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[?]AkaSci 🛰️ » 🌐
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org

We wonder what the poll results would be if more people were aware of the latest grift scheme in Kazakhstan by trump, landing billions of dollars for his family and friends.

And this just one example of the culture of corruption and self-dealing in this White House.

nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/e

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    [?]AkaSci 🛰️ » 🌐
    @AkaSci@fosstodon.org

    No surprises in this poll by Strength In Numbers/Verasight.

    "After Obama at the top is a tight cluster of Democratic-aligned figures - Bernie Sanders, Mamdani, the Democratic Party itself, Buttigieg, Ossoff, AOC, Kamala Harris, and — the lone Republican to crack the top tier — Marco Rubio at 41.

    The bottom of the list is mostly Republicans.

    The only Democrats to poll worse than Trump - Schumer and Jeffries."

    gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-06-2

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    Graphic of poll results for America's popular politicians in 2026

    Alt...Graphic of poll results for America's popular politicians in 2026

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      [?]Allpoints » 🌐
      @allpoints@mstdn.social

      It appears ICE is unhappy with people knowing that Jonathan Ross has been identified as the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good. They tried to bully an election worker for sharing Jonathan Ross's name. Again, that name was Jonathan Ross.

      Look, I get it. You're fascists and therefore bullies. It shouldn't be too tough for you to figure out who I really am. Feel free to drop by anytime and try to intimidate me. I could use the laugh.

      newrepublic.com/post/212340/ic

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        [?]Democracy Matters :verified: » 🌐
        @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social

        We always knew it would end badly for Donald Trump; it’s just happening sooner than expected.

        That Trump is hastening HIS OWN DOWNFALL is icing on the cake.

        Go ahead and veto the housing bill, you dumb, thumb sucking motherfucker.

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          [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
          @KimPerales@toad.social

          "We're probably just seeing the tip of an iceberg. This is the🚨predictable result of the mainstreaming of unlimited . More rigging - insiders profit & outsiders are suckers."
          -Sen Murphy

          "Malik Beasley & Ed Davis -fmr NBA players,🚨have been indicted on sports gambling charges by fed prosecutors. says Beasley agreed to manipulate his play during a Jan 26, 2024 game while with the Bucks, & worked w Davis.
          -M Vorkunov

          Compromised:

          Pic from the NYT of Malik Beasley:

          Alt...Pic from the NYT of Malik Beasley:

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            [?]Brian Jopek » 🌐
            @BrianJopek@mastodon.world

            I despise the SCOTUS 6.

            A meme with a photo of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. and with the photo the following: If you live in a country where the Supreme Court confirms that yes your president is a rapist while simultaneously granting him sweeping presidential powers; you might live in a sh!t hole country.

            Alt...A meme with a photo of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. and with the photo the following: If you live in a country where the Supreme Court confirms that yes your president is a rapist while simultaneously granting him sweeping presidential powers; you might live in a sh!t hole country.

              [?]Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 » 🌐
              @Lazarou@mastodon.social

              RE: mastodon.social/@gwynnion/1168

              Taking a look at UK Labour and thinking "wow, what winners!"

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              [?]Nowhere Girl » 🌐
              @gwynnion@mastodon.social

              Democrats are like, "We promise, if we take Congress in the midterms, we will ban kids from the Internet, make big tech more powerful, and spy on all of you!"

                [?]Jeri Dansky [She/her] » 🌐
                @jeridansky@sfba.social

                Apparently the current administration *likes* teen pregnancies.

                stateline.org/2026/06/26/feder

                A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.

                The grants were canceled two years before their expiration dates because the programs did not align with agency priorities, according to one of the grantees who received a termination notice.

                Teen birth rates have fallen dramatically in the past 20 years, according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data — about 72% since 2007.

                h/t @DeniseG

                  [?]Toast, Anonymous Fedi Fungus » 🌐
                  @ShiitakeToast@beige.party

                  They’re going to invalidate the APA, aren’t they?

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                    [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
                    @KimPerales@toad.social

                    An unfathomable , due to the 's deadly immigration crackdown:🚨"They'd arrived in the homeland -A FEW HOURS BEFORE became a mass grave of concrete & buried bodies.🚨They returned with nothing -weren't supposed to return from the country where they'd gone to look for everything. Of the new🚨147 deportees💔-ONLY 12 FOUND ALIVE."

                    , elpais.com/america/2026-06-29/

                      [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                      @dalfen@mstdn.social

                      Trump can fire independent agency officials, like from , per , who also blocked from firing Federal Reserve officials, citing its "distinct historical tradition."

                      Trump knows how much more power he's been given and immediately celebrated on his social media writing that the "Historic and Unprecedented Ruling" was "one of the most important ever given with respect to Presidential Powers."

                      /1

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                      axios.com/2026/06/29/trump-ftc

                        [?]Netzblockierer » 🌐
                        @Netzblockierer@tech.lgbt

                        @VeroniqueB99 the problem is that this shit isn't merely contained to those USians that chose this Enshittification nor the USA, but that the US actively exports that shit!

                        • And I don't like that…

                          [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                          @dalfen@mstdn.social

                          More days, more corruption.

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                          Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten. 12 MIN READ Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times; Eduardo From: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                          Alt...Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten. 12 MIN READ Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times; Eduardo From: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                            [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                            @dalfen@mstdn.social

                            Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit ~

                            The sons of both the current US president and the commerce secretary are doing business with partners in a deal that their fathers negotiated, "continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration that has few precedents in American history." 👀

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                            nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/e

                            Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. Outside the village of Unrek, in rural Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union dug holes into the earth during the Cold War to prospect for tungsten. An American company plans to break ground there again. By Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten. Listen • 20:44 min By Paul Sonne and Eric Lipton Paul Sonne reported from Unrek, Karaganda and Astana in Kazakhstan, and Eric Lipton from Washington. June 28, 2026 Updated 9:52 a.m. ET https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                            Alt...Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. Outside the village of Unrek, in rural Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union dug holes into the earth during the Cold War to prospect for tungsten. An American company plans to break ground there again. By Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten. Listen • 20:44 min By Paul Sonne and Eric Lipton Paul Sonne reported from Unrek, Karaganda and Astana in Kazakhstan, and Eric Lipton from Washington. June 28, 2026 Updated 9:52 a.m. ET https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                            When Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with Kazakhstan's president at the St. Regis Hotel last September in New York, President Trump jumped in by phone as the men sealed a deal on a top priority for Washington. During the call, Mr. Trump and his team won an agreement from the Kazakh leader to give a little-known American company access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten, a metal that the United States desperately needs for the production of missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips and other critical goods. Ahead of the deal, the Trump administration approved preliminary applications for as much as $1.6 billion in federal financing for the American company, now called Kaz Resources, which plans to break ground on the project in rural Kazakhstan. It was not only Mr. Trump and Mr. Lutnick who saw an opportunity. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                            Alt...When Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with Kazakhstan's president at the St. Regis Hotel last September in New York, President Trump jumped in by phone as the men sealed a deal on a top priority for Washington. During the call, Mr. Trump and his team won an agreement from the Kazakh leader to give a little-known American company access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten, a metal that the United States desperately needs for the production of missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips and other critical goods. Ahead of the deal, the Trump administration approved preliminary applications for as much as $1.6 billion in federal financing for the American company, now called Kaz Resources, which plans to break ground on the project in rural Kazakhstan. It was not only Mr. Trump and Mr. Lutnick who saw an opportunity. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                            Their sons were soon doing business with partners in a deal that their fathers were negotiating, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration that has few precedents in American history. Within weeks of the St. Regis negotiations, investors with a firm called Dominari Securities, which is housed at Trump Tower in New York and partly owned by the president's two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, joined with other partners to take a 20 percent stake in a corporate entity related to the Kazakhstan project. Around the same time, Cantor Fitzgerald, an investment company controlled by Mr. Lutnick's family and overseen by his sons Brandon and Kyle Lutnick, helped one of the lead investors working with Dominari on the Kazakh deal raise $210 million in new capital for a related entity. Such rounds of fund-raising typically net Cantor millions of dollars in fees. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                            Alt...Their sons were soon doing business with partners in a deal that their fathers were negotiating, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration that has few precedents in American history. Within weeks of the St. Regis negotiations, investors with a firm called Dominari Securities, which is housed at Trump Tower in New York and partly owned by the president's two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, joined with other partners to take a 20 percent stake in a corporate entity related to the Kazakhstan project. Around the same time, Cantor Fitzgerald, an investment company controlled by Mr. Lutnick's family and overseen by his sons Brandon and Kyle Lutnick, helped one of the lead investors working with Dominari on the Kazakh deal raise $210 million in new capital for a related entity. Such rounds of fund-raising typically net Cantor millions of dollars in fees. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                              @dalfen@mstdn.social

                              The arrangement isn't an outlier.

                              • The families have financial ties to at least 14 companies actively working w/ the federal gov't on deals, incl. project

                              • All 14 companies have benefited from financial offers or have pending permit applications with Commerce Dept that oversees

                              • > $8.9 billion in federal funding the has provided or considered

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                              The Kazakh deal was ultimately signed on Nov. 6, six days after the investment involving the Trump sons and their partners, which was not publicly disclosed at the time. The arrangement is hardly an outlier. One or both families have financial ties to at least 14 companies that are actively working with the federal government on critical mining deals, including the Kazakhstan project, according to federal filings examined by The New York Times. All 14 of these companies have either benefited directly from offers of financial assistance from the Trump administration, or have pending permit applications before the Commerce Department, which Mr. Lutnick oversees, The Times found. The total amount of federal funding that the Trump administration has provided or is considering providing to the companies exceeds $8.9 billion, according to public statements by the companies and federal government. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              Alt...The Kazakh deal was ultimately signed on Nov. 6, six days after the investment involving the Trump sons and their partners, which was not publicly disclosed at the time. The arrangement is hardly an outlier. One or both families have financial ties to at least 14 companies that are actively working with the federal government on critical mining deals, including the Kazakhstan project, according to federal filings examined by The New York Times. All 14 of these companies have either benefited directly from offers of financial assistance from the Trump administration, or have pending permit applications before the Commerce Department, which Mr. Lutnick oversees, The Times found. The total amount of federal funding that the Trump administration has provided or is considering providing to the companies exceeds $8.9 billion, according to public statements by the companies and federal government. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              See all the mining companies with ties to C Cantor Fitzgerald or the T Trump family The 14 companies working on critical mining deals with the U.S. government that have ties to Cantor Fitzgerald or the Trump family. C USA RARE EARTH Approved to receive up to $1.3 billion in Commerce loans and $277 million in direct federal funding to accelerate neodymium-iron-boron magnet production and potentially another $565 million for rare earths mine in Brazil now held by a company it is acquiring. Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as lead agent on capital raise https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              Alt...See all the mining companies with ties to C Cantor Fitzgerald or the T Trump family The 14 companies working on critical mining deals with the U.S. government that have ties to Cantor Fitzgerald or the Trump family. C USA RARE EARTH Approved to receive up to $1.3 billion in Commerce loans and $277 million in direct federal funding to accelerate neodymium-iron-boron magnet production and potentially another $565 million for rare earths mine in Brazil now held by a company it is acquiring. Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as lead agent on capital raise https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              C T KAZ RESOURCES Pursuing $900 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank and up to $700 million from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to support plan to build tungsten mine in Kazakstan Ties: Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. are investors in firms involved in the deal; Dominari, another firm the Trump sons own in part, has financial ties to the deal. Cantor Fitzgerald helped one partner in the deal raise capital C PERPETUA RESOURCES Approved for a $2.9 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank for a central Idaho gold and antimony project Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as underwriter C ASP ISOTOPES Pursuing as much as $500 million in financing from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation via Renergen subsidary Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as underwriter https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              Alt...C T KAZ RESOURCES Pursuing $900 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank and up to $700 million from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to support plan to build tungsten mine in Kazakstan Ties: Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. are investors in firms involved in the deal; Dominari, another firm the Trump sons own in part, has financial ties to the deal. Cantor Fitzgerald helped one partner in the deal raise capital C PERPETUA RESOURCES Approved for a $2.9 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank for a central Idaho gold and antimony project Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as underwriter C ASP ISOTOPES Pursuing as much as $500 million in financing from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation via Renergen subsidary Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as underwriter https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              C CRITICAL METALS CORP. $120 million proposed loan from the Export-Import Bank Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as underwriter T VULCAN ELEMENTS Slated to receive $670 million in Pentagon and Commerce funds to build a domestic rare earth magnet production facility Ties: Donald Trump Jr. is a partner at 1789 Capital venture capital firm that has invested in Vulcan C THE METALS COMPANY Seabed mining application pending approval from Commerce Department Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as financial advisor C TRILOGY METALS Slated to receive a $35.6 million equity investment from the Department of Defense to accelerate copper and zinc mining in Alaska Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald hired as underwriter https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                              Alt...C CRITICAL METALS CORP. $120 million proposed loan from the Export-Import Bank Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as underwriter T VULCAN ELEMENTS Slated to receive $670 million in Pentagon and Commerce funds to build a domestic rare earth magnet production facility Ties: Donald Trump Jr. is a partner at 1789 Capital venture capital firm that has invested in Vulcan C THE METALS COMPANY Seabed mining application pending approval from Commerce Department Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as financial advisor C TRILOGY METALS Slated to receive a $35.6 million equity investment from the Department of Defense to accelerate copper and zinc mining in Alaska Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald hired as underwriter https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                                @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit ~

                                ~ "This emboldened mixing of federal policymaking and personal business began shortly after Trump returned to office last year, when the and sons played a role in billions of dollars of deals as the fathers helped set policies that supercharged the industry."

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                                C AMERICAN OCEAN MINERALS CORP Seabed minling licenses application pending with NOAA Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as advisor and private placement agent C GUARDIAN METAL RESOURCES Secured $6.2 million from the Department of Defense for a pre-feasibility study for a tungsten mining site in Nevada Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as manager for firm's initial public offering C TITAN MINING Secured $21 million Export-Import inding for a New York zinc mine and a deal with the U.S. Army, Also pursuing total of perhaps $120 million in additional loans and financing from Export-Import. Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as sales agency for stock sale https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                Alt...C AMERICAN OCEAN MINERALS CORP Seabed minling licenses application pending with NOAA Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as advisor and private placement agent C GUARDIAN METAL RESOURCES Secured $6.2 million from the Department of Defense for a pre-feasibility study for a tungsten mining site in Nevada Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as manager for firm's initial public offering C TITAN MINING Secured $21 million Export-Import inding for a New York zinc mine and a deal with the U.S. Army, Also pursuing total of perhaps $120 million in additional loans and financing from Export-Import. Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as sales agency for stock sale https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                C WESTWATER RESOURCES Received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank for Alabama attery-grade natural graphite materials mine Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as its investment banker C REELEMENT/AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION Pursuing an $80 million Pentagon loan to support an Indiana project that for rare-earths refining Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as financial advisor and fundraising agent C ENERGY FUELS INC Slated to get as much as $725 million loan from the Pentagon for White Mesa Mill, Utah, project Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as lead agent on capital raise https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                Alt...C WESTWATER RESOURCES Received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank for Alabama attery-grade natural graphite materials mine Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as its investment banker C REELEMENT/AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION Pursuing an $80 million Pentagon loan to support an Indiana project that for rare-earths refining Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as financial advisor and fundraising agent C ENERGY FUELS INC Slated to get as much as $725 million loan from the Pentagon for White Mesa Mill, Utah, project Ties: Cantor Fitzgerald as lead agent on capital raise https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                This emboldened mixing of federal policymaking and personal business began shortly after Mr. Trump returned to office last year, when the Trump and Lutnick sons played a role in billions of dollars of cryptocurrency deals as the fathers helped set policies that supercharged the crypto industry. Now, the families' ethically tangled pursuit of profits is extending to the new arms race for critical minerals. These kinds of deals are a warning sign, said Representative Maxine Dexter of Oregon, the top Democrat on the House panel that investigates accusations of wrongdoing in the mining industry. "Congress needs to make sure that taxpayer dollars are being used in the public's interest and not to benefit family members or those closely tied with the Trump administration," Ms. Dexter said in an interview. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                Alt...This emboldened mixing of federal policymaking and personal business began shortly after Mr. Trump returned to office last year, when the Trump and Lutnick sons played a role in billions of dollars of cryptocurrency deals as the fathers helped set policies that supercharged the crypto industry. Now, the families' ethically tangled pursuit of profits is extending to the new arms race for critical minerals. These kinds of deals are a warning sign, said Representative Maxine Dexter of Oregon, the top Democrat on the House panel that investigates accusations of wrongdoing in the mining industry. "Congress needs to make sure that taxpayer dollars are being used in the public's interest and not to benefit family members or those closely tied with the Trump administration," Ms. Dexter said in an interview. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                The White House and the Commerce Department, in separate statements, rejected any suggestion that the Trump administration was improperly mixing government actions with family business. "The only special interest guiding the Trump administration's decision-making is the best interest of the American people," Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said in a statement to The Times. "Securing and reshoring America's critical supply chains has been a top priority for President Trump, and Secretary Lutnick along with the rest of the administration continue to take historic action to safeguard America's national and economic security." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                Alt...The White House and the Commerce Department, in separate statements, rejected any suggestion that the Trump administration was improperly mixing government actions with family business. "The only special interest guiding the Trump administration's decision-making is the best interest of the American people," Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said in a statement to The Times. "Securing and reshoring America's critical supply chains has been a top priority for President Trump, and Secretary Lutnick along with the rest of the administration continue to take historic action to safeguard America's national and economic security." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                                  @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                  Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit ~

                                  ~ "With its exceptional hardness, density and high melting point, (is)... the 'war metal,' w/ key uses in munitions, aviation & weapons." 👀

                                  The USSR's collapse "interrupted its plans for new mines in , a former Soviet republic." And the last mine stopped production ~10 yrs ago.

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                                  Graphic showing the connections of current US President Donald Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick – The U.S. government is considering providing as much $1.6 billion in financing for Kazakhstan mining deal with Kaz Resources Trump's family ties flow to his sons Donald Jt. and Eric via Dominari Securities. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family ties flow to his sons, Kyle and Brandon, via Cantor Fitzgerald. "Lutnick's sons raised capital for ASP Isotopes," then "ASP subsidiary invests in the deal" Via Dominari Securities, "Trump's sons were investors in the deal" Credit: Simon Ducroquet/The New York Times (not seen in screenshot) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  Alt...Graphic showing the connections of current US President Donald Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick – The U.S. government is considering providing as much $1.6 billion in financing for Kazakhstan mining deal with Kaz Resources Trump's family ties flow to his sons Donald Jt. and Eric via Dominari Securities. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family ties flow to his sons, Kyle and Brandon, via Cantor Fitzgerald. "Lutnick's sons raised capital for ASP Isotopes," then "ASP subsidiary invests in the deal" Via Dominari Securities, "Trump's sons were investors in the deal" Credit: Simon Ducroquet/The New York Times (not seen in screenshot) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  The screenshot shows the end of the graphic showing the current US president and commerce secretary's family ties to the mining deal in Kazakstan, from which they seek to profit. Graphic credit: Simon Ducroquet/The New York Times Text: "At the center of the Kazakhstan deal is an Australia-born rabbi named Pini Althaus, who moved to the United States years ago and set his sights on critical minerals. Mr. Althaus is the executive chairman of Kaz Resources and the related company that will mine the Kazakh tungsten deposit, and he remains a shareholder in another critical minerals firm he founded that secured up to $1.6 billion in Commerce Department financing this month. He has proved to be a savvy player, soliciting - and receiving - direct support from top-level federal officials, including Mr. Lutnick, in his efforts to secure deals." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  Alt...The screenshot shows the end of the graphic showing the current US president and commerce secretary's family ties to the mining deal in Kazakstan, from which they seek to profit. Graphic credit: Simon Ducroquet/The New York Times Text: "At the center of the Kazakhstan deal is an Australia-born rabbi named Pini Althaus, who moved to the United States years ago and set his sights on critical minerals. Mr. Althaus is the executive chairman of Kaz Resources and the related company that will mine the Kazakh tungsten deposit, and he remains a shareholder in another critical minerals firm he founded that secured up to $1.6 billion in Commerce Department financing this month. He has proved to be a savvy player, soliciting - and receiving - direct support from top-level federal officials, including Mr. Lutnick, in his efforts to secure deals." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  In a series of interviews, he said his discussions with the U.S. government about the tungsten deal started during the Biden administration and did not benefit from any political favors. Mr. Althaus said that in the weeks after the St. Regis meeting, he was approached by new investors, but that he had never met Mr. Trump's sons and did not know they were involved. He later came to learn about the Trump family's participation and understood how that might generate questions, he said. "I can see how the optics might be disturbing to some people," Mr. Althaus said. "But that's unfortunate because this company and this project goes way beyond any one president, let alone any family." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  Alt...In a series of interviews, he said his discussions with the U.S. government about the tungsten deal started during the Biden administration and did not benefit from any political favors. Mr. Althaus said that in the weeks after the St. Regis meeting, he was approached by new investors, but that he had never met Mr. Trump's sons and did not know they were involved. He later came to learn about the Trump family's participation and understood how that might generate questions, he said. "I can see how the optics might be disturbing to some people," Mr. Althaus said. "But that's unfortunate because this company and this project goes way beyond any one president, let alone any family." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  Central Asia's Promise Past the herds of free-roaming horses, the abandoned skeleton of a Soviet worker village and the rolling hills of a verdant Kazakh steppe are the giant water-filled craters at the center of the U.S. deal. Here, outside the village of Unrek, population 407, the little lakes mark the places where the Soviet Union dug holes to prospect for tungsten. With its exceptional hardness, density and high melting point, tungsten became known as the "war metal," with key uses in munitions, aviation and weapons. The Soviet Union's collapse interrupted its plans for new mines in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic. Tungsten mining in the United States also petered out, with the last operating U.S. mine, in Utah, ceasing production about a decade ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                  Alt...Central Asia's Promise Past the herds of free-roaming horses, the abandoned skeleton of a Soviet worker village and the rolling hills of a verdant Kazakh steppe are the giant water-filled craters at the center of the U.S. deal. Here, outside the village of Unrek, population 407, the little lakes mark the places where the Soviet Union dug holes to prospect for tungsten. With its exceptional hardness, density and high melting point, tungsten became known as the "war metal," with key uses in munitions, aviation and weapons. The Soviet Union's collapse interrupted its plans for new mines in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic. Tungsten mining in the United States also petered out, with the last operating U.S. mine, in Utah, ceasing production about a decade ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

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                                    "The U.S. desperately needs tungsten for the production of missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips and other critical goods." 👀

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                                    Image: The shells of prefabricated buildings that the Soviet Union had constructed for a worker village stand as an unfinished ghost town between tungsten deposits on the Kazakh steppe. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    Alt...Image: The shells of prefabricated buildings that the Soviet Union had constructed for a worker village stand as an unfinished ghost town between tungsten deposits on the Kazakh steppe. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    China came to dominate the global tungsten trade. But as Mr. Trump was returning to the White House, Beijing began restricting tungsten and other critical mineral exports, sending the benchmark price for the metal outside China surging sixfold in the past year. Mr. Trump and his aides responded by pushing through, with the help of Congress, a giant wave of federal funding to bankroll a new generation of U.S. mining firms. Since Mr. Trump returned to office, the federal government has given conditional or final approval to 60 critical minerals projects worldwide backed by $18.6 billion in federal loans, loan guarantees or other financing, according to a count in May by BMO Capital Markets, a leading bank in the sector. That is the largest amount in U.S. history, a bank executive said. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    Alt...China came to dominate the global tungsten trade. But as Mr. Trump was returning to the White House, Beijing began restricting tungsten and other critical mineral exports, sending the benchmark price for the metal outside China surging sixfold in the past year. Mr. Trump and his aides responded by pushing through, with the help of Congress, a giant wave of federal funding to bankroll a new generation of U.S. mining firms. Since Mr. Trump returned to office, the federal government has given conditional or final approval to 60 critical minerals projects worldwide backed by $18.6 billion in federal loans, loan guarantees or other financing, according to a count in May by BMO Capital Markets, a leading bank in the sector. That is the largest amount in U.S. history, a bank executive said. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    The Pentagon and the Export-Import Bank, where Mr. Lutnick sits on the board, are among the federal agencies bankrolling the push. The moves have created a modern-day gold rush in the critical minerals industry, as start-ups seek to get a chunk of the federal largess. For example, Donald Trump Jr. is a partner at another investment firm that last summer took a stake in a tiny start-up mining company called Vulcan Elements. Months later, the company signed a nearly $700 million deal with the federal government to help finance the expansion of its production in North Carolina. "The level of activity compared to, say, 2023 is like night and day" said Max Yerrill, a BMO vice president. "It has been one of the hottest sectors." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    Alt...The Pentagon and the Export-Import Bank, where Mr. Lutnick sits on the board, are among the federal agencies bankrolling the push. The moves have created a modern-day gold rush in the critical minerals industry, as start-ups seek to get a chunk of the federal largess. For example, Donald Trump Jr. is a partner at another investment firm that last summer took a stake in a tiny start-up mining company called Vulcan Elements. Months later, the company signed a nearly $700 million deal with the federal government to help finance the expansion of its production in North Carolina. "The level of activity compared to, say, 2023 is like night and day" said Max Yerrill, a BMO vice president. "It has been one of the hottest sectors." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    Image: A rock sample with tungsten ore, illuminated by ultraviolet light, that was picked up at the Kazakhstan site. The U.S. desperately needs tungsten for the production of missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips and other critical goods. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times For Kazakh officials, such deals offer their landlocked nation a new calling card in foreign affairs and an entree with Mr. Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                    Alt...Image: A rock sample with tungsten ore, illuminated by ultraviolet light, that was picked up at the Kazakhstan site. The U.S. desperately needs tungsten for the production of missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips and other critical goods. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times For Kazakh officials, such deals offer their landlocked nation a new calling card in foreign affairs and an entree with Mr. Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

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                                      @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                      With the government cutting deals with Kazakhstan "at the highest levels" and pledging to finance "to make the math work," the "could get access to an estimated 12,000 metric tons of a year, about as much as is now imported annually."

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                                      The country can produce and process 25 of the 60 commodities on the U.S. critical minerals list, according to Olzhas Alibekov, a top official at Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry and Construction. "Kazakhstan is positioning itself as an important player in the global rare and rare earth metals market," said Nurlan Zhakupov, the chief executive of the Kazakh sovereign wealth fund, which owns the state mining company that is partnering with Kaz Resources on the tungsten project. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                      Alt...The country can produce and process 25 of the 60 commodities on the U.S. critical minerals list, according to Olzhas Alibekov, a top official at Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry and Construction. "Kazakhstan is positioning itself as an important player in the global rare and rare earth metals market," said Nurlan Zhakupov, the chief executive of the Kazakh sovereign wealth fund, which owns the state mining company that is partnering with Kaz Resources on the tungsten project. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                      UTCThat project will require a huge investment, which Mr. Althaus estimates will total about $650 million initially and $1.1 billion over the life of the project. According to his firm's own calculations, the tungsten there might be worth as much as $80 billion. His company could not make the project happen by itself. He needed the U.S. government to cut a deal with Kazakhstan at the highest levels, and to pledge financing to make the math work. In return, the United States could get access to an estimated 12,000 metric tons of tungsten a year, about as much as is now imported annually. A New York Deal At the St. Regis Hotel that day in September 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan was in the middle of a speed-dating-like procession of meetings with executives from corporate giants like Citigroup, Amazon and Chevron. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                      Alt...UTCThat project will require a huge investment, which Mr. Althaus estimates will total about $650 million initially and $1.1 billion over the life of the project. According to his firm's own calculations, the tungsten there might be worth as much as $80 billion. His company could not make the project happen by itself. He needed the U.S. government to cut a deal with Kazakhstan at the highest levels, and to pledge financing to make the math work. In return, the United States could get access to an estimated 12,000 metric tons of tungsten a year, about as much as is now imported annually. A New York Deal At the St. Regis Hotel that day in September 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan was in the middle of a speed-dating-like procession of meetings with executives from corporate giants like Citigroup, Amazon and Chevron. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                      Among Mr. Tokayev's corporate guests was Mr. Althaus, who was there to push Kazakhstan to approve the mining project. Mr. Lutnick had his own audience with the Kazakh president at the hotel that day. "You have great critical minerals that we can invest in together," the commerce secretary told Mr. Tokayev, according to a recording of parts of the meeting that the Kazakh leader posted on social media. Mr. Lutnick had made a number of moves over several months to help push along the deal. He sent a letter last year to Mr. Tokayev urging the country to give the contract to Mr. Althaus and his financial backers, telling them that the Trump administration "fully supports" the company (then known as Cove Kaz) in its efforts. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945

                                      Alt...Among Mr. Tokayev's corporate guests was Mr. Althaus, who was there to push Kazakhstan to approve the mining project. Mr. Lutnick had his own audience with the Kazakh president at the hotel that day. "You have great critical minerals that we can invest in together," the commerce secretary told Mr. Tokayev, according to a recording of parts of the meeting that the Kazakh leader posted on social media. Mr. Lutnick had made a number of moves over several months to help push along the deal. He sent a letter last year to Mr. Tokayev urging the country to give the contract to Mr. Althaus and his financial backers, telling them that the Trump administration "fully supports" the company (then known as Cove Kaz) in its efforts. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945

                                      Read the document A letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan. READ DOCUMENT The Export-Import Bank and a second federal agency where Mr. Lutnick is also on the board, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, each issued letters of interest last summer to provide Mr. Althaus's firm with tentative financing for the project. Those loans together could be worth as much as $1.6 billion. By the time of the St. Regis meeting, Mr. Lutnick was closing in on securing Mr. Tokayev's agreement for the deal. That is when Mr. Trump called in. "President Trump, Secretary Lutnick and Secretary Rubio all personally got involved," said Mr. Althaus, who did not attend the closed-door meeting. "President Trump did the final negotiation with President Tokayev for this deal." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945

                                      Alt...Read the document A letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan. READ DOCUMENT The Export-Import Bank and a second federal agency where Mr. Lutnick is also on the board, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, each issued letters of interest last summer to provide Mr. Althaus's firm with tentative financing for the project. Those loans together could be worth as much as $1.6 billion. By the time of the St. Regis meeting, Mr. Lutnick was closing in on securing Mr. Tokayev's agreement for the deal. That is when Mr. Trump called in. "President Trump, Secretary Lutnick and Secretary Rubio all personally got involved," said Mr. Althaus, who did not attend the closed-door meeting. "President Trump did the final negotiation with President Tokayev for this deal." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945

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                                        @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                        The admin's recent deal w/ 'USA Rare Earth,' "gives the Commerce Dept. 16 million shares" of company stock. 👀

                                        Congressional Dems called for an investigation, telling in a letter it's ~'the latest example of how official Commerce Dept. business has intersected w/ 's financial interests during your tenure.'

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                                        Chinese bidders were also looking to get access to the Kazakh tungsten site, which is one reason Mr. Althaus needed help from the U.S. government. The final signing took place on Nov. 6, during a high-profile summit in Washington, where Mr. Trump welcomed the five leaders of Central Asia and highlighted his interest in their critical minerals. "X" social media post: U.S. Mission to Kazakhs... @USembassyKAZ • Follow This joint venture between Cove Kaz Capital and Kazakhstan's national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk is a landmark project for U.S. investment in Kazakhstan's mining sector. @kz.usembassy.gov/special-envoy-... Show more X This joint venture between Cove Kaz Capital and Kazakhstan's national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk is a landmark project for U.S. investment in Kazakhstan's mining sector. U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Under President Donald Trump's Icadership, the United States intends to engage with Central Asian nations at unprecedented levels. We are thrilled that Kazakhstan is becoming a reliable partner, and will continue to identify areas of mutual interest. Sergio Gor Special Envoy C5+1 8:09 AM • Feb 11, 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        Alt...Chinese bidders were also looking to get access to the Kazakh tungsten site, which is one reason Mr. Althaus needed help from the U.S. government. The final signing took place on Nov. 6, during a high-profile summit in Washington, where Mr. Trump welcomed the five leaders of Central Asia and highlighted his interest in their critical minerals. "X" social media post: U.S. Mission to Kazakhs... @USembassyKAZ • Follow This joint venture between Cove Kaz Capital and Kazakhstan's national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk is a landmark project for U.S. investment in Kazakhstan's mining sector. @kz.usembassy.gov/special-envoy-... Show more X This joint venture between Cove Kaz Capital and Kazakhstan's national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk is a landmark project for U.S. investment in Kazakhstan's mining sector. U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Under President Donald Trump's Icadership, the United States intends to engage with Central Asian nations at unprecedented levels. We are thrilled that Kazakhstan is becoming a reliable partner, and will continue to identify areas of mutual interest. Sergio Gor Special Envoy C5+1 8:09 AM • Feb 11, 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        Under the terms of the deal, Mr. Althaus's firm now owns 70 percent of the venture, and the Kazakh state mining company will own 30 percent. Investors involved in the Kazakh deal have several different business plans slated to benefit from Trump administration support — and that also do business with Cantor Fitzgerald. This month, for example, the Trump administration committed to provide up to $1.6 billion in financial support to USA Rare Earth, the other mining company Mr. Althaus founded and in which he remains a shareholder. That deal gives the Commerce Department 16 million shares of the company's stock. Cantor Fitzgerald separately earned millions of dollars in fees by helping USA Rare Earth in a series of deals since last year that ultimately raised $1.5 billion for the company. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        Alt...Under the terms of the deal, Mr. Althaus's firm now owns 70 percent of the venture, and the Kazakh state mining company will own 30 percent. Investors involved in the Kazakh deal have several different business plans slated to benefit from Trump administration support — and that also do business with Cantor Fitzgerald. This month, for example, the Trump administration committed to provide up to $1.6 billion in financial support to USA Rare Earth, the other mining company Mr. Althaus founded and in which he remains a shareholder. That deal gives the Commerce Department 16 million shares of the company's stock. Cantor Fitzgerald separately earned millions of dollars in fees by helping USA Rare Earth in a series of deals since last year that ultimately raised $1.5 billion for the company. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        Cantor Fitzgerald, which Mr. Lutnick ran before he became commerce secretary, has long had a division that helps mining companies raise capital. But it has seen a surge in its business helping to launch or finance mining companies, especially those benefiting from Trump administration support. Democrats in Congress have called for an investigation into the proposed Commerce Department stake in USA Rare Earth. They told Mr. Lutnick in a letter that it was "the latest example of how official Commerce Department business has intersected with Cantor Fitzgerald's financial interests during your tenure." Even some Trump administration officials directly involved in the effort - who spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter - said they were disappointed to see the links between the Lutnick and Trump families and the projects the government has proposed to help finance. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        Alt...Cantor Fitzgerald, which Mr. Lutnick ran before he became commerce secretary, has long had a division that helps mining companies raise capital. But it has seen a surge in its business helping to launch or finance mining companies, especially those benefiting from Trump administration support. Democrats in Congress have called for an investigation into the proposed Commerce Department stake in USA Rare Earth. They told Mr. Lutnick in a letter that it was "the latest example of how official Commerce Department business has intersected with Cantor Fitzgerald's financial interests during your tenure." Even some Trump administration officials directly involved in the effort - who spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter - said they were disappointed to see the links between the Lutnick and Trump families and the projects the government has proposed to help finance. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        A Cantor spokesman, in a statement to The Times, said the company's executives were not involved in discussions related to government funding on behalf of their mining industry clients. "Cantor is a natural partner for companies raising capital to meet the growing demand for critical minerals," said the spokesman, Stan Neve. In a statement, the Commerce Department said that neither Mr. Lutnick nor anyone at the department had "interacted with or had any discussions whatsoever with Cantor Fitzgerald regarding the rare earth minerals industry." It noted that Mr. Lutnick had sold his ownership stake in Cantor. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                        Alt...A Cantor spokesman, in a statement to The Times, said the company's executives were not involved in discussions related to government funding on behalf of their mining industry clients. "Cantor is a natural partner for companies raising capital to meet the growing demand for critical minerals," said the spokesman, Stan Neve. In a statement, the Commerce Department said that neither Mr. Lutnick nor anyone at the department had "interacted with or had any discussions whatsoever with Cantor Fitzgerald regarding the rare earth minerals industry." It noted that Mr. Lutnick had sold his ownership stake in Cantor. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

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                                          @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                          ~"The brothers' ties to the deal started at their father's tower in NYC...where Dominari Securities...had set up its offices after Trump's first stint in the White House ended."

                                          Such proximity to the Trump Org's HQ "afforded Dominari execs the chance to form friendships (and then business relationships) with Trump's sons."

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                                          A Trump Stake The Trump brothers' ties to the Kazakhstan deal started at their father's tower on Fifth Avenue in New York. That is where Dominari Securities, a small financial services firm, had set up its offices after Mr. Trump's first stint in the White House ended. Such proximity to the Trump Organization's headquarters afforded Dominari executives the chance to form friendships — and then business relationships — with Mr. Trump's sons. "That's how the relationship started and developed," Allan Evans, one of Dominari's business partners, said in an interview. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          Alt...A Trump Stake The Trump brothers' ties to the Kazakhstan deal started at their father's tower on Fifth Avenue in New York. That is where Dominari Securities, a small financial services firm, had set up its offices after Mr. Trump's first stint in the White House ended. Such proximity to the Trump Organization's headquarters afforded Dominari executives the chance to form friendships — and then business relationships — with Mr. Trump's sons. "That's how the relationship started and developed," Allan Evans, one of Dominari's business partners, said in an interview. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          After Mr. Trump returned to the White House, Dominari hired Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump as paid advisers, giving them stock now worth about $7 million, representing about 10 percent of the company's total shares. The firm launched an explicit effort to invest in companies aligned with the president's agenda, ranging from military drones to critical minerals. To carry out the Kazakh tungsten investment, Dominari relied on the sort of complex corporate maneuvering that is a hallmark of its deals. First, Dominari partnered with Paul E. Mann, a British investor and entrepreneur who more recently has also been looking to get into the critical minerals sector. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          Alt...After Mr. Trump returned to the White House, Dominari hired Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump as paid advisers, giving them stock now worth about $7 million, representing about 10 percent of the company's total shares. The firm launched an explicit effort to invest in companies aligned with the president's agenda, ranging from military drones to critical minerals. To carry out the Kazakh tungsten investment, Dominari relied on the sort of complex corporate maneuvering that is a hallmark of its deals. First, Dominari partnered with Paul E. Mann, a British investor and entrepreneur who more recently has also been looking to get into the critical minerals sector. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          Using a subsidiary of Mr. Mann's nuclear energy company, ASP Isotopes, the group of investors last summer bought a controlling amount of shares in a failing road construction firm called Skyline Builders. That might seem like an odd move, but they did so for a reason — Skyline is listed on the Nasdaq exchange. So the ASP subsidiary now controlled a publicly traded company. Dominari and the Trump sons joined this effort through what is known as a Special Purpose Vehicle, which took a stake in Skyline, as was first reported by The Financial Times. The Trump sons have a second small interest in the deal, through an investment they made directly in the ASP subsidiary late last year, according to Mr. Mann. In late September, the Trump administration secured the verbal agreement from the Kazakh government for the tungsten rights. That set their move into play. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          Alt...Using a subsidiary of Mr. Mann's nuclear energy company, ASP Isotopes, the group of investors last summer bought a controlling amount of shares in a failing road construction firm called Skyline Builders. That might seem like an odd move, but they did so for a reason — Skyline is listed on the Nasdaq exchange. So the ASP subsidiary now controlled a publicly traded company. Dominari and the Trump sons joined this effort through what is known as a Special Purpose Vehicle, which took a stake in Skyline, as was first reported by The Financial Times. The Trump sons have a second small interest in the deal, through an investment they made directly in the ASP subsidiary late last year, according to Mr. Mann. In late September, the Trump administration secured the verbal agreement from the Kazakh government for the tungsten rights. That set their move into play. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          That set their move into play. In October, Cantor Fitzgerald helped raise $210 million for ASP Isotopes. By Oct. 31, Skyline, now controlled by ASP, took a 20 percent stake in Mr. Althaus's Kazakhstan-focused corporate entity, for $20 million. The former road building company was suddenly in the mining business. Six days later, the final deal with the Kazakh government was signed in Washington by Mr. Lutnick. Mr. Mann, in an interview, insisted the money that Cantor raised for ASP Isotopes was not used in the mining deal. Nevertheless, Cantor — the investment firm overseen by Mr. Lutnick's sons — was fund-raising for Mr. Mann's company at the same time that its subsidiary was preparing to invest in a deal that Mr. Lutnick was negotiating as commerce secretary. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                          Alt...That set their move into play. In October, Cantor Fitzgerald helped raise $210 million for ASP Isotopes. By Oct. 31, Skyline, now controlled by ASP, took a 20 percent stake in Mr. Althaus's Kazakhstan-focused corporate entity, for $20 million. The former road building company was suddenly in the mining business. Six days later, the final deal with the Kazakh government was signed in Washington by Mr. Lutnick. Mr. Mann, in an interview, insisted the money that Cantor raised for ASP Isotopes was not used in the mining deal. Nevertheless, Cantor — the investment firm overseen by Mr. Lutnick's sons — was fund-raising for Mr. Mann's company at the same time that its subsidiary was preparing to invest in a deal that Mr. Lutnick was negotiating as commerce secretary. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                                            @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                            Kaz Resources might be traded publicly if approves a "reverse merger" replacing Skyline Builders on .

                                            Investors will profit by trading stock before comes out of ground. gov't backing "often pushes up the stock price, making money for early-stage investors who exit at the right time."

                                            Cut a Billion-Dollar Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit ~

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                                            nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/e

                                            In December, Mr. Mann approached Mr. Althaus with a proposal for a maneuver known as a "reverse merger," which would replace Skyline Builders on the Nasdaq exchange with a new entity known as Kaz Resources, Mr. Althaus said. The merger, which will essentially take the mining operation public, was announced in April. The listing will allow investors to profit on the Kazakhstan project by trading its stock before any tungsten comes out of the ground. U.S. government backing of such projects often pushes up the stock price, making money for early-stage investors who exit at the right time. As part of the merger, Skyline agreed to make about $50 million available for the Kazakh project beyond the original $20 million investment, Mr. Althaus said. Mr. Althaus said he needed the money from the merger to begin work on the Kazakhstan project. The merger still requires U.S. regulatory approval to close. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            Alt...In December, Mr. Mann approached Mr. Althaus with a proposal for a maneuver known as a "reverse merger," which would replace Skyline Builders on the Nasdaq exchange with a new entity known as Kaz Resources, Mr. Althaus said. The merger, which will essentially take the mining operation public, was announced in April. The listing will allow investors to profit on the Kazakhstan project by trading its stock before any tungsten comes out of the ground. U.S. government backing of such projects often pushes up the stock price, making money for early-stage investors who exit at the right time. As part of the merger, Skyline agreed to make about $50 million available for the Kazakh project beyond the original $20 million investment, Mr. Althaus said. Mr. Althaus said he needed the money from the merger to begin work on the Kazakhstan project. The merger still requires U.S. regulatory approval to close. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            Dominari did not respond to requests to comment. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. said in separate statements that they were not involved in the specifics of the deal, with Eric Trump writing that he "has always been a passive investor with absolutely no management role." Mr. Mann confirmed that Mr. Trump's sons have a financial interest in the deal. But he said he had not spoken to them, or anyone in the Trump family, about it. "When you look at it, take a step back here, there's no conflict of interest here," Mr. Mann said. "And it's certainly in the United States government's best interest to want to do this deal." He also said he did not pick Cantor to raise money for his company because Mr. Lutnick is commerce secretary. "Of course not," he said, adding, "Should Cantor exclude themselves from all deals in the mining sector? That's unfair on Cantor" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            Alt...Dominari did not respond to requests to comment. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. said in separate statements that they were not involved in the specifics of the deal, with Eric Trump writing that he "has always been a passive investor with absolutely no management role." Mr. Mann confirmed that Mr. Trump's sons have a financial interest in the deal. But he said he had not spoken to them, or anyone in the Trump family, about it. "When you look at it, take a step back here, there's no conflict of interest here," Mr. Mann said. "And it's certainly in the United States government's best interest to want to do this deal." He also said he did not pick Cantor to raise money for his company because Mr. Lutnick is commerce secretary. "Of course not," he said, adding, "Should Cantor exclude themselves from all deals in the mining sector? That's unfair on Cantor" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            Moving Toward Production So far, none of the $1.6 billion in U.S. government financial support for the Kazakh mining project has come through, as it is subject to additional approvals, a Trump administration official said. Mr. Althaus's firm is undertaking a final feasibility study that will be reviewed. That does not mean that no one has made money. Federal filings suggest that both Cantor Fitzgerald (run by the Lutnicks) and Dominari Securities (partly owned by the Trumps) have earned fees for their work. They were both paid for their services helping executives involved in the series of transactions to raise new capital. Mr. Althaus said he was now focused on moving the project toward production, which he hopes will begin by 2030, though there is pressure to speed up the timeline. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            Alt...Moving Toward Production So far, none of the $1.6 billion in U.S. government financial support for the Kazakh mining project has come through, as it is subject to additional approvals, a Trump administration official said. Mr. Althaus's firm is undertaking a final feasibility study that will be reviewed. That does not mean that no one has made money. Federal filings suggest that both Cantor Fitzgerald (run by the Lutnicks) and Dominari Securities (partly owned by the Trumps) have earned fees for their work. They were both paid for their services helping executives involved in the series of transactions to raise new capital. Mr. Althaus said he was now focused on moving the project toward production, which he hopes will begin by 2030, though there is pressure to speed up the timeline. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            "If we had a door to knock on, so to speak, we would have," he said. "We did this the hard way through advocacy." Image: Employees working for Mr. Althaus's firm at the tungsten site. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                            Alt..."If we had a door to knock on, so to speak, we would have," he said. "We did this the hard way through advocacy." Image: Employees working for Mr. Althaus's firm at the tungsten site. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

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                                              Letters from Howard of the Dept. of Commerce and the United States International Development Corporation (DFC) to the government of , reaffirming the US government's commitment to the country and attempting to secure a specially-financed mining-related deal(s).

                                              Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit ~

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                                              UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF CC Howard W. Lutnick Secretary of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20230 April 14, 2025 His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Astana Dear Mr. President: My warm greetings to you and the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrated the spring equinox during Nauryz and prepare for the upcoming festivities on the Day of the Unity of the People. I understand that this important occasion symbolizes friendship, solidarity, mutual respect, and trust, reflecting your nation's rich cultural diversity. May this season bring joy, continued success, and national cohesion to Kazakhstan. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Trump Administration, I want to reaffirm the United States Government's commitment to expanding our commercial and economic relationship with Kazakhstan, particularly in the critical minerals sector. As global supply chains face mounting challenges, deepening cooperation with reliable partners such as Kazakhstan is essential to ensuring long-term security and economic resilience. U.S. companies stand ready to support this effort, and I want to highlight the pivotal role of Cove Kaz Capital Group, LLC ("Cove Kaz") in advancing Kazakhstan's position as a global supplier of critical minerals. With President Donald J. Trump's directive to reinforce cooperation with nations rich in mineral resources in mind, we noted with interest that the Government of Kazakhstan has shortlisted Cove Kaz's proposal for the privatization of the Norther Katpar and Upper Kairakty tungsten mining operations. Cove Kaz reports that it and its related companies have established themselves as key participants in the country's mineral development sector, including as the first U.S.-based investment company to receive critical minerals and rare earth concessions in Kazakhstan. I have been informed that the company now holds thirteen concessions spanning lithium, tantalum, beryllium, niobium, cesium, tin, and other rare carth elements. By selecting Cove Kaz's proposal, Kazakhstan can position itself as a leading global supplier of tungsten, further building on its reputation as a reliable source for the industrial sector and enhancing supply chain resilience and security. The U.S. Government fully supports Cove Kaz's proposed investment in Kazakhstan's mining sector and considers this tungsten mining project vital to strengthening our strategic relationship. I urge your government to facilitate the timely approval of its proposal, as Cove Kaz is dedicated to responsible resource development through its investments in advanced https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                              Alt...UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF CC Howard W. Lutnick Secretary of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20230 April 14, 2025 His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Astana Dear Mr. President: My warm greetings to you and the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrated the spring equinox during Nauryz and prepare for the upcoming festivities on the Day of the Unity of the People. I understand that this important occasion symbolizes friendship, solidarity, mutual respect, and trust, reflecting your nation's rich cultural diversity. May this season bring joy, continued success, and national cohesion to Kazakhstan. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Trump Administration, I want to reaffirm the United States Government's commitment to expanding our commercial and economic relationship with Kazakhstan, particularly in the critical minerals sector. As global supply chains face mounting challenges, deepening cooperation with reliable partners such as Kazakhstan is essential to ensuring long-term security and economic resilience. U.S. companies stand ready to support this effort, and I want to highlight the pivotal role of Cove Kaz Capital Group, LLC ("Cove Kaz") in advancing Kazakhstan's position as a global supplier of critical minerals. With President Donald J. Trump's directive to reinforce cooperation with nations rich in mineral resources in mind, we noted with interest that the Government of Kazakhstan has shortlisted Cove Kaz's proposal for the privatization of the Norther Katpar and Upper Kairakty tungsten mining operations. Cove Kaz reports that it and its related companies have established themselves as key participants in the country's mineral development sector, including as the first U.S.-based investment company to receive critical minerals and rare earth concessions in Kazakhstan. I have been informed that the company now holds thirteen concessions spanning lithium, tantalum, beryllium, niobium, cesium, tin, and other rare carth elements. By selecting Cove Kaz's proposal, Kazakhstan can position itself as a leading global supplier of tungsten, further building on its reputation as a reliable source for the industrial sector and enhancing supply chain resilience and security. The U.S. Government fully supports Cove Kaz's proposed investment in Kazakhstan's mining sector and considers this tungsten mining project vital to strengthening our strategic relationship. I urge your government to facilitate the timely approval of its proposal, as Cove Kaz is dedicated to responsible resource development through its investments in advanced https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                              His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Page 2 mining technologies. Additionally, Cove Kaz has told us that its joint venture with Tau-Ken Samruk to explore the Akbulak Rare Earth Project highlights the company's long-term commitment to Kazakhstan's mineral strategy and its people. Your leadership is advancing oconomic development and fostering a dynamic business environment in Kazakhstan. If the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan may provide any additional support for this initiative, please do not hesitate to reach out to Chargé d'Affaires Robinson. I look forward to working with you throughout my tenure as Secretary of Commerce and would be pleased to meet with you during your next trip to the United States. CC: H.E. Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Roman Skiyar, First Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Yersaiyn Nagaspayev, Minister of Industry and Construction H.E. Erzhan Kazykhan, Assistant to the President for External Affairs H.E. Kanat Sharlapaev, Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs H.E. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States The Hon. Deborah Robinson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                              Alt...His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Page 2 mining technologies. Additionally, Cove Kaz has told us that its joint venture with Tau-Ken Samruk to explore the Akbulak Rare Earth Project highlights the company's long-term commitment to Kazakhstan's mineral strategy and its people. Your leadership is advancing oconomic development and fostering a dynamic business environment in Kazakhstan. If the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan may provide any additional support for this initiative, please do not hesitate to reach out to Chargé d'Affaires Robinson. I look forward to working with you throughout my tenure as Secretary of Commerce and would be pleased to meet with you during your next trip to the United States. CC: H.E. Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Roman Skiyar, First Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Yersaiyn Nagaspayev, Minister of Industry and Construction H.E. Erzhan Kazykhan, Assistant to the President for External Affairs H.E. Kanat Sharlapaev, Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs H.E. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States The Hon. Deborah Robinson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                              DFC U.S. International Development Finance Corporation July 29,2025 Pini Altnaus Managing Partner Cove Capital LIC 1330 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Subject: Request for DFC Support Dear Mr. Althaus: As you know, the United States International Development Finance Corporation ("DFC) is a U.S. government agency charged with promoting private investment in less developed countries. We have preliminarily reviewed your proposal for the optimization of the tungsten mining project, including initial capital costs for construction and operations at the Northern Katpar site and the development of an additional processing facility at Upper Kairakty in Kazakhstan (the "Project") by Cove Kaz Capital Group, LLC (the "Company"). This letter is to indicate DEC's willingness to consider a formal application for a loan for the Project, subject to DFC's comprebensive review and approval process. DFC's comprebensive review process includes, without limitation, confirmation of the Project's eligibility for DFC programs, economic/financial viability, compliance with DFC and local requirements regarding developmental, environmental and social impact, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, know your customer due diligence on the Company and other parties involved in the Project, and any other due diligence requirements that may be identified during DEC's review process. The results of our due diligence would need to be submitted to relevant levels of DFC management for review and approval As you may espect, DFC cannot, without satisfactory completion of this process, enter into any commitments for this Project. This letter is not and cannot be deemed to be an agreement or commitment by DFC to provide support far the Project, and DFC's willingness to consider a formal application for a loan for the Project (as proposed by the Company will expire on the first anniversary of the date of this letter. DFC looks forward to continuing to work with you on your request for DFC support for the Project. Very truly yours, Nadir Thank Nadia Khawar Managing Director Office of Energy & Infrastructure United States International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20527 Otice +1 202.336.8400 dfc.gov https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

                                              Alt...DFC U.S. International Development Finance Corporation July 29,2025 Pini Altnaus Managing Partner Cove Capital LIC 1330 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Subject: Request for DFC Support Dear Mr. Althaus: As you know, the United States International Development Finance Corporation ("DFC) is a U.S. government agency charged with promoting private investment in less developed countries. We have preliminarily reviewed your proposal for the optimization of the tungsten mining project, including initial capital costs for construction and operations at the Northern Katpar site and the development of an additional processing facility at Upper Kairakty in Kazakhstan (the "Project") by Cove Kaz Capital Group, LLC (the "Company"). This letter is to indicate DEC's willingness to consider a formal application for a loan for the Project, subject to DFC's comprebensive review and approval process. DFC's comprebensive review process includes, without limitation, confirmation of the Project's eligibility for DFC programs, economic/financial viability, compliance with DFC and local requirements regarding developmental, environmental and social impact, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, know your customer due diligence on the Company and other parties involved in the Project, and any other due diligence requirements that may be identified during DEC's review process. The results of our due diligence would need to be submitted to relevant levels of DFC management for review and approval As you may espect, DFC cannot, without satisfactory completion of this process, enter into any commitments for this Project. This letter is not and cannot be deemed to be an agreement or commitment by DFC to provide support far the Project, and DFC's willingness to consider a formal application for a loan for the Project (as proposed by the Company will expire on the first anniversary of the date of this letter. DFC looks forward to continuing to work with you on your request for DFC support for the Project. Very truly yours, Nadir Thank Nadia Khawar Managing Director Office of Energy & Infrastructure United States International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20527 Otice +1 202.336.8400 dfc.gov https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html Accessed: 28 June 2026 at 1945 UTC

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                                                [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
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                                                The Gaza genocide was planned decades ago

                                                Just as today, soldier testimonials from the 1967 war show ethnic cleansing & murder was Israeli policy:

                                                "At first I wasn't willing to execute Arabs who weren't resisting," one soldier said. Then we concluded "that we had to kill." We ceased "to see them as human beings."

                                                "300,000 Arabs were expelled or displaced from the West Bank, Gaza & the Golan Heights" in the 6-day war.

                                                archive.is/GFb0B

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                                                1967 nakba family

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                                                  [?]Su_G » 🌐
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                                                  @mastodonmigration
                                                  How can they be allowed to own “stocks in companies [they] regulate”? This is corruption, loud & clear.

                                                    [?]Eric Bono » 🌐
                                                    @EricBono@beige.party

                                                    >Shout out to E. Jean Carroll after hearing that SCOTUS declined Trump’s appeal, leaving intact the $5M verdict against him for raping and defaming her.

                                                    bsky.app/profile/jesseduquette

                                                    A hand-drawn illustration depicting E. Jean Carroll wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, holding the severed, screaming head of Donald Trump by his hair. The style is reminiscent of a political cartoon, with the artist's signature 'JDuquette' visible in the bottom right corner

                                                    Alt...A hand-drawn illustration depicting E. Jean Carroll wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, holding the severed, screaming head of Donald Trump by his hair. The style is reminiscent of a political cartoon, with the artist's signature 'JDuquette' visible in the bottom right corner

                                                      [?]Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 » 🌐
                                                      @Lazarou@mastodon.social

                                                      RE: mastodon.social/@heidilifeldma

                                                      lol
                                                      It really is that 30 year old Simpson's gag..
                                                      Dems:
                                                      "We hate ourselves"
                                                      GOP:
                                                      "We're pure evil"

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                                                        [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
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                                                        "OMFG.🚨I cannot begin to describe my gasp at how Roberts & co decided to go all in on LOST CAUSE theory &🚨insist that the RECON Congress did CONFED sympathizer Pres A Johnson wrong by attempting to keep him from destroying Reconstruction."
                                                        -L Litman

                                                        "The GOP:🚨neo-Confederates -conquered the Union, & are busily working to disenfranchise & ultimately re-Enslave Blk ppl.
                                                        THIS is American “conservatism“- *white male supremacy.*"
                                                        -ProfBigFoot

                                                        supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pd

                                                        Highlighted section of the Slaughter decision on Pres Andrew Jackson.

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                                                          [?]Democracy Matters :verified: » 🌐
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                                                          Still a rapist after all these years...

                                                          Image of Donald Trump. Superimposed caption: Failing Rapist.

                                                          Alt...Image of Donald Trump. Superimposed caption: Failing Rapist.

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                                                            [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
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                                                            Interview: Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, et al say:

                                                            "I'll just spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the government outright... I can then have the government reward me with billions of dollars of contracts".

                                                            If the SEC, FTC or anyone else "is investigating my companies... I can just tell them to knock it off, & they'll do it."

                                                            20 years ago, Musk couldn't do that. But then SCOTUS said "we'll allow it."

                                                            ~Dave Karpf

                                                            thenerdreich.com/attack-of-the

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                                                            Oligarchs offering $ to trump

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                                                              [?]Brian Jopek » 🌐
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                                                              Wait. What? That was it? That was the Great American State Fair? Honestly I thought they were still setting up. That was it? Like 10 people showed up. They didn't even sell enough corn dogs to use up a whole bottle of mustard. That was it, really? And he's BRAGGING about it? - Jim Wright

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                                                                @RealJournalism

                                                                Interesting framing here: the idea that somehow Republicans ought to defend it, and that not defending it is somehow notable, is a sign of how far the descent into authoritarianism has gone and how broadly normalized it has been.

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                                                                  [?]JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 » 🌐
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                                                                  “US Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse case”

                                                                  What shade of volcanic red will trumps face have gone to this news?

                                                                  bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8q2z

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                                                                    RE: masto.ai/@Nonilex/116833558715

                                                                    I expect this will go as well as the 'State Fair'

                                                                    The White House has a terminal case of 'Loseritus'

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                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                    Here Come Trump’s ‘Freedom Trucks’

                                                                    A fleet of mobile museums is touring the country with a version of the admin can get behind.

                                                                    …The wing edutainment nonprofit , which aims to help “people of all ages think & live better while upholding Judeo-Christian values,” put the vehicles together. Criticized for spreading about & downplaying the significance of …

                                                                    theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0

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                                                                        [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
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                                                                        Trump admin:🚨 approved prelim apps for ~$1.6B in fed financing for the Kaz Resources *plans to break gnd on the project in rural Kazakhstan.

                                                                        Trump &. Lutnick🚨saw an opp (to illicitly profiteer). Their sons were soon doing bus with partners in a deal *fathers: negotiating.🚨Cantor Fitzgerald *controlled by Lutnick’s fam/overseen by his sons, helped one of the lead investors working with Dominari on the Kazakh deal raise $210M in new cap for a rlt entity.

                                                                        nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/e

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                                                                          Shit is going to get real soon and I don’t think most Americans have a grasp of how bad things can get. You thought Covid economics was challenging? Lulz
                                                                          finance.yahoo.com/technology/a

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                                                                            [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
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                                                                            Report: "Trump's Board of Peace claims right to confiscate Palestinian land in Gaza"

                                                                            A draft resolution says the board “shall be provided, free of charge, with public premises & facilities needed for the accomplishment of the missions in Gaza.”

                                                                            The board is also "planning to grant itself sweeping legal immunity for its actions" in Gaza.

                                                                            thecradle.co/articles/trumps-b

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                                                                              [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
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                                                                              A man & his teen son⚡were found alive Sun under in 4 days after the 2 earthquakes -death toll:💔1,450 & hopes of such rescues dwindled. 10s of 1000s of ppl: missing. VZ: already mired in econ crisis & pol limbo after US Fs captured Maduro in Jan.

                                                                              Ms more ppl➡️feared to lack sanit, other basic needs.

                                                                              "With the release of new imagery & revisions⬇️I've ID'd 373🚨collapsed structures along the Venezuelan coast, 69 in Caraballeda *partial coll: incl."
                                                                              -M Urlich

                                                                              yahoo.com/news/weather-news/ar

                                                                              I of the aerial photos, this one is the La Guaira State, VX, showing various locatins such as Playa Grande, La Atlantida, and Macuto. Includes sources for ground and satellite imagery, with a ledend indicating areas of collapse.

                                                                              Alt...I of the aerial photos, this one is the La Guaira State, VX, showing various locatins such as Playa Grande, La Atlantida, and Macuto. Includes sources for ground and satellite imagery, with a ledend indicating areas of collapse.

                                                                              A photo of the destruction in La Guaria, VZ.

                                                                              Alt...A photo of the destruction in La Guaria, VZ.

                                                                                [?]Preston MacDougall » 🌐
                                                                                @ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science

                                                                                @heidilifeldman Their intimidation tactics are feeble as well as unconstitutional. from sea to shining sea want to .

                                                                                The goons should be more concerned about how - and where - they will be able to get a JOB when is defeated by the *again*. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE_List

                                                                                . and in .

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                                                                                  [?]petersuber » 🌐
                                                                                  @petersuber@fediscience.org

                                                                                  The admin is publicly naming "leftist influencers" in an obvious attempt to raise the cost of criticism, provoke MAGA attacks, and trigger self-censorship.
                                                                                  whitehouse.gov/media-bias-publ

                                                                                  And taxpayers are funding the effort.

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                                                                                    [?](((Cindy Weinstein))) [she/her/hers] » 🌐
                                                                                    @CindyWeinstein@zirk.us

                                                                                    "Maher said he would gladly vote for Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio, provided that Republicans lay off crying foul every time they lose an election."

                                                                                    Translation: Bill Maher is fine w/#fascism just not when the fascists talk about rigged elections. So that means he is ok voting for the people supporting concentration camps, legally-sanctioned transphobia, perpetual attacks on the , concealment of files, change denial, et al.

                                                                                    salon.com/2026/06/28/my-vote-i

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                                                                                      [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
                                                                                      @KimPerales@toad.social

                                                                                      “New research from NYT finds that the🚨US government is actively doing "critical minerals" deals with🚨FOURTEEN different companies that have financial ties to the Trump and/or Lutnick families - deals worth around $9 billion in all.”
                                                                                      -Kobeissi L
                                                                                      🎁

                                                                                      nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/e

                                                                                      The image features a list of mining companies connected to Cantor Fitzgerald or the Trump family, detailing their financing arrangements and projects. Each entry includes the company name, funding amounts, and descriptions of ties to Cantor Fitzgerald or associated individuals.

                                                                                      Alt...The image features a list of mining companies connected to Cantor Fitzgerald or the Trump family, detailing their financing arrangements and projects. Each entry includes the company name, funding amounts, and descriptions of ties to Cantor Fitzgerald or associated individuals.

                                                                                      Aerial view of a large, mineral-rich mining site in rural Kazakhstan, showing deep excavations and a body of water surrounded by earth and debris. The image features a headline discussing a significant mining deal involving a former U.S. president and his sons..

                                                                                      Alt...Aerial view of a large, mineral-rich mining site in rural Kazakhstan, showing deep excavations and a body of water surrounded by earth and debris. The image features a headline discussing a significant mining deal involving a former U.S. president and his sons..

                                                                                        [?]troy_friz_zell » 🌐
                                                                                        @troy_frizzell@mstdn.social

                                                                                        Today on The Reframe, @JuliusGoat talks about pool maintenance.

                                                                                        No, not that pool.

                                                                                        the-reframe.com/the-submerged-

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                                                                                          [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
                                                                                          @KimPerales@toad.social

                                                                                          “After fed agents🚨shot in MPLS, a Rochester res sent 's dir an email in Jan comparing him to a .

                                                                                          This week, agents🚨stalked him across NY➡️home. A hotel.

                                                                                          They gave his wife a ltr warning of crim prosecution.

                                                                                          Here’s the "WARNING NOTICE" fed agents hand-del.

                                                                                          "YOU MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FED LAW"

                                                                                          2nd of these notices I’m aware of.
                                                                                          A moral condemnation -pol hyperbole
                                                                                          -exactly in line with what the SC said was protected .”
                                                                                          -A Steinbaugh

                                                                                          syracuse.com/news/2026/06/anot

                                                                                          A warning notice from ICE addressed to an individual named David Streever. The document outlines potential violations of federal law related to threats against federal officials. It includes sections for acknowledgment and signatures from both the recipient and…

                                                                                          Alt...A warning notice from ICE addressed to an individual named David Streever. The document outlines potential violations of federal law related to threats against federal officials. It includes sections for acknowledgment and signatures from both the recipient and…

                                                                                          A woman in a dark LE jacket is reaching towards the front door, while a man in a black jacket stands behind her on a porch. Bicycles are parked nearby, and a small blue children's toy is visible in the yard…

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                                                                                          A text excerpt criticizing an individual, invoking historical references and expressing intense condemnation. The message emphasizes moral failings and suggests inevitable downfall and self-torment.

                                                                                          Alt...A text excerpt criticizing an individual, invoking historical references and expressing intense condemnation. The message emphasizes moral failings and suggests inevitable downfall and self-torment.

                                                                                          A Twitter post by Adam Steinbaugh discussing perceived violations of the First Amendment by the DHS. The text emphasizes the right to express grievances to government officials and questions the appropriateness of sending agents to citizens' homes regarding their complaints. The background is black…

                                                                                          Alt...A Twitter post by Adam Steinbaugh discussing perceived violations of the First Amendment by the DHS. The text emphasizes the right to express grievances to government officials and questions the appropriateness of sending agents to citizens' homes regarding their complaints. The background is black…

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                                                                                            [?]Army Talk 64: Fascism » 🌐
                                                                                            @army_talk_fascism@mastodon.social

                                                                                            To the whole nation they promised glory and wealth by conquest. They asserted it was their right, as a "superior people," to rule the world.

                                                                                              huntingdon boosted

                                                                                              [?]Kim Perales » 🌐
                                                                                              @KimPerales@toad.social

                                                                                              "The WH🚨secretly pressured arm of the govt that is supposed to be indep & protect fed workers from unfair pol firings. After WH pressure the board made monumental decision in Trump’s favor, EXPANDING HIS POWER TO FIRE EMPLOYEES LIKE prosecutors."
                                                                                              -M Schmit

                                                                                              Ruling: gIves🚨Trump the power to dismiss ofcls w/o , like IMM judges.
                                                                                              (for , ...)

                                                                                              Defanged:🚨most effective method for fed workers to challenge their dismissals...

                                                                                              nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/poli

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                                                                                                [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
                                                                                                @DrALJONES@mastodon.social

                                                                                                Report: Israeli military goods imported by UK multiplied by 100 during Israel's genocide.

                                                                                                "Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories has effectively served as a testing ground for military & surveillance technologies later marketed internationally": A “Palestine laboratory” to refine killing systems.

                                                                                                aoav.org.uk/2026/uk-imports-of

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                                                                                                  [?]AkaSci 🛰️ » 🌐
                                                                                                  @AkaSci@fosstodon.org

                                                                                                  It's summer!

                                                                                                  1/n

                                                                                                  Tweet by New York City Kopp @NYCkopp 💦 Mayor Mamdani kicked off NYC’s outdoor pool season today by jumping into the Thomas Jefferson Pool in East Harlem! This year marks the 90th anniversary of New York City’s iconic WPA-era outdoor pools. Summer is officially here! ☀️🏊‍♂️🌊 With 2 stills from the video

                                                                                                  Alt...Tweet by New York City Kopp @NYCkopp 💦 Mayor Mamdani kicked off NYC’s outdoor pool season today by jumping into the Thomas Jefferson Pool in East Harlem! This year marks the 90th anniversary of New York City’s iconic WPA-era outdoor pools. Summer is officially here! ☀️🏊‍♂️🌊 With 2 stills from the video

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