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Trying to do what little I can to help preserve democracy while still enjoying the good things in life like all of you!

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 8h

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Fact check: John Deere says Trump’s story about how he saved US jobs with a tariff threat is fictional

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — When former President Donald Trump was challenged at a Tuesday event about the potential economic harms of his proposal for across-the-board tariffs on imported ...

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 8h

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 8h

On This Day in Trumpery: October 15, 2024 Interview at the Economic Club of Chicago

On October 15, 2024, Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait interviewed Donald Trump at the Economic Club of Chicago.

The rambling discourse lasted over an hour, and in addition to numerous, verifiable falsehoods, Trump made the following controversial statements:

(Regarding the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol Building) “The primary scene in Washington was hundreds of thousands, the largest group of people I've ever spoken before … And some people went to the Capitol, and a lot of strange things happened there, a lot of strange things with people being waved into the Capitol by police, with people screaming, go in with -- that never got into trouble.”

(Regarding Vladimir Putin) “Russia has never had a president that they respect so much. But more importantly or less importantly, I guess, I went into Russia, and people said, ‘Oh, he likes Putin, and Putin likes him.’"

(Regarding immigrants entering the US under Biden) “…180 countries, people came in. They came from prisons and jails. They came from mental institutions and insane asylums, a step above. They came from the terrorists.”
Image by Andrew Horne, View of Chicago from Willis Tower (CC by 2.0)

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 11h

Not gonna lie--I'd respect her a lot more if she could play the accordion.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

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Summary of Fiona Hill’s Deposition Testimony

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

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Former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill warns the U.S. is on a path to autocracy

Fiona Hill was a key witness at Donald Trump's first impeachment hearing. Now she's warning about the threat to American democracy that comes from within. Her memoir is There Is Nothing for You Here.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 14 Fiona Hill's Testimony

On October 14, 2019, Dr. Fiona Hill testified at a closed-door deposition before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees. She appeared after being subpoenaed by the House impeachment inquiry into solicitation of foreign interference in an election by Donald Trump.

Dr. Hill had served as the Senior Director for Europe and Russia on President Trump’s National Security Council before resigning in July 2019.

Key points from Dr. Hill’s testimony included—

*Suspicious behavior by Rudy Giuliani and Ambassador Gordon Sondland, in which they seemed to be running their own Ukraine policy at Trump’s direction instead of the National Security Council’s

*The unwarranted firing of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, based on a smear campaign set in motion by Giuliani

In 2021, during an interview with NPR, Dr. Hill expressed concern about Russian President Vladimir Putin manipulating President Trump, saying, "Trump himself was a massive counterintelligence risk, because of his vulnerabilities and the fragility of his ego."

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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Oh Yeah Oh Hell Yeah Dog Reaction

ALT: Oh Yeah Oh Hell Yeah Dog Reaction

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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More Than 80 Nuclear Nonproliferation Experts Reaffirm Support for the Iran Nuclear Deal | Arms Control Association

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal - Wikipedia

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 13 A Broken Deal

On October 13, 2017, Donald Trump announced the US would no longer certify Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The JCPOA came from extensive negotiations between Iran, the US, China, France, Germany, the EU, the UK, and Russia, and was finalized in July 2015. The agreement restricted Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.

Per President Trump, the JCPOA was one of “the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.” Criticisms included the temporary nature of the deal and its failure to address ballistic missiles.

In a 2017 statement organized by the Arms Control Association, more than 80 nonproliferation experts affirmed that the JCPOA “has proven to be an effective and verifiable arrangement that is a net plus…”

The US withdrew from the JCPOA in May 2018, reimposing sanctions on Iran and entities doing business with the country. The administration had imposed more than 1,500 sanctions by the end of Trump’s first term.

On January 5, 2020, Iran announced that it would no longer abide by the deal’s operational limits, and declared in October 2025 that the deal was terminated.

In April 2026, after weeks of attacks on Iran by US and Israeli forces, Trump posted on Truth Social that “The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA.”
Image: Flag of Iran (Public Domain)

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If they were an ex heroin addict qualified to give medical advice, I'd be ok with it.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Paxton right now

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James Mcavoy Sweating

Alt: James Mcavoy Sweating in "Wanted"

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ah, the majestic "double bird"--keep up the good work!

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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Please 💙🩵💙🩵

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice" Seems more relevant than ever!

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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Sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump – a timeline

A list of the accusations made against Donald Trump between the 1980s and 2013, all of which he has denied

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Trump's 2022 post on Truth Social:

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 12 Sexual Misconduct

On October 12, 2022, Donald Trump posted a lengthy statement about writer E. Jean Carroll on Truth Social, calling her accusations against him “a complete con job.”
In May 2023, a New York jury found Trump liable for defaming Carroll with his 2022 post and for sexually abusing her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1996. Because Trump was not president when he posted on Truth Social or when he assaulted Carroll, presidential immunity did not apply. In July 2026, Carroll received $5.6 million in damages.
In 2024, a separate jury awarded Carroll an additional $83.3 million for defamatory statements from 2019. Appeals are ongoing.
Carroll’s cases are part of a larger pattern of sexual violence accusations involving Trump. In 2024, The Guardian listed 24 women who had publicly come forward with accusations that include sexual assault, kissing and groping without consent, looking under women’s skirts, and walking in on naked pageant contestants.
President Trump has denied all of the allegations.
Image: Gavel

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'm trying to remind me that "the last straw" is different for everyone, but holy cow was Captain Obvious late for this appointment.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

www.reuters.com/article/us-u...

Trump denies seeking nearly tenfold increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied a report from NBC News that he told his national security advisers in July he wanted to increase the country's nuclear arsenal by nearly tenfold, saying...

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says

To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 11 War with the Press

Image: Microphones (Public Domain)
On October 11, 2017, President Trump tweeted, "With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License?”

The tweet came after NBC News reported that Trump had allegedly expressed a desire to increase the US nuclear arsenal almost tenfold. Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denied the claim.

Trump has continued to pressure the media in ensuing years.
In 2025—
A GOP-led Congress cut $1.1 billion in funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Trump appointee Kari Lake laid off hundreds of staffers at the Voice of America, though the layoffs were later found to be void.
David Ellison’s company Skydance gained control over CBS after merging with parent company Paramount.

On October 6, 2026, Paramount Skydance acquired Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN.

Days later, the DOJ confirmed it was investigating NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News for possible antitrust violations. In September, the outlets declined to provide pool coverage after the White House barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List. (Published 2021)

The White House has dismantled major climate and environmental policies focused on clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals. Here’s how it adds up.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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EPA dismisses clean air, science advisory boards

The Trump administration dismissed members of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board on Tuesday, a day before the confirmatio…

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 10 Trump EPA Dismisses Experts

Image: (smog), Photo by Elina Araja, Public Domain
On October 10, 2018, news emerged that acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler had disbanded the Particulate Matter Review panel. The panel was composed of independent experts who provided guidance during air quality standard reviews.

Of particular concern was the PM2.5 standard, which limits the quantity of particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or smaller (about 30 times thinner than a human hair). PM2.5 has been linked to numerous health problems, including cardiovascular disease and premature death. Exposure is also associated with higher infant mortality rates.

Per the World Health Organization at that time, PM2.5 levels should not be higher than an annual mean of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The Trump EPA retained the existing standard of 12 µg/m3, even though dismissed panel members reported that the standard did not protect public health.

The Biden EPA reinstated an expert panel in 2021, and a stricter PM2.5 standard of 9 µg/m3 was enacted in 2024. In 2025, Trump’s EPA attempted to have the new standard vacated, but it was upheld by the D.C. Circuit.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization

Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 9 Brennan Center Reacts to NSPM-7

Image: Trump with Executive Order (Public Domain)
On October 9, 2025, the nonprofit law and public policy institute Brennan Center for Justice published a report in response to the Trump administration’s executive order “Designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization” and the National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7) issued in September 2025.

Critics argue that the directives are part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to crack down on opposition. NSPM-7 describes itself as a “comprehensive strategy” to investigate, prosecute, and disrupt “entities and individuals engaged in acts of political violence and intimidation” animated by common threads including “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity…”

The Brennan Center’s analysis “Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition” concludes that both the executive order and NSPM-7 are “ungrounded in fact and law.” It also argues that the administration has no authority to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot - Wikipedia

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 8 A Plot to Kidnap a Governor

On October 8, 2020, the FBI announced that 13 men had been arrested for plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in response to strict COVID measures enacted in the state.
Image: Gretchen Whitmer (Public Domain)
The conspiracy took shape in mid-2020 after leaders Adam Fox and Barry Croft met through militia networks. The plot included trying Whitmer for “treason.”

Defense attorneys for Fox and Croft argued that the men were entrapped, though a jury ultimately rejected the claim.

While Donald Trump has not been linked to the plot, critics accuse Trump of inflammatory rhetoric that emboldened militia members. The day after armed protesters entered the Michigan State Capitol in April 2020, Trump tweeted that the protesters were “very good people” and urged Whitmer to “make a deal” with them.

During a presidential debate on September 29, 2020, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists, saying, "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by... somebody's got to do something about Antifa and the left."

In May 2025, Trump stated he was considering pardoning Fox and Croft, though no pardon has been reported.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Remember that time after Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered, when Lee tweeted “This is what happens When Marxists don’t get their way,” with a picture of the alleged killer? That was an example of what a good, Godly man he is, right?

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Trump Access Hollywood Billy Bush Tape

YouTube video by Raymond Eubanks

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 7 The Access Hollywood Tape

On October 7, 2016, The Washington Post released the now-infamous Access Hollywood tape. The tape captures a behind-the-scenes conversation between Donald Trump and co-host Billy Bush on a bus to the Days of Our Lives set in September 2005.

In the recording, on spotting actress Arianne Zucker, Trump commented, “I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything … Grab ‘em by the pussy…”

After the tape was leaked to a reporter, the Post verified its authenticity with NBC, owner of Access Hollywood, before releasing it.
Image: NBC Radio City Hollywood (Public Domain)

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Marx is the same nutter butter who thinks unmarried couples who live together are possessed by demons that need to be exorcised.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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2019 Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria - Wikipedia

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 6 An Ally Betrayed

On Oct. 6, 2019, after a phone call between President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Trump announced that U.S. troops would be withdrawn from the border region between Turkey and Syria.

In the following weeks, a greater drawdown occurred, allowing Turkish forces to conduct Operation Peace Spring against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Image: ISIS Flag (Public Domain)
The SDF, a major partner of the U.S. in combating the Islamic State group ISIS, had done the majority of ground fighting against the jihadist organization. Many saw the withdrawal as a betrayal of the Kurdish allies by the US.

As a result of Turkey's incursion, hundreds of SDF fighters and civilians were killed, more than 180,000 people were displaced and over 700 ISIS prisoners escaped from the Ayn Issa detention camp.
Following the upheaval, Trump kept a reduced force in eastern Syria "only for the oil."

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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George Papadopoulos - Wikipedia

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 5 Papadopoulos Pleads Guilty

On October 5, 2017, George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI regarding contacts with Russian Nationals while working as a foreign policy adviser on Donald Trump’s campaign.
Papadopoulos was in contact with Professor Joseph Mifsud, a Maltese academic with alleged ties to Russian intelligence. In April 2016, Mifsud told Papadopoulos that the Russians had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of emails.
Image: Russian Flag
Papadopoulos admitted to making “material omissions” regarding attempts to arrange meetings between Trump campaign members and Russian officials. Papadopolous was sentenced to 14 days in federal prison and then 12 months on supervised release.

Following Papadopoulos’ guilty plea, Trump described him as a “low level volunteer … already proven to be a liar,” and that few people on the campaign had heard about him. Trump pardoned Papadopoulos in December 2020.

Professor Mifsud has not been seen publicly since 2018.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Beautiful!

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/c...

China rejects Trump's request to investigate Joe Biden, report says

Trump said last week that China "should start an investigation" into Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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Trump Publicly Calls For China And Ukraine To Investigate Joe Biden | NBC Nightly News

YouTube video by NBC News

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 4 Calling on China to Investigate the Bidens

On October 4, 2019, Donald Trump tweeted that he had an "absolute right, perhaps even a duty, to investigate, or have investigated, CORRUPTION…"

The tweet was in reference to comments Trump made to the press the previous day, in which he urged China to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden. The comments came just days before U.S.-China trade negotiations.
Image: Flag of The People's Republic of China (Public Domain)
On October 8, 2019, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang announced, “We have no intention of intervening in the domestic affairs of the United States.

Trump’s public call for China to investigate the Bidens came in the midst of an impeachment probe into his private request to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate the Bidens.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Trump was serious about trading hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico for Greenland, ex-DHS official says

"The president expressed deep animus towards the Puerto Rican people behind the scenes," said Miles Taylor. A White House official working with Puerto Rico says that wasn't his experience.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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AP finds major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump

Disaster survivors are waiting longer for federal aid. A new Associated Press analysis found that it's taking more than a month, on average, for President Donald Trump to approve major disaster declar...

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On This Day in Trumpery: October 3, 2017 Hurricane Maria

On October 3, 2017, while visiting Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, Donald Trump threw paper towel rolls into an assembled crowd during a stop at Guaynabo. Trump remarked that Puerto Rico had "thrown our budget a little out of whack” and contrasted Maria with "a real catastrophe like Katrina” at a briefing earlier that day.

As the storm had left much of the island without power, water, or communication, Trump’s actions were widely seen as insensitive. The initial death toll was 16, but studies by Harvard and George Washington University put the excess death toll due to the hurricane in the thousands. Trump claimed these figures were inflated by Democrats.

While response to the disaster was widely criticized as slow, AP analysis from 2025 found Trump's second-term approvals of disaster declarations across the US and its territories were slower than any presidents’ since 1989, with 70% taking at least a month.

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"I'll put the facts ... out publicly" Well this ought to be interesting.

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eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In a nutshell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2195...

U.S. Veteran and Volunteer in Ukraine Speaks Out: The Witkoff-Kushner Betrayal

YouTube video by Christopher Loverro

eeebyg.bsky.social @eeebyg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Article about Steve Milloy: How Big Tobacco Helped Create “the Junkman” (pg 5) www.prwatch.org/files/pdfs/p...

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