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[?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"Of the first-half total, $802 million – more than 90% – came from Trump crypto ventures, including sales of World Liberty tokens.

That $864 million payday represents actual income – cash flowing, free and clear, into Trump family coffers."


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    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
    @wdlindsy@toad.social

    "In the first half of this year, the Trump Organization’s income soared 17-fold to $864 million from $51 million a year earlier, according to Reuters calculations based on the president’s official disclosures, property records, financial records released in court cases, crypto trade information and other sources."

    ~ Reuters


    /12

    reuters.com/investigations/ins

      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
      @wdlindsy@toad.social

      "A new report shows that the Trump family has made $864 million off their crypto scam so far this year."

      ~ Ron Filipkowski


      /11

      meidasplus.com/p/today-in-poli

        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
        @wdlindsy@toad.social

        "Now, faced with the growing obviousness that our historic inequality can not function in accordance with liberal democracy, the creation of a surveillance state and a state apparatus of terror ensures the project will continue even if, following the break of the social contract, the people will not have the ability to challenge the status quo."


        /11

          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
          @wdlindsy@toad.social

          "Fascism is theft. Once the consolidation of power and hoarding of resources creates instability the only choices are reform or using state-sponsored violence and oppression to continue the process. Following the Crash of 1929, fascism grew around the world in response to this choice."

          ~ Jared Yates Sexton


          /10

          jaredyatessexton.substack.com/

            [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
            @freeschool@qoto.org

            #Fascism and #Fascist is the new trendy trend or #moral #porn [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

            and calling people is the new trendy trend.

            (serious post / WORK IN PROGRESS)

            And it's fine until everyone looses track of what they are doing is rather crude and time-wasting even to avoid doing the hard work of loving people / using using people a,,, little... bit... more...?

            Just calling people names again.
            / as a .

            And a kind of or confirmation (if I have it right). People want to see more and point and prod at anything - probably from no other better way and not learning how to do something better to prevent these things...It's too clever / high bar to do tht (I admit not easy at all).

            Almost like going on a Trump hashtag to check out the latest bad stuff....

            Is that you?

            Example to show how I'm serious and how serious it is via examples:

            BEFORE people got off TV because of all the crap
            Internet downloads was see as better to choose some content.

            AFTER / Now Internet is worse than TV (it's InternetTV) tracking you, internet-fed adverts, data mining, streaming quality = MASSIVE DATA waste, companies gaining profile on you etc)

            ➡️ WE DIDN'T SEE THE CHANGE OR SEE THIS LIST ENOUGH
            (Not saying it's all bad but over time we maybe don't see it as clearly to becoming fascist ourselves from what we use, who is behind it or what we think is ok! ). We just kept ignoring or clicking ok without reading...

            Back to main point:

            Now people are calling other fascist or in group others really quickly as fascist when it can be just how they feel someone or something is ignoring things (especially if they don't like it).

            I don't mean those fascists that self-identify (at least they are honest) but those that aren't really hierarchical governmental types but people them (and themselves) as it turns towards themselves...

            A bit like calling people a terrorist and it's just for hitting their dog (bad example but terrorist is totally different)

            or (I have to be careful also) seem TOO EAGER to label and they are often a bit themselves...

            Another example - sayign "spam" for things that are not really:

            Calling things when they are not (people don't understand what spam is and calling someone messaging them sincerely with differing options "spam").

            Sure some things how BOTH TRUTH's like it's a bit spammy but sincerely asking people to chat is not dishonest or trying to get their credit cards - but if you always assume or don't have ways to check people out - you end up with ALL PEOPLE DISTRUSTING PEOPLE without legitimate way to get themselves out of their own holes they end up digging or back against the wall when nobody is blocking them from getting out but themselves!

            Stop looking at etc and start personally looking for more acknowledgment and co-creation from each other....

            Start to grow more trust else you up with... [hey I'm not going to say it the first word of this post!]

            see my hashtag on how to try a bit of trust...
            (non-commercial)

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              Border Patrol’s agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk , , IDs

              The top commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, & .


              chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                Employment attorneys cautioned that this memo streamlines the standard process of checks & balances within the department, making it much easier to fire those who are in the way.
                
“They are gutting federal employee protections significantly,” said Sean Timmons, a managing partner specialized in & at the firm Tully Rinckey.

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  One said that based on their understanding of the guidelines, the new rules introduce additional subjectivity into job performance evaluation. In the memo, managers are advised to cite the Douglas Factors—criteria used in federal job evaluations—but each factor in the Tata memo has added language that could dilute some of those considerations.

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    “The Department is in the process of adapting to the new guidance outlined in Under Secretary of War Tata’s memo from September 30th & we have nothing specific to share at this time,” the said in a statement to WaPo, using their preferred nomenclature for the .
                    
The firings are part of a larger effort by Secy that aims to get rid of the “debris” he claims is obstructing his mission to deliver on Trump’s agenda.

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      “Looks like we are all ‘at will’ employees now,” one said, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation.
Almost half of the defense civilian workforce is furloughed during the ongoing partial government . The admin tried earlier this month to fire thousands of furloughed employees, but the move was stopped by a federal that found the cuts while the government was closed were likely illegal.

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        The move is seen by some managers as necessary to get rid of underperforming employees. Others caution that the edict, signed by Undersecretary of Anthony Tata, the Pentagon’s top personnel policy officer, is so broad it could be used to fire anyone who doesn’t rubber stamp the admin’s programs.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          The removed key for workers & directed that managers move with “speed & conviction” to fire employees with “unacceptable” performance reviews last month, just a day before the .
                          
The new guidelines were outlined in a Sept 30 memo titled “Separation of Employees with Unacceptable Performance” that’s been circulating through the in the last week, spurring concern among the workforce.


                          washingtonpost.com/national-se

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                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            must release millions in meant to address the shortage of workers in , a federal judge ruled.

                            funded the program after the 2022 . The grants were intended to help schools hire more , & , & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.


                            apnews.com/article/trump-educa

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              & Loom as Imperils Funding for Programs

                              Within days, tens of millions of Americans may lose assistance for , & if the federal government remains shut down.

                              As the shutdown nears the one-month mark, the lapse in federal funding is a looming crisis for vulnerable Americans who depend on government assistance for basic needs like & .


                              nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/poli

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                Speaker has refused to negotiate with until they first agree to reopen the government.

                                This is now the second-longest .

                                The longest shutdown occurred during Trump’s first term over his demands for funds to build the US-Mexico border wall. That one ended in 2019 after 35 days.

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  Democratic lawmakers are demanding that any deal to reopen the federal government address expiring subsidies that have made more affordable for millions of Americans. They also want any government funding bill to reverse the cuts in ’s big tax breaks & spending cuts bill passed this summer.

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    During a hearing on Oct 15, Illston said the layoff notices that started going out on or around Oct 10 appeared to be politically motivated and not well thought out. About 4,100 layoff notices have gone out, some sent to work email addresses that furloughed employees are not allowed to check. Some personnel were called back to work, without pay, to issue layoff notices.

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      Illston has said she believes the evidence will ultimately show the were & in excess of authority.

                                      The admin has slashed in , & other areas it says are favored by . The admin has also said it will not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through flowing into November.

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                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                        A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the administration from firing during the government .

                                        US District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction [] that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She had previously issued a temporary restraining order [] against the job cuts that was set to expire Wednesday.


                                        apnews.com/article/shutdown-la

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                          officials involved with 's expanding operations in have been asked to sign , 3 US ofcls say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that fears may lead to .

                                          The step is highly unusual, given that military ofcls are already required to shield secrets from public view, & comes as lawmakers in say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mission.

                                          reuters.com/world/americas/us-

                                            [?]Erik Jonker » 🌐
                                            @ErikJonker@mastodon.social

                                            Completely crazy, to let your military sign NDA's. For the military involved, they can be prosecuted for following illegal orders.
                                            "U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion"
                                            reuters.com/world/americas/us-
                                            @geopolitics

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              has increasingly used speeches to the to air his grievances & bolster his accomplishments. Still, the scene was striking: a president defending & military deployments on US soil, & employing talking points on the global stage.

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                also defended the military’s strikes against what the admin claims are suspected drug smugglers. The tactics have drawn widespread rebuke from experts who have said it is illegal to use the to target civilians — including criminal suspects — who are not directly participating in hostilities.

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  But throughout his hourlong speech, his usual ramblings about the physical appearances of audience members & steam-powered catapults were laced with dark warnings about how he might choose to deploy forces.

                                                  “We have cities that are troubled, we can’t have cities that are troubled,” said. “And we’re sending in our , & if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard, because we’re going to have safe cities.”

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                    told troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday that he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into cities to enforce his crackdowns on crime & , further escalating how he has talked about using the at home & abroad.

                                                    Speaking to thousands of military service members aboard an aircraft carrier at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan Tuesday, Trump delivered a speech that resembled his raucous campaign rallies.

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                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the ’ Into US

                                                      In a speech to American assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the if he decides it is appropriate.


                                                      nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/poli

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        In their lawsuit, officials from 25 states and the District of Columbia criticized the administration for its sudden reversal, arguing that the federal government has a legal obligation to maintain by any means necessary.

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                          ~1 in 8 people in the receive food stamps, which avg ~$187 a month & cost the Federal govt ~$8B/month. must regularly approve money for it, though maintains a sizable reserve to cover shortfalls.
                                                          Many congressional & encouraged the admin to use this funding to preserve into Nov. But the Trump admin declined Friday to extend that reprieve, even though the said weeks ago it could reprogram the money to prevent benefit cuts.

                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                            >2 dozen states sued the admin Tuesday over its recent refusal to fund during the government , seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from & financial hardship starting in a matter of days.

                                                            The states, including officials in Arizona, California & Massachusetts, asked a federal judge to force Washington to tap emergency reserve money so that families do not see an interruption to their benefits under starting Nov 1.


                                                            nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/poli

                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                              "Those subsidies would help millions of Americans continue to have affordable healthcare. There are no undocumented workers in this country signed up for Obamacare. None of that money is going to pay for gender-affirming care. Republicans are choosing to keep the government closed in order to make their ridiculous culture war talking points stick with their easily manipulated base and increasingly cruel base."


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                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                "A USDA memo that leaked Friday, however, shows that the Trump regime rejected using $5 billion in contingency funds to extend food aid during the shutdown. Let’s get something completely straight here: The reason we’re in the shutdown is because the Republicans control every single branch of government and they did not want to extend Obamacare subsidies."

                                                                ~ Mary L. Trump


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                                                                marytrump.org/p/starving-child

                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                  "The Canadian YouTuber J.J. McCullough had a thought-provoking take yesterday on Trump’s constant flirtations with the concept of running for a third term. 'I think there’s a problem with the way the press frames this,' he wrote on X. 'They always ask him "are you going to run" like it’s his choice. I feel a better framing would be like "do you understand this is illegal?’”

                                                                  ~ The Bulwark


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                                                                  thebulwark.com/p/il-duce-ha-se

                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                    8. "…and routed a lot of money to Eastern Europe."

                                                                    9. "The source of his wealth was mysterious—even to his bankers."

                                                                    10. "The backlog of suspicious report filings after Epstein’s 2019 death seem to demonstrate a consciousness of guilt."

                                                                    11. "So far, JPMorgan has gotten off easy…"

                                                                    12. "…but this isn’t the end."


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                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                      3. "Not everyone in his orbit, his 'black book,' or the FBI files is a pedophile…"

                                                                      4. "…but Epstein’s predilections were an open secret."

                                                                      5. "Epstein was essential to JPMorgan’s business…"

                                                                      6. "…but not so essential that Jamie Dimon ever met with him."

                                                                      7. "Over the course of many years as a JPMorgan customer, Epstein withdrew a shit-ton of cash…"


                                                                      /2

                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                        Greg Olear writes,

                                                                        "Child sex trafficking networks can't operate without money. Epstein's financial services were provided by some of the nation's biggest banks. Here's 12 things the banks teach us about Jeffrey Epstein:"

                                                                        1. "Epstein knew almost everyone…"

                                                                        2. "…and was generally well-liked."


                                                                        /1

                                                                        gregolear.substack.com/p/jpeps

                                                                          [?]Erik Jonker » 🌐
                                                                          @ErikJonker@mastodon.social

                                                                          So the USA is killing 14 more people, without evidence, arrest or trial. In plain sight, not hiding but proud of it. This is not the country that helped to liberate Europe from Nazi rule or the land of the free anymore...
                                                                          bbc.com/news/articles/c0ex94ee
                                                                          @geopolitics

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                            has strenuously denied he was unaware of his admin’s actions, calling such claims “ridiculous & false.” on the cmte denounced the probe as a & waste of time.

                                                                            are shifting attention back to Biden at a tumultuous time, 10 months into the 2nd presidency, with the government & at a standstill over legislation to fund it.

                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                              "For the 6.7 million women and children who participate in the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, or WIC, there is uncertainty about whether the Trump administration will find stopgap funds to keep the program going after this week."


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                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                "For 42 million people who rely on SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, it means the loss of grocery assistance when food banks are already stretched thin."

                                                                                ~ Linda Qiu and Eileen Sullivan


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                                                                                nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/poli

                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                  "The Supreme Court unleashed the maniac with its decision in Trump v. United States, and he takes full advantage every time he can."


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                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                    "By law, the Department of Agriculture must maintain a reserve to pay SNAP benefits during times that there are unusual stresses on the system, and there is $6 billion sitting there in the treasury for just that purpose.

                                                                                    But the 'law' doesn’t matter to Trump, and that is another part of his despair campaign."


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                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                      "Over the weekend, he had the USDA announce about the SNAP program on its website that “the well has run dry” and “there will be no benefits issued on November 1.”

                                                                                      That is not true."

                                                                                      ~ Lucian K. Truscott


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                                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                        2. "The pain from lost food aid will, if anything, hurt Republican voters worse than Democrats."

                                                                                        3. "Despite what Republicans believe, SNAP recipients aren’t malingerers."

                                                                                        4. "Food stamps are an investment in the future."


                                                                                        /2

                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                          The report does NOT include any concrete evidence that aides conspired to enact policies without ’s knowledge or that the president was unaware of laws, pardons or executive orders signed in his name. But said their findings cast doubt on all of Biden’s actions in office. They sent a letter to AG urging a full investigation. ordered a similar inquiry earlier this year.

                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                            "Unless the government shutdown ends this week, which seems basically impossible, federal support for SNAP will be cut off this Saturday.

                                                                                            Here are four things you should know about the imminent hunger games."

                                                                                            1. "This is a political decision — specifically, a Republican decision."

                                                                                            ~ Paul Krugman


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                                                                                            paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the

                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                              More

                                                                                              send autopen report to the , urging further investigation 🙄

                                                                                              on Tuesday unveiled their long-promised report on fmr President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen, delivering a blistering critique of his time in office & inner circle that largely rehashes public information while making sweeping accusations about the workings of his White House.


                                                                                              apnews.com/article/autopen-joe

                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                                The announcement made on social media Tuesday, marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes, which began in early September spaced weeks apart. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day.

                                                                                                said Mexican search & rescue authorities “assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue” of the sole survivor but didn’t say if that person would stay in their custody or be handed over to the US.

                                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                                  We Americans are by nature good people who believe in the inherent goodness of others, especially those we elect to represent us in the highest office in the land. But we ignore such statements & other expressions of ’s intent at our peril. The 47th president is a vain man, & nothing would flatter his vanity more than seizing another term. Doing so would signify the ultimate triumph over his political enemies.

                                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                                    In September, after meeting with congressional leaders about the looming government shutdown, posted photographs on Truth Social in which trump 2028 hats rested prominently on his Oval Office desk. In October, when discussing the possibility of a third term, Trump said, “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.”

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