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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Describing ICE as “Gestapo” or “SS” skips a step. What you’re seeing is earlier—closer to the SA phase: – arbitrary arrests – coercion – detention without due process, backed politically BUT this is getting WORSE — if you ALLOW it to continue. #ICE #RuleOfLaw
Sturmabteilung (SA) members guarding civilians during early Nazi repression, Germany, 1933.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
You hear “cancer” — your world stops. In Switzerland, you think will I survive? In the U.S., it’s can I afford to? Every Swiss, even the poorest, is covered by insurance. No ideology — a wealthy, conservative nation that cares. Caring for people isn’t radical — it’s what civilization looks like.
A doctor and a middle-aged woman sit across from each other in a calm medical office. The doctor has just shared a serious diagnosis. Both are quiet — one processing, one waiting. No visible country or symbols. The moment feels universal: same fear, different systems.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
That’s how leadership looks: mobilizing the National Guard to keep food flowing to families when federal aid stalls. Real statesmen help people — responsibly, where needed. Wannabe kings chase vanity projects. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @meidastouch.com apnews.com/article/21c0...
Members of the California National Guard distribute food boxes at a Sacramento food bank, helping families as federal nutrition aid stalls during a government shutdown. The image reflects Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for compassion and responsible leadership in times of crisis. Source: AP News, October 2025.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
H. L. Mencken, 1920 “On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last — and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” He saw it coming... #Mencken #Democracy #USA #HistoryRepeats #AmericanPolitics #Truth
Black-and-white portrait of American journalist and cultural critic H. L. Mencken (1880–1956), known for his sharp wit and skepticism toward mass democracy. The quote below, published in The Baltimore Evening Sun on July 26, 1920, reads:

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
This prophetic remark became one of the most cited warnings about populism and democratic decline in American political history.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
JEANNIE OUT THE BOTTLE If Epstein really had blackmail on the elite, wouldn’t you expect them to do what they’re doing now? Hell-bent on forcing that ugly ghost back into the same bottle they kept ripping it out of for months. Do you really need more? #EpsteinFiles #DOJ #CoverUp #FoxNews
Screenshot of Fox News article (Ashley Oliver, July 7, 2025): “Bondi under siege after DOJ reveals no Epstein client list.” 

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/attorney-general-bondi-under-siege-after-doj-reveals-no-epstein-client-list

This article reports on Attorney General Pam Bondi facing criticism after DOJ and FBI closed their Epstein review, releasing a memo that claims no client list exists. Bondi previously said she was reviewing such a list at Trump's directive. 

The piece also notes FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino had long promoted theories about a secret Epstein list before joining the bureau under Trump. 

Fox News describes pro-Trump influencers who were invited to the White House to see "Epstein Files" binders, which turned out to contain mostly public court docs. 

The DOJ/FBI memo rejects years of speculation, sparking backlash from some former supporters who now call for Bondi's resignation. 

This image shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responding to Fox's Peter Doocy on the DOJ memo. 

Including this screenshot to document how Fox News itself covers these contradictions and the backlash among Trump allies.
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Tack Warren: Ego adepto stercore factum 🐸✌️😱👊🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦋 @realtack.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 01/07/2025
A letter from one of my constituents: “There is simply no way we would have been able to afford the lifesaving care that our child received because of Medicaid.” Republican Medicaid cuts are cruel and shameful.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Wow – what a day for Alaska. What a day of betrayal! Senator Murkowski fears the MAGA GOP more than her own constituents. Says one thing, votes another. She had her chance. Get rid of her! mustreadalaska.com/murkowski-ho... #Murkowski #Alaska #Senate #Betrayal #VoteThemOut #GOP #MAGA
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Murkowski holds the line, then votes 'aye' and Big Beautiful Bill moves to final vote
On the Senate floor Friday evening, all eyes were on Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who emerged as a pivotal vote on the “Big Beautiful Bill,” holding out for hours before ultimately casting a decisive “Aye” th...
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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 26/06/2025
As always, @davidpakman.bsky.social brings out the most serious version of myself! We spoke to several lawmakers yesterday and touched on a host of important topics, which you'll see soon on both our channels.
David Pakman and Jesse Dollemore with the United States Capitol building in the background.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
FULL PAY, ZERO OUTPUT Let’s forget the $400,000 Trump gets for making your life harder. Cabinet secretaries make $250,000+ - not doing their job. Congress members earn $170,000+ - yet Republicans just follow Trump. You ’d be fired working like this. So, FIRE THEM! #DefundTheDefunct #FireTheGOP
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
June 23, 2025. A 6 to 3 Supreme Court ruling grants the executive branch the power to deport migrants to third countries. WITHOUT notice WITHOUT hearing WITHOUT judicial review This is the JUDICIAL SUSPENSION of DUE PROCESS – in PLAIN SIGHT. #SCOTUS #DueProcess #RuleOfLaw @meidastouch.com
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
If you voted for Trump: – maybe you were just naive. – maybe just angry. – or maybe you knew exactly what he was. Didn’t vote? Maybe you just couldn’t be bothered. He just sent Marines to LA! NO REBELLION, NO MANDATE, JUST POWER! This is how civil wars begin. #CivilWar @MeidasTouch @patriottakes
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
⚠️ SOME SHIFTS JUST NEED A WORD trumpel (v., informal) To lie so boldly it drowns the facts—then present false context as truth. “He trumpelled through the Oval Office—presenting false context as truth.” www.reuters.com/world/africa... #Trump #Reuters #Lies #Congo #SouthAfrica
Donald Trump holds up a printed article in the Oval Office, pointing to an image of body bags and claiming, “These are all white farmers that are being buried.” 

Reuters later confirmed the image was from CONGO, NOT South Africa, and UNRELATED to white South African farmers. 

The moment occurred during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in May 2025.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
How many times did we think: “It can’t get worse”? It always did. Today? Another historic low. The Oval Office turned into a stage for a deluded president—manipulated, exposed, humiliated. And the world WATCHED. AGAIN. #Trump #OvalOffice #Shame #USA2025 #Democracy www.n-tv.de/mediathek/vi...
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Trump versucht, Staatschef im Oval Office bloßzustellen
Beim Staatsbesuch des südafrikanischen Präsidenten in den USA kommt es im Oval Office zum nächsten kleinen Eklat. Trump geht Ramaphosa wegen eines angeblichen Genozids an Weißen in Südafrika an. Sein ...
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
USA 2025 Executive? Run by people you NEVER voted for. Legislature? Half enabling, half overwhelmed. Checks & balances? not checking MUCH. Supreme Court? Deliberate by nature – but WATCHING history happen from a distance too safe to matter. #Trump #GOP #Congress #SupremeCourt #HeritageFoundation
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks with Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation. 
Symbolic for the growing influence of conservative think tanks on U.S. executive power. Public Domain. Source: Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
THE LAST LINE? That’s what a last stand looks like? Used to be: The parachute will open. Now? It might. When a ruling doesn’t break right, experts call it a miracle – like justice showed up, once. SCOTUS supposed to be the last line. Why does it then look like a loophole? #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS
The Statue of Liberty descends through stormy skies under a torn American flag parachute. She clutches the cords with her left hand and holds her torch forward with her right, lighting the way into a dark abyss below. The U.S. Constitution drifts from her grasp. Beneath her, chaotic scenes of civil unrest—silhouettes, fire, and opposing crowds—hint at collapse. The image symbolizes institutional failure, judicial uncertainty, and the fragility of democratic safeguards.
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/05/2025
German companies invest more than three times as much in the U.S. as American companies do in Germany. But many German companies are now calling that strategy into question.
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Germany Has a Long History of U.S. Investment. That May Be Changing.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Not long ago, answering “US” to “Where are you from?” got a: “Ahhhhh, COOL!” 😎 Now it’s more like: “Iiiiiiii… oh.” 😬 That’s what happens when leaders - and their cheerleaders - burn what others spent decades building. #StatueOfLiberty #MAGA #AmericanShame #TrumpEra #ThisIsAmerica
The Statue of Liberty stands solemnly on Liberty Island, her torch hanging low in her right hand, head bowed in shame. 
Behind her, the Manhattan skyline stretches across the horizon under a pale blue sky. 

The symbol of American ideals appears broken, isolated, and disheartened.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Stephen Miller’s family fled antisemitic pogroms in the Russian Empire (Belarus). They made it to America because the U.S. once welcomed refugees. That’s the only reason he’s a citizen today. Now he wants to suspend habeas corpus – to jail others without a trial? This isn’t irony. It's BETRAYAL!
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
How time changes… There was a time when only CRIMINALS – or REAL COVERT AGENTS – covered their faces. That’s what it takes now – to shave without cutting yourself? Could you live with yourself if you had to hide your face to do your job? What’s left when the uniform means nothing anymore?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Newsom: I’ll give you a specific example: just this morning, in anticipation of meeting with Chinese counterparts in Geneva, he decided to negotiate against himself—the great negotiator—from 145% tariffs imposed on China, now he says, “Well, maybe it should be 80%.”
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Roger Stone called for me to be charged with treason and executed because I introduced a bill to take on Trump’s corruption. Last I checked, that’s my job. Words matter and political violence is personal to my family. This Admin wants to intimidate us, but we can't let them.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/05/2025
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
A US senator now echoing far-right German talking points? Tom Cotton wants to shield the AfD, a party under surveillance for extremist ties. Imagine explaining that to the men who died at Omaha Beach. A new low. A sad sign of American decline. #AfD #TomCotton #WWII #Democracy @dollemore.com
Screenshot of a tweet by Alice Weidel (AfD) quoting U.S. Senator Tom Cotton. Weidel demands an end to U.S. intelligence support for what she calls “Stasi spy methods” against the AfD. 

Cotton’s original tweet criticizes German surveillance of domestic political opponents and compares it to tactics used in Russia or Communist China. 

The image highlights the alignment between a far-right German party and a sitting U.S. senator.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
WELCOME TO THE U.S. “…the land of the free (-ish) and the home of the brave (-ish).” Planning your next vacation? There are safer places. Unless ICE detention is your idea of adventure. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/05/09/n... #TravelWarning #ICE #LandOfTheFree @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
A realistic travel ad-style scene: a smiling young woman with a backpack stands in a sunlit U.S. airport terminal beneath the words “WELCOME TO THE U.S.” 

In the background, two ICE officers in black tactical vests marked “ICE” escort a handcuffed man in civilian clothes. The image contrasts carefree travel with U.S. immigration enforcement.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🆕 SOME SHIFTS JUST NEED A WORD vance (v., informal) To shift one’s values to align with power. “He totally vanced.” Vancer (n.) “She’s a real Vancer.” vancish/vancy (adj.) “That’s vancish, if ever.” Origin: You know the one. #JDVance #TheLincolnProject #Vancer @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
Official portrait of JD Vance as U.S. Senator, sourced from the U.S. Senate website (public domain). He wears a dark suit and red tie, facing forward in front of U.S. and Ohio flags.

Source: vance.senate.gov (archived)
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Stephen Miller wouldn’t be a U.S. citizen - if America hadn’t once welcomed Jewish refugees fleeing pogroms in Belarus (1903). Now he wants to close that door for refugees. Sad how fast the ladder disappears once you’re safe! #AmericanValues #StephenMiller #GOP @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
Portrait of Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor in the Trump administration. 

Advisor Text overlay reads:
“Sad how fast the ladder disappears once you’re safe.”
His great-grandfather fled antisemitic pogroms in Belarus in 1903 and was granted refuge in the U.S.

(Source: Newsweek, Jan 2019. Photo: Jewish Virtual Library, Public Domain)
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Why would cows choose the butcher over the farmer? Because he promised more food, blamed the farmer for everything bad, and mooed just like them. But: The farmer cared for them - the butcher wooed them. Now some already bleed. The rest still cheer. WAS IT WORTH IT? #MAGA #TheButcher #WakeUpCall
Cartoon-style illustration of five cows, four of them standing in a single-file line outside a building labeled “slaughterhouse.” On the wall beside the entrance, a campaign-style sign lists promises such as “No Tax on Tips,” “No Tax on Overtime,” “Lower Grocery Prices,” and “Cheaper Housing.” Each cow wears a placard naming a real-world economic group: Auto Workers, Soybean Farmers, Truckers, and Small Online Enterprises. The cow at the front of the image, standing slightly apart from the others, looks directly at the viewer while wearing a red cap that reads “MAKE GROCERIES CHEAP AGAIN.” The image satirizes political manipulation and misplaced trust, highlighting how populist promises can lead citizens—represented by the cows—into systems that ultimately harm them. The credit “© SideSpeak 2025” appears in the bottom right corner.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If you swore an oath, look in the mirror. Can you truthfully say you’re upholding it? They’re not just ignoring the Constitution - they’re trying to erase it. — Silence isn’t neutral ! — It’s a choice ! #Constitution #RuleOfLaw #Project2025 #SelfRespect @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
A raised hand taking the oath before a faded U.S. flag. 
In the background, a looming Capitol distorted by oversized executive symbols — symbolizing the threat of unchecked power to constitutional democracy.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Whoever isn’t out yet protesting this ATTACK on the American dream can’t later claim: “Ich habe von nichts gewusst.” NO—you’ll have to say: “I let this happen by staying silent.” Keep hiding – just don’t whine when it all burns down! #WakeUpAmerica #NeverAgain #Authoritarianism #FreeSpeech #FoxNews
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“Radical left.” “He’s a lunatic.” That’s what a conservative, federal judge gets called by a U.S. president — for upholding the law. For not surrendering to threats. What a shame! And what a warning! #RuleOfLaw #DueProcess #MeidasTouch #Judiciary #ChecksAndBalances #Authoritarianism
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
For Christians following teachers JESUS never sent: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” … “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire…” Matthew 25:40–41 (NIV) FIRE IS WAITING #Jesus #BibleVerse #Faith #Christianity #Grace
A classical-style oil painting of Jesus Christ standing with one hand extended toward the viewer. His expression is solemn and compassionate. Behind him, a dramatic contrast unfolds: soft, heavenly light on the left and blazing fire on the right. The image conveys the tension between divine mercy and righteous judgment. At the bottom, the words “Father, forgive them…” are inscribed in gold.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“Purge the system.” “Radical left lunatic judge“ - is what Trumpists say. Like in Russia. Hungary. History warns: Freedom dies in small steps. NO DUE PROCESS - NO FREEDOM Not for YOU. Not for ANYONE. Do you still watch in silence? #DueProcess #1984 #RuleOfLaw #MAGA #Immigration #MeidasTouch
Stylized propaganda poster inspired by George Orwell’s 1984.

The phrases “War is Peace,” “Freedom is Slavery,” and “Ignorance is Strength” are displayed in bold red and beige lettering on a black background. 

The design evokes totalitarian propaganda, referencing themes of truth manipulation, authoritarian control, and the erosion of individual rights and due process.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
SCOTUS ruled 9:0 AGAINST the ADMINISTRATION on the deportation of Abrego Garcia! Miller, Bondi & Leavitt PUBLICLY SPREAD FALSE CLAIMS! You don't still believe them, do you? See here what the COURT REALLY DECIDED. #SCOTUS #24A949 #RuleOfLaw #Constitution #TruthMatters #Immigration #MeidasTouch
SCOTUS ruled 9:0 that the deportation of Abrego Garcia was unlawful. This image summarizes the ruling, the required government response, and confirms: the administration clearly lost.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
“Home grown criminal”
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Charlie Kirk Started Turning Point to recruit young conservatives. Tells students “not everyone should vote.” Funded by megadonors like Uihlein & Marcus. Spreads pro-Trump lies across campuses. He’s not informing. He’s training loyalists. #Kirk #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Jeffrey Clark Trump nearly made him Attorney General. Clark had a plan: send fake letters to states, flip the election. Top DOJ leaders threatened to quit. That stopped him. Now on trial for conspiracy. He wasn’t enforcing the law. He tried to steal it. #Clark #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: John Eastman Law professor turned coup architect. Pushed fake electors in 7 states - so Trump could have stayed in power. Now facing charges for lying to officials and faking documents. He broke the law. And tried to break the system. #Eastman #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER Steve Bannon Built Trump’s rise - then built a machine to tear it all down. Convicted for defying Congress. Promised donors “every cent to the wall” - then pocketed it. Calls for “revolution” - but brings chaos. He doesn’t fight for you. He feeds on your anger. #Bannon #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Roger Stone Learned from Nixon. Weaponized for Trump. Convicted of obstructing Congress & witness tampering. Claimed the 2020 election was rigged - before a single vote was cast. Told the crowd to “fight until the bitter end.” He doesn’t just lie. He incites. #Stone #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Mike Waltz Green Beret turned national security adviser. From the battlefield to the Situation Room. Made millions off Afghan war contracts. Then voted on where to fight next. Added a journalist to war plans. Then blamed his contacts. #Waltz #Strings #SignalGate
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Pete Hegseth Fox News host turned Pentagon chief. Pushes wars abroad, ignores threats at home. Deploys troops to Panama, stirs global tensions. Neglects rising extremism within our ranks. He doesn’t defend America. He endangers it. #Hegseth #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Matt Gaetz Born into power. Built for headlines. From mocking Trump to doing his bidding. Helped shut down Congress. Wanted to run the DOJ - while scandals trailed him. Delayed military pay. Blocked disaster aid. You needed help. He wouldn’t care. #Gaetz #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Marco Rubio Called Trump a fraud. Said he’d rather vote for Hillary. Now he defends Trump abroad. Silences dissent. Deports critics. He lost his principles - and got power in return. #Rubio #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Elon Musk Billionaire. Boss of the feed. Shows Nazi gestures, then laughs it off. Bans reporters. Hides critics. Boosts hate and lies. He’s not defending speech. He’s deciding who speaks. No vote gave him this power. But now he decides who gets heard. #Musk #Stringsalle
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WIERDOS IN POWER: Peter Navarro Harvard-trained economist. Obsessed with China. Addicted to conflict. Designed Trump’s trade war. Lied about tariff rollbacks the White House confirmed. You pay. He calls it winning. He builds chaos into strategy. Then calls it strength. #Navarro #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WIERDOS IN POWER: Laura Loomer From online agitator to Oval Office guest. Fueled by vengeance. Rewarded with access. Branded Trump’s security chiefs as traitors— got him to fire them without proof. She decides who’s disloyal. You just hope it’s not you. #Loomer #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Stephen Miller White House aide turned enforcer. Fueled by fear. Obsessed with control. Lied recently about a Supreme Court ruling. Denied the wrongful deportation of Kilmar García — ignoring the facts. He lies with purpose. Not to hide — but to control. #Miller #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: JD Vance Rust Belt anger. Yale polish. Now Trump’s #2. Called Trump “America’s Hitler.” Wants to purge civil servants, install loyalists. Teachers told what to say. Judges picked for loyalty. Speak up? You’re gone. Not protecting your voice - erasing it. #JDVance #Strings
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