Gene Schmittgens
@gschmittgens.bsky.social
Environmental Lawyer, politics nerd, pro-democracy and I won’t go back.
Hopefully, the tide is turning against the felon. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
“Hello, 911? A Violent Man Is Holding Our Country Hostage"
Trump's sadism and lawless hostility were knowable before he retook office. Can America ever overcome its attraction to violent demagogues?
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December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hopefully, the tide is turning against the felon. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
But then we end up with JD Vance. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
The Painful Decline of Donald Trump
The letter congressional cowards will never send.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
But then we end up with JD Vance. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
What is our redline as a nation? If this is true (and it needs investigating), then will we sanction war crimes and murder? God I hope not. But then, we elected a felon. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
War Crime...or Murder?
Killing shipwreck survivors is patently illegal and morally abhorrent
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December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
What is our redline as a nation? If this is true (and it needs investigating), then will we sanction war crimes and murder? God I hope not. But then, we elected a felon. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
So many losers to choose from. How does one do it? open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Winners & Losers: The Loser Battle Royale
It's all up to you. And there are three final Losers vying for the title.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
So many losers to choose from. How does one do it? open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
The felon doesnt give a shit about victims of these assholes. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Grants Clemency To Private Equity Executive Who Defrauded Thousands
David Gentile was convicted in August 2024 for defrauding more than 10,000 victims.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The felon doesnt give a shit about victims of these assholes. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Many of the felon’s collaborators are going to go to jail. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Many of the felon’s collaborators are going to go to jail. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
The Guardians Of Pedophiles party are cowards all. Period. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
None Dare Call It Treason: The Republican Party Is Compromised
Republican Senators understand the grave threat Russia poses. Yet they refuse to uphold their oath of office due to their fealty to Trump.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Guardians Of Pedophiles party are cowards all. Period. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Trump to pardon ex Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who is serving 45 years in prison for drugs and gun trafficking.
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump to pardon ex Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who is serving 45 years in prison for drugs and gun trafficking.
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
Once we survive this odious period in our history, and I believe we will, we must force Congress, through any means (abolish the fillibuster) to pass laws to reverse the damage done by the felon. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Ex-Trump Lawyer: 'The Constitution Is Not Adequate to Contain a President as Evil as Trump'
Ty Cobb warns Trump is not merely incompetent but, in his words, ‘evil,’ and driven by a desire to accumulate and abuse power.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Once we survive this odious period in our history, and I believe we will, we must force Congress, through any means (abolish the fillibuster) to pass laws to reverse the damage done by the felon. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Yes he should be investigated. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Must Pete Hegseth Be Investigated Now?
A Saturday Prompt
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November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yes he should be investigated. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
This guy gets press why? In light of the Washington Post reporting today, maybe Smith should STFU. www.huffpost.com/entry/stephe...
Radio Host Unleashes On Sen. Mark Kelly Over Democrats' ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
The sports commentator also questioned the whereabouts of the "evidence" from Kelly and the five other Democrats who appeared in the controversial video.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This guy gets press why? In light of the Washington Post reporting today, maybe Smith should STFU. www.huffpost.com/entry/stephe...
This does not bode well for a post-felon administration. He got immunity from the SCOTUS six, but his minions don’t have it.
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Commander Ordered Strike On Alleged Drug Boat Survivors To Comply With Hegseth Demand: WaPo
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November 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This does not bode well for a post-felon administration. He got immunity from the SCOTUS six, but his minions don’t have it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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He is just not a very nice person. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
Trump Sparks Outrage After Making Questions About Slain Soldier About Himself
Trump drew criticism for shifting from a question about a slain National Guard soldier to remarks about himself, reigniting concerns from mental health professionals about his compassion.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
He is just not a very nice person. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
Betrayal is a good description. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Here in Europe, There's Fury over Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine
Donald Trump's plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and the idea of American leadership.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Betrayal is a good description. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Shameful. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Black Friday to mix democracy, shopping in Missouri. Ignore scare tactics.
Beware text messages and scare tactics. A judge will be the one to decide whether Missouri citizens still have the right to petition their government.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Shameful. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
This is true. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
A Civil War Hasn't Come to America, a Cold War Has
The heralds of disaster are hard at work right now.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is true. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...