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1. @Publix heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli gave $300K to finance the January 6 event that turned into a riot.

That was the bulk of the funding.

Publix is saying they have nothing to do with Francelli.

BUT Publix that isn't the full story. Image
@Publix 2. @Publix is one of a handful of companies that has said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about whether their intend to keep donating to the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the presidential election.

They've ignored our inquiries for WEEKS.

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3. In the 2020 cycle @Publix donated $3000 to Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who voted to overturn the election, and $2500 to Senator Tommy Tuberville (AL), who also voted to overturn the election.

Publix refuses to say anything at all about these donations

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4. We will learn more about @Publix's political giving soon. Their next FEC filing is due tomorrow.

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Aug 7
1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s

This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.

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2. First, lets go back to September 28, 2021, when the FBI released the same report covering 2020 and it showed the largest increase in murders since data began being collected in 1960.

It was FRONT PAGE NEWS in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Image
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3. Now, back to this week. Where did the NYT publish its story on the FBI crime report, which showed the largest drop in murders ever?

Trick question: the New York Times didn't cover it at all.

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Aug 4
1. On February 24, Extremity Care LLC, a company that sells very expensive bandages made from placentas, donated $5 MILLION TO TRUMP'S SUPER PAC

Days later, Trump froze a pending rule that would BAR MEDICARE FROM COVERING EXTREMITY CARE'S PRODUCTS, which are overpriced & not backed by science.Image
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2. 6 DAYS after receiving Extremity Care's $, Trump blasted the rule on Truth Social. The post absurdly claimed the rule would result in 187,286 deaths annually.

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3. The Biden rule would preserve Medicare patients' access to "skin substitutes." Under the Biden rule, however, coverage would be limited to products "that are supported by evidence" that they are effective. Extremity Care's products would not qualify.
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Jul 31
1. The Everglades detention camp, known as Alligator Alcatraz, has become a LEGAL BLACK HOLE.

Hundreds of people are being held at the facility without charges, without access to attorneys, and without the ability to contest their detention in court.
2. The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed an emergency motion last Friday arguing the treatment of detainees at the Everglades detention camp violates the Fifth Amendment right to due process.

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3. When attorneys representing clients being held at the Everglades detention center attempt to contest their confinement in federal court, they are told that the federal court lacks jurisdiction because the facility is being run by the state government.
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Jul 30
1. DONALD TRUMP'S NEW CLAIMS ABOUT EPSTEIN CONTRADICT HIS PAST STATEMENTS

Yesterday, Trump said he kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago shortly after he "stole" 16-year-old Virginia Giuffre from his spa. That was in 2000.

But in 2019, Trump's lawyer admitted Epstein remained a member until 2007
2. Also, Trump called Jeffrey Epstein "a terrific guy" who is "a lot of fun to be with" in an October 2002 New York Magazine article. That was two years after Epstein "hired" 16-year-old Giuffre, an Epstein victim.

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3. In 2003, according to a Wall Street Journal report, Trump wrote Epstein a birthday message calling him his "pal" and concluded, "may every day be another wonderful secret." Image
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Jul 28
1. Axios' Mike Allen & Jim VandeHei insist they NEVER expresses opinions on political topics

They describe their reporting as "clincal"

So, how did they cover the first 6 months of Trump? "President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways," they wroteImage
2. Allen and VandeHei listed Trump's "wins": "Massive tax cuts. Record-low border crossings. Surging tariff revenue. Stunning air strikes in Iran. Modest inflation." It's "the very best chapter of his presidency"

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3. But Allen and VandeHei are puzzled that, despite all this success, Trump's approval ratings are very low. They offer this explanation: Americans "seem tired of all the winning."

"[V]oters demand change," Allen and VandeHei argue, "then flinch when it arrives too fast or too hard."Image
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Jul 24
1. According to President Trump, large American cities are crime-infested hellholes.

Last month, Trump claimed that cities run by Democrats have “heavy crime” and called Los Angeles a “trash heap...under the control of transnational gangs and criminal networks.”

The data tells a different story
2. Trump blames the alleged crime wave on cities that have limited cash bail.

So let's look at some cities run by Democrats that have recently imposed bail reform.

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3. LA enacted a zero-bail policy in October 2023, which eliminated cash bail for all but the most violent crimes.

In 2024, homicides in LA were down 14% compared to 2023, with the # of shooting victims down 19%. Property crime is also down. In June, LA had the fewest number of homicides since 1966
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