 6:05 AM
VOTE BLUE TO STOP THE CORRUPTION & STOP SUPPORTING RUSSIA!
VOTE. VOTE. VOTE.
VOTE. VOTE. VOTE.
When the next US Congress investigates corruption, Trump's oil-deal-of-the-century with Alejandro Betancourt, the face of Venezuelan corruption, should be top of its list. Two kleptocracies working together. Brilliant essay by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What the U.S. Is Really Doing in Venezuela
Suppressing democracy and extracting resources at the expense of its people
www.theatlantic.com
October 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
When the next US Congress investigates corruption, Trump's oil-deal-of-the-century with Alejandro Betancourt, the face of Venezuelan corruption, should be top of its list. Two kleptocracies working together. Brilliant essay by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...