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@herbschaffner

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Prior to the new Gulf War, our economy was slowing, inflation rising, our fiscal condition deteriorating.

Now we are going to prices rise further, the economy slow further, our fiscal condition worsen. All of this makes what Trump is doing in the Middle East look far more reckless.

06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Things are starting to spiral. We managed to go a full four years during Trump 1.0 without a major foreign policy crisis, but no chance we'd dodge that bullet twice in a row. Dems need to have real campaigns everywhere possible because it's impossible to know what things will look like in Nov.

06.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

06.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 24234 πŸ” 6964 πŸ’¬ 523 πŸ“Œ 417

This is fast becoming the lede of today’s print.

06.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

Marc Elias with some good news:

β€œAs of Tuesday night, Democrats have overperformed in 253 of 283 key elections since 2025, and Democratic turnout reached levels we have not seen in decades.”

Yay!

06.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 659 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4
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What this really means is that you are giving Trump and Hegseth what they want, to do whatever they want.

06.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1076 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 155 πŸ“Œ 30
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Posting this every damn day!

05.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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04.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Remove racist rapist Trump from our White House.

06.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Trump FIRES Kristi Noem, Senator Gallego Gives His Initial Reaction Goodbye ICE Barbie! I spoke with Senator Gallego about Kristi Noem's firing.

BREAKING: Trump FIRES Kristi Noem, Senator Gallego Gives His Initial Reaction
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05.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nation’s Dogs Celebrate Noem’s Firing A Special TBR Career Obituary

Nation’s Dogs Celebrate Noem’s Firing
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05.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).

Kristi Noem will go down as the most shamelessly incompetent and cruel Homeland Security Secretary in U.S. history.

Firing her is not enough. NOEM, GREG BOVINO, and STEPHEN MILLER all must be held accountable for terrorizing and endangering the American people.

05.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 2435 πŸ” 651 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 63

Is Corey Lewandowski gonna have to start fucking Markwayne Mullin

05.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 1309 πŸ” 202 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 27
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Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

05.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Major Update: Republicans Break and Subpoena Bondi in Epstein Investigation, Trump Tried to Prosecute Biden, Kurds Launch Ground Invasion in Iran We have a major update this afternoon.

Major Update: Republicans Break and Subpoena Bondi in Epstein Investigation, Trump Tried to Prosecute Biden, Kurds Launch Ground Invasion in Iran
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04.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MAJOR BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee just VOTED 24-19 to issue a subpoena against AG Pam Bondi in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

04.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 557 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 2
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Another Good Election Night, NC Dems Rock It, All In For James Talarico I'm going live at 915am EST with the Contrarians, Texas Dem Chair Kendall Scudder joins tomorrow at 230pm

Another Good Election Night, NC Dems Rock It, All In For James Talarico
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04.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Downfall of Kristi Noem; The Disastrous Iran War; and The Texas Primaries A recording from Allison Gill and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video

The Downfall of Kristi Noem; The Disastrous Iran War; and The Texas Primaries
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

04.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wyden to Seek Senate Passage of Epstein Bank Records Bill YouTube video by Ron Wyden

Today around 5 PM ET I'll be forcing a Senate vote on my bill to force Scott Bessent to hand over the Treasury Epstein files. Tune in here:

03.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 726 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 15
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Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

03.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/3/26 [AD-FREE] Watch the latest episode ad-free on the Meidas+ Substack

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/3/26 [AD-FREE]
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03.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're Running Out Of Weapons Trump is burning through our weapons and troops.

We're Low On Ammo
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03.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bubble is Burst in D.C. If there’s one overriding feature of this Trump regime, it’s that these people all want money, power, and fameβ€”but they do not want scrutiny or accountability.

The Bubble is Burst in D.C.
open.substack.com/pub/saveamer...

03.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feds asked New Mexico to halt Jeffrey Epstein Zorro Ranch sex trafficking probe, records show Former AG says feds halted New Mexico’s Epstein inquiry without sharing promised evidence as state reopens Zorro Ranch investigation.

Former New Mexico Attorney General Balderas details how the FBI forcefully shut down New Mexico's criminal probe into what was up at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe Co. The feds insisted that they were running their own criminal probe and that NM's involvement would not be tolerated. It was a lie.

01.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1340 πŸ” 720 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 45

Folks, Rachel, his mental health is seriously fucked. He has either had strokes or his dementia is diving to worse level.
That last bit is aphasia

02.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TRUMP WANTED A 3-5 DAY SPECTACLE AND MANLY BOOSTER AND LIED ABOUT PRETEXT AND NOW IS MIRED IN REGIONAL WAR. HOUSE AND SENATE--SEND SUBPOENAS FLYING INCLUDING TRUMP & VANCE. PUSH FOR IMPEACHMENT. RUN SHADOW HEARINGS. RUN A PR WAR NOW. SET UP LEGAL STRIKE FORCES PREPARED FOR TRUMP BS ON ELECTIONS.

01.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

01.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 18861 πŸ” 5622 πŸ’¬ 635 πŸ“Œ 267
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Iran War Analysis Updateβ€” Iran’s Strikes Have Exposed a Dangerous Weakness in U.S. Regional Posture | 11:00PST 3/1/26 Analysis Based on best analytic think tanks and my personal analysis and observations.

Iran War Analysis Updateβ€” Iran’s Strikes Have Exposed a Dangerous Weakness in U.S. Regional Posture | 11:00PST 3/1/26
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01.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Israel and Saudi Arabia organized the war against Iran, Trump is loaning them the US military and paying them with US lives. It's not that hard to understand.

01.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 1270 πŸ” 454 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 22
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01.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0