The story goes that Peter Norman gave Carlos and Smith the idea to each take one of the black gloves. Incredible strength by those two to make a statement on such a huge stage then and an enormous failure by this country that we are still fighting a social justice battle today.
It's October 16th, 2020. That means today is the 52nd anniversary of the moment when John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists to the heavens - and Peter Norman stood in solidarity - at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. (1/2)
Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his tariffs, his financial disclosure report says. https://t.co/WqQb7csmVS
Trump didn’t rake in billions from crypto because he’s talented. He made that haul because he’s president. A column on Trump, crypto and corruption — and why no one is doing anything about it: https://t.co/F6QMj6oFyR
BREAKING: Trump went on a stock buying spree the day before his April 9, 2025 tariff pause that sent the S&P 500 soaring for the index's third-biggest gain since World War II, according to a Sludge review of his new financial disclosure. https://t.co/YpM7plFrav
Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
[T]he Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.
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New: Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme. Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent. https://t.co/IspakEQUHg
So let me get this straight. The previous administration criminally prosecuted Michael Flynn.
Michael Flynn pleaded GUILTY to the charges.
Then Trump 2.0 pardons Michael Flynn.
Flynn sues the previous administration for politically motivated prosecution.
...And the current Trump administration is settling the lawsuit with taxpayer dollars an UNDISCLOSED amount of $.
There needs to be a law against this kind of self-dealing. This is absolutely maddening.
This administration still finds way to shock.
Trump's buddy was in a custody battle with his ex-girlfriend. So he called a top ICE official and asked she be detained.
The ICE official calls the Miami office to pick the woman up from jail, telling them that "the case was important to someone close to the White House."
She was deported.
These people simply see government as a vehicle for advancing their own personal interests. There's no shame about it. https://t.co/TkOdYjjKQK
Last year, Donald Trump Jr. invested in a rare earths startup at a $200 million valuation.
Then three months later, the US government announced a huge loan backstop for the company and now it's worth around $2 billion.
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Four days before Trump’s inauguration, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M, according to documents & people familiar.
The buyer paid half up front, steering $187M to Trump family entities and $31M to Witkoff entities.
The investment was backed by the UAE national security adviser, Tahnoon bin Zayed. The deal put two executives at his company, G42, on the board of WLF, alongside Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff.
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First thought that came to mind watching an otherwise ugly playoff game. The Buck Aikman booth is the gold standard and one of the best moves by ESPN in recent memory
New: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, which has secretly benefited a firm with ties to Kristi Noem. https://t.co/VYKlTqWPd9
BREAKING
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that was unsecured and bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.
Known as a "dirty" internet line by the IT industry, it connects directly to the public internet where the user's information and the websites accessed do not have the same security filters or protocols that the Pentagon's secured connections maintain.
Full Story: https://t.co/vCTDPDd0b1