TingTime

TingTime

@ekting.bsky.social

Retired IT drudge, now wannabe historian focussed on the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Expeditionary force and Ramgarh.

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Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

4/ Trump cut a deal with Kazakhstan to make his sons rich off a mining deal. And then he approved $1.6 billion - BILLION - in taxpayer financing to further help his sons. Like wild, nuclear grade self enrichment. Missed that one, JD? Kazakhstan!!

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This would be a massive scandal in normal times: Trump’s stock portfolio benefited from investing in pharmaceutical companies that got Medicare exemptions from Republicans to avoid negotiating lower drug prices apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.comTrump increased investments in drugmakers that benefited from Medicare exemptions, Democrats sayPresident Donald Trump's investments in pharmaceutical companies have significantly increased after his return to the White House.

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What are we to make of his aggressive turn into sexually harassing men? It’s a real head scratcher.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Ossoff: "I don't think he's a good looking man. I actually think Mike Collins is a good looking man. And he's all man. I'm not sure about Ossoff. And I think Rick Jackson is a beautiful-looking guy."

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When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

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Trump gutting our national parks for his vanity projects. Officials pulled at least $67 million from park visitor fees and put it toward projects Trump favors in Washington. Hundreds of needed repairs in national parks could stall this year without funding. www.rawstory.com/trump-nation...

rawstory.com'Catastrophic' cost of Trump's gluttonous gilding exposed in bombshell NYT reportPresident Donald Trump's gluttonous hunger to gild Washington, D.C has left America's national parks in dire turmoil, according to experts sounding the alarm.Trump has cut national park staff across t...

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Am I understanding that Robert Kraft, whose hobby is paying for sex with sex trafficked victims, is upset with Macklemore for opposing genocide? And the NFL chose to listen to Kraft?

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You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war Would be bigger news..

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In a hidden-camera operation, pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl said that for $300,000, they could help a felon get a pardon from the president. They said their services included working with influencers to advocate for his case. cbsn.ws/4dj706z

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If you are a fisherman in the Caribbean and are even suspected of having drugs on the boat, the Trump regime claims it has the “right” to automatically kill you. However, if you run one of the biggest drug rings in the US, you get a Trump pardon and then a speech at the GOP convention.

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Dems should run this as an ad, and then remind people that Republicans control all of government and could do this right now if they wanted to. But they don't. And these checks will never come.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

@thebulwark.com did a supercut of all the prior times Trump said he was going to give Americans a $5000 check or whatever. It is glorious

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The boat strikes death toll hits 230. This is the first strike announcement not attributed to a *person* who ordered it, like Gen. Donovan. Don't know what that means. These have been happening for over a year. Still no deterrence. This is neither "peace" nor "strength." It's gruesome.

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Sounds like something a commie would do.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Only I can make this promise to you: If the Republicans win the House and Senate, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000"

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Replying to @thetnholler.bsky.social

94-98% seems fair for the top .01% There is zero quality of life gains between 10billion dollars and one trillion dollars. That money can however end homelessness, feed the hungry, provide free healthcare, free education etc. I mean at this point its huge tax hikes or guillotines. Take your pick.

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It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind. It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.

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Huge WSJ report on Noem's DHS corruption. She made Corey Lewandowski a “special government employee,” where he had sign-off power over big contracts. While in that position, he pitched Qatar & UAE on hiring him on the side for help with DHS matters, including visas. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

wsj.comChasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski’s Power Moves at DHSKristi Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in agency’s contracts.

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Replying to @meidastouch.com

Capital One Closed 300+ Accts for Fraud Trump Foundation (Charity Fraud, $2M) Taj Casino (Money Laundering, $10M) Trump Org (Fraud/18counts, $450M) Trump Org CFO Riker's Prison 2x Trump University (Fraud, $25M) Proven Rapist 2023 ($88.3M) Convicted 34 Felonies 2024 91 Felonies Total #NoJustice

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He said he'd be too busy to play golf, yet 25% of his time is spent at his golf resorts, & overcharging the SS. He said he wouldn't start any new wars....yeh, sure. He said he'd release his tax returns...still waiting. He said he'd release the Epstein files...riiighhht. Just a few of the lies.

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Jared Kushner is currently negotiating for the USA. How gifted is Jared at negotiating? In 2007, Jared bought an office tower at the top of the market, the most expensive single-building real estate purchase in NYC history. The market tanked in 2008, leaving his company over $1 billion in debt.

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A former campaign manager for Ross told law enforcement officers that Ross provided him with a black nylon glove that contained a small, plastic bag of white powder and a pink and white capsule, telling him to place it in Secker’s purse or vehicle while Ross was out of state on vacation. Missouri.🙄

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social

Republican Thomas Ross, 37, is accused of asking a campaign manager to plant a small amount of cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill on his opponent, Louise Secker, in the weeks leading up to the Aug. 4 primary, according to court documents.

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We have to focus Power of Fritz Washington is drowning us in spectacle while questions about money, power, transparency and Epstein remain unresolved. Maybe the problem isn’t that nothing is happening. Maybe too much is happening at once.