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Charlie Sykes
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Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
No, Democrats, Surrender is Not Winning

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November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Week Trump Lost the Plot

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November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From today's "To the Contrary" Newsletter.

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October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I had a question about Mike Johnson.
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Kinzinger & Sykes: Trumpian Symbolism in Overdrive

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October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Live from No Kings on n Cedarburg
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Genuinely, The Most Insane Thing You Will Read Today
But, first, let's catch up on the day's headlines:

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October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Seal Team Six President?
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October 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
MAGA's Dilemma: Trump's Actions vs. Beliefs. David French on today’s “To the Contrary” podcast…
October 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump wants it both ways… Today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast with David French.
October 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Preview of Sunday’s ‘To the Contrary” Podcast w/ David French: Why Should ICE Agents Get Special Anonymity?

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October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump's Most Formidable Foe?

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October 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

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October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Stephen Miller is laying out the roadmap for the Insurrection Act. A preview of today's Lewis & Sykes chat on Substack...
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
WTAF is this, you ask? It’s an image from an AI video posted by wait for it… Trump himself. Once again: the brutality is the point. The fear is the point. And we are a nation beset with snickering. mouth-breathing juveniles.

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October 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's a Joke. Until It's Not.

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October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yesterday Was Not as Bad as You Thought. It was worse.

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October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
WTAF, America?
September 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A Week That Changed Nothing. And Everything.

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September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Once upon a time, grownups in the DOJ would have stood athwart this sort of thing. They would have told the president he was crossing a red line. There would have been mass resignations. Statements of resistance. But those voices have been silenced or disappeared.

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September 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@zelizer.bsky.social on Trump's "In Broad Daylight" strategy.
From "To the Contrary" Podcast.
September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM