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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 4h

We cover Trump and his White House budget director’s dramatic threats in an effort to get Democrats to capitulate. Trump pushes forward on deploying troops to Democratic cities, even defying a federal judge he appointed, and more. Catch up on all you missed!
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Episode 48 - Trump Ramps Up Threats Amid Government Shutdown, but Democrats Refuse to Back Down

Catch up on the themes from Week 48's list in an easy listen!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 4h

Love this! Go Chicago!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 3d

This is an important story! All the facts we know so far. open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...

Judge Who Issued Ruling Against Trump Sees Her House Go Ablaze

The fire came amid Trump's effort for a national voter database

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 3d

And of course it’s a female judge.
“The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire after she had reportedly received death threats.” time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 7d

Another frenetic week, with some big wins and losses for an unbridled Trump. We also cover some important observations about his well being.
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Episode 47 - Trump Goes on His Revenge Tour, Addresses the Military, Losses in Court, and Shuts Down the Government

Catch up on the themes from Week 47's list in an easy listen!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 7d

Thanks. It got auto corrected

Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 7d

Let's go!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 7d

I say, ef him!
If Trump wants to withhold funding due to NY, Gov. Hochul should withhold our federal tax payments. NY is among the biggest net payers to subsidize red states. Let them pay their own way!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 7d

Catch up on all the broken norms you missed this week! A lot happening now - important to stay informed!
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Week 47 - The Return

Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 9d

Umm, wow!

“Pete Hegseth spent millions to fly in all of our generals and admirals to rant about facial hair and brag about how many pull-ups he can do, and have Donald Trump sleepwalk through a list of partisan gripes.”
- Army Maj. General Paul D. Eaton

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 9d

Pretty amazing that Hegseth is whining about woke, when he is the least qualified Defense Secretary in history, and his only qualifications were being a Fox News host and loyalist to Trump.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 9d

OMG. Hegseth brought all our generals and admirals from around the world back to Virginia to preach an anti-DEI speech and promote his book. What an idiot! He makes our country look foolish.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 10d

The Oregonian reported that the number of arrests outside the facility had declined over the past three months.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 10d

Trump's sudden interest on Saturday, in which he ordered troops to "war ravaged" Portland, without even informing the military prior, was prompted by a Fox News story, which mixed images of small nightly protests from the summer in with videos of the much larger 2020 protests.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 10d

Your weekly reminder of the ability to DO SOMETHING!
There are two very important governor races in VA and NJ. It is important that we win, and win decisively. Find time to go knock doors in October!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 10d

Shot. Chaser.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 12d

There's so much going on at once right now, it's hard to keep track; but I wanted to highlight this corrupt power grab by Trump, and the potential danger to U.S. consumers. open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...

Trump Hands Out Stakes in TikTok Like Candy...HIS Candy

Why is he granting an ownership stake to a U.A.E. fund?

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 13d

Trump also unilaterally just put a 100% tariff on drugs that are imported into the US. Who does dumb ass think is going to pay for this tariff? All he is doing is raising prices on consumers! And he doesn’t have power to do this!

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 13d

It also raises the questions if we are so concerned about Security, why are we giving the UAE such a large steak?

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 13d

Trump is proposing to give 15% of TikTok to UAE Sovereign Fund. Because that country has given billions worth of deals to him, his sons and Witkoff’s son in their crypto exchanges. No one in Congress or Wall Street is going to say something about this?

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 14d

What a week! This was the busiest week of broken norms since the early weeks when Trump was simply going down the Project 2025 checklist. Catch up on all you missed!
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Episode 46 - A Week Summarized by a Brazen Trump Extolling, "I Hate My Opponents," and "Your Countries Are Going to Hell"

Catch up on the themes from Week 45's list in an easy listen!

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