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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.

NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc...

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/

Rest in peace to the inimitable Wendell Berry

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Andy Kim suggests a new health care policy: -Enroll every child in Medicaid until the age of 26 www.notus.org/healthcare/a...

I particularly like this quote www.vox.com/2014/7/8/587...

My Mayor still Muslim, My bagels still Jewish, The Knicks keep rollin’, Fuck James Dolan!

Mayor Zohran Mamdani drops a massive reality check! He confirms NYC closed a 12 billion dollar deficit simply by taxing the ultra-wealthy. He brilliantly exposes how socialist policies are actively fixing years of disastrous capitalist mismanagement.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...

Happy birthday to Michael J. Fox, born on this day in 1961 in Edmonton! In his acting career he won five Emmys, four Golden Globes and a Grammy. To date, the Michael J. Fox Foundation has raised over $2 billion for Parkinson's Research Projects. 📸 Canada's Walk of Fame

So had an unexpected layover in #Halifax and went for a walk last night. Went by the Central Library; such a great building. Beautifully detailed & sited in the heart of a community, connected to a bustling neighborhood. Loads of public space and seating out front, side and back 1/

The Court’s Corruption Seeps Into Every Tissue of American Life talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...

1/The NYT is releasing internal SCOTUS documents re: 2016 creation of the modern “Shadow Docket” noting Justice Roberts & “other conservative justices have repeatedly empowered [Trump] through their shadow docket rulings. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

I was elected as a democratic socialist, and will continue to govern as a democratic socialist. 100 days in — and we’re just getting started.

“If you’re gay or transgender, I love you. And if anybody gives you shit, tell ‘em Charles said fuck you.”

Everyone complaining about this is missing the point. Yes, baseball has a lot of money, but what if they could have more money while chipping away at the foundation of how the money was made in the first place? That's clearly better (more money).

It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.

I hope this is one of the most consequential pieces I will have ever written. Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do

Why isn’t Elizabeth Warren the Senate Minority Leader?

There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

We can’t clean up Washington without restoring integrity to the Supreme Court. That’s why I believe we should expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices. And then, institute term limits. Because an appointment to the Supreme Court shouldn’t mean a lifetime lack of accountability.

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why? If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment. Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.

Brady Tkachuck learning what happens when you embrace a team of sociopathic assholes. And less sorry for him I could not be. Next time don't choose solidarity with Donald Trump over solidarity with your fellow Olympians on the US Women's National Hockey Team. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

If Donald Trump is serious about stopping insider trading in Congress, let’s pass a bill right now that truly bans lawmakers from owning and trading stocks.

haha oh no

NEW: WSJ now confirming my reporting that the DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with a woman who told the FBI that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a child www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

NEW: What is the DOJ hiding? Witness statements missing, including one involving a sexual assault allegations made against President Trump. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

"We are dealing now with an allegation that the president of the US raped and sexually assaulted a child and is now using his DOJ to try to cover that up." If you want to understand latest Epstein revelations, @leahlitman.bsky.social explains them clearly on our pod: newrepublic.com/article/2070...

Dozens of FBI witness interviews from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the files released by the Department of Justice last month, according to a CNN review – including interviews related to a woman who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her decades ago.

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

VA Dems at the state level are showing us the blueprint. All gas, no brakes. Use the GOP’s own tactics.

Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.

My New One at @slate.com on the 50th Anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Decision: “One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy. It’s Not the One You Think.” slate.com/news-and-pol...

“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.” Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.

"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised." Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party. He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state." www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...

Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.

Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."