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Published: January 22, 2025 14:31

Crypto exchanges under investigation by the SEC have spent days boosting Trump's meme coin, $TRUMP, helping Trump make billions $TRUMP is designed to facilitate this kind of brazen corruption

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Published: January 22, 2025 13:50

1. Jared Kushner received billions from the Saudi government and now he is funneling it DIRECTLY TO TRUMP. Money from the Saudis is being used to build a massive new Trump Tower in Serbia. You may not have heard about this corrupt transaction because it…

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Published: January 22, 2025 13:27

I’ve seen claims like this floating around a lot. And people are emailing me and texting me about it. This is happening to people who follow the official POTUS and VPOTUS accounts. Control switches over when there is a change of administration. Nothing…

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Published: January 22, 2025 03:44

“Musk became increasingly convinced that DOGE should operate as a small team within the government, where it could get access to highly sensitive information and avoid lawsuits attempting to force disclosure of its meetings and minutes”…

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Published: January 22, 2025 03:40

“In his new role, Musk appears to have vast access to the inner workings of government that far exceeds the plan as initially conceived… Armed with sensitive data, Musk could draw on expertise gathered from his business empire — including deploying…

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Published: January 22, 2025 00:41

If you are concerned about Musk's conflicts of interest, I created a publication this week to track them in detail. It's called Musk Watch Sign up free: muskwatch.com/subscribe [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 22, 2025 00:33

Google Docs is now a mess of promotions for Gemini, Google's AI product. So I decided to ask Gemini for help. No luck.

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Published: January 22, 2025 00:25

Trump is asked about $TRUMP, the meme coin that he just launched. It functions as a vehicle for anyone, including foreign governments, to transfer a virtually unlimited amount of money to Trump. He holds 80% of all coins which are now worth billions. …

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Published: January 21, 2025 23:06

"Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, in an affidavit given to senators on Tuesday, alleged that the Pentagon chief pick caused his second wife to fear for her safety... Hegseth also stated that women should not have the right to vote or work, according to…

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Published: January 21, 2025 23:03

Trump sued by 18 states for his "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands American-born children of their citizenship based on their parentage." https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2025%200121%20Complaint.pdf

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Published: January 21, 2025 22:07

This is the Editor-in-Chief of Politico. We are told this is “objective” journalism.

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Published: January 21, 2025 19:19

"Meta says its working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a 'results hidden' message when users search for the terms 'Democrat' or 'Democrats.'" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g32yxpdz0o?at_bbc_team=editorial

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Published: January 21, 2025 15:09

We need better coverage of Elon Musk. Legacy outlets do not seem up to the task. That’s why I just launched Musk Watch. Independent accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful humans in history. Please check it out! …

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Published: January 21, 2025 15:07

These companies donated $1 millions or more to celebrate Trump's inauguration, a day when Trump pardoned the rioters who assaulted police officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6: Amazon Meta Google Uber Robinhood Ford General Motors Toyota Intuit Delta

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Published: January 21, 2025 14:11

1. Donald Trump took the oath of office yesterday — the first person to be sworn in as president while hawking an eponymous meme coin It is brazen corruption $TRUMP is effectively a "For Sale" sign on the White House, facilitating anonymous bribes in any…

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Published: January 21, 2025 13:57

This is the ADL's definition of a "Hitler Salute" https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/hitler-salute-hand-sign

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Published: January 21, 2025 13:51

Turns out calling it the "Gulf of Mexico" is woke. (It's been called that since 1672.)

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Published: January 21, 2025 03:59

The American refugee system, which Trump is dismantling, was put into place in response to America’s shameful failure to provide refuge to Jews persecuted by Hitler

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Published: January 21, 2025 01:54

Set your watches. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 21, 2025 01:51

Now that Trump is in office he's immediately pivoted from "the President is responsible for anything bad that happens in the world" to "Me? That's not my problem." [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 21, 2025 01:48

"President Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol in his name on Jan. 6, 2021... The sweeping grant of clemency includes 'full, complete and unconditional' pardons for some of the most notorious participants in the attack,…

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Published: January 21, 2025 00:01

Elon Musk gave a speech where he (twice) made a Nazi salute. And this is how the Washington Post is covering it. We need better coverage of Musk, which is why I launched Musk Watch today. Accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful…

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Published: January 20, 2025 23:43

We need better coverage of Elon Musk. Legacy outlets do not seem up to the task. That’s why I launched Musk Watch today. Independent accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful humans in history. Please check it out! …

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Published: January 20, 2025 23:35

I’d be curious to hear ADL explain what does qualify as a “Nazi salute”

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Published: January 20, 2025 22:51

The guy who gave the benediction at Trump's inauguration is now pushing am eponymous meme coin grift on X

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Published: January 20, 2025 20:38

Subcribe to Musk Watch for accountability journalism focused on this man, who is one of the most powerful in history. muskwatch.com/subscribe [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 20, 2025 20:37

This doesn't seem like a mistake. It seems like Musk did exactly what he was intending to do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 20, 2025 16:12

1. On January 9, Elon Musk post on X that he would provide a “free” month of internet access to those impacted by the deadly wildfires, But missing from Musk's announcement was a costly detail: To claim the free month residents first would have to spend a…

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Published: January 20, 2025 15:24

1. In the wake of Trump's election, many media outlets have decided to cozy up to power I'm going in a different direction Today at 11AM, I'm launching Musk Watch It's accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful humans in history. …

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Published: January 20, 2025 14:25

"76% of Tesla’s global profits come from its Shanghai factory, which has been China’s biggest exporter of EVs since 2021" https://bradmunchen.substack.com/p/elon-musk-the-manchurian-candidate

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Published: January 20, 2025 14:22

"We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity." -- MLK Jr., 11/8/56

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Published: January 20, 2025 14:20

Riveting storytelling for all of America

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Published: January 20, 2025 14:17

"The World Economic Forum’s extravaganza thought it was done with Trump. Now he’s back — and heads of state, Wall Street billionaires and tech moguls are falling in line." …

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Published: January 20, 2025 14:12

"A lawsuit claiming billionaire Elon Musk’s 'Department of Government Efficiency' violates federal transparency rules will be filed within minutes of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the…

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Published: January 20, 2025 12:56

"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice" --…

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Published: January 20, 2025 03:11

Do these anonymous Trump aides promoting an anti-trans executive order realize they work for someone who has been accused by nearly two dozen women of sexual assault?

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Published: January 20, 2025 01:47

REMINDER: Trump is not a reliable narrator for how votes are counted

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Published: January 19, 2025 20:58

Just browsing through some old tweets

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Published: January 19, 2025 19:40

More pro-MAGA propaganda from TikTok. This whole thing has been choreographed to flatter Trump's ego.

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Published: January 19, 2025 19:31

How many ads promoting Trump will TikTok send out to its millions of U.S. customers before Trump is inaugurated tomorrow?

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Published: January 19, 2025 17:42

Having shut down TikTok for a few hours and replaced it with pro-MAGA propaganda, TikTok is announces it is restoring service, including more pro-MAGA propaganda in the announcement

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Published: January 19, 2025 17:35

It turns out the “free speech” guys want the federal government, or its proxies, to control all major communications platforms

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Published: January 19, 2025 17:33

Trump's proposal is to save TikTok is to give the federal government, run by him, direct control over TikTok. What could go wrong?

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Published: January 19, 2025 17:16

“The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.” https://www.axios.com/2025/01/19/donald-trump-crypto-billionaire

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Published: January 19, 2025 12:41

TikTok replaces its app with MAGA propaganda

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Published: January 19, 2025 00:38

Riveting storytelling for all Americans

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Published: January 18, 2025 13:45

One thing I’m very thankful for as head toward Trump’s inauguration is that Bluesky exists It’s so important to have a place to communicate that Musk and Zuckerberg do not control

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Published: January 18, 2025 13:19

Trump has turned the inauguration itself into a brazen grift, launching a meme coin hours before being sworn in. The Trump Organization owns 80% of the coins

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Published: January 18, 2025 00:37

I'm not sure who needs to hear this but if you are a billionaire it's possible to chill about flattering politicians so you can make another billion and preserve whatever remains of your integrity

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Published: January 18, 2025 00:32

We are now describing bribing the President of the United States to approve a merger as "dialing down tensions" [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 18, 2025 00:29

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the authorization of all Covid vaccines during a deadly phase of the pandemic when thousands of…

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Published: January 18, 2025 00:28

Another one.

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Published: January 17, 2025 17:24

The temperature at noon on Monday will be 22 degrees which is the same temperature it was in 1961 when Kennedy was inaugurated. The ceremony was held outside.

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Published: January 17, 2025 17:15

This, to me, seems less about “danger” and more about crowd size. A lot of people won’t want to come out in very cold temperatures and Trump doesn’t want to be photographed addressing a small crowd.

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Published: January 17, 2025 16:14

“I would be open to investing in supporting anybody — or somebody who creates a TikTok replacement built on the AT Protocol. So if you’ve got that ability, let me know in the comments."…

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Published: January 17, 2025 16:10

If bending at the knee to white nationalist collaborators is "masculine energy" count me out

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Published: January 17, 2025 15:29

A Texas anti-abortion group is launching "an advertising campaign on Facebook and X to reach the husbands, boyfriends and sex partners of women who have had abortions in the state — with the goal of recruiting them to file lawsuits against those who…

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Published: January 16, 2025 18:43

Yes, some Democrats have unpopular positions. But Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary just said he SUPPORTED extending massive tax cuts for the wealthy and OPPOSED raising the minimum wage Those are two VERY unpopular positions

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Published: January 16, 2025 16:28

1. Federal employees who own stock in a company are prohibited from being involved in any matter related to the company's financial interests. Members of Congress are involved in matters that financially impact all companies But they are free to trade…

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Published: January 16, 2025 16:19

An internal slide deck describes the Washington Post as "an A.I.-fueled platform for news" Sigh https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/business/media/the-washington-post-new-mission.html

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Published: January 16, 2025 16:14

Why is Politico describing Brian Ballard, a corporate lobbyist, as simply a "longtime fundraiser for Trump"? Many of the corporate donors are Ballard's clients, and he is clearly advising them to donate as a way to secure access. …

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Published: January 16, 2025 01:49

Would have made a good campaign message, IMO [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 15, 2025 23:57

Zuckerberg's black tie celebration of Trump. The "masculine energy" will be off the chain!

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Published: January 15, 2025 23:55

"Think different" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-15/apple-s-tim-cook-plans-to-join-other-ceos-at-trump-inauguration

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Published: January 15, 2025 17:06

That is a no. Stating that Biden is president is a fact. It's like saying the sky is blue. The question is whether Trump lost the 2020 election. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 15, 2025 16:41

After all this time, no one can offer a meaningful definition of "woke"

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Published: January 15, 2025 16:15

1. Capital One cheated its own customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk is pushing to shut down the CFPB, which would make it easier for banks to exploit the public…

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Published: January 15, 2025 15:57

WASHINGTON POST: Making presidential endorsements erodes the trust of our readers ALSO WASHINGTON POST:

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Published: January 15, 2025 01:13

“Deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries during the first nine months of the war in Gaza may have been underestimated by more than 40 percent, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.”…

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Published: January 14, 2025 23:29

I'm beginning to think this congressman doesn't understand what a "conflict of interest" is

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Published: January 14, 2025 23:15

Zuckerberg aligning himself with the far-right: "Zuckerberg is co-hosting a black-tie reception Monday with Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson to celebrate the inauguration"…

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Published: January 14, 2025 23:13

Welcome to the American Oligarchy "Musk ranks No. 1, Bezos No. 2 and Zuckerberg No. 3, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-mark-zuckerberg-attend-trump-inauguration-rcna187642

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Published: January 14, 2025 23:11

"Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to an official involved with the planning of the event. They will have a prominent spot at the ceremony, seated together on the platform with other notable…

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Published: January 14, 2025 21:55

Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense does not know where South East Asia is [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 14, 2025 20:00

An all-timer [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 14, 2025 14:20

Ugh. Put together a 10 post thread, hundreds of people re-posted, and then I realized the first post in the thread has three egregious typos. Normally, I just roll with it but didn't want to think about it all day. So I deleted it and posted a replacement.…

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Published: January 14, 2025 14:17

1. CAUGHT ON ZILLOW Popular Information has identified dozens of LA landlords who jacked up rents by as much as 100% after the fires started and thousands of people lost their homes. California's price gauging law prohibits increasing rent by more than…

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Published: January 14, 2025 05:05

Zuckerberg was at Mar-a-Lago last Friday “in part to mediate a lawsuit Trump brought against Facebook and Zuckerberg in 2021 over the platform’s suspension of Trump’s account after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol…Among the options for resolution is a…