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Lou Huesmann

@louhuesmann.bsky.social
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Proud alumnus of THE Ohio State University. Committed to living an emotionally healthy life and helping others to do the same. Avid reader fueled by continual curiosity. Living in Long Beach, CA. Not Afraid.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 19h
Trump's AG Todd Blanche just filed a misconduct complaint against two Minnesota federal judges for telling the NYT that the 3,000-agent immigration surge there threatens democracy. Their crime? Documenting 96 violated court orders. Punishing judges for truth is how democracy dies.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/09/2026
Reminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola. trib.al/an8St24
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Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going
Reminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/09/2026
Triumphal Arch, here we come! trib.al/qUPWkRA
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Trump Is Already Breaking Ground for His Triumphal Arch
Triumphal Arch, here we come!
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This should be an oil painting hanging in the decrepit old house on the hill where children still occasionally vanish.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/09/2026
Previously unseen tax filings for the Kennedy Center paint a fuller picture of the finances Trump inherited—and what happened during his first months in charge, @janaykingsberry.bsky.social reports:
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The Kennedy Center’s Tax Return
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“$1700 per household” “A double whammy” The Trump Tax is real. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hiding the troops who died in your stupid and unpopular war of choice
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/09/2026
FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO SPEND $4,200+ MORE UNDER TRUMP www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm…
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Updated State-by-State and District-Level Cost Data: Families Have Had to Spend $4,200+ More Under President Trump
As of August 2026, the average household in the United States has had to pay an additional $4,200+ for goods and services due to rising costs under President Trump.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m curious…how many of you could be wheeled into your workplace in the condition of Mitch McConnell…and be considered “back to work”? Most employers would call the coroner.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel suggested at a Senate hearing Tuesday that federal agents may be present at the polls in November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Kash Patel suggests FBI agents may be at polls
“I don’t know that we can’t legally do it,” Patel told lawmakers. “I’m telling you we’re going to house our agents and intel analysts in our field offices for election security.”
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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VIDEO: FBI Director, Kash Patel, Tried To Justify Hiring FBI Agents Who Engaged In Bestiality, In The Most Insane Oversight Hearing Ever
Kash Patel CRASHED out, again, in the weirdest, most embarrassing oversight hearing in US history. My God.
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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The American Age Is Over. (For sure.) The AI Apocalypse Is Here. (Maybe.)
The weekend the world changed.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/09/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - Don Jr. busted taking Russian money for his wedding - Trump allies caught selling pardons - Democrats ready their investigations against Trump open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: Don Jr. Busted Taking Russian Money, Trump Allies Caught Selling Pardons, Democrats Plan Their Investigations, and more...
Top Stories for September 14, 2026.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14/09/2026
Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on museums in Washington, D.C., reveals that the president has a particular taste in art, @kelseyables.bsky.social writes.
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Why Does Donald Trump Hate This Sculpture?
The president wants the Smithsonian to add a colossal George Washington statue—and remove another work of abstract art in D.C.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026
Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigrant detention camp erected in the Florida Everglades last year, routinely held detainees in “small metal enclosures” with just 18 square feet of floor space, according to a new DHS report.
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A new DHS report proves Alligator Alcatraz detainees were right all along
The inspector general's findings match what advocates and families had been reporting since last summer.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14/09/2026
NEW: Trump Jr.’s new wife says “dear friend” Umar Kremlev—an oligarch in Vladimir Putin’s inner circle—just paid for a “fun weekend with friends” that happened to turn into their wedding.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Russian Businessman Financed Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Celebrations
Umar Kremlev paid for two nights of celebration after the wedding, Donald Trump Jr. and his wife confirmed.
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Refreshing.
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great idea!! 👇👇👇
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/09/2026
The nonprofit Jackie Kennedy founded to protect the White House knew Trump planned to demolish the East Wing weeks before the public did — and chose not to object, quietly photographing historic rooms "for history" instead.
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Outrage as Trump silences group meant to honor Jackie Kennedy's legacy
Preservationists and historians are voicing outrage at the White House Historical Association, the nonprofit founded by Jacqueline Kennedy to protect the executive mansion's character.The Washington Post revealed the group knew about President Donald Trump's plan to demolish the East Wing weeks befo...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/09/2026
Corey Lewandowski, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, tried to discredit reporting on his corruption Tuesday, but his excuses immediately backfired.
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'Incredible': Ex-Trump adviser's  denial of corruption claims backfires immediately
Corey Lewandowski, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, tried to discredit reporting on his corruption Tuesday, but his excuses immediately backfired. The Wall Street Journal reported, citing "officials," that Lewandowski reached out to officials from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to hir...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/09/2026
"I think it’s not crazy to think that Corey could go to jail." @timmiller.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social discuss reports that Corey Lewandowski tried to sell his services to Qatar and the UAE while wielding enormous influence inside DHS.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump gave $45,000 in in cash to Natalie Harp www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aides
Financial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump Cheers German Neo-Nazi Party Wins
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
republicans take food stamps away from 82,000 Indiana residents www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thou...
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Thousands of Hoosiers removed from food assistance
Eighty-two thousand fewer Hoosiers are receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect last October.The l...
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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STOP Trump’s 250-foot-tall Arch
YouTube video by Home of the Brave
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Joe Walsh (@socialcontractwithjoewalsh)
How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election ...
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/09/2026
"The Book is highly classified because, taken together, its contents provide an X-ray of American military readiness." Or, as the case may be, lack of readiness.
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The Leaks from Hegseth’s ‘Book’ Are a Warning
After six months of war, our national security is at risk.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/09/2026
Trump's posting AI slop while gas & diesel hit record highs, Witkoff/Kushner finally land in Kyiv after groveling to Putin (who says he's not compromising), and we caught the regime fudging Strait of Hormuz oil numbers. Again. Your quick Sunday update is here. www.meidasplus.com/p/quick-sund...
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Quick Sunday Updates: Small Potatoes, Big Lies – 9/6/26
Your midday Sunday update. Paywall free.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Doubt America has devolved into a dictatorship and a kleptocracy? Jared Kushner is not a govt official. He’s just the son in law of Trump. Where are the experts? Where are the professionals appointed and confirmed? What a disgrace . www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/w...
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Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War
President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a pause in strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, ahead of the meeting with President Trump’s envoys: his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the businessman Steve Witkoff.
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This explains the experience of a decade of Trumpism. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-maga-w...
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The MAGA World Incentives That Have Saved Max Miller
A political culture that rewards aggression and scorns accountability will keep producing men like him.
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Why does he have to be so smug and condescending? How about just telling us what you believe and why without pumping up yourself by diminishing others?
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What a great analogy!! 👇👇👇👇
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/09/2026
Why is Pete Hegseth so fixated on testosterone?
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The manosphere and Christian Nationalist roots of Hegseth’s “Low-T” fixation
"We're keeping you on the leading edge of lethality.”
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hold two facts in your head. Just two. January 24: a Border Patrol agent shoots and kills an ICU nurse in Minneapolis. Second killing by a federal agent in that city in three weeks. Same day: the A. G. sends the governor three requests. Two are about immigration. The third is for the voter rolls.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/09/2026
Exclusive: Prior to his resignation, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll took his concerns about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership directly to President Trump, Nancy A. Youssef, Missy Ryan, and Michael Scherer report:
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Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot
The Army secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/09/2026
Trump isn’t *only* relying on highly dubious methods of persuasion to carry his people through the midterms. It’s increasingly clear that he wants to try to cheat his way to victory, too. Today's Morning Shots, from @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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When You Control the Mail, You Control the Nation
Trump’s plan to steal the midterms is playing out right in front of us.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Even Republicans get that Trump’s war is endless and pointless.
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Top House Republican Says US is Clearly ‘Stalled’ in Iran: ‘No Question’ About it
Harrigan, a Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, dropped a blunt assessment of the "stalled" conflict with Iran.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/09/2026
"This Pentagon deal is basically US taxpayer money going to enrich the children of the president." @michaeldweiss.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social how Don Jr. keeps finding new ways to cash in, including profiting from Ukrainian drone technology after spending years trashing the country.
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Lou Huesmann @louhuesmann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Incredible. The corruption is endless.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/09/2026
It’s so damn obvious but still deserves saying: Nothing this administration states about voting should be taken at face value.
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How Trump can use chaos to cheat in the midterms
Even if his attempts at restricting mail-in voting fail, the uncertainty may scare off voters.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
With elections nearing and Trump trying to make it harder for you to vote, accurate information and insightful analysis is more important than ever. I built Democracy Docket for times like this. Subscribe now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
MacFarlane: He's in the rose garden tonight, eating fine beef, eating a three course meal out on the patio, the hamburgers cost $6 a piece at the grocery store. Right now, the box of sugar cereal, which sometimes is dinner, $6.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 02/09/2026
U.S. allies need to “no longer think of the United States as the leader of the free world,” former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tells @davidfrum.bsky.social. Watch The David Frum Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmVS...
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Call your congressional representative and both your US senators today. The DC switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Demand your vote be protected and counted – including your right to vote by mail. Do it now.
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