May 19, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Bloomberg News reports: From its New York headquarters on Trump Tower’s 22nd floor, Dominari Holdings operates a tiny investment bank that, less than three years ago, pivoted from developing cancer therapies into finance. Since then it has lost about $US70 million. One of its senior executives was named in a now-settled complaint alleging “Boiler Room” style business practices at an …
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May 19, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Reuters reports: US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday introduced a bill that would prevent any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One, the aircraft that transports the US president. Schumer introduced the “Presidential Airlift Security Act” after news last week that President Donald Trump planned to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar, which legal experts said …
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May 19, 2025 Christianists, Extremists
“I mean, it’s nice that they’ve given their opinion. So, the Supreme Court has given their personal opinion that they think, you know, if you’re gonna deport an illegal alien, they should get more than 24 hours notice. So that’s their personal opinion. “Thanks for letting us know, guys. Really interesting. I’m glad you chimed in. Really interesting opinion. Thanks …
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May 19, 2025 News, Police
The Washington Post reports: For two years, New Orleans police secretly relied on facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects, a surveillance method without a known precedent in any major American city that may violate municipal guardrails around use of the technology, an investigation by The Washington Post has found. Police increasingly use facial recognition software …
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May 19, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
CNN reports: A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department of Government Efficiency to cripple the agency are therefore “null and void.” The lengthy ruling from US District Judge Beryl Howell is the latest defeat …
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May 19, 2025 Extremists, Trump Administration
The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of the Trump supporter who was fatally shot by police when she tried to storm the House Speaker’s Lobby during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt’s family filed …
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May 19, 2025 Politics, Trump cultists
“Well, I’ve decided today’s the day I’m going to take the opportunity — since a lot of you are here — to make an announcement of my own. Some of you have already guessed, so it won’t surprise you at all, but I have the same cancer Joe Biden has. So I also have prostate cancer that has also spread …
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May 19, 2025 Russia, Ukraine
“Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that …
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May 19, 2025 Crackpots, Trump cultists
“I think wokeness and DEI and cancel culture is starting to exit the building, and we can thank President Trump for leading that charge once again. I call him the dragon slayer in that regard, ‘cuz he just came and slit the throat of DEI and wokeness. “There’s always gonna be cancel culture at some level, somebody getting butt sore …
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May 19, 2025 Crime, Religion
From the Justice Department: A former youth pastor was sentenced today for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Chaz Chinsethagid, 34, of Jenks, to serve 168 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release. Upon his release, Chinsethagid will also be required …
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