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DLCC Chair Heather Williams applauded Gregory’s win in a Tuesday social media post. “Mar-a-Lago’s state House district just flipped from red to blue, which should have Republicans worried about their chances this November,” she said. “A Trump +11 district in his own backyard shouldn’t be in play for Democrats, but tonight proves Republicans are vulnerable everywhere.”
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Democrats flip Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — The Hill
Democrats delivered a blow to Florida Republicans and flipped a state House seat in President Trump’s backyard, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Rah. . . rah.DLCC Chair Heather Williams applauded Gregory’s win in a Tuesday social media post. “Mar-a-Lago’s state House district just flipped from red to blue, which should have Republicans worried about their chances this November,” she said. “A Trump +11 district in his own backyard shouldn’t be in play for Democrats, but tonight proves Republicans are vulnerable everywhere.”
Democrats flip Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — The Hill
Democrats delivered a blow to Florida Republicans and flipped a state House seat in President Trump’s backyard, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Opinion | It’s Donald Trump’s world now. We’re just living in it — and through it — Toronto Star
Amid the chaos and catastrophe of Trumpworld, our collective sense of morality is disappearing.
The Trump family quietly signed a $500 million cryptocurrency deal with a powerful Abu Dhabi royal just days before Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.
A previously undisclosed agreement that sent nearly $200 million to Trump-linked entities and was followed months later by the US granting the same foreign power sweeping access to sensitive artificial intelligence technology.
The previously undisclosed deal was confirmed by the Wall Street Journal, company documents and others familiar with the matter.
Trump family secretly signed $500m crypto deal with 'spy sheikh' pushing for US intel — Daily Mail
The Trump family secretly signed a $500 million crypto deal with a powerful Abu Dhabi royal just days before Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.
Yeah….there’s patterns. Weirdness.
Billionaire backer sues Trump family's crypto firm over alleged extortion — BBC News
Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family's World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.
Trump? Extortion? Bullying mafia-style behaviour in every interaction? Say it isn’t so…
Call it a bias, but knowing nothing about this guy “Sun” beyond the fact that he’s throwing around huge sums of money, and he paid millions for some banana duct taped to a wall…I’m tempted to believe him based on his accusations and Trump’s previous and current behaviour.
Is that Trump Derangement Syndrome (?) or pattern recognition (?) or both? As of 2025, Sun is estimated to have a net worth of US$11 billion, according to Bloomberg, which is largely held in cryptocurrency, including Tronix tokens (TRX), of which he owns the majority.
Sun's companies have been investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After having formed business ties with Donald Trump, who became president in 2025, Sun's companies received more lenient treatment by the SEC.
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Crypto billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump family's World Liberty Financial, alleging fraud
Sun alleges that World Liberty Financial froze the digital tokens he had purchased, locking him out of assets worth as much as $1 billion.
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Billionaire Investor Sues Trump Crypto Firm Over “Criminal Extortion”
Justin Sun is suing World Liberty Financial after investing millions.
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Billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump family crypto venture
The entrepreneur says his WLFI assets were frozen by World Liberty Financial, and he has been unable to resell the electronic currency.
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I asked an AI for an opinion, & didn’t get one.
Based on April 2026 reports, Justin Sun sued World Liberty Financial (WLF), a venture tied to Donald Trump, alleging fraud and "criminal extortion" regarding frozen tokens. While Sun argues WLF operators used the Trump brand for fraud, WLF denied this, calling his claims "baseless" and accusing him of misconduct.
Key Aspects of the Allegations & Patterns:
So this crypto venture overseen by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and a Witkoff in the woodpile there somewhere. Whether the allegations are true is a matter for the court to decide; however, the situation is consistent with long-term patterns of intense, often litigation-heavy business ventures associated with the Trump family.
Oh, here. Zach Witkoff is a key co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial (WLF), the cryptocurrency venture associated with the Donald Trump family.
Based on April 2026 reports, Justin Sun sued World Liberty Financial (WLF), a venture tied to Donald Trump, alleging fraud and "criminal extortion" regarding frozen tokens. While Sun argues WLF operators used the Trump brand for fraud, WLF denied this, calling his claims "baseless" and accusing him of misconduct.
Key Aspects of the Allegations & Patterns:
- Frozen Assets & "Backdoor" Access: Sun alleges WLF used a "backdoor blacklisting function" to freeze roughly 2.9 billion tokens he purchased for $45 million…
Yes…$45 million, rendering them untradeable and threatening to "burn" (destroy) them. - Pressure Tactics: The lawsuit alleges WLF executives pressured Sun to mint their USD1 stablecoin on his Tron blockchain and retaliated when he refused.
- Allegations of Fraudulent Intent: Sun claims WLF operators saw the project as a "golden opportunity to leverage the Trump brand to profit through fraud" and that the venture was on the "verge of collapse".
- Patterns of Business/Conflicts: The allegations arise amidst intense scrutiny regarding potential conflicts of interest, as WLF, which counts Trump family members as co-founders, allegedly routes 75% of token revenue to them.
- Contradictory Alliances: While accusing WLF's management of misconduct, Sun has maintained he is a supporter of President Trump and that the President may not be aware of these actions.
- WLF Response: WLF representative Zach Witkoff described the claims as "entirely meritless" and accused Sun of playing the victim to cover up his own misconduct.
So this crypto venture overseen by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and a Witkoff in the woodpile there somewhere. Whether the allegations are true is a matter for the court to decide; however, the situation is consistent with long-term patterns of intense, often litigation-heavy business ventures associated with the Trump family.
Oh, here. Zach Witkoff is a key co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial (WLF), the cryptocurrency venture associated with the Donald Trump family.
U.S. government wants Google to share data on unidentified Canadian Trump critic — CTV News
An unnamed Canadian Trump critic has launched a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from ‘unlawfully’ obtaining his personal information from Google.
After he posted about the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents during immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allegedly issued an administrative subpoena to Google in February demanding detailed personal information about the unidentified plaintiff, including his name, address, location data, and credit card and bank account numbers? “Holy Trudeau Batman!!”
According to a complaint filed in a California court on Monday, the unnamed Canadian is being “unlawfully targeted” by U.S. officials as part of a continued effort “to unmask social media users who criticize the administration — a transparent gambit to chill speech that the government dislikes.”
The Canadian Trump critic is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the lawsuit, which names U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin as the defendant. Founded in 1920, the ACLU is a non-profit organization dedicated to defending constitutional rights and liberties.
Citing customs enforcement law, the Department of Homeland Security issued the subpoena to Google directly and not through a court. The plaintiff lives in Canada and has not entered the U.S. in more than a decade.
“I have long admired the United States for its commitment to free speech,” the Canadian plaintiff, who is identified only as John Doe in court documents, said in an ACLU press release.
“Never in a million years did I think that, after criticizing the U.S. government, I would be targeted with a summons seeking to find out who I am, where I live, where I go, and what I read online. You don’t have to be from America to know that this is un-American.” Rest at the LINK.
Social media sites have reportedly received hundreds of similar requests for personal information since Trump began his second term. The ACLU has previously filed three related lawsuits, which all resulted in the Department of Homeland Security withdrawing requests for personal data before judges could rule on their legality. Those cases involved Google, Facebook and Instagram.
In addition to asking the court to invalidate the summons to Google, the latest lawsuit also seeks to stop the Department of Homeland Security from using its customs enforcement authority as a means to identify and intimidate Trump administration critics.
Social media sites have reportedly received hundreds of similar requests for personal information since Trump began his second term. The ACLU has previously filed three related lawsuits, which all resulted in the Department of Homeland Security withdrawing requests for personal data before judges could rule on their legality. Those cases involved Google, Facebook and Instagram.
“Not satisfied with trying to suppress speech at home, the Trump administration is now targeting dissenters abroad,” Michael Perloff, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said in the news release. “A law designed to enforce customs does not give the government authority to target its critics around the world.”
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In addition to asking the court to invalidate the summons to Google, the latest lawsuit also seeks to stop the Department of Homeland Security from using its customs enforcement authority as a means to identify and intimidate Trump administration critics.
Social media sites have reportedly received hundreds of similar requests for personal information since Trump began his second term. The ACLU has previously filed three related lawsuits, which all resulted in the Department of Homeland Security withdrawing requests for personal data before judges could rule on their legality. Those cases involved Google, Facebook and Instagram.
“Not satisfied with trying to suppress speech at home, the Trump administration is now targeting dissenters abroad,” Michael Perloff, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said in the news release. “A law designed to enforce customs does not give the government authority to target its critics around the world.”
U.S. government wants Google to share data on unidentified Canadian Trump critic — CTV News
An unnamed Canadian Trump critic has launched a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from ‘unlawfully’ obtaining his personal information from Google.
Right an unnamed CanadianSocial media sites have reportedly received hundreds of similar requests for personal information since Trump began his second term. The ACLU has previously filed three related lawsuits, which all resulted in the Department of Homeland Security withdrawing requests for personal data before judges could rule on their legality. Those cases involved Google, Facebook and Instagram.
In addition to asking the court to invalidate the summons to Google, the latest lawsuit also seeks to stop the Department of Homeland Security from using its customs enforcement authority as a means to identify and intimidate Trump administration critics.
Social media sites have reportedly received hundreds of similar requests for personal information since Trump began his second term. The ACLU has previously filed three related lawsuits, which all resulted in the Department of Homeland Security withdrawing requests for personal data before judges could rule on their legality. Those cases involved Google, Facebook and Instagram.
“Not satisfied with trying to suppress speech at home, the Trump administration is now targeting dissenters abroad,” Michael Perloff, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said in the news release. “A law designed to enforce customs does not give the government authority to target its critics around the world.”
U.S. government wants Google to share data on unidentified Canadian Trump critic — CTV News
An unnamed Canadian Trump critic has launched a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from ‘unlawfully’ obtaining his personal information from Google.
U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party, but there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could come back to bite him.
In the past few days, Trump succeeded in persuading Republican voters to block a pair of sitting GOP lawmakers from seeking re-election on the party's ticket this fall: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Trump also endorsed a challenger to Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican who has held the seat for 24 years but ran afoul of the president over perceived disloyalty. "He was not supportive of me when times were tough," Trump wrote on social media.
Since these Republicans no longer have major incentives to curry favour with Trump, but retain their seats for another seven months, they now have full freedom to defy him in Congress.
That creates a potentially serious threat to Trump's own legislative and spending agenda, given the Republican Party's razor-thin hold on both the House and Senate.
It means the sweet taste of political vengeance could quickly turn sour for Trump. He now risks losing votes in Congress on issues ranging from authorization for the war in Iran to his own pet construction project, the new White House ballroom.
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In the past few days, Trump succeeded in persuading Republican voters to block a pair of sitting GOP lawmakers from seeking re-election on the party's ticket this fall: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Trump also endorsed a challenger to Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican who has held the seat for 24 years but ran afoul of the president over perceived disloyalty. "He was not supportive of me when times were tough," Trump wrote on social media.
Since these Republicans no longer have major incentives to curry favour with Trump, but retain their seats for another seven months, they now have full freedom to defy him in Congress.
That creates a potentially serious threat to Trump's own legislative and spending agenda, given the Republican Party's razor-thin hold on both the House and Senate.
It means the sweet taste of political vengeance could quickly turn sour for Trump. He now risks losing votes in Congress on issues ranging from authorization for the war in Iran to his own pet construction project, the new White House ballroom.
Why Trump's revenge campaign against Republicans could backfire — CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party. But there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could backfire.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he was aware of artists getting "the yips" about their performances, and was thinking about instead appearing himself at a new rally at same time and location.The streets of Washington DC will host an IndyCar race this summer as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday, Donald Trump announced Friday, relishing the prospect of vehicles roaring past the White House at speeds approaching 200mph.
Trump signed an executive order establishing the race on 23 August alongside Roger Penske, owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar and teams in multiple racing series including Nascar.
“It’s going to be so exciting,” Trump said. “I love the racing. I don’t have a lot of time to watch it, but I love the racing.”
The president has also been personally involved in promoting a UFC fight to help mark America’s 250th anniversary which he has said is set for 14 June on the White House grounds – a date that happens to be his 80th birthday.
Trump said he urged organizers to pick the best race route through Washington’s streets – even if they were more complicated logistically.
“I said, pick the best site. It’s very important,” the president said. “Even if it’s more difficult to get, to get approved, pick the absolute best site.”
Organizers said they’d long lobbied members of Congress to authorize a road race in Washington but had been previously unsuccessful. Duffy asked when the last road race in the capital occurred and was told it was in 1801 and involved horses during the administration of Thomas Jefferson – prompting Trump to reply, “That’s something.”
“Now we’re going to do a real race,” said Duffy, who said the event would be free for the public, declaring: “Freedom, America. Speed. And road racing. It doesn’t get more American than that.”
Donald Trump announces plans for Indycar race through Washington DC streets — Guardian US
Trump signed an executive order to stage a road race in Washington on 23 August as part of events around the 250th anniversary of US independence
Donald Trump Offers to Perform at Freedom 250 Concert Himself: 'Only Great Patriots Invited' — Rolling Stone
Several artists, including Martina McBride, the Commodores, and Bret Michaels, have pulled out, citing being told it was nonpartisan
“He’s lost popular culture.” Trump to hold rally after artists cancel on his Freedom 250 concert — MS NOW
With America's 250th anniversary just weeks away, Donald Trump’s efforts to get celebrities to attend his big celebration has collapsed with several artists backing out of performing at the “Freedom 250” concert. But, Trump already has a headliner backup; himself. MS NOW’s Eddie Glaude Jr. joins...
The UFC’s White House Event Keeps Getting More Absurd: What You Need to Know — Rolling Stone
Trump invited Dana White to stage a mixed-martial arts extravaganza on the South Lawn to celebrate America’s 250th — and the president’s 80th
The US will also release a limited number of commemorative nonpartisan passports that feature a portrait of Trump.
Trump attacks artists dropping out of US Freedom 250 concert and mulls appearing himself — BBC News
Performers Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride raised concerns the event will be political.
Thankfully Trump doesn’t care about the midterms.
The South Lawn will only hold about 4,000 fans for the UFC fights. Sponsorship packages for those seats (which are "technically free,") are reportedly going for as much as $1.5 million for a ringside view.
Pete Hegseth's Department of Defense is looking for active duty military members to attend the fights on the South Lawn. There's a catch, though: service members must pay their own way to the fights, and they can only go if they meet a certain physical standard. Attendees "MUST MEET CURRENT WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO and current physical fitness standard,"
No heavyweights allowed: Troops must meet fitness criteria to attend White House UFC event
Members of the military seeking tickets to the UFC fight on the South Lawn have to meet “all service-specific physical fitness test requirements” and pay their own travel expenses to the event, according to a Pentagon memo.
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Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
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