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This is a group for sharing political information from sources that do fact checking that affect all of us. Since FB is no longer fact checking we’re looking for a new home. We are still learning how BlueSky works, so be patient.
Behind every sex scandal involving rich and powerful people in politics or business is raging intelligence warfare between conflicting agencies and interests. In almost all cases it has strategic global import.
Ghislaine Maxwell herself is the missing Epstein Files
open.substack.com/pub/lancefro...
Hasan Piker, a popular Turkish American online streamer, said he was stopped and questioned for hours about his political beliefs by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after flying back to the United States from overseas on Sunday.
At Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as leader on Friday, he pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and not with the rich and powerful. Many see the first American pope as a continuation of his predecessor, Pope Francis, in his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church.
Federal judge in Vermont orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi - The Guardian
The 500 richest people in the world added $304B to their combined net worth yesterday after Trump's tariff pause.
Meanwhile, retirees, small businesses, and workers are still reeling from the mess.
Trump's actions feel chaotic until you see who really comes out on top.
Several aides and high-profile Republicans have revealed the true reason why President Donald Trump keeps Tesla CEO Elon Musk around.
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
Don't let them get away with it.
IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants – report
The White House, through an outside event production company, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties: cnn.it/41OSwVD
“A three-step process called 'Buy, Borrow, Die' allows people to amass a huge fortune, spend as much of it as they want, and pass the rest—untaxed—on to their heirs,” Rogé Karma writes: theatln.tc/r0eRHrow
NEW: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's book tour announced it will postpone multiple events, citing security concerns, after he helped prevent a government shutdown last week.
Trump suggests U.S. Supreme Court may need to decide whether a judge can require the administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired as part of efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
I want to share with you three rules for fighting tyrannical fear and intimidation, gleaned from discussions I’ve had with a number of people who have lived in repressive regimes. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-fear-and-intimidation
Conor McGregor, the mixed martial arts fighter recently found civilly liable for rape back in his native Ireland, is a St. Patrick’s Day guest of honor at the White House.
