MarkSangamon

MarkSangamon

@mkellms.bsky.social

"Fascism is like lead in your drinking water, there is no safe, acceptable level." -- Beau of the Fifth Column “I don't want to believe, I want to know.” ― Carl Sagan

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Ben Collins
@bencollins.bsky.social

One of the most important financial stories out there if you want to know how and why the same five evil guys wind up owning everything.

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social

“Billionaires who popularized stock-based lending include Larry Ellison and Elon Musk. Both borrow to avoid having to sell shares—which could trigger a taxes and dilute their voting rights—in companies they founded.” www.wsj.com/finance/the-...

wsj.comThe ‘Buy, Borrow and Die’ Wealth Strategy Has Become a $5 Trillion MarketA Deloitte study found a booming market in stock-based loans to billionaires—and the lesser rich.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

Wow! I was not expecting that.

Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com

Alaska authorities strongly oppose the Trump DOJ’s attempted “interference” in the election. This is significant because there were concerns the state—which sought to DQ the second Sullivan—would take the same side. But it didn’t. Quite the contrary. buff.ly/EJHtDpX

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

Trump wanted to jam more hens into smaller spaces - making it harder for inspectors to access them - and making living conditions for egg laying hens worse. All so businesses could sell cheaper eggs.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Michigan over the state's square-footage requirements for egg-laying hens. No standing, she concludes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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@maks23.bsky.social

🔥 A fire has been detected at a Russian military base in Crimea, - Crimean Wind Heat signatures were detected on the southern shore of Lake Donuzlav, an area Russian Armed Forces have used to store military equipment since 2021.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

OMG: Republican Senator Schmitt accused Jack Smith of being in ATL to conspire with Fani Willis b/c he got a text from JP Cooney about a “Hawks” game (Falcons?). Schmitt had a big visual aid but didn’t keep it up long. BUT smith was at an IOWA HAWKEYES game to see Caitlin Clark in Maryland HAHAHA

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@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦 Under the blue-yellow flag of freedom — Nove, Ridkodub, Katerynivka, Karpivka, Novomykhailivka! Soldiers of the Third Army Corps and attached forces raised flags in the settlements returned to control during the third season of "Vivaldi".

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@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦 Operational Force Development Framework conference brought together about 100 generals of the armies of NATO and Persian Gulf countries, as well as high-ranking officials of partner states. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Serhiy Boyev presented the war plan to the partners.

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Mona Burns
@monaburns.bsky.social

Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...

thehill.comJack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threatsFormer special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…

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emptywheel
@emptywheel.bsky.social

Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.]

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org

Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.

texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...