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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 9h

Steve Bannon to roll out plan for Trump’s third term.

#PedoPresident #NeverHeldAccountable #AmericanFascism #LawlessRogueRegime #TinyDickTator #TrumpCheats #GoldenAgeOfCorruption #WannabeDictator #SteveBannon #maddow #SaveDemocracy #TaxTheRich #VoteForADem

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Steve Bannon promises to 'roll out' plan for Trump’s third term

Under the U.S. Constitution's 22nd Amendment — which was submitted to the states for ratification in 1947 and fully ratified in 1951 — presidents are limited to two consecutive or nonconsecutive terms...

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 10h

The bailout of Argentina will also bail out buddies of Bessent who have investments there.
#maddow
Just as I finished typing... Rachel got to it.

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 10h

Why America bailed out Argentina with $20 billion?
Because Donnie likes dictators?
finance.yahoo.com/news/faq-why...
Meanwhile #China buys soybeans from #Argentina with our money.
#LawlessRogueRegime #GoldenAgeOfCorruption #TinyDickTator #AmericanFascism #PedoPresident #maddow #NoKingsDay

FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline

The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 10h

New York Times, AP, Newsmax, WaPo, CNN among many news outlets who reject Pentagon news rules.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
News boys get a spine against #Pentagon. #maddow
See #LawlessRogueRegime postings.

New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won't sign new Pentagon rules

News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press r...

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 14h

Concern that Trump will invoke the #InsurrectionAct to take control of cities and cancel elections. #2026MidTerms.
Our cities are already invaded by an army of #ICEthugs.
theintercept.com/2025/10/07/t...
#WannabeDictator #PedoPresident #LawlessRogueRegime #maddow #lastword #DeadLineWH

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act

An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 14h

The fusion of government and corporate power into a ruling elite is an economic system called Fascism; it is not socialism.
#AmericanFascism has arrived.
#WeMustResist #FightToSaveDemocracy #VoteForADem #maddow #PedoPresident #WannabeDictator #Fascism #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #2026MidTerms

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 14h

#CitizensUnited overturned "An Act to prohibit corporations from making political contributions" Tillman Act 1907.
#GetMoneyOut
Prohibiting corporate contributions can be done again if #WeThePeople demand it of our candidates.
#ElectADem #VoteBlue #TaxTheRich #WeMustResist #maddow #lastword

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 4d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 14h

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 22h

The US and China launch the next front in their trade war - restricting ships.
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-chin...
Thereby forcing prices up and driving down imports from Asia.
Nice goin' Trump, you fool.
#TrumpFlation #TrumpTariffScam #China
#Xi plays Donald like a fiddle.

The US and China are about to launch the next front in their trade war

New port fees kicking in Tuesday could raise costs further on Chinese goods and ultimately reduce imports from Asia.

finance.yahoo.com

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

China tells US to back off on threats, warns of retaliation
finance.yahoo.com/news/china-t...
Xi to Trump #ScrewU.
Seems China and Xi do not bully very well.
#TrumpTariffScam #DownTheRabbitHole #DistractionAlert #ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

China tells US to back off on threats, warns of retaliation

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an additional 100% tariff on China as well as export controls on “any and all critical software” beginning Nov. 1, hours after threatening to cancel an upcom...

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
#TrumpLayoffs #TrumpUnemployment #RussellVought #Project2025 #RepublicanShutdown #SaveDemocracy #TaxTheRich #VoteForADem #2026MidTerms #SaveTheChildren #EducationDept #SpecialEducation

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 Opened Congress to No-Limit Lobbying.
congressionalresearch.org/LRA.html
This legislation can be rescinded and Citizens United can be overturned.
Elected leaders in the grip of lobbyists will not #SaveDemocracy, #AbolishLobbying.
#SundayMorning #Velshi

The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970

CRI - November 12, 2023 – Signed by Richard Nixon on October 26th, 1970, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (1970 LRA) is the unheralded law that thrust transparency on Congress and opened the...

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 Opened Congress to No-Limit Lobbying.
congressionalresearch.org/LRA.html
This legislation can be rescinded and Citizens United can be overturned too.
It's time to #ElectADem #TaxTheRich #AbolishLobbying and end #CitizensUnited
#SundayMorning #Velshi

The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970

CRI - November 12, 2023 – Signed by Richard Nixon on October 26th, 1970, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (1970 LRA) is the unheralded law that thrust transparency on Congress and opened the...

congressionalresearch.org

Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

SNL Reunites Amy Poehler and Tina Fey As Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
#SNL #AmyPoehler #TinyFey #PamBondi #KristiNoem

Look Who’s Back: ‘SNL’ Cold Open Reunites Amy Poehler & Tina Fey As Pam Bondi & Kristi Noem On Capitol Hill

On the day that Oscar winner and New York icon Diane Keaton died, Saturday Night Live went for a traditional political cold open tonight with a Not Ready for Primetime Players legends reunion Specific...

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 2d

How America Became the Oppressor It Once Condemned
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
"We’re creating something dangerous to the country: A masked monster of law enforcement unsuited to its power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
In Germany they called it the Gestapo.
#maddow #Velshi #ICEraids

ICE’s Reign of Terror: How America Became the Oppressor It Once Condemned

America’s ICE raids reveal a nation that’s lost its moral compass. This essay exposes the cruelty behind the concept of a distorted “law and order.” ICE’s Reign of Terror Watch Politics Done Right T.V...

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 2d

#Lays unveils big redesign.
www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/po...
#PepsiCo is removing artificial colors and flavors from Lay's products in 2025. They are reformulating products to be lower in fat and introducing new versions of Cheetos and Doritos with no artificial ingredients. #Velshi

Potato chip brand unveils biggest redesign in nearly 100-year history

Lay's unveils major rebrand with cleaner ingredients, new logo design, and packaging updates aligning with the "Make America Healthy Again" initiative.

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 2d

HHS Layoffs Include Mass Firings At CDC
politi.co/4oj0mjZ via @politico
CDC suffers the loss of 1,000's emphasizing leadership positions.
#Project2025 #AmericanFascism #RussellVought #TrumpLayoffs #SaveTheCDC #WarOnHealthCare #InYourGutsYouKnowHesNuts

Mass firings hit CDC

Notices of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force arrived late Friday, several former and current agency employees told POLITICO.

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Chelle 🔵 @chelle78.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I’m just glad it went to someone standing up for democracy instead of tearing it apart!

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 3d

#RussellVought Announces Firings Of Federal Workers.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/r...
Vought's Not Legal Firings Have Begun at HUD EPA HHS Homeland Security and Education.
#Velshi #DeadLineWH #LawlessRogueRegime #Project2025 #RememberInNovember #2026MidTerms

Russ Vought Announces Firings of Federal Workers: ‘The RIFs Have Begun’

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced on Friday that his office has started firing federal workers, writing on X that "the RIFs [reduction-in-force] have begun."

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 3d

‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ New Film How George Came to See the World as Orwellian www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/m...
"Orwell 2 + 2 = 5" explores the life and legacy of #GeorgeOrwell, highlights the dangers of totalitarianism against personal freedoms.
#Orwell1984 #Velshi

‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the World as Orwellian

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 3d

Trump DOJ reportedly moves to charge ex-advisor after FBI raid on his home

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Trump DOJ reportedly moves to charge ex-advisor after FBI raid on his home

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Johnny Heldt @heeersjohnny.bsky.social · 3d

Friday
Dow sinks 800 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq see worst day since April as Trump's renewed tariff threats spook Wall Street and #China.
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
#TrumpTariffScam spooks markets and Xi. #ScrewU
#DistractionAlert backfires on #PedoPresident.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Stock market today: Dow sinks 800 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq see worst day since April as Trump's renewed tariff threats spook Wall Street

Markets tumble to end the week as President Trump renewed tariff threats on China.

finance.yahoo.com

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