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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 17h
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation (4th ed.) by Just Security Tracks presumption of regularity erosion in Trump litigation: 34 noncompliance, 90 distrust, 91 arbitrary cases + many habeas. [AI summary] #DeadlineWH www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
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The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation (4th edition)
Definitive, most comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Aside from the tens of millions living in L.A. and San Diego San Diego is also home to a large naval base Home port to 3 U.S. carriers Including the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Recently returned from the Iran War. What is the CinC thinking? #DeadlineWH youtu.be/AEa3pY8SaUQ?...
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USS Abraham Lincoln returning home after 10-month deployment
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's great having cultural icons like Springsteen at political rallies. I seem to remember Springsteen being at a Kamala Harris rally in 2024. How'd that work out? There's more to be done. #DeadlineWH www.billboard.com/culture/poli...
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Bruce Springsteen Performs at Harris/Walz Rally, Says Trump Is ‘Running to Be an American Tyrant’
Bruce Springsteen supported Kamala Harris at a rally on Thursday night in Clarkston, Georgia, performing three songs and opposing Donald Trump.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Former SC Jack Smith's point about obtaining grand jury indictments against Trump Should not be overlooked Considering Trump's DOJ's many failures to do the same: "[Trump's] federal prosecutors failed to indict six Democratic lawmakers" #DeadlineWH www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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DOJ’s targeting of Trump critics ramps up with attempt to indict lawmakers
The effort to indict six Democratic lawmakers marks the first time DOJ has attempted to classify critical speech from prominent Trump detractors as a crime.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@esglaude.bsky.social on Trump voters: "People voted for him knowing who he was. People voted for him knowing who his character is." Never tire of Prof. Glaude holding forth on how people voted. #DeadlineWH
Screen shot of two X (formerly Twitter) posts. One from Eddie S. Glaude Jr. 10/23/16 stating "I should be clear: I am not voting for Hillary Clinton.  The other from Hillary Clinton 12/22/2015 stating "A Republican president could nominate as many as 4 Supreme Court justices.  Why that should terrify you: hrc.io/1PkjXwe
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Maybe when Republicans pass laws that guarantee ZERO Americans will be killed or detained illegally by ICE We can work on guaranteeing ZERO fraudulent votes will be cast in elections. #DeadlineWH
Image of ICE agents descending upon alex prettiImage of voters voting
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A blast from the past... "Canada Helps Six U.S Diplomats Flee Iran - The Washington Post" Jan. 30, 1980 #DeadlineWH www.washingtonpost.com/archive/poli...
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Canada Helps Six U.S Diplomats Flee Iran
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him" despite having "a permit to work in the United States." @APNews.com 8/26/2026 #DeadlineWH apnews.com/article/uss-...
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He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him
The father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln has been arrested by immigration authorities.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Trump once hailed his U.S.-Mexicio-Canada (USMCA) deal as hIs "best" deal, A fix to NAFTA. Like his Iran MOU Just another failed Trump agreement. Art of the Deal?🤣🤣🤣 #DeadlineWH reason.com/2026/07/02/t...
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Trump called the USMCA his 'best deal.' Now, he wants out of it.
The decision not to renew the USMCA is less dramatic than it might appear. Even so, Trump is exchanging stability for more uncertainty.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump bank? Attorneys settle Trump University fraud case for $25M www.foxnews.com/world/attorn... Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve after lawsuit alleged 'illegal conduct' www.foxnews.com/politics/tru... A Trip Down Donald Trump's Bankruptcy Memory Lane www.forbes.com/sites/debtwi... #DeadlineWH
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Attorneys settle Trump University fraud case for $25M
For more than six years, Donald Trump fought hard against a lawsuit in which former customers of his now-defunct Trump University accused him of fraud. Less than two weeks after being elected presiden...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump said he asked South Korea if they would join him in the denuclearization of Iran Wonder if he asked his good buddy Kim Jong Un of North Korea the same thing. #DeadlineWH
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
60 days ago yesterday Trump signed the MOU with Iran That was supposed to bring about a ceasefire And eventual peace treaty. The MOU expired. How'd that work out? #DeadlineWH Headline: Trump signs deal in Versailles to end war with Iran www.politico.eu/article/iran...
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Trump signs deal in Versailles to end war with Iran
Macron was among the first to congratulate the U.S. president after the signing ceremony.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"Before the U.S. went to war, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told President Trump that an American attack could prompt Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz." @WSJ 3/13/26 #DeadlineWH www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He Still Went to War.
The president told his White House team that Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the strait, the world’s most vital shipping lane.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Credible accusations of perjury before Congress should be investigated and prosecuted if warranted. Just like credible accusations of violating the Presidential Records Act and Espionage Act should be investigated and prosecuted if warranted. #DeadlineWH www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Some of the documents seized on Aug. 8 detail top-secret U.S. operations so closely guarded that many senior national security officials are kept in the dark about them.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"But I go on this great republican principle, That the people will have virtue and intelligence To select men of virtue and wisdom. Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation." -- James Madison, June 20, 1788
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Trump walked out on Obama's JCPOA. Which had Iran at ZERO kg of Enriched uranium. Now Iran has ~400kg of Enriched uranium. Trump moved Iran closer to having nuclear weapons. #DeadlineWH
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Clearly, among other flaws, By his own words, Todd Blanche reflexively still thinks of himself as Trump's personal lawyer. So, if not Todd Blanche for US AG. Who? #DeadlineWH Headline: "Blanche’s slip-up on his Trump relationship: ‘I’m his lawyer’" www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Blanche’s slip-up on his Trump relationship: 'I'm his lawyer'
The attorney general meant to say he "was" Trump's lawyer, and the gaffe could haunt him.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@kristygreenberg.bsky.social for US AG. #DeadlineWH
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
'SO THE SOLDIERS CAN SEE IT' Possibly the lamest cover story ever. Headline: Trump unexpectedly switches back to old Air Force One, sidelining Qatari jet July 8, 20267:48 AM PDT #DeadlineWH #AirFarceOne www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Trump unexpectedly switches back to old Air Force One, sidelining Qatari jet
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was leaving Turkey aboard an older ‌Air Force One aircraft rather than a recently renovated Qatari-donated jet, an unexpected switch that renewed scrutiny o...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#DeadlineWH Note: #NATO allies fought with the U.S. in the Afghanistan War 2001 - 2021 In response to 9/11 attacks. ➡️ 1,150 allied NATO deaths including UK (457) and Denmark (44). ➡️ At least about 3,000 NATO allies wounded.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Much of what is being talked about today about Graham Platner Was known when Maine Democratic primary voters elected him With 72% of the vote. The same can be said about what was known about Trump before voters elected him. Voters are idiots. #DeadlineWH apnews.com/projects/ele...
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Maine U.S. Senate Primary Election Live Results 2026
Live results for the June 9, 2026 Maine U.S. Senate primary. Track election results with real-time vote counts, county-level maps and race calls from AP.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@deadlinewh.bsky.social. Here's the full story on Somali FIFA referee's denial of entry. CBP only says referee "was determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns and was denied entry." No further details given. #deadlinewh www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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Somali referee for World Cup denied entry into United States
Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after getting selected to officiate in the World Cup.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Not so fun fact: An average family of four has had its monthly grocery bill go up about $50 a month since the start of Trump's second term. The proposed Trump $250 bill would cover that increase for about 5 months. #DeadlineWH www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who resisted the effort was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye email.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
No grand signing ceremonies. No detailed trade agreements announced. What was Trump's China trip about? A chance to take Air Force One out for a spin with his billionaire buddies? #DeadlineWH www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Five Takeaways From the Trump-Xi Summit
Both sides want to stabilize U.S.-China relations, but disagreements remain.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
One common theme running throughout whether it's padded FBI stats, the Epstein files, or how people are doing in the "affordability" economy Trump and his ilk treat the American people like they're stupid. #DeadlineWH
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
How will people feel, Once they discover this war to eliminate Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, That's resulting in higher gas prices Was totally unnecessary? Under Obama's JCPOA, Iran had ZERO kg of enriched urnaium. ZERO. Before Trump walked out on it. #DeadlineWH
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Did @jheil.bsky.social just say that it would be ridiculous to the hold the White House Correspondents Association dinner at the White House? What's the name of that Correspondents Association again? #DeadlineWH
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
In 2025 Rep. Kevin Kiley (I, CA-3) proposed H.R. 4889, to "end the redistricting war nationwide.” Republicans didn't take it up. Dems didn't push for it. Media didn't report on it. Why? #DeadlineWH Bill text: d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/kiley.house.... kiley.house.gov/posts/rep-ki...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I wholeheartedly agree with Senator Lindsey Graham's statement of January 30th 2026: “We cannot live in a country this way — where you get to pick and choose the laws you don't like.” You cannot choose to violate the 1st, 2nd and 4th Amendments simply because you need to meet a quota.
Picture of the U.S. Bill of Rights showing the First Amendment.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
@nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWH Why not reported?👇 homeland.house.gov/2026/01/24/c...
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Chairman Garbarino Requests ICE, CBP, USCIS Testimony for Upcoming Oversight Hearing – Committee on Homeland Security
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
@nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWH: Catch-up. "Trump hails ‘framework’ of Greenland deal, reversing tariff threats." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump hails ‘framework’ of Greenland deal, reversing tariff threats
The announcement was the latest head-spinning twist in his effort to seize Greenland from Denmark despite Danish and Greenlandic objections that the island is not for sale.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
The new Trump class battleship will doubtless have extra ballast in the aft in keeping with its namesake.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social Susie Wiles sounds like someone practicing for a job interview, trying to explain their last job to a prospective new employer. #DeadlineWH www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/p...
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Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles says president ‘has an alcoholic’s personality’ and much more in candid interviews | CNN Politics
The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times unflattering assessments of President Donald Trump, his second-term agenda and some of his closest alli...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
There's concern that DOJ might try to use ongoing investigstions as an excuse to not release the Epstein files. You know for sure who's NOT going to be investigsted? Donald J. Trump. Release the files rated to Trump. time.com/7335098/epst...
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Could Trump Block the Epstein Files? Here's What's Next
Congress has voted overwhelmingly to release the Epstein files. Here's what could happen next.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social, With all the discussion on California's Prop 50, why hasn't there been any discussion on @RepKiley's (R, CA-3) proposed bill, H.R. 4889, to "end the redistricting war nationwide”? kiley.house.gov/posts/rep-ki... #DEADLINEWH
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Rep. Kiley Calls on House Leadership to Vote on Redistricting Bill
WASHINGTON – The full text of Rep. Kevin Kiley’s (R-CA) redistricting bill, H.R. 4889, can be found here. Rep. Kiley officially introduced legislation this week to prohibit Mid-Decade Redistricting na...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
“Just wait until next year.” Said just about every scam artist ever. Perfect. Headline: Trump's Team Hones Message on Economy: Just Wait Until 2026 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump’s Team Hones Message on Economy: Just Wait Until 2026
Advisers are privately assuring the president that his policies will pay off.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Messrs. Stewart (@thedailyshow.com), Colbert (@colbertlateshow.bsky.social), and Meyers (@latenightseth.bsky.social) Sen. Ted Cruz is very mockable But when someone defends free speech Grant them a dollop of grace. And thank them As hard (comical) as that might (could) be. youtu.be/DK9TkLPJY6w
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Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension Was Always About Censorship (Just Ask Trump) | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social we may have only one commander-in-chief But we can have more than one leader. For every minute you play of Trump (and we really don't need to see the video) You should be playing five minutes of Gov. Cox. #DeadlineWH youtu.be/pDF-mooTzs4
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Utah Gov. Cox on Charlie Kirk: "This is a political assassination."
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social. Just a reminder. There's still a bill by Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA3-R) out there that would put a stop to mid-decade, 2nd attempts to gerrymander. Why hasn't this been covered? Or supported by Dems? #DeadlineWH www.rawstory.com/kevin-kiley/
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'Put an end to this!' Targeted CA Republican begs House speaker to stop gerrymander wars
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) told MSNBC's Antonia Hylton on Thursday evening that congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), need to step up and end the Trump-driven push for a mid...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Why haven't House Democrats backed Rep. Kiley's (CA3-R) bill to end mid-decade redistricting nationally? And expose House GOP's hypocrisy? Why aren't @nicollewallace.bsky.social and others covering this bill and it's sponsor? #DeadlineWH www.rawstory.com/kevin-kiley/
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'Put an end to this!' Targeted CA Republican begs House speaker to stop gerrymander wars
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) told MSNBC's Antonia Hylton on Thursday evening that congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), need to step up and end the Trump-driven push for a mid...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
@matthewjdowd.bsky.social if you want to avoid mutually assurred electoral destruction, why not get behind Rep. Kevin Kiley's (CA-R) bill to prohibit gerrymandering nationwide mid decade? House Dems might provide cover to Gov. Newsome by supporting it #DeadlineWH www.rawstory.com/kevin-kiley/
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'Put an end to this!' Targeted CA Republican begs House speaker to stop gerrymander wars
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) told MSNBC's Antonia Hylton on Thursday evening that congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), need to step up and end the Trump-driven push for a mid...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social Another convert. To be enlisted and supported. To be cheered. To have empathy for. Not a told you so moment. Not to be called stupid. "Montebello man confronted by immigration officers expresses regret for supporting Trump" #DeadlineWH youtu.be/LqtOE59Qu8E
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Montebello man confronted by immigration officers expresses regret for supporting Trump
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social, "love that" @esglaude.bsky.social "called BS on my 'but'...was a cop out... a way to leave it to other people to solve democracy." Not voting for the alternative when one had the chance, Voting blank. Also a cop out, Also leaving it to others.
Image of Twitter post from October 23, 2016 from Eddie S. Glaude stating "I should be clear: I am not voting for Hilary Clinton."
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social - "Jury's not out on whether or not they're proven stupid." Would you call Miles Taylor or Cassidy Hutchinson "stupid"? The wedge is not in calling Trump followers stupid. It's in highlighting that Trump treats everyone, MAGA and non-MAGA alike, as if we're all stupid.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social: "It's revealing how stupid he [Trump] takes his base to be." Whether it's Epstein, or who pays tariffs (it's American businesses NOT foreign countries) or tax breaks for Social Security recipients that expire in 2 years while corporate tax breaks stay permanent. Grifter.
Picture of influencers emerging from White Houe on February 27, 2025 holding binders purportedly containing information from the Epstein files given to them by Attorney General Pam Bondi.  Above the picture is a title, the word "Suckers!"
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social point well made re: Obama rate of deportations much higher than Trump's by several 100k annualized at least, Without the riots and violations of civil liberties. Just another sad outcome of Trump's envy of Obama, Desperate to best Obama's numbers. x.com/ionsedge/sta...
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Disgusting. Not America. Kudos to the judges standing against intimidation. Condemnation to those condoning it. "These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack." #DeadlineWH www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.
As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment. The intimidation campaign has strained judges and their relatives – and legal scholars fear it could have a chilling effect on the judiciary.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
And so it begins... #trumptariffs "Upstate NY farmer shocked by Trump tariffs, mistakenly thought Canada would pay." www.syracuse.com/state/2025/0...
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Upstate NY farmer shocked by Trump tariffs, mistakenly thought Canada would pay
Small businesses along the Canadian border are especially being hit hard.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Destroying national security. Trashing the economy. Tearing down the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. Welcome to government by the #GOP "Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’" www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’
A former top Hegseth adviser suggested Sunday night that Trump should consider replacing the embattled defense chief.
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D Sinope @ionsedge.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWH Total of 8 Democratic lawmakers, 3 Senators and 5 Representstives plus House Hispanic Caucus and Gov. Moore have spoken on the Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case based on @Grok scan to date. List below. #StandintheBreach x.com/i/grok/share...
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