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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 16h
The other day, Trump held one of his "show and tell" pressers - and highlighted the new "ballroom"...ahem...
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When Congress reconvenes after the mid term elections - if the GOP doesn't join the Dems in stopping(!) Psycho Prez's and Keggy Boy's firing squad execution snuff live-stream - we will clearly know what the entire party is all about. They're as psychotic as Senile Satan and his sadistic goons.
washingtonpost.com
Trump, asked if he approved live-streaming execution, says ‘absolutely’
The Pentagon said this week that the execution by firing squad, scheduled for Dec. 3, would be live-streamed for the public to watch.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"Fearing a humiliating midterm defeat in Texas, on Monday a desperate Donald J. Trump attempted to return the state to Texas." - Borowitz In Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would accept the return of Texas “as long as it doesn’t include Paxton and Abbott.”
borowitzreport.com
Trump Seeks to Avoid Losing in Texas by Returning it to Mexico
The move was a sign of desperation, political experts said.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The new "Bulls**t Barbie" will fit in quite well with the rest of the WH lunatics. She has a long history of conspiracy posts, cult like devotion to the Senile Satan and serious lack of ethics / moral fibre. While she may not be as combative as Karoline - she's just as psychotic.
thebulwark.com
The Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary
Katie Zacharia is ready to defend Trump. The Constitution? Less so.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And this... "At the beginning of the war with Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lifted sanctions on Russian oil that was at sea, saying that it would add hundreds of millions of barrels of crude to global markets, and would curb prices." - NYT If this isn't treason - I don't know what is.
nytimes.com
Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices (Gift Article)
President Trump said Russia had agreed to ship potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months. But Russia has an ongoing ban on exporting diesel.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Dependent on Social Security and other fixed incomes, recipients also will be paying substantially more in out-of-pocket costs next year when they need a prescription drug or go to a doctor or hospital." Thanks to Trump & MAGA GOP - there will be a harsh new reality for millions in 2027.
nytimes.com
Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance (Gift Article)
As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Consider this... If you back out the massive AI investment, the overall economy would be in a recession. Trump is all in on AI b/c it masks the fundamental weakness overall. If / when the AI bubble breaks - the economy is going to take a massive hit - as will the stock market.
washingtonpost.com
The unexpected ways that AI is reshaping the U.S. economy
The technology is bringing new prosperity to certain parts of the economy, but also creating new vulnerabilities.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
KEVIN "AssHat" HASSETT: People feel that way because of Biden 21 months in with this admin'n and all they have is Biden Derangement Syndrome. ZERO to run on, so they peddle that bulls**t as their "argument" to refute their horrific policies and governance s**t show.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In a Arkansas commercial touting the state’s welfare-to-work requirements, Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently rolled out “Brad” — an out-of-work gamer eating junk food and living off the government’s dime — as the policy’s poster child. Sanders: A real P/R comms pro eh? The MAGAts s**t themselves.
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | The new welfare queen is Brad. Right-wing pundits are furious.
An Arkansas campaign ad reveals how race still shapes the politics of welfare.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For all you political data junkies - here's the latest amalgam of projections analyzed at The Hill. Senate Seats Projections Republicans: 49 Democrats: 51 You can find another detailed breakdown here: fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls This one captures all major state level races.
elections2026.thehill.com
2026 Senate Election Predictions | The Hill and DDHQ
View the latest 2026 Senate forecast predictions from Decision Desk HQ and The Hill.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As for her stated reason for leaving the White House—a desire to be with her newborn—Leavitt said, “I spent enough time with my baby. Quite frankly, I’d had my fill of that working for President Trump.” - Borowitz Now - that would be the real "Truth".
borowitzreport.com
Leavitt Joins Fox in Hopes of Becoming Defense Secretary
She said that only by becoming an on-air personality at Fox News could she acquire the “warrior ethos” necessary to lead the world’s largest military.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jeez. I thought she said she was leaving the WH to spend more time with her "family". Just like everything else that came out of her mouth during her stint - it's bulls**t.
washingtonpost.com
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as a contributor
Leavitt left her post as Donald Trump’s top spokesperson in August.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Similar to the article in The New Republic, The Atlantic takes a serious look at what the Dems need / should do if they reclaim the House & Senate. The takeaway is: Dems intend to be aggressive, yet lawful - using work arounds to get the facts if subpoenas of Trump officials / staffers & DoJ fail.
theatlantic.com
Here’s Who Democrats Want to Impeach Next
There’s little desire to go after President Trump again—but lawmakers want to investigate his administration and family.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov This is quite the to-do list. The article makes clear what the Dems need to do should they reclaim the gavels in the House and Senate. It's exhausting - but necessary if they are to gain public trust.
newrepublic.com
The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hegseth appoints these 3 guys to head up Project Meridian - to study the future of modern warfare. Jeez. I would'a swore KegsBreath just said no beardos, fatties or weirdos...
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Well, well, well. Jared Kushner & Steven Witkoff - The Blunder Boys out making oil deals with Putin. Who'd a thought that would happen eh?
nytimes.com
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When one reads this - the one clear takeaway is the guy is nuts, suffering from dementia, &/or a pathological liar. Likely all apply. It's an excruciating read. The guy babbles on like a fool idiot. If you had a relative speaking like this, you'd have that person sent to a geriatric psych ward.
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When one reads this - the one clear takeaway is the guy is nuts, suffering from dementia, &/or a pathological liar. Likely all apply. It's an excruciating read. The guy babbles on like a fool idiot. If you had a relative speaking like this, you'd have that person sent to a geriatric psych ward.
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Remember, he was hired by this guy. This is an excruciating read. He babbles like a fool idiot. I dare anyone to make sense of what he says in this interview. The guy and his WH staff are a collection of pathological liars and psychotic clowns. The problem is we are all suffering the consequences.
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This article is Time's editors fact checking the bloviating babble of Psycho Prez Chump. His replies to their questions was a never ending stream of lies, narcissistic braggadocio, baseless claims of success, blaming Biden for his failures, etc. He belongs in a insane asylum, not the WH.
time.com
Fact-Checking What Donald Trump Said in His Latest Interview With TIME
U.S. President Donald Trump sat for an exclusive interview ahead of the midterm elections. Here’s a check of the claims he made.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shen one reads this - the one clear takeaway is the guy is nuts, suffering from dementia, &/or a pathological liar. Likely all apply. It's an excruciating read - trying to follow what he is saying. What is clear - we all need to flip the Congress Blue to put a check on this crazed megalomaniac.
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mikey da' Tool's "winning" message to voters. “What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already,” Johnson said. Oh? Like the never ending Iran war? Inflation? Diesel / gas prices spiking out of control? Measles outbreaks? Lost healthcare coverage for millions?
truthout.org
Johnson’s Message to Midterm Voters? GOP Will Keep Doing “What We Have Been Doing” If They Win
Polling data indicates that likely voters want change, not more of the same, as the speaker of the House is promising.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The top 5...Suggested for the Dems to pursue. The UAE AI Chips Affair Trump’s IRS Indemnity Pete Hegseth’s Blood-Money Insider Trade Trump’s Memecoin Racket Diplomacy For Sale A good start for sure. There's plenty more though - all impeachable offenses.
newrepublic.com
The Five Trump Scandals That Deserve Thorough Investigation
A guide for the Democrats’ coming congressional majority
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This week, the GOP led Senate conducted the "Jack Smith S**t Show", voted on college sports & a useless stock trading bill (failed). Meanwhile, Hegseth is gutting a full generation of officers, measles outbreak spikes, inflation runs rampant - ALL on their watch. Every Senate GOPer needs to go.
apnews.com
Hegseth confirms the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the U.S. military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Millions of Americans discovered that Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline was not the stupidest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. True. Eric Sch***t Head proved to be the dumbest brick in the wall. He made Sen Kennedy and Chuck Grassley look like Rhodes Scholars. Darline has stiff competition.
borowitzreport.com
Nation Shocked That Darline Graham Not Stupidest Senator on Judiciary Committee
No one, perhaps, was more surprised at her not being the dumbest senator on display than Graham herself, who called the hearings “a big win for yours truly.”
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This week, the GOP led Senate conducted the "Jack Smith S**t Show", voted on college sports & a useless stock trading bill (failed). Meanwhile, Hegseth is gutting a full generation of officers, measles outbreak spikes, inflation runs rampant - ALL on their watch. Every Senate GOPer needs to go.
apnews.com
Hegseth confirms the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the U.S. military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals.
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bobby-thedem25.bsky.social @bobby-thedem25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sooooo true.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You read this article and come away scratching your, drawing one conclusion - as this Goober talks out both sides of his ass. Even the cows on the ranches know he's full of bulls**t.
politico.com
GOP senator urges ICE to dial back enforcement sweeps
Sen. Jim Justice is weighing in amid ranchers' outcry over the impact of immigration enforcement activities on their industry.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The top 5...Suggested for the Dems to pursue. The UAE AI Chips Affair Trump’s IRS Indemnity Pete Hegseth’s Blood-Money Insider Trade Trump’s Memecoin Racket Diplomacy For Sale A good start for sure. There's plenty more though - all impeachable offenses.
newrepublic.com
The Five Trump Scandals That Deserve Thorough Investigation
A guide for the Democrats’ coming congressional majority
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remember this...the Epstein files are alive and well someplace in Todd Blanche's office...
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This week in MAGA-Ville...
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This was the most priceless moment of the Jac Smith hearing during the Senator Sch***t show yesterday. Katie Britt (Alabama dimwit) must have passed her MAGA butt plug as the charade goes down in flames... <hit link to play>) www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
the-independent.com
Katie Britt’s reaction says it all as Jack Smith gotcha moment goes up in flames
The exchange unravelled after Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt mistook a Caitlin Clark college basketball game in Maryland for an NBA game in Atlanta
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"American financiers are investing in a mine tied to gangsters as part of a deal brokered by the Trump administration. Venezuelan gold had once benefited American adversaries like Iran. Mr. Trump sought to redirect it to the United States to be refined." - NYT Blatant Trump corruption and theft.
nytimes.com
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Boy...that Ted guy...he's a bright one eh...?
static.klipy.com
Gomer Pyle Jim Nabors Shazam
ALT: Gomer Pyle Jim Nabors Shazam
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The guy is Lance Schroyer - a former Oklahoma State Trooper - and an aid to Markwayne Mullin. Schroyer has NO immigration experience and clearly was picked by MUllin to be another stooge. The GOP (driven by Rand Paul) has blocked his nomination. Facing the headwinds - Baby Chump TACO'd.
newrepublic.com
Trump Abruptly Yanks Nominee to Lead ICE After Republican Pushes Back
Donald Trump announced the nomination in June, but Senator Rand Paul had yet to schedule a nomination hearing.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The white nationalism rot permeates the entire GOP. NO matter how much they try to pivot away from it - the fact of the matter is this garbage is 20+ years in the making. Once hidden in the fringes of the party - it's broken into the mainstream of their conference. They can't wipe away the stench.
thebulwark.com
The GOP’s White Nationalism Problem Goes All the Way to the Top
The blood-and-soil extremists have donors, institutions, administration ties—and plenty of friends in MAGA.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers refused to Abdul El-Sayed on Tuesday. In other words - he was afraid of getting his ass handed to him. So? What does FOX News do? Cook up some spin defending him b/c the moderators were "too biased". Yea right. FOX owned station. Bulls**t.
mediamatters.org
Fox News anchor defends Mike Rogers skipping a debate on a Detroit station owned and operated by Fox
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How the GOP preserves its brain dead fossils...
theonion.com
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"TRUMP APPEARS TO BE BOTH FURIOUS and confused about why the Fed is doing this. He’s furious because he wants lower rates to juice the economy ahead of the midterms. And he’s confused because, well, he’s a moron." - The Bulwark I couldn't have said it any better. 6 time bankrupt financial idiot.
thebulwark.com
Here’s Who Trump Should Blame for the Rate Hike He’s Raging About
He promised lower prices and lower interest rates. His policies delivered renewed inflation and a rate hike.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This incompetent clown is summoning the US troops for a "Aryan Nation" propaganda speech. Keggy Boy is hosting a mano-sphere sausage fest including the joyous chance to work out with him. Today - Speaker Johnson adjourned the House to avoid an impeachment vote. Cowardly s**t show.
yahoo.com
Pentagon Seeks Fittest Troops for Hegseth Speech
Pentagon Seeks Fittest Troops for Hegseth Speech
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Misinformation and misguided policies are leaving children and adults unprotected against disease that we know how to prevent,” Cassidy said." Says the f***g cowardly moron that enabled Kennedy Jr to be head of HHS. This guy did the "Susan Collins is concerned" schtick and caved. Just f**k off.
washingtonpost.com
Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Psycho Prez, upon the urging of BiBi have managed to de-stabilize the mid-east worse than either Bush. Every day, the situation worsens - yet Psycho sends his stooges onto the news outlets to claim all is fine and we're winning the war. The entire admin'n are delusional, incompetent lying clowns.
nytimes.com
Gulf Arabs Seek Options After U.S. Bases Did Not Deter Iran (Gift Article)
The American presence in these countries has not shielded them from retaliation during the Iran war. Now they are hoping direct talks with Iran could help.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This one is priceless... "Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to block his mail voting restrictions for the midterms, on Tuesday Donald J. Trump offered the justices $5000 each to change their minds." -Andy Borowitz
borowitzreport.com
Trump Offers Supreme Court $5000 Each to Change Mail-in Voting Decision
In a leaked phone call with Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Trump said that the 7-2 decision meant “I just need to find three votes.”
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good news. SCOTUS quashes Trumps mail in ballot wet dream. However... The order was unsigned, which is typical in emergency rulings. It gave no vote count. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence. NOTE: Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.
nytimes.com
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting: Live Updates
The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Corporate tax payments are plummeting even as profits soar. Yet we have Bessent and Hassett telling the public all is well with Treasury receipts and income from tariffs to supplement / offset gov't spending. The bulls**t is beyond the pale.
politico.com
Corporate tax payments plunge as AI feasts on new incentives
A generous tax break on capital investments Republicans created in 2025 wasn't designed specifically for the AI boom, but hyperscalers are making the most of it.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In addition to his fellow Kentuckian, McConnell was applauded by other members of the Republican Party’s brain-dead caucus, including Ron Johnson and Tommy Tuberville. “From all indications, Mitch McConnell has no idea what’s going on around him,” Senator Darline Graham said. “He’s my role model.”
borowitzreport.com
McConnell’s Return Gives Kentucky Two Brain-dead Senators
McConnell was applauded by other members of the Republican Party's brain-dead caucus
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"The ruling by Judge Carl J. Nichols, a Trump appointee, delivered another blow to President Trump’s effort to add new conditions that could make it harder to vote by mail..." Looks like Solicitor General John Sauer is about to have a rough week. Sauer - one of Trump's personal stooge lawyers.
nytimes.com
As Supreme Court Weighs Trump Mail Ballot Plan, Another Judge Blocks It (Gift Article)
The ruling by a lower court judge was another blow to President Trump’s effort to make voting by mail harder. The Supreme Court is also considering the Trump plan.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Missouri election map case is much worse than you may have thought. The MO Sec'y of State deliberately broke the law and court order using slimy "legalese" and public ignorance of the law to do so. Only when threatened with contempt of the court - did he back down. This details the scheme.
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Fix Was Almost In (Gift Article)
The midterms dodge their first MAGA bullet. It won’t be the last.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It never ceases to amaze me why the farm community, esp'y the ranchers are such die hard GOPer and Trumpers. They continue to support their idiot level policies as they get screwed and screw the general public. The ranchers have a huge hand in the screwing.
washingtonpost.com
Ranchers’ loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports
Rural Americans, including some who say they feel “betrayed” by Washington policies, could seek change at the polls in November.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump's DoJ stooge railed about "law and order" and "accountability" - Noting child trafficking and stealing from the American public. EVERY projection is a confession. He need only to look at the Epstein case and Trump family blatant corruption - of which he will not do. This guy is a cancer.
yahoo.com
Blanche ignores ethics restrictions, delivers speech at partisan event
A sitting U.S. attorney general has never before delivered partisan remarks at a national party convention — until now.
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