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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#USPOL Trump expresses sympathy for Cornell students accused of rape, 'because they won’t get a fair shake' from New York attorney general Letitia James. The president has harbored an intense hatred of James since she won a civil fraud lawsuit against him and his family real estate business in 2024.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#USPOL "Trump Demanded That Tax Payer money Be Used For Ads Praising Him". This is what happens when the Supreme Court rules that Trump is immune from prosecution. The law doesn't apply to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#USPOL tRump plans to gut Clean Car Rules Enriching the oil barons and making you air more hazardous to breathe. I guess this is what Republicans voted for. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...

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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules

New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#USPOL tRump Administration: "Vaccines bad, Paraquat good"? Paraquat is still used as a commercial weed killer in the United States, even though it is banned in more than 70 other countries. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#USPOL Trump and Hegseth used 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran. Except Bin Laden was from Saudi Arabia and he was killed in Pakistan - Both are US allies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran

President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular war

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

An unusual case of an Ass killing a Donkey. "A police officer in the US state of Georgia was placed on leave after a family’s pet baby donkey was shot and killed ... [the pet baby donkey] was shot dead by an officer who claimed he felt under threat." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Georgia police officer put on leave after family’s pet donkey killed during search

Donkey named HeeHaw was shot and killed as authorities reportedly looked on property in search of a missing person

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues Who could have predicted... that he'd take us to $40T in less than two years? I predicted 4 years! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...

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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#USPOL "ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’" So what the fuck! Camera footage that only shows them in a good light? The new way of for American Justice further eroding confidence in law enforcement. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’

Much-delayed devices to be deployed by end of month after immigration agents involved in deaths or serious injuries

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#USPOL Ah! The spoils of war enriching the profiteers, while the working and middle classes pay the price. "The world’s biggest oil companies are benefiting from the high commodity prices that have been a drag on the rest of the economy." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b...

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Iran War Drives Oil Profits to Highest Levels in Years

The world’s biggest oil companies are benefiting from the high commodity prices that have been a drag on the rest of the economy.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#USPOL Another tRump flip-flop masquerading as GOP Strategy. By my count, you've bombed seven countries since you took office a second time. Another campaign promise broken. It's time to retire Dopey Don - before you start WW III. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump Says US Will Strike Iran Hard as War Escalates Again

President Donald Trump said the US would strike back at Iran after a recent attack that targeted a military base in Jordan, as the war in the Middle East flared up once again following a recent pause ...

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#USPOL For all those seniors in America who voted for tRump, reflect on the consequences once more. Medicare Part D coverage is about to get more Expensive www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...

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Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums

Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#USPOL www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... "[T]he US tourism industry lost out on as much as $16.6 billion in 2025 and is headed for an additional $21 billion deficit this year — what it might have earned if it had maintained its pre-Trump market share — " #FAFO

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How Trump’s Policies Cost US Travel Industry $40 Billion

How the US president’s policies are upending tourism worldwide. Nine charts show the toll on global travel.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

#USPOL White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for staying on at the US central bank. (Powell's term expires in Jan, 2028) They can't fire him so they want him to resign??? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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White House’s Hassett Criticizes Powell for Staying on at Fed

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for staying on at the US central bank, a move that’s preventing the administration fr...

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#USPOL ... because tRump and his administration have so lowered the bar on ethical standards it's hard to imagine what's left to be outraged over. Think Epstein Files!!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today

Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump are targeted by ‘deep state’ forces

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#USPOL How many working and middle class tRump voters continue to support a man who, once again, has demonstrated a complete disregard for their economic improvement? How is he helping you??? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump Scraps Housing Bill Signing After Deriding Measure

President Donald Trump canceled plans to sign a bipartisan bill aimed at lowering housing costs and increasing supply, escalating his feud with Republicans in the Senate.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#USPOL Let's keep the pressure going on this. Don't let pointless wars and the destruction of our economic, political, and military alliances be a distraction! bsky.app/profile/atti...

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#USPOL This from the same right wing sense of justice that has pardoned over 1000 convicted criminals who inflicted substantial damage on the capital and killed several police officers. Right wing = Freedom fighters; Left wing = terrorists. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

Activists accused of being part of antifa face harsh sentences in case seen as test of Trump’s crackdown on dissent

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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

"Donald Trump has always confused announcing victory with achieving victory. He mistakes slogans for policy. He mistakes applause for accomplishment. He mistakes spectacle for statecraft. War has no interest in television ratings." steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

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The Art of the Cave

There are wars that end in victory.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#USPOL OUR Tax Dollars at work. This is how the US can compensate convicted criminals while denying Healthcare to poor people. Just stare at the numbers for a moment and let that sink in. WTF have we become, America? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process

Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#USPOL One more way in which the tRump administration is trying to help the poor, embattled citizenry trying to pay bills in the face of increased inflation (which, apparently, he loves.) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/b...

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Can’t Pay Medical Bills? Trump Officials Suggest Getting a Loan.

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#USPOL Not sure I understand the logic behind this judgement. Statutory Rape of a 16 year old by a 44 year old, is still rape in my State! I guess the rules are different in Louisiana? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Former Louisiana mayor sentenced to 90 days over rape of 16-year-old boy

Misty Roberts, 44, who faced up to 17 years in prison, convicted of two felonies including statutory rape

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

#USPOL www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... "If they’re going to not allow us to go out and arrest the ‘worst of the worst’… then why are we processing international flights into the airport there?” Mullin asked. The worst of the worst have taken us to war - let's start arresting them now!

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Trump administration ‘drawing up plans’ to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities

Markwayne Mullin, DHS secretary, said move would come in response to protests outside ICE facility in New Jersey

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Atticus @atticuspund.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Alabama showing its true "pro-life" colors. Her complaint "... alleges that, after the delivery, a guard told the women: 'Y’all should’ve pushed that motherfucking baby back in'". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Alabama woman sues alleging she gave birth on prison floor as guards watched

Tiffany McElroy says inmates assisted in delivering her baby in May 2024 after jail staff left her to fend for herself

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