Dan Friedman

Typo there, but we have to keep moving. According to a WH statement, Homan talks to aspiring contractors about the products they are trying to sell the government. He's supposedly not involved in the actual award process, but that doesn't matter much if he's determining what work gets outsourced.

Border czar’s former clients cash in on Trump’s immigration crackdown “So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”

Despite that $50,000 in a Cava bag he denies taking, and having a run a company that helped clients get government contracts, Tom Homan is still involved in DHS procurement, the White House admits that. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Border czar’s former clients cash in on Trump’s immigration crackdown “So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”

Spoke with @dfriedman.bsky.social about Tom Homan & corruption at DHS.

The fact that Homan’s acceptance of $50,000 cash did not disqualify him from a govt job sends the message to companies seeking to feed at the DHS trough that they can use such corrupt methods to obtain government contracts.

Border czar’s former clients cash in on Trump’s immigration crackdown “So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”

“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan and the folks over at DHS at the secretary level.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump's Cueller pardon is an reaffirmation of his support for all corruption, and especially foreign bribery. This is great news for alleged foreign influence agents Robert Menendez (Egypt, Qatar), Pras Michel (Malaysia, China), and maybe Miles Guo (China?).

NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.

Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.

www.justice.gov/pardon/media...

Wouldn't the right outcome for weak charges be a judge throwing out the case? Or acquittal? Maybe something that doesn't seem like a corrupt get-out-of-jail-free on foreign corruption charges would be the best outcome?

Our government pardoned this guy after he was tried, convicted and sentenced. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
But we are summarily executing fishermen with no due process based solely on supposed intelligence the adminstration won't release.

Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.

George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

NEW: Tina Peters' legal team launches a new effort to free her from prison, as a key ally and MAGA podcaster says Colorado leaders blocking her release are "Satan Jews"

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.

West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.

Victims of the shooter and the president.

The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.

Lizza says Nuzzi wrote "the single most devastating piece about [Biden] in...2024." No way. That story only ran as part of the post-debate disaster pile on. Biden was already screwed then.

But it's nice that despite everything, Lizza and Nuzzi still share an interest in overhyping that article.

Part 3: Catch and Kill If you are new to this series, read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Weirdest claim: "At first, Olivia saw her as a rival and was jealous of Jessica’s proximity to Bobby, so she tried to damage Jessica’s credibility with anonymous Reddit posts." www.telos.news/p/part-3-cat...

Hegseth’s reference to “this nation’s Christian faith” at the end is notable. America is NOT a Christian nation, just for the record. It’s a nation in which everyone is free to worship however they want.

President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.

You'd think so, yes. www.ms.now/news/trump-k...

The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...

A convicted fraudster paid two right-wing lobbyists $960,000 for "seeking a federal pardon" for him. Months later, Trump pardoned him. @postkranish.bsky.social Aaron Schafer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Club Paradise, 1986, is not a great movie, arguably not even good. But it starred Robin Williams, featured Peter O'Toole, was directed by Harold Ramis and included original music, plus acting, by Jimmy Cliff. RIP to those dudes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDV...

While Grambo doesn’t identify as a Democrat, he has chosen a side. “I look at it as I’m fighting for democracy,” he said. “We don’t have a conservative and a liberal party right now. We have a democracy party and a fascist party.” Grambo will tell anyone who will listen exactly what he thinks is at the root of the deterioration of American democracy: a conservative media ecosystem that traffics in disinformation and feeds the “cult” that is MAGA. “I realized Fox News is completely full of shit, and that you can put on the record,” he said. Grambo is chatty and gregarious. He curses a lot, and he knows it.

I talk a lot abt the category error in defining opposition to fascism as Democratic. This guy--a guy on a scooter standing up for immigrants--is an example of why.

With bonus gratuitous potty mouth.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump has come out in support of some communism: "Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have... Another word is just groceries..."

BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.

However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.

ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Grand jury investigating potential misconduct in probes of Trump critics A federal grand jury is investigating whether Bill Pulte and Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Donald Trump’s critics.

Tough news day for Bill Pulte. www.ms.now/news/grand-j...

Bloomberg did the hard nosed journalism of digging up the video. And linking it. www.reddit.com/r/gme_meltdo...

This story, if you wait for it, asks if a dude who a couple years ago narrowly missed getting slapped in the face with green dildo while promoting a sketchy meme stock should run US housing policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Also: I still don’t understand what’s going on here!

Huh??? 🧐

Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment

I don't think Jim Comey is going to jail. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...

Exclusive: Tax docs show Trump library is counting on a $1B fundraising haul The IRS gave Trump’s library foundation special treatment during the government shutdown, granting speedy approval of its application for tax-exempt status.

"Exclusive: Tax docs show Trump library is counting on a $1B fundraising haul"

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Clay Higgins built his brand on law and order. He pals around with a man guilty of incest. A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana Republican congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.

MoJo reported on Higgins last year: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."