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[Catherine Rampell @crampell]

Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate-- then were told to lay off. https://t.co/cpIBv4aSo5

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

BREAKING: We just sued Jared Kushner for unlawfully acting as one of the country's top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures.

It’s abundantly clear that he should be blocked from performing this outsized role: https://t.co/tYtwh8qvoB

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

@RadioMoser Heard your comment on R.E.M. and I am shocked and your distane must be due to ignorance! Listen to Chronic Town, early stuff is some of the best music ever made

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

LOL hey @grok, please list the names of the people Donald Trump has already pardoned for Medicare and Medicaid fraud, and include how much money was involved. Be concise.

[theleahfiles @leahfiles]

People keep saying Trump term II is the most corrupt administration ever, so I built a model to find out if it was true.

I took the UN's definition of corruption, turned it into eight criteria and 100 points, and scored the leaders history remembers for looting their countries: Marcos, Suharto, Mobutu, Abacha, Obiang, Putin.

Then I put every president since Eisenhower on the same scale, both parties, with every exoneration counted right alongside the convictions.

Nixon scored 41 and no other American President scored over a 25.

Trump's second term scored a 91, which ties him with Suharto and Mobutu and puts him above Marcos and Abacha.

So he is not only the most corrupt president in American history. At this pace he finishes his term level with the most corrupt rulers of the last hundred years.

PSA: don't come in my comments arguing about the results if you haven't read the full article, because ignorance is a choice.

Full article is up now on my Substack (link in bio) and it's free.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump has pardoned the following people charged with fraud:

—George Santos, wire fraud
—Ross William Ulbricht, fraud with identification documents
—Rod R. Blagojevich, 8 counts of wire fraud under color of official right
—Brian Kelsey, conspiracy to defraud the United States
—Devon Archer, conspiracy to commit securities fraud; securities fraud
—Trevor Milton, securities fraud; 2 counts of wire fraud
—Jason Galanis, 2 counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud; securities fraud; investment adviser fraud
—Ozy Media, Inc., conspiracy to commit securities fraud; conspiracy to commit wire fraud
—Carlos Roy Watson, conspiracy to commit securities fraud; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; aggravated identity theft
—Michele Fiore, 6 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; wire fraud
—Scott Howard Jenkins, conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds, honest services mail fraud, and honest service wire fraud; honest services mail fraud; 3 counts of honest services wire fraud
—Julie Chrisley, 5 counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud; bank fraud; wire fraud; conspiracy to defraud the U.S. to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Laws
—Todd Chrisley, conspiracy to commit bank fraud; 5 counts of bank fraud; wire fraud; conspiracy to defraud the U.S. to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Laws
—Lawrence S. Duran, conspiracy to commit health care fraud; 11 counts of health care fraud; conspiracy to defraud the United States and to receive and pay health care kickbacks
— Michael Gerard Grimm, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns
—Marian I. Morgan, conspiracy to defraud the United States; 7 counts of wire fraud; 5 counts of transfer of funds taken by fraud
—John G. Rowland, conspiracy to defraud the United States
—Charles Overton Scott, conspiracy to commit securities fraud; securities fraud
—Glen Casada, conspiracy to defraud the United States; 4 counts of honest services wire fraud; use of a fictitious name to carry out a fraud
—Cade Cothren, conspiracy to defraud the United States; 6 counts of honest services wire fraud
—Robert Henry Harshbarger, Jr., health care fraud
—Joseph Lewis, conspiracy to commit securities fraud; 2 counts of securities fraud
—David Gentile, conspiracy to commit securities fraud; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; securities fraud; 2 counts of wire fraud
—Jacob Deutsch, conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud
—Adriana Isabel Camberos, conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud; 7 counts of wire fraud and aiding and abetting
—Andres Enrique Camberos, conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud; 7 counts of wire fraud and aiding and abetting
—Julio M. Herrera Velutini, 2 counts of honest services wire fraud
—David Levy, conspiracy to commit securities fraud; securities fraud
—Hollie Ann Nadel, conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud
—Mark T. Rossini, honest services wire fraud
—Wanda Vazquez Garced, honest services wire fraud
—Terren Scott Peizer, securities fraud
—Timothy S. Smith, conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service
—Stephen E. Buyer, 4 counts of securities fraud
—John Dougherty, 24 counts of wire fraud; conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and federal program bribery; 7 counts of honest services wire fraud
—Joshua L. Davis, conspiracy to defraud the United States and violate the Clean Air Act
—Matthew Sidney Geouge, conspiracy to defraud the United States and violate the Clean Air Act
—Adam R. Kidan, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud; wire fraud
—Spade K. Bailly, conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Clean Air Act

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

@JayTheGreat305 @ATRightMovies First thing I noticed...Easy piggie

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Trump’s use of the pardon power has sent the message that connections and loyalty can help wealthy people escape consequences for their crimes. 

This makes everyone else more vulnerable to being cheated.
https://t.co/DzkhWhmY0y

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: The US government is now running a primary budget deficit of -3.59% of GDP, the largest among major advanced economies.

The primary budget deficit EXCLUDES the $1.1+ trillion in interest payments on existing government debt.

This is followed by the UK at -3.51% of the country’s GDP.

Belgium, France, Austria, and the Euro Area run primary budget deficits of -2.14%, -1.97%, -1.66%, and -1.40%, respectively.

In other words, even excluding the cost of servicing existing debt, which is the 2nd-largest US government expenditure, even larger than defense spending, the US deficit is the biggest relative to GDP among all major advanced economies.

US deficit spending is out of control.

[David Rosenberg @EconguyRosie]

In defending Scott Bessent’s foray into the long end of the Treasury curve (Mr. Intervention), Donald Trump had the temerity to publicly lament that interest rates are “artificially high” and “ridiculous.” But what is not “artificial,” and is truly “ridiculous,” is that during his time in office, the national debt has ballooned by nearly $12 trillion. In other words, 30% of all the federal debt the United States has incurred in its 250-year history has come under his watch. Can’t blame Joe Biden for this one.

[Charlie Bilello @charliebilello]

The US National Debt has increased by over $450 billion since July 1st.

The Federal Government continues to borrow from our future to spend money like drunken sailors today.

Everything they said about "balancing the budget" was a lie.

Video: https://t.co/1Jh57s0cGc

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

@RafaMorgan64 Its the "intelligent people" you are wrong about

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming | ScienceDaily https://t.co/t2pYcV1gHb

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1980, the Supreme Court awarded the Sioux nations $122 million for the Black Hills, but the tribes rejected the payment, arguing that accepting it would end their legal claim to the land. As a result, the money remained in a federal account, where accumulated interest has grown the award to more than $1 billion.

The 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty guaranteed the Black Hills to the Sioux, but that agreement was challenged after Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 1874 expedition revealed the presence of gold in the region.

Thousands of prospectors flooded into the area despite the treaty’s protections. When the Sioux refused to sell the land, Congress passed a law in 1877 that seized the Black Hills without their consent.

In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government had illegally taken the land and awarded the Sioux financial compensation. The tribes have continued to reject the payment, arguing that accepting it would surrender their claim to the sacred Black Hills.

The settlement has remained untouched for decades, growing with interest to more than $1 billion.

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

@SecDuffy If I am a conservative and use bike lanes regularly, are bike lanes still DEI? Fools

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

[peoplekindasuck @bbier]

Large Benefit Cuts Loom for Social Security
Jul 16, 2026 Social Security
The Social Security retirement program is just six years from insolvency, according to the program’s trustees. At that point, the law requires benefits to be reduced by an estimated 22%

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I know @realDonaldTrump and family did.

250 years ago we declared independence from a king who ran the colonies as a family business. In just 18 months the Trumps have made King George look like an amateur.

A $620 million Pentagon loan, the largest in the program’s history, to a company Don Jr.’s firm bought into three months before.

An Air Force drone contract to a startup the princelings took public through a golf course company they own a piece of.

The Army’s largest drone motor order ever, to a company where Don Jr. sits on the board and holds millions in stock.

A $24 million Pentagon robotics contract to the company that employs Eric as Chief Strategy Advisor.

A stake in the largest undeveloped tungsten deposit on earth, in Kazakhstan, backed by $1.6 billion in US government support.

Jared’s fund seeded with $2 billion from the Saudi crown prince, now $6.2 billion, 99% of it foreign money from Gulf governments. Over $110 million in fees collected from the Saudis alone. He negotiates American foreign policy with the governments that pay him.

$2.3 billion from crypto ventures their father regulates. More than a million people bought in and lost $2.3 billion. The money didn’t grow. It simply moved from the subjects pockets to the crown’s coffers.

And the next one is already drafted. A proposed ATF rule that will allow guns to be shipped straight to your front door. The government’s own estimate is 3.3 million home gun deliveries a year. Don Jr. sits on the board of the online gun megastore built to cash in. He holds 300,000 shares.

And that’s only the fraction they’ve allowed us to see. Not one subpoena served. Not one search executed. Why hide anything when you own the investigators?

Me? They searched a laptop for six years. Federal prosecutors. Grand juries. Subpoena power. Congressional hearings. They found nothing. I made about $200k a year selling paintings when my Dad was President, and they made my paintings part of an impeachment inquiry.

For six years they’ve asked Where’s Hunter? What about the laptop?

Wrong questions. The right one is 250 years old. Does America belong to a family?

They’ve given their answer. Long live the King.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 BOMBSHELL! Top journalist Ana Kasparian drops a massive revelation.

She confirms the UAE just bought half of the Trump family's crypto company, funneling a staggering 580 million dollars directly to the President.

The White House is entirely for sale.