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⭐ Lakers Sold to Kushner’s Bro & Friends. Was It Corruption? What Happens to Las Vegas Now?

The LA Lakers Were Sold to A Group Led By Jared Kushner’s Brother / NBA Expansion Speculation
- https://x.com/Betsycashmoney/status/2087550720497045748?s=20
  Betsey@Betsycashmoney
  Hmmm... this is certainly a shocking development... 🤔 So Trump's DOJ & Trump's SEC are investigating brand new Lakers owner Mark Walter & Guggenheim Partners, and now suddenly Walter is selling the Lakers to Trump's family member...? 🧐
  Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne
  The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record breaking price over $12 billion, multiple sources told ESPN. Kushner and Iger were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but a stunning turn, they pivoted to make an
  2:44 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 932K Views
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- https://x.com/Betsycashmoney/status/2087557301783646466?s=20
  Betsey@Betsycashmoney
  @rieszspieces SURELY it's gotta be a coincidence right???? 😆 Jared Kushner's bff was head of the SEC... (until like last week lol) The SEC starts investigating Mark Walter... And suddenly Mark Walter agrees to sell the Lakers to Kushner's family??? Nothing to see here! 🙃
  3:10 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 19.1K Views
  2 Replies · 15 Reposts · 223 Likes
This Might Have Been Ordered by Trump Himself
Buss Family Agreed to Sell Their Remaining 20% Stake, Too - How Much did They Get?
- https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/2089440267636240455?s=20
  Bleacher Report@BleacherReport
  🚨 Breaking: The Buss family have decided to sell their remaining 17.8% ownership stake in the Lakers to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, per @ShamsCharania Buss family and the Lakers are officially done after 47 years ❌
  7:52 PM · Aug 17, 2026 · 1.99M Views
  1.03K Replies · 2.62K Reposts · 25.6K Likes
- https://x.com/chicodamus0/status/2089511891575951460?s=20
  chicodamus@chicodamus0
  @BleacherReport @ShamsCharania The deal negotiator.
  12:37 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 4.86K Views
  1 Like
Josh Kushner & Thrive Capital Are Everywhere These Days: Anduril, FIFA, Pro Sports Franchises, Neuralink
What Does This Mean for Las Vegas? Will Miriam Adelson Try to Move the Mavericks There from Dallas?
- Does This Mean Miriam Moves the Mavs to Vegas?
  - https://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/2087554721955332500?s=20
    Indie @ INN #NoneOfTheAbove #JournalismIsNotACrime@IndLeftNews
    @markgoodw_in guess they're letting Miriam move the Mavs to Vegas. No expansion team. Hope you're joking (pretty sure you are) Kushners owning ultra-valuable assets like EA Sports & the Lakers is anything but "based"
    3:00 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 44 Views
    1 Reply · 3 Likes
- After Adelsons bought controlling stake in the Mavericks, We First Heard Denials About a Vegas Move
  - https://www.basketballnetwork.net/off-the-court/patrick-dumont-shuts-down-a-conspiracy-theory-regarding-luka-doncic-trade
- Officially Registered Mavs Principal Corporate & Executive Offices in Vegas last November, Allegedly
  - https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/stars-claim-mavericks-listed-las-vegas-as-team-headquarters-in-escalating-legal-battle/
- A Deal Was Reached to Stay in the Same Arena Monday, Which an Expansion Franchise Could Use Instead
  - https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dallas-stars-mavericks-cease-arena-002709690.html

⭐ US Government Expanding Power: Executive Privilege, Monitoring Citizens

DOJ Expands Executive Privilege to Include Trump’s Talks With Private Citizens: Chris Walker, Truthout
- https://truthout.org/articles/doj-expands-executive-privilege-to-include-trumps-talks-with-private-citizens/
The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts: Jason Koebler, 404 Media
- https://www.404media.co/the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-tiktok-and-instagram-accounts/

⭐ Let’s Talk About Luigi - Why Did He Plead Guilty to Stalking?

Luigi Mangione Pleaded Guilty. I Have Questions.: Lauren Davidson-Ibarra, An Astonishing Achievement: Laura Davidson Ibarra An Astonishing Achievement
- https://laurendavidsonibarra.substack.com/p/luigi-mangione-pleaded-guilty-i-have?r=539iu&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
  An Astonishing Achievement
  Luigi Mangione Pleaded Guilty. I Have Questions.
  It’s taken me a little longer to get this out than I’d hoped, what with my life and legal work that slowed me down a bit. I still wanted to make sure to publish it by this morning, though, so that those inclined can cozy up and take their time with it over their favorite beverage, depending on what time of day on Sunday they happen to be reading…
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  3 days ago · 26 likes · 5 comments · Lauren Davidson-Ibarra
I Still Don’t Think He Did It, He Decided to Plead Guilty Instead
- https://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/2089116503564038156?s=20
  Indie @ INN #NoneOfTheAbove #JournalismIsNotACrime@IndLeftNews
  @dirtbagleft1 I still don’t think he did it, i think he confessed for a non-death penalty plea. I want to hear him explain it - not just a written statement
  10:26 PM · Aug 16, 2026 · 62 Views
  2 Replies · 3 Likes
There is a Perspective that Avoiding a Death Penalty Sentence Is a Win
- https://x.com/BreeNewsome/status/2088588746652336237?s=20
  Don’t Boo…Revolt!@BreeNewsome
  I’m confused by people thinking going from possible death penalty to a plea deal solely for stalking is a loss lol
  11:28 AM · Aug 15, 2026 · 3.76K Views
  4 Replies · 9 Reposts · 119 Likes
Pretrial Hearing the Day Before - What Happened There?
- https://x.com/ProudSocialist/status/2087238609392857184?s=20
  Power to the People ☭🕊@ProudSocialist
  New photo of 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐠𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞 from today’s final pre-trial hearing. Jury selection starts September 8th. Good luck finding a jury of 12 to convict him. From the cops illegally searching him, to the likelihood that they planted the gun (the cops didn’t find a gun on the
  Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist
  Breaking: Luigi Mangione just had his final pre-trial hearing where the Judge made two key rulings. 1) The Jury will remain anonymous 2) The trial will be open to the media and the public with ⁠an overflow courtroom being made available if the main courtroom fills to capacity.
  6:03 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 35.4K Views
  64 Replies · 355 Reposts · 1.76K Likes
Remember Important Facts: Mel
- https://x.com/Villgecrazylady/status/2047464773013713313?s=20
  Mel@Villgecrazylady
  Here’s what I know: 1. Luigi had no history of violence at all. No criminal record at all. Not even a misdemeanor. 2. Luigi had mild depression but other than that he had no mental health problems at all. So the official story is that a well educated rich kid, with no history
  Julia @JuliaGulia80920
  @Villgecrazylady So Mangione is being set up now? Just trying to keep up.
  11:56 PM · Apr 23, 2026 · 1M Views
  222 Replies · 4.48K Reposts · 32.3K Likes
Patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct.
- https://x.com/LuigiCaseFiles/status/1918446222664167859
  The Luigi Case@LuigiCaseFiles
  BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the
  11:23 PM · May 2, 2025 · 7.27M Views
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The Math of the Citibike He Allegedly Used That Morning Was Impossible
- https://x.com/HotSpotHotSpot/status/1871207120252829931?s=20
  HOT SPOT@HotSpotHotSpot
  How did Luigi travel 4 miles in 6 minutes on a CitiBike? 🤔
  2:51 PM · Dec 23, 2024 · 39.7K Views
  31 Replies · 126 Reposts · 526 Likes
- https://x.com/RandyEischer/status/2088849332954873866?s=20
  Randy Eischer@RandyEischer
  @JamieBonkiewicz Luigi never shot anyone. The NYPD's moronic timeline proves it.
  4:44 AM · Aug 16, 2026 · 68 Views
  3 Likes
State Prosecutor Resigned After Violating His Privacy Rights & Listening to Privileged Conversation
- https://x.com/LuigiCaseFiles/status/1916238697046892923
  The Luigi Case@LuigiCaseFiles
  BREAKING: Luigi Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Agnifilo, stated yesterday, “We were just informed by the state court prosecutors that they were eavesdropping on all of Mr. Mangione’s calls. They were listening to his attorney calls and his other calls that are going on…”
  9:11 PM · Apr 26, 2025 · 2.95M Views
  459 Replies · 8.33K Reposts · 98.6K Likes
Was Luigi Mangione a Patsy?
- https://x.com/KlonnyPin_Gosch/status/1922837704779124879?s=20
  ParaPower Mapping@KlonnyPin_Gosch
  Remember how I said there was a good chance the Brian Thompson assassination was a corpo hit disguised as adventurist insurgent violence and that Luigi Mangione was a patsy? The hitman’s still out there.
  unusual_whales @unusual_whales
  BREAKING: UnitedHealth is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department for possible Medicare fraud
  2:13 AM · May 15, 2025 · 985K Views
  66 Replies · 2.89K Reposts · 32K Likes
I Predicted That He Was Set Up Back in December
- https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/luigi-mangione-didnt-do-it-hdwmt-139?utm_source=publication-search
MAYBE He Could Possibly Get Out as Early as 46 Years Old?
- https://x.com/LawfulRiches/status/2088330278825549852?s=20

Rich Schoenstein@LawfulRiches

This snippet from Luigi Mangione's Motion to Dismiss the State charges tells the story about expected sentencing. The Feds will "seek" a Max sentence of Life - as they said in the press conference this morning - but that will be reduced under guidelines for entering a guilty plea

6:21 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 58K Views

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⭐ Father Finds Kids After 2 Years, No Respite, Remember the Journalists, Israel REJECTS Peace Roadmap

Tens of thousands of anti-Zionist rabbis gathered in the Barclays Center: Voice of Rabbis
- https://x.com/voiceofrabbis/status/2087343905922601390?s=20
  Voice of Rabbis@voiceofrabbis
  A video that Netanyahu does not want the world to see Let the world know by sharing this Tens of thousands of anti-Zionist rabbis gathered in the Barclays Center in New York City to say that the Zionist regime is a criminal and occupying gang and does not represent the Jews.
  1:02 AM · Aug 12, 2026 · 456K Views
  758 Replies · 15.7K Reposts · 31.3K Likes
US Senator calls on ambassador to Israel to resign immediately: Middle East Monitor
- https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260812-us-senator-calls-on-ambassador-to-israel-to-resign-immediately/
Father Finds Missing Kids 2 Years After He Was Told They Were Under Rubble: The Latina Ninja
- https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcAOvZ0TNJ0/
Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank: Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss
- https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/understanding-israels-campaign-to-destroy-palestinian-refugee-camps-in-the-west-bank/
8 countries condemn Israel’s rejection of roadmap to end Gaza war: Middle East Monitor
- https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260816-8-countries-condemn-israels-rejection-of-roadmap-to-end-gaza-war/
No respite from the fear of forced displacement: Middle East Monitor
- https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260811-no-respite-from-the-fear-of-forced-displacement/
A New Kind of Bomb in Gaza?: Verum Network
- https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dau-Yx_ETni/
Report: Kushner-Netanyahu Meeting Ends With Agreement That Israel Will Keep Bombing Gaza: Dave DeCamp, Antiwar Dave DeCamp
- https://news.antiwar.com/2026/08/17/report-kushner-netanyahu-meeting-ends-with-agreement-that-israel-will-keep-bombing-gaza/
Who Remembers The Journalists?: Sana Saeed, Views My Own Sana Saeed
- https://substack.com/@indiemediatoday/note/c-317077316?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=539iu
- https://sanasaeed.substack.com/p/who-remembers-the-journalists?r=539iu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Views My Own

Who Remembers The Journalists?

On August 12th, Writers Against the War on Gaza - WAWOG - launched a project, The Living Record, eulogizing the over 260 Palestinian journalists targeted and killed by Israel, through recorded oral testimonies of their loved ones and colleagues…

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a day ago · 41 likes · 2 comments · Sana Saeed

⭐ Latin American Takeover, McBride Released from Prison, Squirming Officials, DNC’s Elderly Phone Scam

The U.S. Attempt to Take Over Latin America is Moving Full Steam Ahead: Arturo Dominguez, Decolonized Journalism Arturo Dominguez
- https://extremearturo.substack.com/p/the-us-attempt-to-take-over-latin?r=539iu&utm_medium=ios
  Decolonized Journalism
  The U.S. Attempt to Take Over Latin America is Moving Full Steam Ahead
  After interfering with several elections, the United States continues to declare its ownership of Latin America and the Caribbean with a new propaganda video released in conjunction with various statements and military incursions under the guise of “counter-narcotics…
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  5 days ago · 100 likes · 17 comments · Arturo Dominguez
Whistleblower David McBride Released on Parole: Joe Lauria, Consortium News
- https://consortiumnews.com/2026/08/13/whistleblower-david-mcbride-released-on-parole/
- https://indiemediaawards.substack.com/p/david-mcbride?r=539iu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
  Indie Media Awards
  David McBride
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  2 years ago · Indie
Making Your Local Elected Officials Squirm Over Their Allowing the Surveillance State to Happen
- https://x.com/brandilwells/status/2087946075990581481?s=20
  King Arthur Fan@brandilwells
  4:55 PM · Aug 13, 2026 · 84.9K Views
  85 Replies · 1.41K Reposts · 5.87K Likes
DNC’s Elderly Phone Scam - Hook and Squeeze: Adam Bonica, Data4Democracy Adam Bonica
- https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/hook-and-squeeze?r=539iu&utm_medium=ios

On Data and Democracy

Hook and Squeeze

This investigation was originally developed for The New York Times, where it underwent eight months of editing, multiple rounds of fact-checking, and independent replication of the underlying methodology. The piece had a scheduled publication date when requests for comment were sent. It was only after the Times reached out to the subjects of the investi…

3 days ago · 814 likes · 117 comments · Adam Bonica

⭐ GoFundMes Need Help - Words of Will, Nataliya Vlchekova, Aspen Martin, RIP Chanda Masta

Words of Will - his wife Elizabeth was diagnosed with breast cancer recently. She had her hours reduced to part time and he is doing door dash while taking care of 2 kids and her. They have no help.
- https://x.com/Words_Of_Will_/status/2058576579656102008?s=20
  Words Of Will@Words_Of_Will_
  My wife has Breast Cancer and her job just cut her to part-time so she cant get the insurance she was supposed to get in June. Now we are in a really bad situation with no insurance. If you can share this link it really helps! Thanks
  gofund.me
  Donate to Help Elizabeth & Her Boys Through Breast Cancer, organized by Elizabeth Wimmer
  3:51 PM · May 24, 2026 · 794 Views
  2 Replies · 13 Reposts · 12 Likes
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-elizabeth-her-boys-through-breast-cancer
Nataliya Vlchekova - Here Legally, Held for more than 8 MONTHS by ICE in Ohio, Deporting Her to Ukraine
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nataliyas-legal-fight-with-ice
#Justice4Aspen - Aspen Martin facing DECADES in prison for drug trafficking for being a passenger in someone else’s RV.
- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Justice4Aspen
- https://gofund.me/fd8c305c9
Chanda Masta - Sadly, she lost her fight to cancer on Thursday, April 2 and returned home. If there’s anything you can do, it’s greatly appreciated.
- The Chanda Masta Fuck Cancer Collection is now available at the Indie News Shop.
- https://indienewsshop.itemorder.com/shop/category/663020/
- https://indiemediaawards.substack.com/p/chanda-masta?r=539iu

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