NotSurprised
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I’m a local elected official in the American Midwest trying to help save democracy and do right by my fellow humans in my small corner of a destabilized nation.
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I’m still not over the fact that 1,500 traitors were pardoned in January and the whole Republican Party applauded. I’ll never get over this. For me, it’s the moment the United States was lost. In the civil war to come, that was the first shot.
This may be unpopular to say, but very few people actually need to fly in airplanes. Most people do so because they want to and can afford it. It’s a costly service that most people can live without.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This may be unpopular to say, but very few people actually need to fly in airplanes. Most people do so because they want to and can afford it. It’s a costly service that most people can live without.
Dems are having a great election night. They need to put the pedal to the metal and barrel toward 2026. No mercy and no rest.
BREAKING (DECISION DESK HQ): Democrats Win Both Contested Georgia Public Service Commissioner Elections
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Dems are having a great election night. They need to put the pedal to the metal and barrel toward 2026. No mercy and no rest.
If you see a so-called poll monitor, let them know you see them and are not afraid. Cast your vote with courage and confidence. Let them know they will not win.
In California, the DOJ has deployed poll monitors in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, and Fresno Counties. In New Jersey, they’re stationed in Passaic County. Don’t let these voter intimidation tactics by the Trump administration stop you from voting.
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you see a so-called poll monitor, let them know you see them and are not afraid. Cast your vote with courage and confidence. Let them know they will not win.
Don't forget that, in July 2025, the Republicans passed and signed into law a bill that adds $3 trillion to the national debt. So spare me the untrue talking point that the federal government can no longer fund food stamps and health care subsidies.
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Don't forget that, in July 2025, the Republicans passed and signed into law a bill that adds $3 trillion to the national debt. So spare me the untrue talking point that the federal government can no longer fund food stamps and health care subsidies.
I’m doing what I can every day. Are you?
Yes, I care greatly about the outcome of the midterms, but if you’re not feeling urgency to speak out and push back every day between then and now, you’re missing the gravity of this moment.
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I’m doing what I can every day. Are you?
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
And Republican voters, too. They are ultimately to blame.
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
And Republican voters, too. They are ultimately to blame.
I'll wait to learn more facts, but something smells when the highly politicized FBI, led by an inept Trump worshipper, arrests people affiliated with the NBA -- one of the Republican Party's favorite punching bags -- during the first week of the new season.
More than 30 people have been arrested in probes into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, officials say. Follow live updates.
Live updates: Dozens charged in illegal sports betting and rigged poker games tied to the Mafia
Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers' head coach, and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among 30 people arrested over illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by Mafia.
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'll wait to learn more facts, but something smells when the highly politicized FBI, led by an inept Trump worshipper, arrests people affiliated with the NBA -- one of the Republican Party's favorite punching bags -- during the first week of the new season.
When you step back and think, it really is astounding that an American president would share images of himself as a monarch assaulting Americans while they are exercising their constitutional rights to free speech. It's even more astounding that millions of Americans see this imagery and cheer.
A load of shit by any other name, however, sends a starkly clear message: “Trump’s post is not only juvenile but also betrays striking contempt for tens of millions of Americans he ostensibly leads and for the concept of democratic free speech,”
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Who Really Hates America?
Plus: After "No Kings," What Next?
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When you step back and think, it really is astounding that an American president would share images of himself as a monarch assaulting Americans while they are exercising their constitutional rights to free speech. It's even more astounding that millions of Americans see this imagery and cheer.
Called it. This “peace” only lasted a couple days. 44 people killed today alone.
Trump thinks he has actually achieved peace in the Middle East. I predict another bombing or shooting within a month.
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Called it. This “peace” only lasted a couple days. 44 people killed today alone.
I hereby call on all federal employees to start (or escalate) sharing inside information about the Trump regime with the news reporter of your choice. The First Amendment still exists. And actual journalism still exists. Use them both to keep democracy alive.
October 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I hereby call on all federal employees to start (or escalate) sharing inside information about the Trump regime with the news reporter of your choice. The First Amendment still exists. And actual journalism still exists. Use them both to keep democracy alive.
So presidential. So Christian.
October 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So presidential. So Christian.
Please join with your fellow American patriots tomorrow, demonstrate your love of country and attend your local No Kings event.
Tomorrow is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. There will be more people, in more places, bringing more signs and songs and joyful defiance than anything we’ve ever done before. We need you with us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Please join with your fellow American patriots tomorrow, demonstrate your love of country and attend your local No Kings event.
Patriots should be glad to show their love of country while simultaneously protesting the active threat posed by the Trump regime. Wave that flag with pride, Americans.
Each of us swore an oath to the Constitution. We are all watching what President Trump is doing with the uniformed military.
As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.
So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.
As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.
So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.
America Has No King
YouTube video by Elissa Slotkin
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Patriots should be glad to show their love of country while simultaneously protesting the active threat posed by the Trump regime. Wave that flag with pride, Americans.
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Each of us swore an oath to the Constitution. We are all watching what President Trump is doing with the uniformed military.
As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.
So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.
As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.
So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.
America Has No King
YouTube video by Elissa Slotkin
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Each of us swore an oath to the Constitution. We are all watching what President Trump is doing with the uniformed military.
As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.
So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.
As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.
So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.
If another country was doing this to American boaters, we’d have sent in the Marines by now.
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
If another country was doing this to American boaters, we’d have sent in the Marines by now.
This is why the sick new effort to put a Turning Point USA chapter in every high school must be stopped. The GOP is indoctrinating children to hate America.
Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is why the sick new effort to put a Turning Point USA chapter in every high school must be stopped. The GOP is indoctrinating children to hate America.
American patriots who attend this weekend's No Kings rallies should proudly fly the flag and talk to the media about how much they LOVE the United States. Just ignore the baiting attempt from Republicans.
Steve Scalise just called the upcoming No Kings rally, where millions of Americans will protest peacefully against the corrupt and authoritarian Trump regime, a “hate America rally.”
They’re scared
They’re scared
October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
American patriots who attend this weekend's No Kings rallies should proudly fly the flag and talk to the media about how much they LOVE the United States. Just ignore the baiting attempt from Republicans.
Invoking the Insurrection Act would be an admission that this new regime has absolutely failed at governing and uniting Americans. It would be a sign of weakness, not strength.
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Invoking the Insurrection Act would be an admission that this new regime has absolutely failed at governing and uniting Americans. It would be a sign of weakness, not strength.
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The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.
October 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.
So how do we get farmers to remember their patriotism and break their addiction of supporting Republicans?
I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.
The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.
The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.
October 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So how do we get farmers to remember their patriotism and break their addiction of supporting Republicans?
And how about the $4 trillion in new national debt that they robbed from future generations? Republicans know nothing about money or governance.
Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."
October 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
And how about the $4 trillion in new national debt that they robbed from future generations? Republicans know nothing about money or governance.
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TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration
Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
Trump loses to a woman of color. Again.
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Trump loses to a woman of color. Again.
This new regime isn't governing at all. They're simply jetting from one planned photo op to another. This isn't a government. It's a comms team with a cult following.
Noem claims Portland hid their war zone from her.
October 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This new regime isn't governing at all. They're simply jetting from one planned photo op to another. This isn't a government. It's a comms team with a cult following.