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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 3h

TRUMP‘S RATINGS ARE IN FREEFALL Trump‘s approval ratings continue to sink. Today they are down to a 31% approval rating, but if Americans are asked about specific issues, such as the war in Iran, tariffs, and the economy in general, the ratings sink even further.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TRUMP SQUANDERING OUR FUNDS Trump has spent $20 million of taxpayer money for his propaganda ads, telling us how great he is. The watchdog group Public Citizen has filed a formal complaint urging regulators to block the ads, citing violations of federal anti-propaganda laws and the Hatch Act.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TRUMP’S BUYER’S REMORSE After Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Trump held his unique midterm convention in Dallas. In a meeting with DC lobbyists, behind closed doors, Paxton was caught on tape, trashing Trump and claiming the convention was hurting his campaign. This will not go over well with Trump.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

CHINESE “GIFTS” AREN’T FREE Trump gave Chinese President Xi Jinping an ornate gold statue of an eagle. Jinping gave Trump two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, for Zoo Atlanta. The catch is: The US has to pay China for the pandas.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

MAYBE THEY DON’T LIKE TRUMP Trump loves to attend major sports events, but the crowds don’t like his appearances. He was booed: In June at the NBA final matchup; In July at the final FIFA game; and yesterday at the football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

IS THIS AMERICA? On Sunday an ICE agent shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan food delivery driver, in the back in Austin, TX. With a bullet still lodged in his body, he was discharged from a hospital to ICE custody, where he spent the night in pain on a cold floor. He’s still in custody.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

FIRST AMENDMENT WINS AGAIN In a late-night ruling, U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying his ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional. [Reuters]

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER? Trump has a paid TV ad about his alleged fight against communism. The ad raises 2 concerns: 1) The ad was paid with taxpayer funds; and 2) The next day, Trump hosted communist Chinese leader Xi Jinping in DC.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

DON’T MESS WITH 1ST AMENDMENT On Friday, 9/18/26, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. On Monday, 9/21/26, these outlets filed suit against Trump. Of most concern to Trump, the major news networks are refusing to cover him, starving him of his much craved media oxygen.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

WHOSE SIDE IS HE ON? Trump continues to support Russia, even though Russia has been helping Iran in its fight against the US. Trump’s close ties to Russia were recently revealed by the news that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration on a private island.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

WHAT HAVE WE BECOME? Witnesses report deported immigrants are hooded, beaten, and held infinitely in makeshift prisons by autocratic governments declared as PARTNERS by Trump’s deportation program. [Source: New York Times]

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

HERE WE GO AGAIN! Trump is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. He also said bans on more outlets will follow. Perhaps, he’s had a memory lapse. Last time he tried to ban news outlets from the White House, the courts ruled against him.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

TRUMP THREATENS DEMOLITION Trump lost another court case this week. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide a 30-day notice to the court of any proposals to modify existing construction plans for the Kennedy Center, including "demolition." Trump has been foiled again!

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BOOKS BY THESE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN BANNED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, Agatha Christie, Ayn Rand, Margaret Mitchell, Maya Angelou, Jane Austen, Benjamin Franklin, Alice Walker, Sigmund Freud, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

STILL WINNING! “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” won best variety series, it’s 9th Emmy, proving that CBS made a mammoth mistake for canceling the show due to pressure from Trump. May CBS regret that decision for many years to come!

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

TEXAS WOMEN ARE DYING Texas is the 42nd worst state (out of 50) in maternal mortality due to the state’s restrictive reproductive healthcare access. That’s why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has postponed the release of this year‘s mortality rates until AFTER the midterm elections.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

STRIKE TWO! Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting have been blocked by a second federal judge. May Justice prevail!

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

TRUMP LIKES EM YOUNG Recently we learned Trump gave unprecedented gifts of $45,000 each to 3 female White House aides: Natalie Harp (35), Margo Martin (31), and Chamberlain Harris (26). Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer, says the payments likely violate federal law.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

CAN YOU SPELL DISRESPECTFUL? Trump slept through the 9/11 ceremony. Evidently, he thought it was more important to stay up late with 35-year-old aide Natalie, posting AI photos of himself as the Green Hornet. That’s interesting priorities for an American president.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

CENSORSHIP ALA TRUMP For the second time, Donald Trump‘s handpicked FCC Chairman has blocked an interview of Hon. James Talarico on late night TV. The first time, Stephen Colbert aired the blocked interview on YouTube. Hopefully, Jimmy Kimmel will do the same.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

TRUMP CONTINUES HIS DELUSIONS A video aired at the Republican midterm convention stated, “And on June 14, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker,’ so God gave us Trump.”

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Trump’s Labor Day message: “We’re going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA! President DONALD J. TRUMP”” Biden’s Labor Day message: The middle class built America and unions built the middle class. … and to everyone who stands up for them, thank you.”

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

WHAT’S IN A NAME? Trump agreed that Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) was right that he was putting his name on things now because nobody else will when he’s gone. “That’s true. Nobody will do it once I’m gone. When I leave here, nobody will.” Source: Heather Cox Richardson

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

TRUMP RIPS OFF VIDEO GAMES 6 months into his Iran war, while our economy is sinking, Trump (or Natalie) posted video knock-offs on the White House website. One such game is a ripoff of Tetris, depicting the building of Trump‘s wall. Tetris posted, “We take copyright infringement very seriously.“

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A PAGE OUT OF TRUMP‘S PLAYBOOK Trump ordered lowered gas prices. A string of gas stations known as Freedom Fuel Network (FFN) lowered prices. Trump promoted the Network as competitors wondered how they could charge less than market rate. Now we know. FFN is being sued for failure to pay suppliers.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

ANOTHER TOUGH WEEK FOR TRUMP A federal judge reinforced the block against Trump‘s mail-in voting restrictions. Another federal judge denied Trump‘s attempt to erase his conviction for paying $130,000 “hush money” to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, claiming “presidential immunity.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ANOTHER TRUMP NAME CHANGE In an apparent attempt to worsen an already deteriorating relationship between Canada and the U.S., Trump announced that Lake Ontario would henceforth be called “Lake America.” Like the “Gulf of America“ and the “Department of War,“ these name changes will be ignored.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

TODAY IS WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY commemorating 50 years since the passage of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

PAXTON MADE THE CORRUPT LIST End Citizens United, the nation’s leading anti-corruption organization, just named Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to its 2026 Most Corrupt Politicians List.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

At a Sunday party, Trump was blasting “Y.M.C.A.” (his favorite dance tune). National security scholar Tom Nichols stated, “We’re losing a war to Iran, we’re alienating our allies, … our [military is] … being subjected to deprivations ... and this is what the Commander in Chief is doing.”

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

CAN YOU SPELL H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E? Despite bashing mail-in voting for years (calling it “mail-in cheating”), Trump once again voted by mail in Florida’s Republican primary last week, according to a Politico report, which cited local voting records. [HuffPost] Of course, rules don’t apply to him.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

SILVER SAYS TEXAS LEANS BLUE Nate Silver’s predictions for the 2026 U.S. Senate races.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

TRUMP’S DOJ DOES NOT PRIORITIZE SEX TRAFFICKING CRIMES Despite Trump‘s promises to crackdown on sex trafficking (and to release the Epstein files), his Justice Dept. has decreased the sex trafficking cases by 22% and slashed funding for these cases.Their focus is on immigration cases.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

CHILDREN ARE DYING OF MEASLES On Monday, though measles outbreaks are growing worse in the U.S., Trump issued an executive order to force states to limit their recommendations on childhood vaccinations. The Center for Disease Control and most physicians disagree, but Trump thinks he knows best.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

TRUMP’S BALLROOM BUBBLE BURST A federal appeals court halted construction of Trump’s proposed $400 million White House ballroom, ruling that he cannot proceed without congressional approval. Based on recent polls, Americans oppose Trump’s ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

EXHAUSTING It must be exhausting for Trump to think of something outrageous to do or say every single day… Or does Steve Bannon or Steve Miller just put them on his calendar?

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

DEMOCRATS COME OUT ON TOP Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump’s performance falling to 35%. [WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters)]

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

THIS IS NOT JUST A FAMILY MATTER In response to domestic abuse claims made against Congressman Max Miller, Rep. Jim Jordan (R.OH) said, “This is a family matter. I know Max is a good man.” However, this is not the first time abuse allegations have been made against Miller.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

TRUMP CUTS FUNDS FOR KIDS The Trump administration quit paying attorneys representing over 24,000 unaccompanied children. Attorneys have not been paid for months. One such attorney explained, "We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney. One word: deportation."

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

IRAN WAR PARTICIPATION TROPHY The anonymous artists who call themselves the “Secret Handshake” secretly installed in Foley Square in New York City a 10-foot-tall trophy, spray-painted gold and emblazoned with a #1 on its side. A large plaque reads “Iran War Participation Trophy.”

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

HEGSETH TESTING PROVES NOTHING Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered testosterone testing for both men and women in the military. Naïvely, he thinks such testing will prove combat readiness, but the Mayo Clinic states that a single testosterone test does not prove or measure overall virility.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

SLEEPY JOE - UNCONSCIOUS TRUMP Trump constantly referred to President Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe?“ At least Biden stayed awake during peace negotiations, funerals, and White House events. Trump stays up all night, posting AI images of himself, and then can’t stay awake to run the country.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Referring to a model of an arch sitting on the Oval Office desk, a reporter asked who the arch was for. Trump pointed at himself and said: “Me.” Trump plans to build the arch on national park grounds, which requires congressional approval; yet, he is proceeding without such approval.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

KEN PAXTON CHEATS Paxton cheated on his wife. According to recent investigations, he also cheated the voters of Texas by voting at least six times in the same election.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

TRUMP IS FUDGING THE NUMBERS At Trump‘s direction, the Defense Dept. has removed from its website the names of soldiers who died in Lebanon and Iraq during the war between Iran and the US. Despite this sleight-of-hand, we know that 19 soldiers have already died because of this Trump imposed folly.

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caroldonovan.bsky.social @caroldonovan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

SORE LOSER For 3 years, Trump stalled payment of the $5 million plus verdict to E. Jean Carroll by filing multiple appeals. When the US Supreme Court refused to take the case, he had to pay up. Now Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to conduct a criminal investigation of Ms. Carroll.

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