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Ron in Regina

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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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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.”
Rah. . . rah.
 
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Ron in Regina

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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.
And the paper USD is tanking...

Trump wants a digital currency.
Yeah….there’s patterns. Weirdness.
The Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto venture is being sued by one of its billionaire backers over allegations of extortion.

Trump? Extortion? Bullying mafia-style behaviour in every interaction? Say it isn’t so…😳
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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.😉
 

Ron in Regina

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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:
  • 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.
The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, suggests a severe breakdown in the partnership, though the veracity of the claims remains to be determined by the court.

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.
 

Ron in Regina

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The Canadian citizen, who uses an online pseudonym to protect his privacy, regularly goes on social media sites like X to share strongly-worded criticisms of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies.

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.
 

Ron in Regina

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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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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.”
Right an unnamed Canadian