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Joyful 'freed' journalist - formerly covered FDA/CDC/NIH/pharma/biotech - 'The pharma diviner'πŸ”¬ Now living my life!

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Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump One inmate paid lobbyists and lawyers with ties to the president’s team and walked free. Others are following his blueprint, but it is not always clear who can deliver.

A former nursing-home owner, who had been convicted of tax crimes, paid a lawyer and lobbyist at least $100,000 to help secure a pardon from President Trump and walked free. Others are following his blueprint in a lucrative pardon industry that has emerged around Trump.

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Markey, Warren, Pressley Slam Trump Admin. for Deaths of Emmanuel Damas, Other Detained Immigrants in ICE Custody, Demand ICE Provide Proper Medical Treatment to Detainees | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth...

www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...

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Screenshot of headline that reads, "Haitian man living in Boston dies in ICE custody, family says." Full text linked in reply.

Screenshot of headline that reads, "Haitian man living in Boston dies in ICE custody, family says." Full text linked in reply.

I’m calling on ICE to investigate the death of Emmanuel Damas, a Massachusetts community member who died in ICE custody after being denied timely medical care. His family, and dozens of families like his, deserve the truth about ICE's treatment of their loved ones. ICE must be held accountable.

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UPDATE:
States with the biggest rise in #gasprices compared to a week ago
Indiana ⬆️47c/gal
West Virginia ⬆️47c/gal
Ohio ⬆️46c/gal
Florida ⬆️44c/gal
Louisiana ⬆️43c/gal
Oklahoma ⬆️42c/gal
Texas ⬆️41c/gal
Maryland ⬆️41c/gal
Georgia ⬆️41c/gal
Minnesota ⬆️39c/gal

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Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein.
Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

@whitehouse.senate.gov did a VERY long speech of Trump and Epstein's ties w/Russia yesterday.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylvT...

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i feel like north korea looks at these guys and tells them theyre laying it on a bit thick

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No-one actually expects gas prices to rapidly return to normal.

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If you’re not angry enough about Trump running the economy like one of his businesses, actually watch this video

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"The US economy has shed jobs in five out of the past nine months."

Guess who was president during that time ...

#TrumpEconomy

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Our country has been recklessly put into the hands of the absolute worst people on Earth. They have no conscience, no morals, no humanity. They're the most narcissistic/greedy monsters ever.
They're also just plain stupid!
77 million [if accurate] ignorant Americans put us here. Remind them of that.

06.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our country has been recklessly put into the hands of the absolute worst people on Earth. They have no conscience, no morals, no humanity. They're the most narcissistic/greedy monsters ever.
They're also just plain stupid!
77 million [if accurate] ignorant Americans put us here. Remind them of that.

06.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Democrats should reintroduce War Powers Resolution ASAP in Congress. Could at least force Republicans to explain why they're not open to putting any limitations at all on a megalomaniacal war leader.

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Maybe this is just me, but I kind of think massive military operations, in which we're demanding unconditional surrender as the outcome, probably should be authorized by Congress.

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No, There Was No β€˜Imminent Threat’ From Iran Team Trump shows that words made to mean everything will cease to mean anything.

If "one day" and "eventually" are "imminent," then words have no meaning. At least not to this administration.

New from @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4b8J1oR

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Americans' hard-earned tax money went to this shit - money that Kristi Noem should be forced to pay back.
Instead of any punishment, FELON/Adjudicated RAPIST Donald J. "Bone Spurs" Trump rewarded Noem with a fake job - paying her with more of OUR money.
They are the #WasteFraudAbuseAdministration!

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Americans' hard-earned tax money went to this shit - money that Kristi Noem should be forced to pay back.
Instead of any punishment, FELON/Adjudicated RAPIST Donald J. "Bone Spurs" Trump rewarded Noem with a fake job - paying her with more of OUR money.
They are the #WasteFraudAbuseAdministration!

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Americans' hard-earned tax money went to this shit - money that Kristi Noem should be forced to pay back.
Instead of any punishment, FELON/Adjudicated RAPIST Donald J. "Bone Spurs" Trump rewarded Noem with a fake job - paying her with more of OUR money.
They are the #WasteFraudAbuseAdministration!

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Stormy Daniels: A man threatened me and my daughter over Trump story in 2011 | CNN Politics During her first on-air interview detailing her alleged relationship with Trump, Daniels told CBS’ β€œ60 Minutes” that she was approached in a Las Vegas parking lot while she was with her daughter in 2...

In this case the alleged victim reports what she saw as direct threats not to talk. I have no idea if this is true or if so who made the threats (she said she didn't know either). But Stormy Daniels did report a similar threat after her affair with Trump www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/p...

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In my experience editing journalism about CSA, this is one of the common challenges--these guys (almost all guys) prey on people w/ rickety support, this kind of abuse further messes with your life and self-esteem, and often victims are drawn into behavior that is itself illegal and feel vulnerable

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An Epstein victim’s rocky path from Hilton Head to the West Coast A woman who spent time in Hilton Head SC is at the center of a controversy over missing Justice Department Epstein documents. This is how her life turned out.

Had missed this @postandcourier.bsky.social reporting from last week. The details of the alleged Trump victim's life makes it crystal clear why she would not come forward--a "not ideal" victim who is sure to be attacked. Via @tasteaccountant.bsky.social www.postandcourier.com/news/special...

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Justice Department publishes some missing Epstein files related to Trump The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld.

The Justice Department released *some* of the missing files, namely FBI interview notes from the woman alleging Epstein trafficked her as a young teen to Trump, Trump sexually assaulted her, and then she later endured a series of threats not to talk. Very dark reading www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...

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We will bomb and tariff our way to prosperity! bsky.app/profile/atru...

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"Wow. A big drop" -- CNBC highlights that labor force participation is now the lowest it has been since in late 2021, before the covid vaccine was widely available

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Gonna start a second war to distract people from the first one.

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Literally insane. He is mad. Completely mad.

06.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 681 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3

Translation: The stock market is heading down and the employment market is tenuous (2025 was the worst year for employment since 2003, well, actually 2020, during Trump's portion of the Pandemic).

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