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Donald J. Trump Y @realDonald Trump
Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT
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3/8/26, 6:54 PM

Donald J. Trump Y @realDonald Trump Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT 362 ReTruths 1.25k Likes 3/8/26, 6:54 PM

posts u make when things r definitely going well

08.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 2789 πŸ” 414 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 90

Once again, normal pro-democracy political parties do not make restricting suffrage <the> central pillar of their policy platform

08.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

A refreshing take after most of my feed was complaining

08.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 5338 πŸ” 1595 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 62

Time to scroll through @keithdunn.bsky.social Barkleys updates!

16.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great book!

10.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Education Department cracks down on college student voting programs College students, who tend to vote more Democratic, represent one of the fastest-growing voting blocs.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) launched an investigation and issued new guidance that could severely undercut efforts to expand voting among college students ahead of the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

05.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1179 πŸ” 741 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 53

This is the Republican playbook. They just need enough of the public to believe so that they can rig future elections in their favor.

04.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's pretty good at lying.

04.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not enough

04.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At this point most traditional news organizations have capitulated to Trump. Personally I'm trying my best to consume news from independent journalists.

04.02.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Psychopath Talking About Seizing Electionsβ€”and a Party Too Cowardly to Stop Him β€œThis isn’t a policy disagreement. It’s authoritarianism, said out loud.”

Trump just said Republicans should β€œtake over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardiceβ€”and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

03.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 2760 πŸ” 1033 πŸ’¬ 179 πŸ“Œ 45
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Dozens of people testify for hours at Indiana Statehouse on immigration bill Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee made some changes to the immigration bill that makes it stricter and more enforceable by the Indiana Attorney General.

The dozens of Hoosiers who took time off work and school to testify at the Statehouse made it clear that Immigrants are essential to our state. As SB 76 moves through the IGA, it is critical to keep showing up and ensure lawmakers know Hoosiers will not accept unjust bills targeting our neighbors.

03.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did I get that right? They pointed finger guns at them? WTF

03.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WATCH: AJC obtains body cam footage of FBI raid at Fulton Co. elections office
WATCH: AJC obtains body cam footage of FBI raid at Fulton Co. elections office YouTube video by MS NOW

youtu.be/r6oHCNG2RbY?...

03.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WATCH: AJC obtains body cam footage of FBI raid at Fulton Co. elections office
WATCH: AJC obtains body cam footage of FBI raid at Fulton Co. elections office YouTube video by MS NOW

Found it on YT: youtu.be/r6oHCNG2RbY?...

03.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Report: Trump directed Gabbard to take part in FBI raid on Fulton County election hub The report undercuts the Justice Department's explanation of her involvement in the raid.

President Donald Trump ordered Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S.’s top intelligence official, to take part in the FBI’s extraordinary raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, last week, the New York Times reported citing U.S. officials. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

02.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1246 πŸ” 572 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 21
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ICE claims a man shattered his skull running into wall; Minneapolis hospital staff reject account "It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."

"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."

31.01.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 26

I will take up the noble cause of making this well known. Word of the year 2027?

31.01.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Absolutely surreal to continue to hear about drawdowns and lowered temperatures and things calming down in Minneapolis when, as far as I can tell, literally nothing has changed on the ground

31.01.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2346 πŸ” 526 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 36
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Trump admin officials promised to address state election leaders. They bailed. β€œNoem, Bondi, and Gabbard are cowards for not showing up today and answering the questions from election officials from across the country about this administration's abuses of power,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said.

NEW: Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem and Tulsi Gabbard inexplicably canceled their appearance at the Secretaries of State conference in D.C.

They were expected to address the administration’s attacks on voting and elections. Matt Cohen, who was on site, dives into the spectacleπŸ‘‡

30.01.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 452 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 10

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

26.01.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 20404 πŸ” 4338 πŸ’¬ 536 πŸ“Œ 483

Just insane. I hope this message is spread far and wide. Democracy hangs in the balance of this chaos.

25.01.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Funds would be exceedingly appreciated, thank you for asking this:

linktr.ee/laurajedeed

24.01.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Indeed

24.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Obama and Mitch Daniels?

20.01.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jesus Christ

14.01.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

At least it's a start.

08.01.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's finally happening... Republicans in Congress are starting to assert themselves.

08.01.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The guardsmen who killed four students at Kent State in 1970 also claimed they were afraid for their lives.

The judge in the case said that the claim was invented after the fact and was preposterous -- and deplorable.

08.01.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0