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Trump Pardons Executive Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden's Diary (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/politics/trump-pardon-walczak-ashley-biden-diary.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250426/p12#a250426p12

Trump Pardons Paul Walczak, Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden’s Diary

The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.

The New York Times

T.Wllms 9h ago

Aure Free Press

12h ago

"In the coming days, very significant meetings may take place — meetings that should bring us closer to silence for Ukraine. An unconditional ceasefire is needed. Real pressure on Russia is needed so that they accept either the American proposal to cease fire and move towards peace, or our proposal — whichever one can truly work and ensure a reliable, immediate, and unconditional ceasefire, and then — a dignified peace and security guarantees."
- President Zelensky
#AureFreePress #News #press

T.Wllms 9h ago

Aure Free Press

11h ago

Security Service of Ukraine arrested a vessel of the Russian 'shadow fleet' that transported 5,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain from temporarily occupied Crimea.

The operation was carried out jointly with the Border Guard Service in the Black Sea area of Ukraine.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

T.Wllms 12h ago

emptywheel 1d ago

Oh, he reposted. Ah well, then Dugan can point out that the FBI Director can't keep his details straight.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gu2jexu4d4mtqircynt5xx6b/post/3lnnukwkclc2s

@takethepith.bsky.social

FWIW, he reposted the tweet https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1915800907318468626

Bluesky Social

T.Wllms 12h ago

Laffy 1d ago

From the Dept. of Oops:

"HHS official said Fri that the health department is not creating an autism registry, contradicting announcement made days ago by director of the Nat Institutes of Health describing his plans to study causes of autism" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-agencies-not-creating-autism-registry-hhs-nih/

Health agencies "not creating an autism registry," official says, contradicting NIH director

"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.

@MaryAustinBooks @GottaLaff An administrative warrant does not require compliance or provide for penalties for non-compliance. That means that the arrest of the judge was completely unjustified and illegal.

T.Wllms 12h ago

Laffy 1d ago

What a clusterfk

Via Brad Moss:

So to sum up the Wisconsin arrest issue:

ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant.

The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge.

This is ridiculous.

T.Wllms 12h ago

Laffy 1d ago

Damn. #RIP “Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide

Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virginia-giuffre-one-jeffrey-epsteins-prominent-abuse-survivors-dies-s-rcna203027

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide

Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family said Friday.

NBC News

T.Wllms 1d ago

Laffy 1d ago

Fascism via Trump Thugs Inc.

Via Mark Joseph Stern:

Government officials were quietly developing a plan to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia before Trump appointees muscled their way in and halted it, per the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/kilmar-abrego-garcia-plan-reversal/682594/

How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?

The Atlantic

T.Wllms 1d ago

Laffy 1d ago

Via Norm Eisen re: Patel's arrest of the judge:

URGENT: This is not a crime

A judge has the authority in her courthouse to excuse a defendant for God's sake

Trump tried this in 1st term & he was thrown out of court 👉 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14997436/united-states-v-joseph/

PS the violation here was Patel's tweet & that's why he deleted. I'll be filing complaint

[Here's the tweet:]