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Brett Palecek

@llamacek.bsky.social

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Old skater, punk till I die Veteran. Love music if it comes from the heart, especially if it fights for something. Husband, Dad to blood kids, step kids and cats. "Stand for something or you will fall for anything!"

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

June 29, 2025

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There are four political stories people should know about tonight.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

June 12, 2025

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At a press conference for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles today, Noem’s security assaulted Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), dragged him into the hallway, forced him to the floor,...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

June 2, 2025

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The Republicans’ giant budget reconciliation bill has focused attention on the drastic cuts the Trump administration is making to the American government.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

May 25, 2025

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On Thursday the Trump administration told Harvard University that because it had not handed over information on foreign students’ protest activities, violent activity, and coursework, the university h...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

May 20, 2025

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The House Rules Committee will take up the Republicans’ omnibus bill this week.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

May 15, 2025

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On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that most modern authoritarian leaders are elected.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

May 13, 2025

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While President Donald Trump’s billionaire sidekick Elon Musk has said he is pulling back from his work with the “Department of Government Efficiency,” he is with Trump today in Saudi Arabia, along wi...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

May 7, 2025

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Alarm appears to be rising about how the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is consolidating data about Americans.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

May 6, 2025

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In a follow-up story to last night’s information about the Trump family’s cryptocurrency corruption, MacKenzie Sigalos of CNBC reported today that 58 crypto wallets have made more than $10 million eac...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

May 3, 2025

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I had thought to post a picture tonight and then realized that today was the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

May 2, 2025:

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Yesterday I identified incorrectly the messaging app newly fired national security advisor Michael Waltz was using at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday as the unsecure Signal app.

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Just thought this was funny. Had our first breakfast customer this morning. Very nice couple. When he shook my hand he did the whole got to dominate thing by turning his hand over top. HATE THAT! Any who...that's when I saw the little 47 on his FSU hat. A handshake will tell a lot about someone.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

April 30, 2025

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This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report showing an abrupt reversal in the U.S.

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Now that is an amazing speech!

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This brief summary of yesterday’s letter is really good.

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

@themarisatomei.bsky.social I just learned that you're one of the good ones. Saw your HCR post on FB. I have been reading her everyday since she started Letters from an American, have shared it everyday since election day 24. So happy to have you on our team. Huge fan since you were Maggie.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

April 26, 2025

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Early yesterday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent three U.S.

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Only 1,361 Days To Go.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

April 23, 2025

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After previously suggesting that the U.S.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

April 22, 2025

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Today is Earth Day, celebrated for the first time in 1970.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

April 20, 2025

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Yesterday, on the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Americans across the country protested against President Donald J.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

April 17, 2025

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Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) posted a picture of himself with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whom the Trump administration says it sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador t...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

April 16, 2025

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In El Salvador today, authorities denied Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) a meeting or a phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump regime sent by “administrative error” to the terrorist p...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

April 15, 2025

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A large crowd of protesters calling for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration sent to a notorious terrorist prison in El Salvador, milled around the courthouse ...

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Feeling kinda overwhelmed with wife medical issues, finances, work and the state of the country right now. But this guy has the uncanny ability to make me chuckle.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

April 14, 2025

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

April 13, 2025

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This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States,...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

April 12, 2025

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It was just 20 days ago—on March 24—that editor in chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg reported that the most senior members of the Trump administration discussed a military strike on the Houthis i...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

April 11, 2025

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On April 4, Trump fired head of U.S.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

April 9, 2025

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April 9, 2025 (Wednesday)

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E.

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@laurapackard.com listening to you right now with @joesudbay.bsky.social on @deanobeidallah.bsky.social . Love your passion and can totally feel your disdain for these really bad people doing all kinds of bad things.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

April 8, 2025

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Stocks were up early today as traders put their hopes in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion that the Trump administration was open to negotiations for lowering Trump’s proposed tariffs.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

April 7, 2025

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Major indexes on the stock market began down more than 3% today when, as Allison Morrow of CNN reported, a rumor that Trump was considering delaying his tariffs by three months sent stocks surging upw...

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

All...by...design!

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

April 5, 2025

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It’s been quite a week.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

April 4, 2025

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The stock market rout continued today.

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Love this!

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

April 3, 2025

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Trump’s announcement last night that he was placing high tariffs on countries around the world came after the stock market closed, but it drove stock futures dramatically downward.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

April 2, 2025

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April 2, 2025 (Wednesday)

Just five months ago, on October 19, 2024, The Economist ran a special report on America’s economy.

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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

#SusanCrawford #Wisconsin

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Love it. Waiting for the Executive order that says you can't put cheese on a cybertruck

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

April 1, 2025

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Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Senator Cory Booker is cooking about NATO more than 14 hours into his filibuster on the Senate floor. Go Cory!!!!

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

@joshweil.bsky.social pulling for you in 32092! Although my address is just out of your district. Give em Hell! We need much better than FINE, we need Outstanding.

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nacholib.bsky.social @nacholib.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Let's go people

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

March 30, 2025

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On the Fox News Channel this morning, Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said: “President Trump has a long run vision of a golden age of America and we’re working really, really h...

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Heard someone say the Republicans are like Heavy Metal bands in the 80's thinking the 80's would never end. Doing drugs like crazy, breaking their hotel rooms and having sex with anything that moves...and not seeing Nirvana coming around the corner.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Early voting today in Wisconsin

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Early voting is taking place for the special elections in Florida for seats in the U.S. House in the 1st and 6th Congressional Districts. Election Day is on Tuesday, April 1st. Get out and vote for Democratic candidates Gay Valimont and Josh Weil!

Brett Palecek @llamacek.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

It all makes sense if you look at it thru the eyes of a foreign enemy who wants our country to fail. Would they be happy or not with what is going on? I think they would be very pleased.

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