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Richard Catalano

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Retired Professor, 40 years developing the science of prevention through positive youth development. Loves democracy. I repost selected Substacks I block 🚫 Magats 🚫 DM 🚫 Porn and those with few posts

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1m
Disgusting
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h
"trump and his Republican flunkies will leave behind, however, is not merely a hobbled economy but the wreckage of a party that once demanded markets, not governments, direct economic activity. Cronyism, corruption, and protectionism are far from market capitalism." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Republicans Have Destroyed the ‘Conservative’ Agenda
🚨 22 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 5h
"If you’re serious about winning, put the megaphone down and pick up a clipboard. Check your registration and your neighbor’s. Make a plan to vote early. Knock doors, make calls, drive somebody to the polls who wouldn’t get there otherwise." open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Protesting Mamdani at an Oct. 7 Vigil Isn’t a Takeover Strategy
Zohran Mamdani got called a traitor at a memorial for the dead. If that’s what a left-wing takeover of the Democratic Party looks like, the party is going to be just fine.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 6h
"at the end of the weekend, Trump lost the political battle over diesel exports from Russia and has been proven (again) to be a liar about an alleged energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine...diesel prices remain nearly double what they were before..." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-desperat...
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A desperate Trump fabricates a “ceasefire”
October 12, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 17h
"The Trump administration has effectively looted the federal treasury, taking funds meant to protect our borders and honor fallen officers to finance their own election propaganda,” said Norm Eisen." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Help Us Stop Trump’s Illegal Propaganda
New Lawsuits Challenge Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ads
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 20h
"Has there ever been, in the history of mankind, or whatever genus of jackbooted Jell-O he technically belongs to, a bigger fucking crybaby than Donald J. “for Genius” Trump?" And it gets so much better from here jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/barack-oba...
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Barack Obama Broke Donald Trump's “Brain”
Fifteen years, two presidencies, and one Nobel-sized nervous breakdown later, Fat Satan still can’t take a fucking joke.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 22h
"He doesn’t have the basic qualities of a decent person, let alone a leader. He has the qualities of a sex predator, which he is. He has the qualities of a felon. He has the qualities of a bankrupter. He’s a fraud, and we’re seeing it all on display right now." open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Sunday Message from MeidasTouch
Hey everyone, it’s Ben Meiselas from the MeidasTouch Network, here with my Sunday post.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Trump announced a fake ceasefire, Ukraine and Russia both debunked it, and the newsrooms that amplified it owe readers a correction. Trump’s announcements are not evidence of anything until they are confirmed by outside parties..." open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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BREAKING: Trump’s “Energy Ceasefire” Exposed Instantly as a LIE!! Zelenskyy Says It Was “News to Me,” Russia Calls It “Market Manipulation,” and Corporate Media Fell for It Again
Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy truce on social media while diesel and gas prices climb. Neither country had heard of it, and the alerts went out anyway.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
More grounds for impeachment. Act like the South Korean legislature. @schumer.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @suzamdelbene.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"But at this point, how much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined U.S. national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him as he does it?" heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...
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October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Trump’s doing everything he can to destroy the Republican Party... If they lose everything in November, they’ll blame him. They shouldn’t. They handed him the keys and cheered..." open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
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Trump Is Destroying The Republican Party. Awesome.
Four things he did to the GOP that no Democrat ever could.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Trump will be humiliated; indeed, he already has been. By seeking to indict a loyal Republican aide who oozes sincerity and integrity, Trump looks small and mean and vindictive." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/trump-targ...
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Trump targets Cassidy Hutchinson. He will lose.
October 9, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Amen!
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Mystal explained, Democrats should still hold hearings on this issue to bring more attention to the Trump’s mentally unfitness. Mystal noted “given the media is not covering Trump’s obvious and dangerous mental decline” this would force them to do that." deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/elie-mysta...
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Elie Mystal: Democrats in Congress should use 25th Amendment to remove Trump!
Mystal makes case for why
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"ran the first campaign for Trump’s impeachment, so people ask me all the time if he’ll get impeached again. Here it is straight: You’re damn right he will, as long as everyone who can vote does." open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
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We Are Not Expendable. Trump’s Congress Is.
Trump wrote off two American cities for applause. Here’s why he’ll be impeached again. Plus: a soldier’s million-dollar bill, an FBI whistleblower, and a newsroom that outlasted a Trump donor.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"we can recognize Trump and his minions’ shrieking as the pathetic last yelps of a dying autocratic regime. As a pragmatic, political matter, it must be a turn-off for all those guys who thought they were getting a tough guy and instead received a feeble hysteric." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Trump: the Whining, Weak Wimp
🚨 26 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mary Trump on trump's UN unhinged rant "It was a man in psychological crisis, broadcasting his deterioration in real time, while representatives from other nations sat and watched the leader of the free world lose his grip on reality."
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Any Democratic presidential candidate, in order to even be somewhat qualified to run for office, has to promise that on day one they will hand over Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and others in the chain of command to The Hague for war crimes prosecution." open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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My Response to Right-Wing Smears...
Hey everyone, it’s Ben Meiselas from the MeidasTouch Network.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Every day, in almost every possible way, Trump and the Republicans engage in corruption, lawlessness, or arrogance that signals to voters that the GOP is a con and voters are the marks. Republicans have grossly misjudged the American people." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/on-a-noisy...
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On a noisy news day, signs of hope.
October 8, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"We need actual accountability. We need guardrails on this fucking fascist, corrupt, anti-democratic regime. Subpoena the records, follow the money, haul Trump’s cronies before Congress and make them answer under oath. I want Democrats using the power we give them..." substack.com/@jojofromjer...
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Navy Pilot Rebecca Bennett is About to Send Tom Kean Jr. Packing
We Can and We WILL Flip NJ-7
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"But here’s what matters: most people cannot stand Donald Trump. And a vote for any Republican is not just a vote for him. It’s a vote for his continued impunity. It’s a vote for making that horrible man’s life miserable." open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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Toddler Logic, Nuclear Consequences
What Donald's Willingness to Sacrifice Cities Really Means
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"These are not “speeches,” but rather psychological breakdowns. But, unfortunately, you would not know it from mainstream media coverage." Corporate media sabotages democracy. Unsubscribe! open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Words & Phrases: A Crazy Rant Isn’t a ‘Speech’ or an ‘Interview’
🚨 28 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How about impeachment for this? @schumer.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @suzandelbene.bsky.social
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More accurately, trump defunded cancer research, medicaid, SNAP, inspector generals, Generals, prosecutors, [fill in your favorite servicr] for ICE
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Large and small "Democratic contributors are flooding Senate hopefuls with cash, but in some of the...crucial states they could lose winnable gubernatorial races because they’re being so dramatically outspent by Republican nominees and their allied groups." open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 474. 10/5/26
… Turns out the big steel mill project in IA from the company in India that Trump announced to try and rig the election in that state is actually not looking like a great deal after all since the peop...
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"the Trump regime is defying court orders, rejecting Congress’ power to control spending and pursuing myriad tactics to once again try and subvert the outcome of our federal elections. Each of these illustrates a lawless regime and a dangerous despot..." open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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We Are Under Attack From an Enemy Within
By listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wonderful source for impeachment document @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @suzandelbene.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Jared Kushner’s Diplomacy Grift
Trump’s son-in-law is helping conduct U.S. diplomacy over war and peace while Senate investigators said his company collected $150 million in fees from foreign investors.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not the first by a long shot
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"The term that I came up with when I was trying to capture all this is ‘superpower suicide,’” Snyder told Meiselas. “I can’t see an example of a country, a major country, losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump.” open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Authoritarianism Expert Tim Snyder Warns America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide”
Historian and On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder tells Ben Meiselas he has never seen a major country surrender so much power so quickly.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Amen!
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Amen!
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Trump’s Senate Candidates Really Hoped You’d Never Read This
Twelve names, all inside. Also: our plan between now and Election Day, five ways to fight back, and your invitation to our live election night war room.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"He will not be mourned. He will go out like he came in, like he lived his life. He will be empty and alone. Trump will be remembered as an unloved, uncelebrated relic. And then he will be forgotten." open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Trump Will Be Forgotten
He has nothing we want.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"As we near the goal line, we must stay centered and calm, reserving all our energy to motivate others to vote. A wave election will protect against election interference and provide Democrats with commanding majorities in Congress." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/as-the-job...
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As the job market stalls, JD Vance tells Fox viewers, “Don’t gripe about the little things.”
October 3, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"it has become clear that Trump never intended to address the real problems he identified. His tariffs, deep tax cuts for the wealthy, extraordinary corruption, multiple vanity projects, and war on Iran are benefiting him, his family..." heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"the combination of Trump’s utter lack of self-awareness and his overconfident insistence that “More Trump” will help Republicans in the midterms is a prescription for crushing defeat of historic proportions." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/why-trumps...
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Why Trump’s interview with Time Magazine should give us hope and confidence
October 2, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Joe Biden said it best, speaking at a Maryland Democratic Party event tonight: “The reflecting pool reflects something even worse than the narcissism and incompetence at the core of this administration. It’s the corruption. The brazen, blatant corruption.” joycevance.substack.com/p/another-ba...
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Another Bad Day in Court for Trump
Today, as Trump was busy trying (and failing) to convince his own people that “affordability” is a word made up by Democrats, the courts were having a field day with him.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"“I meet people from Amsterdam, from Paris, from all over. No debate. Everybody is in agreement that Donald Trump is an insane person. He’s a dangerous person who shouldn’t be in charge. Doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Doesn’t make sense." deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-rest-o...
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The rest of the world sees Trump for what he is: Dangerous, demented and an aspiring Dictator!
This is how Europe sees Trump!
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"If you believe in a Democratic Party that looks as diverse as America — if you believe in our collective power over the power of a few — if you believe this moment calls for ordinary people doing extraordinary things — this is your moment." squareonepolitics.substack.com/p/gotv-is-he...
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GOTV Is Here!
33 days. Let’s get those votes.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Right now, American healthcare is in shambles because charlatans and conspiracists are in charge of everything, as are people who see it as their mission in life to scam as much money out of the American people..." open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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The Art of the Scam: Healthcare for Sale
Follow the money
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"First, unchecked AI presents a significant threat to humanity. Second, those responsible for developing the technology admit they still don’t fully understand the speed or depth of the calamities we might be facing." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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March Us Toward the Summit, Not the Chasm
By Governor JB Pritzker
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"So, at a time when more than 70% of Americans fear AI and want the government to regulate it, Trump entered into a deal that handed control of AI to the men most likely to profit from its unregulated development." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/republican...
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Republicans are not only failing to meet the moment, they are also failing to anticipate the future.
September 30, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Speaker Mike Johnson was asked on CNBC what his legislative agenda is if Republicans keep the majority: “What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already. Filipkowski "I’m not sure that’s a winning message." open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 470. 9/29/26
… Sen.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Amen!
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"To be clear, sir, Americans, and people everywhere, understand your threat to unleash the unthinkable evil of mass destruction, not as a strong response to Iranian provocation, but as an ugly effort to mask your own catastrophic failures." open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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You Don't Get to Annihilate a Nation
Donald Trump’s appalling U.N. speech was not a strong response to Iranian provocation, but an ugly effort to mask his own catastrophic failures.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amen!
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Most of Trump’s voter suppression efforts have been defeated, delayed, or minimized. A fair amount of the “election interference” scenarios have been taken off the table." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/door-by-do...
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Door by door, voter by voter, Democrats are fighting the good fight!
September 29, 2026
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Donald Trump doesn’t respect the law; he simply sees it as an impediment to doing what he wants to do. And when he learns he can get away with flouting it, he will not hesitate to do so again. And again. " joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Alaska, he highlighted Mary Peltola and the relatively inexpensive media market. In Iowa, he pointed to Josh Turek’s late push. And in Kansas, he discussed Adam Hamilton’s campaign and the possibility that additional grassroots money could have an outsized impact" substack.com/@ronfilipkow...
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Ask the Editor: Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ads, the Senate Map, and Vance’s Midterm Strategy – 9/28/26
Ron Filipkowski joins Luke Radel to answer subscriber questions on Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads, key Senate races, Susan Collins, and JD Vance’s midterm strategy.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AOC "AI needs two things. It needs capital-intensive resources. But it also needs an uneducated population that cannot think, that is not educated, that relies on it so that they can sell cognition back to us.”
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