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NEWSWEEK: Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Shouldn’t Let Local TV Become ‘Fake News’
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Trump Shouldn’t Let Local TV Become ‘Fake News’ | Opinion

Approving the Nexstar/Tegna merger would upend the safeguards that protect local news, but that’s not the only cause for concern.

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December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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See this #Instagram post by @qnewsegy to watch me talk about #Venezuela and @realDonaldTrump on #QNews out of #Cairo.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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@TheRoffDraft discusses "A dangerous and unique escalation. Trump shuts down airspace for Venezuela and Caracas prepares to defend itself" on #AlQaheraNews in #Cairo
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تصعيد خطير وفريد من نوعه.. ترامب يغلق المجال الجوي لفنزويلا وكاراكاس تستعد للدفاع عن نفسها

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December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM

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Talking on #AlMayadeen about #Lebannon, #Israel, and the future of the #MiddleEast and #AmericanPolicy under @realDonaldJTrump

المسائية | الشيخ قاسم: من حقنا الرد وسنحدد التوقيت... هل تتجدد الحرب في لبنان؟ وما مقومات الردع؟ ...

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November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM

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Lincoln’s dream was to unite a divided nation through rail. That same ambition should guide us now. The merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is an opportunity... #merger @realDonaldTrump @andrewferguson @FTC
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Fulfilling Lincoln’s dream

Lincoln was a man of great vision, whose ambitions for America were not limited to the preservation of the union and the abolition of slavery. He wanted his presidency to

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November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM

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EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s Own Appointees Aided Russiagate Plot Against Him

When Obama administration officials manufactured U.S. intelligence tying Donald Trump to Moscow following his stunning 2016 victory, they had no idea Trump’s own political appointees w

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November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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The Washington Times: Has #CNN lost its soul? -
The network faces another “strategic reset” while confronting a reckoning far more profound: does it still for good, independent journalism?
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Has CNN lost its soul?

Today, CNN confronts a reckoning far more profound than shrinking ratings or revenue

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November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM

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PETER ROFF in #TheDailyCaller : Say ‘No’ To Upping Federal Bank Insurance Coverage #BigBanks #FDIC #BAILOUT #Badideas @TheRoffDraft dailycaller.com/2025/11/08/o... via @dailycaller

For over a century, progressives drawing their inspiration from Karl Marx have undermined the idea of “moral hazard” as they’ve pushed for brotherhood and universal equality.

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November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM

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On #AlArabiyaEnglish Fiery Clash Over US #ICE Raids, #Immigration, And #Mamdani Win | In a fiery exchange, journalist @PeterRoff and researcher in US affairs Nassem Haffar go head-to-head on what America’s immigration system should look like. youtu.be/SkPg1ulC6Sk?... via @YouTube

Fiery Clash Over US ICE Raids, Immigration, And Mamdani Win | GNT

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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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Talking about the #Saudis stepping up on #AlArabiya 11.06.2025

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November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM

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@realDonaldTrump makes #BigMacs great again.

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President Trump makes Big Macs great again

Consumers expect to have choices when they shop. They make decisions based on price, packaging, brand name — whatever strikes their fancy when filling the shopping cart. It's part of

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November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM

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On #Qnews #ThinkTank talking about #Asia and @realDonaldTrump's success at the #ASEAN summit meeting. Ot's all about boxing #China in.

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Trump at ASEAN Summit: Show of commitment or layover before Xi meeting?

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October 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM

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Commentary: Trump needs to end ‘big brotherism’ — Peter Roff www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/arti...

Commentary: Trump needs to end ‘big brotherism’ — Peter Roff

Commentary: The idea of a benign, all-knowing leader looking out for our best interests on our behalf sounds good, but no such animal exists anywhere.

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October 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM

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On #QNews: Trump’s #Tomahawk refusal: Shielding #Kyiv or signaling US disengagement? ... youtu.be/z3n4DOpvNhs?... via @YouTube #UkraineWarNews

Trump’s Tomahawk refusal: Shielding Kyiv or signaling US disengagement? Newsweek editor weighs in

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October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM

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The fact it wasn't lucrative does not minimize the #fraud:
Prosecutors who led the months-long investigation into [New York AG Letitia] James’ conduct concluded any financial benefit derived from her falsified mortgage amounted to approximately $800.

October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM

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Appearing at 4 minutes, 35 seconds in on @AlQahera @CairoNews talking about @realDonaldTrump's efforts to modernize and update #TheWhiteHouse.

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ترامب يهز جدران البيت الأبيض.. قاعة احتفالات تشعل الجدل في واشنطن | ترندي

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October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM

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Trump needs to end ‘big brotherism’ in his administration
By Peter Roff Syndicated Columnist
Oct 20, 2025

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Trump needs to end ‘big brotherism’ in his administration

Some heavy smokers who struggle to quit find vaping to be the only alternative that satisfies their craving for nicotine without the harmful tars and other chemicals that years of

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October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM

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AnewzTV: Letter from America: Will Washington Survive the #shutdown? via @Anewz_tv anewz.tv/opinion/news... #USgovernment @TheRoffDraft

Letter from America: Will Washington Survive the Shutdown?

The world is naturally concerned about the impact the shuttering of the U.S. government will have on global affairs, trade, and international security. It need not be. The shutdown is more of an idea ...

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October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM

TheRoffDraft

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so you only hate what they do now. glad to know civil liberties are safe in your hands

Sadot Canseco @sadotcanseco.bsky.social · Oct 5

Thank you for clarifying!
I care about inputs and outcomes but mainly, causes. That’s what marks the difference between law enforcement and terrorizing. And there’s nothing law enforcement and everything terrorizing about pulling innocent naked children out of bed in the middle of the night.

October 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM

TheRoffDraft

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I didn't compare the two cases. I was identified the similarity in the behavior of federal law enforcement. I care about inputs. You care about outcomes - so it's understandable that you think it's okay for the FBI & DOJ to terrorize people you think at guilty or don't like.

Sadot Canseco @sadotcanseco.bsky.social · Oct 5

You perfectly described that horrible being! There’s an abismal difference between those two cases

October 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM

TheRoffDraft

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Liberal #pundits think #Democrats won by running on a #conservative platform. Then expect them to #govern like #liberals.
#dishonesty

Danasinspired @danasinspired.bsky.social · Oct 2

👉 Ezra Klein thinks Democrats should run pro life candidates. Here’s what I would like to say to Ezra… #ezraklein #abortionrights#politicalsatire#prochoice

October 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM

TheRoffDraft

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First, I'm not #MAGA. Second, how can you possibly deny the #FBI & #DOJ pursued headlines with every raid & every arrest of a Trump associate. You're either #stupid or so hopelessly #biased there's no reasoning with you. And, just to throw it in, you don't understand what #narcissism is.

Danasinspired @danasinspired.bsky.social · Oct 5

Leave it to MAGA to paint a crooked privileged depraved white guy as a persecuted victim. But to compare his suffering to the trauma of all the kids in an entire apartment building, that’s next level narcissism.

October 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM

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Then why, out of 34 million people eligible for Nedicaid, are 39 million enrolled in the program

Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · Oct 4

Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”