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Scott Hughes
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Had 27K followers on X, rebuilding over here. Retired 21-yr Army veteran;
MH/addiction counselor later in life. Dem. Precinct captain 4+ years. RP = agree.
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Trump, once again, shows that he is all bullshit. While he claims that he is negotiating a peace deal with Iran, Israel acts on their own to attack Iran today, while completely ignoring whatever it was Trump was claiming he was doing.
Israeli carried out a major strike against Iran intending to cripple the country’s nuclear program. Iran retaliation expected

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Target Iran’s Nuclear Program
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June 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Where was DOGE when it came to eliminating billions from the DoD, whose innovative technological thinking is suppressed by the military/industrial complex, which give them millions in campaign donations (i.e., bribes).
The $500 future of war is already here. open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
The $500 future of war is already here
While the United States of America is busy with its plans for the next generation F-47 fighter, which will cost somewhere in the vicinity of $300 million a pop, Ukraine launched its remote-controlled ...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here's something most Democrats know. Why? Because we pay attention and don't buy Republican lies.
Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature. newrepublic.com/article/1959... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.
Which presidents have added the most to the national debt? Those free-spending liberal Democrats? Think again, and think about the reason why.
newrepublic.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Stunningly accurate description of D. Trump's craven, cruel and corrupt administration so far by iconic journalist Dan Rather. open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Shameful
Mike Johnson pushes Trump’s policy bill through the House
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May 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The common drumbeat on Trump's tariffs is that most everything will be more expensive for consumers. More important is that American dominance in the global marketplace will be permanently lost to China.
Gift article from The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...
Opinion | In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
April 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Has Trump paid any of the judgements against him yet?
April 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Time to bring this one up again. This chart shows the damage Trump's 2018 tariffs did to farmers.
April 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This...
April 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’ (Gift Article)
Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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They will sweep up agricultural land when they bankrupt independent farmers.
April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From The Bulwark.com, a perceptive, historical view of how Trump, in just 71 days, has destroyed the American-led world order that has existed for over 80 years. Yesterday, April 3rd, was day "the age of American empire... ended."
The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us
We may want to believe that this is a glitch or a temporary fall. But we must be open to the likelihood that this is the end of the American-led world order.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Here's a thought: Trump tanks the markets so he and his uber-wealthy buddies can buy up loads of cheap stocks and see billions in profits when he eases up. Plausible?
April 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What's going on with the deconstruction of our Federal government? Here is an excellent description from renowned American historian H. C. Richardson. It is the President's implementation of Project 2025 as the basis for many of of these measures.
March 27, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
March 27, 2025
Today, Wired reported that it had found four more Venmo accounts associated with the Trump administration officials who participated in the now-infamous Signal chat about a planned military attack on ...
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March 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Lucian Truscott on the destruction of the Federal government and most of it's people-oriented functions.
John Roberts’ nap rudely interrupted open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
John Roberts’ nap rudely interrupted
Let's go for a drive through Washington D.C.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Well, this article says that Judges can appoint individuals to carry out their judgments and not solely rely on US marshals which is extremely comforting to hear, now put it into practice!
March 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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A Press Secretary who doesn’t know anything about anything except a handful of talking points, doesn’t prepare for briefings, whose reflex when she doesn’t know about a subject is always to attack the media outlet. At least Kayleigh did her homework, despite lying a lot.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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This 👇
March 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The Finns could be in St Petersburg by Monday morning.

The EU + UK population is 3x that of Russia.

The Russian economy is a fraction of the EU’s.

Russia is not a superpower.
Trump asks Starmer if the UK could take on Russia on its own
February 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Trump's Gestapo? Or President Musk's?
www.facebook.com/share/p/15oC...
Redirecting...
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February 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
From today's Opinion pages of the @nytimes.com, an on-point description of Trump. "Where America Stands: "Trump smeared the founding fathers in Week 5 by declaring himself “king” — of the United States? The world? His narcissism knows no bounds — as he grasped for godlike power to pronounce...
February 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Trump: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.”

BREAKING: US inflation heats up to 3%, higher than expected.
February 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM