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The Nikola One Fraud & the Trump Bribe

2026-05-06T23:11:00.003-04:00

A man with no working truck convinced Wall Street he had built the next Tesla. His company hit $30 BILLION. All he did was push it down a hill with no engine.

> Trevor Milton founded Nikola in 2014, named after the same inventor as Tesla.

> The goal was to build hydrogen powered trucks that would make diesel obsolete. He had no trucks.

> In 2018 he released a promotional video called Nikola One In Motion. It showed a sleek semi truck accelerating smoothly down an open highway.

Investors went wild.

> What nobody knew was that the truck had no engine, no fuel cell, and no propulsion system of any kind.

> Milton's team towed it to the top of a hill, tilted the camera to hide the slope, and let it roll.

> He spent the next four years doing the same thing with words. On podcasts, television and social media.

> Investors were told Nikola could produce its own hydrogen. It could not. They were told the trucks were ready for production. They were not. They were told orders were flooding in. They weren't.

> In June 2020 Nikola went public. Within days the company was worth $30 BILLION, more than Ford.

> Milton's personal stake hit $7.3 BILLION overnight.

> A $32.5 MILLION ranch in Utah followed. A record for the state at the time.

> In September 2020 Hindenburg Research published a report calling Nikola "an intricate fraud" built on "an ocean of lies." Milton resigned within ten days.

> A federal jury convicted him of securities fraud and wire fraud in 2022. Sentenced to four years in prison the following year.

> He never went. He was free on $100 MILLION bail pending appeal.

> He and his wife donated $3.2 MILLION to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.

> In March 2025 Trump gave him a full pardon. The pardon erased $168 MILLION in restitution to defrauded shareholders.

> Nikola filed for bankruptcy the following month, leaving thousands of investors with nothing.

The company never had a product. The only thing that was real was the $30 BILLION valuation, the $7 BILLION that landed in his pocket and the pardon that made sure none of it had to be returned.

Why would someone take the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)?

2026-05-01T22:18:52.515-04:00

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is taken to rapidly screen for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia, evaluating memory, attention, executive functions, and language. It is often used when a patient or family reports memory concerns, to track progression of neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, or to assess cognitive decline following a stroke or injury. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Key Reasons for Taking the MoCA:

Detecting Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): It is more sensitive than other tests (like the MMSE) for catching subtle early signs of dementia or MCI, where individuals may have memory or thinking problems but still function independently.
Screening for Neurodegenerative Diseases: It helps identify dementia related to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and Frontotemporal dementia.
Assessing Executive Functioning: The MoCA covers skills that other tests miss, such as planning, multitasking, and conceptual thinking.
Neurological Conditions and Injuries: Used for evaluating cognition in cases of stroke, brain tumors, brain metastasis, and traumatic brain injury.
Monitoring Cognitive Decline: It allows doctors to track changes in a patient's cognitive abilities over time. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

What the Test Involves:

Duration: Usually takes about 10 minutes.
Structure: A 30-point test assessing visuospatial abilities, orientation, memory, and language.
Scoring: A score of 26 or higher is generally considered normal, while lower scores may indicate impairment. [1, 2, 3]

Example MoCA Test

Independent bookstore crawl gets underway this weekend in N. Va. - Independent bookstore crawl gets underway this weekend in N. Va. | FFXnow

2026-04-23T20:08:39.801-04:00

Build South Bend: Pre-Approved Building Plan Sets - South Bend, Indiana

2026-04-20T00:47:30.575-04:00

https://southbendin.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SBBT_Catalog_22-0112-lowres.pdf

[The Washington Post] Kristi Noem’s luxury DHS jet to be used by other administration officials

2026-04-08T21:09:09.570-04:00

Kristi Noem’s luxury DHS jet to be used by other administration officials The former homeland security secretary said the $70 million plane, which included a bedroom, was intended to carry out the president’s mass deportation agenda.

By Amy B Wang

Why The F-¢|< is Melania allowed to use the $70,000,000 taxpayer funded plane?

She’s not an employee. Unlike previous First Ladies, she has a completely ceremonial role.

They demand we cut WIC to pay for Trump and Bebe’s war and they can’t reduce these outrageous costs.

We Aren’t Mad Enough. 🤬

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/08/noem-dhs-plane-white-house/

Rush - Prog Magazine via:Entre Nous on TikTok

2026-04-07T23:49:51.848-04:00

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gN6rmV/

I Had My Mom Break into a Prison. Then, We Had Pie. | RSAC Conference 2020

2026-04-07T13:38:59.574-04:00

In this presentation John Strand will walk through how his late mother successfully broke into a prison. It will highlight how sometimes the greatest hackers don’t know much about computers. The session will also cover a number of other successful social engineering techniques attackers can use to gain access to some of the most secure places on the planet.

https://www.rsaconference.com/library/presentation/,-w-,

[The Washington Post] Their tiny church is on the cover of JD Vance’s new book. They don’t know him.

2026-04-04T21:28:00.001-04:00

JD was paid $8M for this book. He could at least donate 5-10% to help support the "Cover Model" for the book.

The members of a tiny Methodist church in Virginia are excited — if a little confused — that Vance's memoir of his path to Catholicism has put them in the spotlight.

By Danielle Paquette

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/04/03/vance-book-cover-church-photograph/

As famed Arecibo Observatory shuts down, its scientists face an uncertain future | Science | AAAS

2026-03-22T20:35:00.001-04:00

https://www.science.org/content/article/as-famed-arecibo-observatory-shuts-down-its-scientists-face-an-uncertain-future

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At the end of a winding road lined by flowering red flamboyan trees, you can still see the broken remains of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. The Arecibo Observatory's 305-meter telescope collapsed in 2020, and in October 2022 its owner, the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced that after 6 decades, the site would no longer be an observatory. Instead, NSF plans to transform it into an educational facility. Contracts for up to 90 staff members, including 25 researchers, end on 14 August.

"We're closing out all science activities," says physicist Julie Brisset of the University of Central Florida (UCF), who's in charge of maintenance and research at Arecibo. To scientists who have worked at the observatory, used its data, or mentored local students, it is a painful transition. "It's very sad," says Brazilian physicist Pedrina Terra dos Santos, who has worked at the observatory for 17 years and, like many of her colleagues, is still seeking a new job.

NYTimes: Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child

2026-03-20T11:38:00.001-04:00

Wow! That's gross. Can Trump be any more of a Scumbag?

Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/paolo-zampolli-ice-melania-trump-epstein.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Last June, the man credited with introducing President Trump to his wife asked the administration for a favor.

Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had been in a custody battle over their teenage son. Now he saw an opportunity.

He reached out to a top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, explaining that his ex was in the country illegally, according to records obtained by The New York Times and a person familiar with the communications. Could she be put in ICE detention? That could help him get his son back.

The official, David Venturella, promptly called the agency's Miami office to ensure that ICE agents would pick up the woman from the jail before she was released on bail, according to the records and a person with knowledge of the conversation who requested anonymity to discuss it. During the call, Mr. Venturella noted that the case was important to someone close to the White House.

Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show | Reuters

2026-03-11T21:08:00.001-04:00

A timeline written by Spivack and included in the large cache of Epstein documents released earlier this year said the break-in happened on February 12, 2023. It was discovered the following day when Spivack turned on his computer and discovered a text file warning him that his network had been compromised, according to that document.

Further investigation turned up traces ‌of unusual activity ⁠on the server, the document said, adding that the activity "included combing through certain files pertaining to the Epstein investigation."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/foreign-hacker-2023-compromised-epstein-files-held-by-fbi-source-documents-show-2026-03-11/

Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show

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In the Beginning was the Command Line

2026-02-21T18:26:00.001-05:00

by Neal Stephenson

https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs81n/command.txt

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“American Obituary” - U2

2026-02-19T00:10:00.000-05:00

AMERICAN OBITUARY

You have the right to remain silent
or not…

God above a mother's love
A guiding hand to pick you up
To crush her like a coffee cup
Why?
Crossing guard or yellow bus
Our children teach us who to trust
The worst can't kill what's best in us
But they can try
America will rise
Against the people of the lie

I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
(War, war)

We love you more than hate loves war

Renee Good born to die free
American mother of three
Seventh day January
A bullet for each child, you see
The color of her eye
930 Minneapolis
To desecrate domestic bliss
Three bullets blast, three babies kissed
Renee the domestic terrorist???
What you can't kill can't die
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
(War, war)

We love you more than hate loves war

I am not mad at you, Lord
You're the reason I was there
Could you stop a heart from breaking
By having it not care?
Could you stop a bullet in midair?

She says…
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power

In the streets with children playing
In the churches where they're praying
School teachers are explaining
America, America
The power of the people!

We love you more (we say, we say) than hate loves war
I love you more (I say, I say) than hate loves war

[ Renée Nicole Macklin Good was great
1988-2026 ]

"American Obituary" - U2

From: U2 - DAYS OF ASH EP

https://www.u2.com/music/other/4222

VANDAL PRINT RUN – justincolor

2026-02-14T22:26:00.001-05:00

https://justincolor.com/products/vandal-print-run-presales

VANDAL PRINT RUN

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NYTimes: How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

2026-02-05T16:13:00.001-05:00

So…. Because the current SCOTUS is viewed as untrustworthy and IS UNTRUSTWORTHY, they decided to enact Mandatory NDAs for all employees. Then they Hid that from US Citizens.

Thats the Opposite of Increasing Trust.

We Demand Transparency.

We Demand Investigation of Ethics Violations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

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Mark your Calendars for These Astronomical Events in 2026

2026-01-27T20:28:00.001-05:00

The year 2026 will include top-tier meteor showers, and a total solar and a total lunar eclipse.

https://wapo.st/4rhjHTW

[The Washington Post]

Cloudflare Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables Any Host Access Bypassing Protections | Post by Cyber Security News

2026-01-19T21:27:00.001-05:00

Cyber Security News

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⚠️ Cloudflare Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables Any Host Access Bypassing Protections

Source: cybersecuritynews.com/cloudflare-zer…

A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF) allowed attackers to bypass security controls and directly access protected pic.x.com/zN6fysUzS2

1/19/26, 11:27 AM

A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF)allowed attackers to bypass security controls and directly access protected origin servers through a certificate validation path.

Security researchers from FearsOff discovered that requests targeting the /.well-known/acme-challenge/ directory could reach origins even when customer-configured WAF rules explicitly blocked all other traffic.

The Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol automates SSL/TLS certificate validation by requiring Certificate Authorities (CAs) to verify domain ownership.

Want to see an eclipse next year? Here’s where to go.

2026-01-16T14:20:00.001-05:00

The biggest astronomical events of 2026, including solar and lunar eclipses, planet parades and the Artemis II mission to the moon.

By Andrea Sachs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/12/26/2026-solar-eclipse-viewing/

Want to see an eclipse next year? Here's where to go.

washingtonpost.com

AWS Workshops

2026-01-02T07:21:00.001-05:00

https://workshops.aws/

AWS Workshops

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The 2025 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review: The rise of AI, post-quantum, and record-breaking DDoS attacks

2026-01-02T07:17:00.001-05:00

https://blog.cloudflare.com/radar-2025-year-in-review/

The 2025 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review- the rise of AI, post-quantum, and record-breaking DDoS attacks

blog.cloudflare.com

A Town Called Victoria | Documentary About Islamophobia | Independent Lens | PBS

2026-01-02T01:00:00.001-05:00

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/a-town-called-victoria/

A Town Called Victoria | Documentary About Islamophobia | Independent Lens | PBS

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Common Network Protocols | ByteByteGo

2025-12-27T15:21:00.001-05:00

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Inside CECOT | 60 Minutes : CBS News : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

2025-12-22T22:29:00.001-05:00

https://archive.org/details/insidececot

Inside CECOT | 60 Minutes : CBS News : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Trump Told To Provide His Medical Records In Pulitzer Lawsuit | BP Daily

2025-12-21T22:49:00.001-05:00

The request, lodged in a Florida state court on December 11, seeks years of personal documents from the president, as well as his tax returns, within 30 days.

The documents being sought include medical and psychological records, information on any prescription medications Trump has taken, and details of his annual physical examinations, if he is claiming physical or emotional harm in his lawsuit.

https://www.bpdaily.com/pulitzer-prize-board-demands-trump-medical-records/

Trump Told To Provide His Medical Records In Pulitzer Lawsuit

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Smart Year-End Tax Moves for 2025

2025-12-21T11:46:00.001-05:00

Smart Year-End Tax Moves for 2025

https://www.aarp.org/money/personal-finance/year-end-money-moves-tax-bill/

7 Year-End Money Moves to Cut Your 2025 Tax Bill

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