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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 04/08/2026

Trump's self-enrichment schemes never quit. He's using the presidency and White House to hawk "Trump Diet Soda" while raising money for his Never Surrender PAC.

Image from a Trump email shows Trump seated outdoors in the White House rose garden reading his phone while drinking a Trump diet soda. Email subject line reads: "FROM TRUMP: I just cracked open a Trump Diet Soda in the Rose Garden." Text under the photo reads: "I'm sitting in the Rose Garden right now sipping a Trump Diet Soda. Gorgeous day. Beautiful garden. Greatest soda ever made, and I'm not just saying that, believe me. It's true!

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 20/07/2026

Bracing takedown of SCOTUS MAGA majority by a Hawaii Sup Ct Justice. And there's much more at the linked article: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Text reads: "The court calls the Constitution colorblind while engineering the dilution of Black votes, the unraveling of hard-fought civil rights remedies, and the erasure of Black history. That is not blindness. That is white sight, by design. A Constitution interpreted this way is not colorblind. It is whatever the court needs it to be. A way to advance its partisan project."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 09/07/2026

From Trump's latest and typically nuanced fundraising email:

Image from a Trump fundraising email shows the word COMMUNISM! in bright yellow highlight, followed by a graphic saying TRUMP SUPPORTERS JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM and a smaller graphic with an image of Trump pointing toward the reader that says "TRUMP'S ANTI-COMMUNIST CLUB FIGHT THE RED MENACE PROTECT OUR FREEDOM STOP SOCIALISM." Below the graphic is the text JOIN ANTI-COMMUNIST CLUB in red highlight.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 25/06/2026

The Art of Saving Democracy is an art-filled guide and toolkit for urgently needed public engagement. Great for a grad, an activist, retirement community political club...

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 12/06/2026

Happy Loving Day! On June 12, 1967, the US Supreme Court threw out state laws banning marriage by interracial couples, a milestone in dismantling legalized racial discrimination and an inspiration to advocates for marriage equality. (Image from "The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait," Grey Villet 1965)

Black and white photo of Richard and Mildred Loving kissing; Richard's hand is one Mildred's back and she appears to be holding a bouquet of flowers.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 09/06/2026

Thank goodness we can turn to Family Research Council for information about our sex bodies! /s

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 08/06/2026

Guys, I am a married man! p.s. You are indescribably unappealing

Screen capture of two lines from my email inbox dated June 6. First one from JD Vance with subject line, "Can we take a picture together? I may even get ...." Second email comes from "I AM DONALD J. TRUMP" with subject line, "You have a secret admirer Peter? It's me, Trump!"

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 29/05/2026

Trump looking for fine specimens to join him in the audience at his UFC fight made me think of this image being shared on social media. I do not know who to credit as its creator but it made me laugh at our current absurdities.

Social media meme, white text on black background, reads, "Trump making half naked sweaty men fight on his front lawn is a great way to celebrate Pride Month. Hats off to him." The text is followed by a rainbow flag emoji.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 15/05/2026

More glorification of Trump, this one courtesy of Pentecostal-oriented media outlet Charisma:

Illustration shows a heroic-looking Trump on the left, gazing thoughtfully forward, an American flag waving behind him. The right side shows rays of light emanating from a cross floating above the U.S. Capitol. In the foreground on the right are two lit candlesticks and a loaf of challah bread draped with a cloth embroidered in gold with a star of David and the word "Shabbat"

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 04/04/2026

Could there be anything worse for Christian witness than Trump and his team? (Not to mention the abuse of the English language)

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 19/03/2026

Maybe make that 019 percent minus one x.com/RpsAgainstTr...

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 19/03/2026

"Overwhelmingly" seems a bit of a stretch for a guy who got less than 50 percent of the popular vote

Image of a March 17 2026 tweet by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Text reads: "Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief. As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat, and whether or not to take action he deems necessary to protect the safety and security of our troops, the American people and our country.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is responsible for helping coordinate and integrate all intelligence to provide the President and Commander in Chief with the best information available to inform his decisions.

After carefully reviewing all the information before him, President Trump concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action based on that conclusion."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 18/03/2026

Excited to see this recognition for @karimzidan.com and his forthcoming book. Congratulations, Karim! nieman.harvard.edu/danah-boyd-k...

Image shows text: "In the Shadow of the Cage tells the story of how political operators have captured mixed martial arts and turned it into a tool to radicalize young people toward a mindset that centers individualism and survival of the fittest while shirking empathy. Zidan began reporting on this phenomenon in Eastern Europe and continues exploring the underbelly of MMA in the Middle East and the United States, documenting its evolution into the ground zero of a new wave of right-wing, hypermasculine counterculture."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 11/03/2026

Ready for more talk about Trump's anointing?

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 09/03/2026

I gotta say, this ad does not scream "serious analysis" to me

An ad for National Review magazine features a photo of Donald Trump standing at a lectern on Air Force One. Text reads: Others posture. America leads. Join NRPLUS for serious analysis on the events shaping our world.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 05/03/2026

Always worthwhile to read Sarah Posner analysis of the US Christian Right. Also, here's a bit from the folks who see Trump and his war as fulfillment of prophecy:

Text from a post from "House of Destiny Network" portraying the "shaking in Iran" as the beginning of the fulfillment of prophecy by the late "prophet" Kim Clement, who also "prophesied" the rise of Trump. Links to video at https://buff.ly/YnKGpR4

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 02/03/2026

"When human beings are dying under federal supervision, oversight is not optional. It is our responsibility.” - Sen. Dick Durbin

“Earlier this year, Geraldo Lunas Campos died at the Camp East Montana facility in Texas. Witnesses report he was choked to death by guards. An autopsy by the county medical examiner determined his death was a homicide… Another man recently died at the same facility. Instead of transferring him to the local medical examiner, DHS moved his body to a nearby army base—which is now refusing to release the results of his autopsy.”

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 17/02/2026

Another variant of "Tariff Check" fundraising. The message in this one blames Democrats and the media for interfering with Trump's plans to give everyone $2000 secure.winred.com/service-and-...

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 17/02/2026

Trump grifting his supporters with promise of "tariff check"

Image of email from Trump, reading, "Before I sign your name on your Tariff Check, is Peter spelled right?" Email includes illustration of Trump holding a handful of $100 bills along with several link boxes labeled "Confirm Check Here" which goes to a donation page asking for money. Over Trump's signature appears text, "- THIS IS THE ONLY TARIFF REBATE EMAIL AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP"

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 09/02/2026

Far-right Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge has some thoughts about Bad Bunny's halftime show. Well, thoughts may be too generous. He has a reaction.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 09/02/2026

ICE and the corporate surveillance state newrepublic.com/article/2059...

Screen cap of article excerpt: "It increasingly seems that the Americanization of TikTok was never about protecting us from a foreign adversary. It was a tactical acquisition of digital infrastructure. Trump’s DHS is treating the Bill of Rights like a market inefficiency—a cost of doing business that can be mitigated through the right corporate partnership. In this case, it’s working hand in glove with the social media platform favored by America’s most politically active demographic cohort."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 30/01/2026

The "still" stops this from being a yes or no question.

Image from Trump fundraising message. Text across the top reads "MESSATE FROM THE 47TH POTUS" over a photo of Trump with a blurry image of a red heard and the words "LOVE YOU" behind him. Text below the photo asks, DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 20/01/2026

Sadly, this prediction I made on Facebook one year ago today holds up all too well:

Image shows a Facebook post from Jan 20, 2025 in which I wrote: "Well, it has begun. I am not optimistic. I think the level of cruelty, criminality, and corruption will be worse than most people imagine. They will first target the most vulnerable among us, including immigrants and transgender people. The days and years ahead will provide all of us with tests of our character, our resolve, our resilience. May we measure up more often than not. May we forgive ourselves and each other when we fall short. May we find strength in solidarity."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 08/01/2026

Nightmare-inducing headline from NYT

screen grab of NYT headline: Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by 'My Own Morality' subhead reads: On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 05/01/2026

Oh, hey, everybody, it's OK. Mr. Torture Memo says the attack on Venezuela was constitutional. While John Yoo says the attack was legal because the US is at war with Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on TV Sunday that's not the case.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 30/12/2025

The Washington Free Beacon demonstrates the moral squalor of the MAGA media

This year, an anonymous hero emerged as an embodiment of American greatness: The Double Tapper.

Our Man of the Year sprang to action in September as a drug-carrying speedboat raced toward the United States from Venezuela. An unnamed operator, acting under orders from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, struck the target once—and then struck it again. No moral dithering. No international hand-wringing. No waiting to see if the enemy might deserve another chance. Just decisive action.

The Double Tapper ensured the narco-terrorists never made it ashore and reminded us that it isn’t a war crime to go back for seconds before dessert.

We say: “Our man made sure the job was done the American way, the victorious way. That’s what makes him, The Double Tapper, a Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year.”

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 19/12/2025

I can't wait for the giant dance party on the Kennedy Center plaza when we celebrate the removal of this desecration

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 18/12/2025

Not lawful, but that means nothing to Team Trump.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 18/12/2025

Major Cassandra kudos to @addiestan.bsky.social who wrote this in back in 2015 for @prospect.org

image shows text excerpts from an article in The American Prospect:

If you find comfort in the notion of a Republican Party in disarray, you may wish to consider this: In chaotic times, chaos often wins. Chaos creates the power vacuum that sucks the unthinkable to the fore. It worked for ISIS, and right now it’s working for Donald Trump…

In times of chaos, people crave order. When traditional means of creating order appear to have failed, the simplistic solutions offered by demagogues sound good to too many ears. This is the way in which dictatorships can emerge from democracies…

Trump has a knack for making ideas that challenge the limits of the U.S. Constitution sound appealing to Americans…

I worry if the Constitution will survive in a chaos-theory world. Or a chaos-candidate nation.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 16/12/2025

Team Trump has been begging people to register for JD Vance's speech in PA on Tuesday. Vance is teasing a "groundbreaking" and shocking "MAGA truth bomb"

Screen capture of text from JD Vance saying his speech in PA on Tuesday will include a "MAGA truth bomb" that will be "the biggest announcement since President Trump was elected"

Excerpt from JD Vance text saying his "groundbreaking" announcement in PA on Tuesday "will shock EVERYONE"

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 15/12/2025

NOT AT ALL BREAKING: Trump is a loathsome human being

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 25/11/2025

If you're ever inclined to think MAGA can't get even more ridiculous....

Image describes MAGA pundit Eric Metaxas tweet enthusiastically endorsing a call from Gen. Mike Flynn, reported via an Ian Jaeger tweet, calling on Trump to replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General with the disgraced Stop the Steal lawyer Sidney Powell.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 13/11/2025

More Trump propaganda: he warns that "troubles are boiling over" but doesn't mention Epstein revelations. Instead he lies that Democrats want to send his "tariff checks" to "ILLEGALS"

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 07/10/2025

It's been 20 years since John Roberts became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. As @svantemyrick.bsky.social notes, it's not a happy anniversary. @peoplefor.bsky.social thehill.com/opinion/judi...

Image in an excerpt from an opinion column in The Hill, which is linked to in the post. The excerpted text reads:

"The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term just days after the 20th anniversary of John Roberts being sworn in as chief justice. It is not a happy anniversary.

"There is little doubt that the court’s right-wing majority will use the coming term to further dismantle constitutional checks and balances and grant more power to the increasingly dictatorial President Trump. The only real question is how aggressively the Roberts-Trump Court will pursue its drive to reverse more than a century of constitutional precedent and social progress."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 24/09/2025

Trump's compulsion to debase himself was apparently not satisfied by his embarrassing diatribe at the UN. His latest pathetic pettiness: replacing Biden's portrait in a White House exhibit of presidential portraits with an image of an autopen. As one commenter said, "grow the f*** up."

Image from a social media video posted by a White House staffer shows gold-framed photo of Trump on the next to similarly framed photo of an autopen

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 10/09/2025

Trump is still lying to his supporters about ending taxes on social security. What he says in this email is not true.

Image from a Trump fundraising email: photo of Trump wearing MAGA hat under text: NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY. Under the photo is the opening line of the email, reading "I got NO TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY passed, and I signed it into law."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 16/07/2025

"MAGA vs. 'Truth, justice, and the American Way." Read @svantemyrick.bsky.social re today's GOP hating on Superman and attacking the American ideals he represents. thehill.com/opinion/immi...

Excerpt from op ed: "Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress have responded to the lawlessness and brutality of the Trump-era Immigrations and Customs Enforcement by showering ICE with tens of billions of dollars to hire 10,000 new enforcement officers and create our own domestic concentration camps. Rewarding bad behavior this way will only embolden the worst impulses of the people running ICE operations. It is the opposite of accountability."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 14/07/2025

More from the dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.
Two lower courts rose to the occasion, preliminarily enjoining the mass firings while the litigation remains ongoing.
Rather than maintain the status quo, however, this Court
now intervenes, lifting the injunction and permitting the
Government to proceed with dismantling the Department.
That decision is indefensible. It hands the Executive the
power to repeal statutes by firing all those necessary to
carry them out. The majority is either willfully blind to the
implications of its ruling or naive, but either way the threat
to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave. Unable
to join in this misuse of our emergency docket, I respectfully
dissent."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 14/07/2025

Justices Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson dissenting from SCOTUS go-ahead to Trump dismantling the Dept of Education, summarizes MAGA justices' ongoing collaboration with Trump in destroying the rule of law:

Image is an excerpt from the dissent written by Justice Sotomayor and joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson: "When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then execute on that promise, it is the Judiciary's duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it."

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 15/06/2025

You can make good use of two pounds to make a potato-cheddar pie that is wrapped top and bottom in bacon. COVID-era discovery

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 12/06/2025

Sen Padilla's warning from a day before his arrest: the.ink/p/a-senators...

Image is a text excerpt from Sen Padilla speech: "And my message to the country today is this: What's happening in California is not just a threat to California. It's not just a threat to immigrant communities. It's a threat to everybody because an attack on anyone's rights is an attack on everyone's rights. And no matter where you live or what your background, don't think that anybody is insulated from Trump's actions. If Donald Trump can bypass the Governor of California to activate the National Guard and suppress immigrant rights, he'll do whatever he wants to suppress other rights, too. And if he can deploy Marines to Los Angeles, he can deploy them to any city in America. And if you can bypass due process, declare lawful residents, criminals, subject to deportation, and disappear them to foreign countries without even giving them an opportunity to make their case, what's to stop him from doing the same to any of us?"

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