Scott Trotter
@scottrot.bsky.social
Retired Air Force, former teacher, lover of history and learning how the world works. Trying to minimize the damage from Trump and his MAGA cult by being a source of truth in the face of a tidal wave of misinformation.
Seems it took an extra 41 years for Orwell's 1984 to become reality. Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton were the only presidents to be impeached or forced to resign. Believing Trump was impeached is a thought crime. Only a slight exaggeration. www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
American history museum removes Trump's name from impeachment exhibit
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has removed explicit reference to President Donald Trump from an exhibit about impeachment, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Seems it took an extra 41 years for Orwell's 1984 to become reality. Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton were the only presidents to be impeached or forced to resign. Believing Trump was impeached is a thought crime. Only a slight exaggeration. www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
Trump chooses corporate donors over supporters. The Direct File program allowed taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS instead of paying companies like TurboTax. Trump sided with corporate lobbyist to kill this program despite its popularity. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/i...
'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.
www.cnbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Trump chooses corporate donors over supporters. The Direct File program allowed taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS instead of paying companies like TurboTax. Trump sided with corporate lobbyist to kill this program despite its popularity. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/i...
How could the President not be aware of the dollar's historic decline since January. He just said a smart president would never let the dollar slide, but a dummy could let it happen. The dollar has had the worst decline in 50 years under Trump, what a dummy. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-inadve...
Trump Inadvertently Admits He’s Not a ‘Smart President’
The president made an eyebrow-raising claim while speaking at a bill signing ceremony.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
How could the President not be aware of the dollar's historic decline since January. He just said a smart president would never let the dollar slide, but a dummy could let it happen. The dollar has had the worst decline in 50 years under Trump, what a dummy. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-inadve...
Unlike most of the EU, Spain has embraced immigration. They integrated them into Spanish society and simplified the naturalization. This transformed their stagnant economy into one of the fastest growing in Europe and lowered unemployment. Don’t believe the MAGA talking points. youtu.be/qIQyG26zKo0
Why Spain is Moving Left on Immigration While Europe Moves Right
YouTube video by TLDR News EU
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June 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Unlike most of the EU, Spain has embraced immigration. They integrated them into Spanish society and simplified the naturalization. This transformed their stagnant economy into one of the fastest growing in Europe and lowered unemployment. Don’t believe the MAGA talking points. youtu.be/qIQyG26zKo0
HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr has delivered his Make America Healthy Again report. Despite assurances it would be the gold standard in science, it turned out to be full of fake or misrepresented citations and contains multiple other obvious mistakes. I'm shocked. newrepublic.com/post/195843/...
Surprise! New “MAHA” Report Is Full of Junk Science and Fake Studies
The latest Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again”
newrepublic.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr has delivered his Make America Healthy Again report. Despite assurances it would be the gold standard in science, it turned out to be full of fake or misrepresented citations and contains multiple other obvious mistakes. I'm shocked. newrepublic.com/post/195843/...
Trump's acceptance of corruption is disgraceful. There's no compelling reason for this pardon other than he's a Trump supporter and Trump's view that bribery isn't a real crime. It should also be recognized Trump has his own history of bribery, both giving and receiving. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trump's acceptance of corruption is disgraceful. There's no compelling reason for this pardon other than he's a Trump supporter and Trump's view that bribery isn't a real crime. It should also be recognized Trump has his own history of bribery, both giving and receiving. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Sen Tuberville was voting in Florida and claiming a homestead tax exemption in Alabama at the same time in 2018. So, is it voter fraud or tax evasion? I'm sure Trump's voter integrity task force will get right on this. www.al.com/news/2025/05...
Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama?
Election records show Tuberville voted in Florida after he says a homestead exemption puts his residency in Alabama.
www.al.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Sen Tuberville was voting in Florida and claiming a homestead tax exemption in Alabama at the same time in 2018. So, is it voter fraud or tax evasion? I'm sure Trump's voter integrity task force will get right on this. www.al.com/news/2025/05...
France is openly courting top American scientist. As of 3 days ago 298 had applied. Seems likely other countries will do the same. There are real world consequences to Trump's decision to save money by defunding scientific research.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’
Aix-Marseille University generates interest amid a US crackdown and calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ status
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
France is openly courting top American scientist. As of 3 days ago 298 had applied. Seems likely other countries will do the same. There are real world consequences to Trump's decision to save money by defunding scientific research.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This is Joe Biden's final Easter message compared to Donald Trump's message this Easter. When I first saw Trump's I thought it had to be fake. That's the rantings of a person who's untethered to reality. I copied both of these directly off their official social media accounts.
April 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is Joe Biden's final Easter message compared to Donald Trump's message this Easter. When I first saw Trump's I thought it had to be fake. That's the rantings of a person who's untethered to reality. I copied both of these directly off their official social media accounts.
Trump’s stupidity is on public display for all to see. After giving Putin everything he wanted, Trump is just shocked that Putin won’t do what he wants. Trump failed to see the obvious that once Putin has everything he wanted, he has no reason to compromise. www.livenowfox.com/news/trump-a...
Trump says he's 'angry' and 'pissed off' at Putin
President Trump did something he rarely does on Sunday morning: He called an NBC News journalist to complain about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
www.livenowfox.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump’s stupidity is on public display for all to see. After giving Putin everything he wanted, Trump is just shocked that Putin won’t do what he wants. Trump failed to see the obvious that once Putin has everything he wanted, he has no reason to compromise. www.livenowfox.com/news/trump-a...
Trump pulls Stefanik's nomination after Dems gain 16% in a PA special election. Polls also show FL’s 6th dist. is even despite winning that seat by 33% in Nov. GoP panic has prompted Musk to start dumping money in the race. Trump’s honeymoon is over. www.axios.com/2025/03/28/e...
Fallout coming for House GOP over Trump's rug pull on Stefanik
"With a very tight Majority, I don't want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise's seat."
www.axios.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump pulls Stefanik's nomination after Dems gain 16% in a PA special election. Polls also show FL’s 6th dist. is even despite winning that seat by 33% in Nov. GoP panic has prompted Musk to start dumping money in the race. Trump’s honeymoon is over. www.axios.com/2025/03/28/e...
The rich taking care of the rich. Trump pardons convicted fraudster Trevor Milton who was about to be ordered to pay back nearly $700M he stole from investors, now he gets to keep the money. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/t...
Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton in securities fraud case
Milton, who compared his prosecution by the Justice Department to its criminal cases against President Trump, said he had been "railroaded" in the fraud case.
www.cnbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The rich taking care of the rich. Trump pardons convicted fraudster Trevor Milton who was about to be ordered to pay back nearly $700M he stole from investors, now he gets to keep the money. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/t...
Overlooked story, according to the leaked chat, the target was killed by collapsing his girlfriends building. According to the BBC the attack killed 53, including 5 children, with 98 injured. No concern for civilian deaths was ever mentioned. Biden struck Houthi weapon storage, not apartment bldgs.
March 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Overlooked story, according to the leaked chat, the target was killed by collapsing his girlfriends building. According to the BBC the attack killed 53, including 5 children, with 98 injured. No concern for civilian deaths was ever mentioned. Biden struck Houthi weapon storage, not apartment bldgs.
Remember the concern about Pete Hegseth's nomination as Sec of Def due to his alcholism & lack of experience. Those concerns now seem fully justified. It was just revealed that Hegseth accidently texted our war plans against the Houthi rebels in Yemen to a reporter. www.alternet.org/hegseth-yeme...
'Shocking recklessness': Trump’s defense department accidentally texted war plans to reporter
On Saturday, March 15, President Donald Trump announced military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The news broke in the afternoon, but The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg found out about the opera...
www.alternet.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Remember the concern about Pete Hegseth's nomination as Sec of Def due to his alcholism & lack of experience. Those concerns now seem fully justified. It was just revealed that Hegseth accidently texted our war plans against the Houthi rebels in Yemen to a reporter. www.alternet.org/hegseth-yeme...
When asked about the timing of his EO invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, Trump stated “I don’t know when it was signed because I didn’t sign it, other people handled it.” His team’s later said he meant he didn't sign the 1798 law. That's the lie you're going with. www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...
www.cnn.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
When asked about the timing of his EO invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, Trump stated “I don’t know when it was signed because I didn’t sign it, other people handled it.” His team’s later said he meant he didn't sign the 1798 law. That's the lie you're going with. www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
A Republican state senator in Minnesota who introduced a bill to recognize "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness has been arrested for soliiciting a minor for prostitution. Perhaps MAGA brain rot should be studied in a lab. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Minnesota state senator is accused of soliciting a minor for prostitution
Republican Justin Eichorn recently made headlines for sponsoring a proposed bill that would recognize “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a form of mental illness.
www.nbcnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A Republican state senator in Minnesota who introduced a bill to recognize "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness has been arrested for soliiciting a minor for prostitution. Perhaps MAGA brain rot should be studied in a lab. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Republicans are so terrified of diversity they've banned images of the Enola Gay. They also removed pictures of anyone with the last name of Gay. www.yahoo.com/news/pete-he...
Pete Hegseth Banned Images of ‘Enola Gay’ Plane in DEI Crackdown
In Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s quest to nix all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content, some photos on the Pentagon’s website and online posts appear to be marked for deletion just becaus...
www.yahoo.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Republicans are so terrified of diversity they've banned images of the Enola Gay. They also removed pictures of anyone with the last name of Gay. www.yahoo.com/news/pete-he...
Trump loves to talk about how much he loves our veterans, but these random and chaotic firings are wrecking havoc on our military communities. Veterans and military spouses make up a significant portion of the people being fired by DOGE. #DOGE #veterans www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
Military families rocked by Trump’s federal government cuts | CNN Politics
The Trump administration’s swift, sweeping cuts to the federal workforce is set to derail the livelihoods of potentially thousands of military families.
www.cnn.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump loves to talk about how much he loves our veterans, but these random and chaotic firings are wrecking havoc on our military communities. Veterans and military spouses make up a significant portion of the people being fired by DOGE. #DOGE #veterans www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
Who are Republicans representing? Apparently it's the American Bankers Association who lobbied hard to overturn Biden's rule that limited overdraft fees to $5. The $35 fees they used to collect were like money from Heaven and banks want it back. #banks #MAGA prospect.org/economy/2025...
Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees
A Biden-era CFPB rule limiting overdraft fees is under challenge, and lawmakers used bank lobbyists for their testimonials.
prospect.org
February 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Who are Republicans representing? Apparently it's the American Bankers Association who lobbied hard to overturn Biden's rule that limited overdraft fees to $5. The $35 fees they used to collect were like money from Heaven and banks want it back. #banks #MAGA prospect.org/economy/2025...
Trump seems to think these firings at the FAA won't effect safety because they aren't Air Traffic Controllers. How stupid do you have to be to think firing the guys who keep the radar working won't effect safety. #trumpkills apnews.com/article/doge...
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal midair collision near Wash...
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Trump seems to think these firings at the FAA won't effect safety because they aren't Air Traffic Controllers. How stupid do you have to be to think firing the guys who keep the radar working won't effect safety. #trumpkills apnews.com/article/doge...
I know a lot of people on BlueSky came here after leaving #Facebook. It's shocking what Zuckerberg is allowing on Facebook now even if clearly violates their community standards. I just reported this post and they almost instantly came back and said it didn't violate their community standards.
February 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I know a lot of people on BlueSky came here after leaving #Facebook. It's shocking what Zuckerberg is allowing on Facebook now even if clearly violates their community standards. I just reported this post and they almost instantly came back and said it didn't violate their community standards.
America in 1945 denazifies Germany. America in 2025 trying to re-nazify Germany. www.commondreams.org/news/jd-vanc...
Vance Faces Backlash Over Embrace of Germany's Far-Right Just Ahead of Election | Common Dreams
Rebuking the U.S. vice president, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that "a commitment to 'never again' is not reconcilable with support for the AfD."
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February 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
America in 1945 denazifies Germany. America in 2025 trying to re-nazify Germany. www.commondreams.org/news/jd-vanc...
Oh snap! Not really, this is just a fake news story I made this afternoon to show how stupid Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is.
February 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh snap! Not really, this is just a fake news story I made this afternoon to show how stupid Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is.