Rick Jakious

As Trump Talked About Taking Greenland, Former Employees Gained a Foothold in the Arctic Island Two men who worked with the Trump Organization hold shares in GreenMet, which signed a deal with a company ready to mine critical minerals in Greenland.

We know why Trump wants to take over Greenland. He and his inner circle stand to gain directly from mineral rights there. He's willing to trade NATO, peace and stability for money. In the process, Russia and Trump will gain and the world will lose because of his corruption.

Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.

Trump and his family are stealing your tax dollars and lining their pockets.

This is the kind of grift you'd expect to see in Russia. How do Republicans who say they're fiscally responsible keep a straight face with this?

This is robbery.

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Rep. Byron Donalds Pressed the IRS for Favorable Crypto Rules. His Wife Bought Bitcoin the Same Day. Donalds’ office defended the purchase. But one former Republican lawmaker said the timing “really looks bad.”

Here's a textbook example of why trust in Congress is at rock bottom:
Rep pressures IRS for crypto-friendly tax rules. Same day: his wife buys $50K-$100K in Bitcoin.
This is why we need stronger insider trading rules.

The Trump Administration Has Left Consumer Protection Cases in Limbo Russ Vought’s plans for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s enforcement cases are raising internal concerns.

While Washington plays games with the CFPB, real people are left hanging.
Cases against companies that charged illegal fees to struggling families? In limbo.
Years of investigation? Abandoned.
Consumer protections? On ice.
Government should work for people, not corporate interests.

We all knew it was only a matter of time before this happened – and it was likely always part of their plan.
Fear is the weapon. Division is the strategy. Democracy is the casualty.
We cannot look away. We cannot accept this.

This video is hard to watch, but it should be. It shows exactly how Donald Trump is gaslighting this country.
Kristi Noem called this “domestic terrorism.” Let’s be clear: who are the terrorists here—a woman shot while driving away, or the masked thugs playing soldier in the streets?
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Massachusetts Playbook Kelly Garrity's must-read rundown of what's up on Beacon Hill and beyond.

Check out my thoughts on the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attacks, and my plans to restore America's civic fabric in this morning's Mass Playbook.
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Why is Trump creating this chaos? In order to change the subject from the struggling economy, the Epstein files, his family’s corruption and this week’s anniversary of January 6th, when he attempted a coup of his own.

Trump’s unhinged leadership is going to get American service members killed.

And, they needlessly risk the lives of America’s military, spies and diplomats throughout the world.

What does Trump mean when he says that the U.S. is running Venezuela until a proper transition? That idea is as dangerous as it is divorced from reality.

Trump made it clear today that he invaded Venezuela for its oil. His decisions will produce chaos in our hemisphere that is likely to play out for a decade or more. They will embolden those in Russia and China who seek regime change in Ukraine and Taiwan.

His record on protecting Americans from drugs does not match his tough talk. His Big Beautiful Bill is strips more than 150,000 Americans of treatment for opioid use disorder, and doctors at the University of Pennsylvania estimate it will result in more than 1,000 preventable overdose deaths.

Trump’s fraudulent drug claim is the same one he used when he crippled the American economy and drove up prices with his disastrous tariffs. It also flies in the face of Trump’s recent pardon to the Honduran ex-president, Juan Orlando Hernández - convicted of drug trafficking in the U.S. - in Dec.

There is no doubt that President Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is illegal. The president’s repeated justification for these strikes—drugs –is a lie, and he has now made clear why we are now occupying a foreign country: oil.

House of the Seven Gables' historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levels SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures further inland in anticipation of rising seas and groundwater levels caused by

Climate change will require coordination at every level--federal, state and local. But with President Trump calling climate change 'a con job,' local communities are forced to tackle a national problem on their own.
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When we rebuild the mess that this administration leaves us, we need to do it with less chaos and more accountability. A government that actually works for you.

Social Security isn’t failing by accident. Trump and Musk gutted the federal workforce with no plan to replace it.

The old status quo has already failed too many people. We need smarter government—including customer advocates in every benefits agency.

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Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.

Further proof (as if we needed it) that the system is rigged against us. The ultra-rich buy elections, profit wildly, and then do it all over again. Wash, rinse, repeat. The difference with Trump is he doesn’t care when we see it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Offshore wind is far from perfect. Our fishermen should have had a real voice from the very beginning. They didn’t. But pulling the plug when it’s nearly complete doesn’t fix that failure—it adds insult to injury.

Vineyard Wind, already delivering power to the grid, is among five wind projects paused by Trump administration - The Boston Globe Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration suspended leases for five offshore wind projects on Monday.

Wind and solar are now among the cheapest, most efficient ways to generate energy. The Trump administration isn’t killing Vineyard Wind for economic or "national security" reasons—it’s politics, plain and simple.
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Offshore wind is far from perfect. Our fisherman should have had a real voice from the very beginning. They didn’t. But pulling the plug when it’s nearly complete doesn’t fix that failure—it adds insult to injury

Wind and solar are now among the cheapest, most efficient ways to generate energy. The Trump administration isn’t killing Vineyard Wind for economic or "national security" reasons—it’s politics, plain and simple...
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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.

This DOJ works for DJT.

DNC won’t release 2024 election losses analysis The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has decided against releasing its postmortem of the party’s 2024 losses it looks to build on 2025 momentum and take back power in Congress during next year’s…

If the 2024 election taught us anything, it’s that honest self-assessment in the Democratic Party is overdue. Withholding the campaign autopsy suggests discomfort with the answers, not confidence in the future.

It’s cynical. It’s cruel. It’s craven. And it’s further proof that the GOP cares far more about their hurtful social issues agenda than improving the lives of every American.

Millions of families will lose affordable healthcare coverage in a matter of days, and what pressing issue is Republican House leadership focusing on RIGHT NOW? Attacking healthcare for the transgendered community.
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LTTE: GE Fired me for defending my family — Why that should scare every worker. To the editor, I’ve worked at General Electric’s Lynn plant for six years. I’m proud of the work I do, performing some of the highest-skill welding in the facility — the kind that demands precision,…

A union welder was fired from his job at GE Lynn for a post he made about Charlie Kirk in a private, non-work Facebook group. I don’t like what he said, but let’s be clear: he shouldn’t be fired when Donald Trump gets a free pass for expressing glee at the brutal murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner.

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1 in 8 Mass. residents carries family medical debt despite near-universal insurance coverage Troubling new report shows health insurance coverage doesn't necessarily protect against medical debt in Massachusetts.

Healthcare premiums are surging across the board in 2026:
Medicare Part B: ↑10%
ACA plans: ↑18%
Employer plans: ↑6%
Federal employee plans: ↑12.3%

Congress needs to protect ACA subsidies AND tackle healthcare costs that are spiraling out of control

‘Intentional Chaos’: Judge Chastises HUD in Dispute Over Homelessness Programs The Department of Housing and Urban Development temporarily rescinded its earlier blueprint for how to qualify for funding for homeless programs.

We need federal leadership that builds stability, not chaos. That's why my housing plan is critical to expand housing supply, protect middle-class families, and support the organizations doing this work on the ground.
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