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We Could End Every Blue State’s Budget Deficit With One Policy. Even a Five-Year-Old Could Explain It.
BlogMay 10, 2026

We Could End Every Blue State’s Budget Deficit With One Policy. Even a Five-Year-Old Could Explain It.

The post argues that public banking—state‑owned banks like North Dakota’s—could eliminate budget deficits for blue states and cities. It cites the Bank of North Dakota’s 2024 performance, returning $335 million and $430 per resident, and scales those per‑capita returns to estimate...

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Has Trump Implicated His Son Barron in NY Cryptocurrency Related Financial Crimes?
BlogMay 8, 2026

Has Trump Implicated His Son Barron in NY Cryptocurrency Related Financial Crimes?

World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture co‑founded by 20‑year‑old Barron Trump, sold a 49% stake to UAE intelligence chief Sheikh Tahnoon for $187 million, routing the proceeds to Trump‑family entities. The company also ran a $5 million “Super Node” tier, used 5 billion...

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Fact Checking Snopes
BlogMay 4, 2026

Fact Checking Snopes

The blog critiques Snopes' May 1 fact‑check of a disbarment complaint against Chief Justice John Roberts, acknowledging Snopes accurately reported Jane Roberts’ $10.3 million commission earnings but faulting its legal analysis. It argues Snopes misapplied recusal statutes, relied on an outdated 2009...

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This Is Way Bigger than RICO. Is There a Legal Strategy That Could Put the Entire Trump-GOP Criminal Enterprise in...
BlogMay 4, 2026

This Is Way Bigger than RICO. Is There a Legal Strategy That Could Put the Entire Trump-GOP Criminal Enterprise in...

The post outlines a state‑level legal strategy to prosecute the Trump‑GOP network, using the 2025 Aryam Investment deal in which Eric Trump sold 49% of the family’s cryptocurrency venture for $500 million to a UAE‑linked entity as a focal point. It...

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California AG Bonta Has Everything He Needs to Open a Criminal Investigation Into Musk and DOGE. Today I’m Submitting a...
BlogApr 28, 2026

California AG Bonta Has Everything He Needs to Open a Criminal Investigation Into Musk and DOGE. Today I’m Submitting a...

A Substack author has submitted a prosecution investigation referral memorandum to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, demanding a criminal probe into Elon Musk’s DOGE for alleged unauthorized transfer of Social Security Administration data and voter‑fraud related activities. The demand cites...

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Cop, Substitute Teacher, Group Home Staff, and Prison Guard: What Those Jobs Taught Me About the Word "No"
BlogApr 21, 2026

Cop, Substitute Teacher, Group Home Staff, and Prison Guard: What Those Jobs Taught Me About the Word "No"

The author draws on experiences as a police officer, substitute teacher, group‑home staffer and prison guard to argue that teaching young people to accept “no” can interrupt the pipeline from Oppositional Defiant Disorder to Antisocial Personality Disorder. He describes how...

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The Most Valuable Asset Class Is Disinformation
BlogApr 20, 2026

The Most Valuable Asset Class Is Disinformation

The post reframes disinformation as a for‑profit industry with a classic supply chain: costly newsroom producers, cheap content creators, powerful buyers such as fossil‑fuel and tobacco firms, and digital platforms that auction audience attention. It highlights the collapse of newsroom...

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How You Can Take Trillions From War Criminals and the Corporations Dismantling Democracy
BlogApr 19, 2026

How You Can Take Trillions From War Criminals and the Corporations Dismantling Democracy

A new activist guide urges state and local officials to cut public money flowing to ten major corporations accused of war crimes and undermining U.S. democracy. It outlines three channels—pension investments, government contracts, and subsidies or tax breaks—through which taxpayer...

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How Hungarian Voters Overcame One of the World's Most Sophisticated Disinformation Machines
BlogApr 17, 2026

How Hungarian Voters Overcame One of the World's Most Sophisticated Disinformation Machines

On April 12, 2026 Viktor Orbán conceded defeat as Péter Magyar’s Tisza party captured 138 of 199 Hungarian parliamentary seats, ending 16 years of Orbán rule. The EU’s new political‑advertising framework forced Meta and YouTube to suspend paid political ads, but Fidesz circumvented...

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It Has Begun. An ICE Agent Is Finally Being Charged.
BlogApr 16, 2026

It Has Begun. An ICE Agent Is Finally Being Charged.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty charged ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. with two counts of second‑degree assault after he pointed his duty weapon at two civilians during a road‑rage incident on Minneapolis Highway 62 on Feb. 5. The charge marks...

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The Case Study of Mamdani’s First 100 Days
BlogApr 14, 2026

The Case Study of Mamdani’s First 100 Days

Zoë Mamdani’s first 100 days as New York City mayor combined a $1.2 billion universal childcare rollout, the launch of five city‑run grocery stores, and an aggressive fiscal‑savings plan that cut the inherited $12 billion deficit by roughly half. The administration secured $1.5 billion...

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Trump V. United States Didn't Make the President Above the Law. Nothing Ever Has.
BlogApr 10, 2026

Trump V. United States Didn't Make the President Above the Law. Nothing Ever Has.

The article argues that a sitting president is not legally immune from prosecution, emphasizing that the Supreme Court’s Trump v. United States decision only protects official acts in federal court and does not extend to state prosecutions. It highlights the...

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People Are Filing Local Police Reports Against DOGE.
BlogMar 30, 2026

People Are Filing Local Police Reports Against DOGE.

A recent DOJ notice confirmed that the Department of Governmental Entities (DOGE) illegally accessed and transferred Social Security Administration (SSA) records to an unauthorized server, shared the data with partisan groups, and continued access after a federal injunction. Citizens used...

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As Qatar Officially Leaves Iran War, Questions Arise if They Will Boot US From Biggest Middle East Base in Possible...
BlogMar 28, 2026

As Qatar Officially Leaves Iran War, Questions Arise if They Will Boot US From Biggest Middle East Base in Possible...

Qatar has instructed U.S. personnel to vacate Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American installation in the Middle East, after Iranian missile strikes damaged multiple U.S. sites. The move marks the first large‑scale withdrawal from a Gulf host nation since the...

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