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The $TRUMP meme coin generated about $616 million for the Trump family, while buyers lost more than $700 million, according to Reuters' estimates. The coin has tumbled 97% from its January 2025 peak reut.rs/4oisC7e @specialreports
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A man for the comman man
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Oh my god. A SECOND person died of exposure last winter after being released by DHS in the middle of the winter and far away from where they lived.
It’s happened again:
A migrant was released from jail (charges dropped) and picked up by ICE.
ICE decides not to deport.
ICE drops migrant off far from home.
Migrant dies in the cold.
Manner of death: Homicide.
Nearly identical to Buffalo case.
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Wait, is this for real? Trump spent $60 million of our taxpayer funds to host a UFC fight and then is selling UFC coin to line his family’s pockets. The Trump corruption swamp is a mile deep. cnn.com/2026/06/09/politics/…
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American Bitcoin was promoted as a way for stock market investors to gain crypto exposure. Outside investors lost more than $200 million on American Bitcoin shares, while Eric Trump's restricted stake is still worth more than $70 million reut.rs/4xkGTo2 @specialreports
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Thank goodness for Birthright citizenship
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FBI shows up to interrogate a U.S. citizen at his house—for writing an anti-ICE social media post.
"This is about comments that you posted online," said agent.
Orders homeowner to stop recording—refuses to even tell him which comments.
Agent wearing unique World Cup uniform to indicate he is currently assigned to work with ICE on immigration issues.
Craig Brittain has been actively documenting and participating in protests at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
His social media posts videos of demonstrations, conflicts with agents, and calls for the facility’s closure.
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Before she departs, Gabbard uses her platform and access to intelligence to perpetuate one of her and Russia’s favorite conspiracy theories, disingenuously twisting facts, deliberately misinforming the public and delivering a gift to the Kremlin.
Jun 12
Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/…
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Oh. So. It's not just algae that's a problem. The Reflecting Pool is now leaking worse than it ever has (which was the reason Trump used to justify this entire project....the leaks) AND it appears the state of the art filter Obama had installed was not re-installed, hence, the algae in just 2 days instead of weeks/months with the filter. Because Obama is black.
Jun 12
🚨 BREAKING: Internal Interior Department and National Park Service documents reportedly show bubbles, pinholes, and uneven blue coating emerging during Trump's rushed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation.
The stated purpose of the project was to stop leaks.
But officials reportedly documented defects in the waterproofing layer itself:
• Bubbles and trapped air
• Pinholes and small holes
• Uneven, mottled blue coating
• Sections requiring rework
That's not just an aesthetic issue.
Pinholes and blistering are exactly the kinds of defects that can compromise a waterproofing system and shorten its lifespan.
The administration sold this as a fast, beautiful fix.
The documents reportedly show crews scrambling to correct quality problems while racing to meet a politically driven deadline.
A project intended to stop leaks was reportedly battling defects in the leak-prevention layer before it was even finished.
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This is a major story, and one that's not getting the attention it deserves. Per @henrysgao, this is probably the first time that Beijing has sanctioned a sitting minister of another country (outside of Taiwan), and it represents a serious escalation of tensions between China and the U.S. treaty ally the Philippines.
Jun 12
Beijing sanctions Philippine defense chief over 'erroneous remarks' s.nikkei.com/4xq6Cvk
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“Including in Ukraine”
Conspiracy theory masquerading as intelligence.
Jun 12
Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/…
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The "Trump Kennedy Center" apparently repeatedly ignored the terms of a contract with the Washington National Opera, locked the WNO out from viewing their own financial records, and is now refusing to return$17 million of their own money — and even already spent some of it!
Jun 12
Breaking News: A lawsuit claims Kennedy Center officials have refused to release $17 million the Washington National Opera says it is owed. nyti.ms/3Snmn6l
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Israel has killed more Palestinians since agreeing to a “ceasefire” than Israeli civilians who were killed on 10/7
Jun 11
⭕️ REPORT | Israel has killed 987 Palestinians and launched more than 1,450 airstrikes and shelling attacks since agreeing to a “ceasefire” in Gaza last October
Israeli forces have carried out at least 3,224 ceasefire violations across Gaza since the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, according to a report shared by the Palestinian side with mediators and obtained by Drop Site News.
🔸Field Attacks🔸
Wednesday alone saw 12 armed field incidents, including repeated artillery and naval attacks across the Strip:
🔹 Israeli artillery shelled northern Gaza
🔹 Artillery shelling east of Deir al-Balah
🔹 23-year-old Faten Faisal Odeh Al-Arouqi was wounded by Israeli live fire east of Al-Maghazi Camp
🔹 Israeli warships opened fire toward the beaches and coastline of Gaza City in two separate incidents
🔹 Israeli artillery shelled northeastern Gaza City
🔹 Two civilians were wounded by Israeli warship fire west of Al-Nuseirat
🔹 Artillery shelling east of Khan Younis in two separate attacks
🔹 Ahmad Rafiq Al-Batsh was abducted by armed militias operating under the protection of the Israeli army east of Gaza City’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood
The UN-backed @BoardOfPeace has not condemned a single attack.
Since the “ceasefire” took effect, 987 Palestinians have been killed, including 236 children, 110 women, and 30 elderly people, while 3,109 have been wounded, nearly half of them children, women, or elderly. A total of 95 civilians have also been newly abducted.
Israel also continues to hold approximately 34 square kilometers beyond agreed withdrawal lines and has blocked repairs to electricity, water, and sewage infrastructure. Aid and movement restrictions remain severe:
🔸Rafah crossing🔸
▪️ Only 6,674 of 19,400 planned crossings have been carried out (~34.4%)
▪️ 88 individuals have been turned back at the crossing
▪️ Gaza’s Health Ministry says roughly 20,000 patients are awaiting Israeli approval to leave the Strip for treatment abroad, and that about 10 die each day while waiting.
🔸Aid entry🔸
▪️ Only ~36.1% of agreed humanitarian aid has entered, averaging about 217 trucks per day compared with the 600 agreed under the ceasefire
▪️ Fuel deliveries remain at just 14.7% of required levels
▪️ The WFP estimates 77% of Gaza’s population faces acute food insecurity, including 100,000 children and 37,000 pregnant women suffering from acute malnutrition, amid what MSF in May 2026 described as a “manufactured malnutrition crisis.”
📸 Central Gaza, Maghazi Refugee Camp tonight (Thursday) after new Israeli air strike. Photos by Mohammed Kassab.
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Trump: The Iranians are very dishonorable people, there's no dealing in good faith with them.
J.D. Vance: Together with the Iranians, we just might reshape the region and have a lasting peace.
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Incredible. Scotland puts a wind turbine near Trump’s golf course in Aberdeen 20 years ago. He sues and loses. Then his resulting hatred of wind turbines now ends up with the US Secretaries of Defense & Interior fabricating absurd lies to justify killing wind energy in the US.
Burgum on wind turbines: We have a report from Hegseth that it’s a national security threat. You could launch an attack on the US in with a bunch of drones coming through a wind tower field, it would undetectable until it was came through because the radar interference
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El político sionista Moshe Feiglin en el programa de noticias más visto de Israel:
"Como dijo Hitler: 'No puedo vivir si queda un solo judío', no podemos vivir aquí si queda un solo palestino en Gaza".
Lo admiten sin pudor alguno, el Sionismo es el nuevo Nazismo.
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Guadalajara stadium capacity 45,664
FIFA official attendance (or should that be pretendance?) 44,985
Nothing to see here? Have we been harsh on FIFA?
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In the dead of night the Scots arrived at the Airbnb across the street. Decked out and playing the pipes at 6:30 am. So it begins…
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Very sad. Israelis ran a fake charity purportedly to help children in Gaza that served as “a honeypot: a decoy built to attract people who wanted to help – in this case, by aiding Palestinians – and to take donors' money, their personal data or both.”
Jun 11
2/ And today's scoop:
Fake Gaza charity is linked to the disinfo op in France, which was operated by shadowy Israeli firm haaretz.com/israel-news/secu…
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It's hard to fathom how deeply evil this is, and that we have people running our country who get sick pleasure from sending women fleeing violence in Iran to an African country in the middle of a brutal civil war.
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