DemCast Minnesota

A Trump insider opened a $51,000,000 oil short position — hours before Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran. This guy is now 16 for 16. $170 million in profit. A perfect streak. This is not a talented trader. "We placed the bet." "The ceasefire dropped." "We cashed out." Sixteen times in a row. That is not skill. That is not instinct. That is not research. That is someone who knows what is coming before it comes. Think about what that actually means. A private individual is placing a $51 million bet that oil prices are about to collapse — hours before a sitting president announces a ceasefire that collapses oil prices. Not once. Sixteen times. Zero losses. There are only two explanations and both should terrify you. Either someone inside the White House — or with direct access to it — is leaking ceasefire negotiations to traders before diplomats, before the press, before the American people hear a single word. That is insider trading. That is corruption. That is a federal crime. Or the timing of the announcement itself is being shaped around the trade. Which is worse. This is not a genius investor who reads the news faster than you do. The news hadn't happened yet. He wasn't reading the news. He was getting a phone call. While Americans were watching the ceasefire announcement and feeling relieved — somebody already knew. Somebody had already bet $51 million on it. And somebody was already counting their winnings. You are not watching a free market. You are watching a White House with a side hustle. Via~ Really American

Today we passed a ban on cryptocurrency kiosks off the Senate floor on a 57-10 bipartisan vote. We heard from law enforcement and senior citizens that these devices were being used to rob seniors of their life savings—and I was proud to vote yes. I’m hoping the House will pass the bill as well and it can become law this year.

Trump is using foreign steel instead of "garbage steel" for a ballroom while steelworkers at home lose their jobs. Minnesota's steelworkers helped build this country, won two world wars, and have worked harder than anyone in the White House. Their work is only "garbage" if you value a ballroom over someone's livelihood.