PIGS AT THE TROUGH

Alicia Lutz-Rolow

Apr 17, 2025

‘Most Powerful Lobbyist in Trump’s Washington’ Cashes in on Corporate Fear

Brian Ballard and his powerful lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, are cashing in bigtime in the second Trump presidency. They’re inking deals with foreign governments, mega-corporations in the fossil fuels industry, and even the owner of multiple mainstream media publications…

2 months ago · 150 likes · 30 comments · Joe Perticone

Meryl’s CHAOS Newsletter

Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration Israel developed plans for attacking Iranian nuclear facilities that would have required U.S. assistance

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-israel-iran-nuclear.html…

2 months ago · 74 likes · 62 comments · Meryl Nass

Israel: No aid into Gaza until Hamas can be bypassed * IDF: Current op aims to push Hamas to hostage deal * Iran fumes as US hardens nuke terms * Kosher food at Auschwitz

US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: I wouldn’t say I waved off Israeli plan to attack Iran, but I’m not in a rush…

https://www.timesofisrael.com/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2025-04-16&utm_medium=email

Alex Krainer: Trump Wages War On Europe's Rules Based Order In Ukraine War

I have just listened to this interview with Alex Krainer…

2 months ago · 6 likes · 4 comments · Robin Westenra

Trump’s Three Unwinnable Wars: China, Harvard, and the Supreme Court

2 months ago · 2755 likes · 394 comments · Robert Reich

Council Estate Media

Even Zionists and IDF soldiers are turning against Israel's genocide

We are seeing more evidence of Zionists turning against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. You might say who cares what Zionists think? But this matters because the loss of Zionist support is probably the only way this nightmare ends. We should therefore amplify it every time a Zionist speaks out…

2 months ago · 210 likes · 40 comments · Ricky Hale and Council Estate Media

To the Contrary

Connecting the Authoritarian Dots

Quick video connecting the dots between these stories…

2 months ago · 176 likes · 25 comments · Charlie Sykes

Marco Rubio | Education, Trump, Nationality, & Facts ...

Helena’s Substack

Marco Rubio: As Irrelevant as Congress is Corrupt

IT has long been understood that Congress really has no purpose and doesn’t run anything remotely related to governance. Instead they are the robots, the fillers, while the shadow government has absolute control. It is curious if those shadow stakeholders are now in the open as Secretaries running the show. Question arose by Whitney Webb, ‘Are they corr…

2 months ago · 15 likes · 4 comments · Helena Glass

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