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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 4h

The executive branch approves foreign military bases and negotiates related agreements. While Congress doesn’t directly approve bases, it can influence or block them by controlling funding and exercising oversight through hearings and investigations.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 5h

www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...

Trump admin sparks MAGA fury with Qatari Air Force base in US—"betrayed"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. has approved a Qatari Air Force base in Idaho.

www.newsweek.com

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 5h

Trump takes corruption to a new level—pocketing a $400M jet from Qatar, planning a $5.5B Trump-branded resort in Doha, and greenlighting a Qatari airbase in Idaho in return.

Peter Thiel and Musk have also taken large sums from Qatar.

Clearly, money matters more than this country.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 1d

www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

Live updates: Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage release resolution | CNN

Israel’s government has approved a ceasefire and hostage release resolution for Gaza, according to the prime minister’s office. Follow live updates.

www.cnn.com

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 1d

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Letitia James pursued Trump. Then she was indicted.

The Democratic New York attorney general made her investigation of the Republican president a centerpiece of her campaign.

www.politico.com

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 1d

I hope the Gaza ceasefire holds, though history makes it hard to believe it will.

Meanwhile, Trump’s showing how small men wield power, targeting Letitia James out of pettiness and spite.

He’s thrown everything at her and she hasn’t flinched.

That’s real power.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans won’t show up to vote on paying our troops during the shutdown because avoiding a vote on the Epstein files to protect Trump and his friends is more important.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 1d

It's unbelievable how far the GOP is going to protect pedophiles. The secrets they're hiding must really be that bad.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 2d

I agree, all those should’ve been enough for him to lose support. And given that none of them brought him down, I understand your hesitation to believe this could be different. But I feel that this, in combination with everything else, could be the final straw for MAGA. Only time will tell.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 2d

Both are true—it's part of their agenda and it's a distraction. Have you read what Eric Swalwell said? Over 100 GOP House members could turn on Trump if the Epstein files drop and they're as damning as everyone anticipates. This most likely sparks a mutiny in the GOP, and Trump could be impeached.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 2d

The Epstein files are about to make life inside MAGA very uncomfortable. A mutiny is brewing within their ranks, and it’s about to be on full display for the world to see.

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social explains precisely why Mike Johnson is stalling the new Dem rep's swear-in over the Epstein vote: "Right now, Johnson can pressure the four Republican signers to change their minds. He has time to do it—as long as he keeps Adelita Grijalva out of Congress."

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 2d

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

'Epstein bomb to drop on Trump': 100 GOP Reps to mutiny, lawmaker says

A staggering number of House Republicans are ready to defy President Trump over the release of the Epstein files because they don't want 'to defend a pedo-protector,' the congressman claimed.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. Pritzker says Trump’s targeting blue strongholds as payback for voting against him, using the National Guard to intimidate.

He’s spot on — and I'd add it sure feels like another distraction from the Epstein case.

Nothing terrifies them more than the truth.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2d

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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 3d

Diddy got 4 years for over a decade of violent sex crimes. Below what prosecutors wanted. Below what Probation wanted. Below the Guidelines of 6-7 years. The judge called it substantial. I call it a betrayal.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 3d

missouriindependent.com/2025/07/07/j...

Josh Hawley caved on Medicaid in a climate of political violence • Missouri Independent

Josh Hawley may have remembered running from the MAGA mob on Jan. 6, 2021, when he voted for the Medicaid cuts he said he would oppose.

missouriindependent.com

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 3d

truthout.org/articles/the...

The Political Blowback to GOP’s Medicaid Cuts Has Already Begun

Senate Republicans passed a budget package with the deepest cuts to health care in decades on Tuesday.

truthout.org

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 3d

Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham love to say they “work for the people,” but when it’s time to protect healthcare for their constituents, they side with Trump and support deep cuts.

We can’t let their lies stand — speak up, organize, and hold them to account.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4d

California is the manufacturing capital of America, period.

We create more jobs, produce more goods, and drive more innovation than anywhere else in the country — because what gets built in California shapes the future and powers the U.S. economy.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 5d

In addition to their national defense duties, Americans rely on our National Guard to fight wildfires and respond to other natural disasters.

Donald Trump's weaponization of the Guard and deployments to American cities erodes that trust, and makes us less prepared when they are most needed.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6d

After some of the biggest health care cuts in American history, Trump and his Republicans are now promoting one of the biggest health care cost increases in American history.

They can lie to our faces all they want, but that’s what the GOP's government shutdown is all about.

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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 7d

Normal sentencing: 1 hr, 1 defense counsel speaks. Victims speak; defense character witnesses can’t.

Diddy’s sentencing: 6+ hours, 6 kids, 5 lawyers, reverend, and rehab director spoke. Diddy’s team bullied a victim not to speak.

What a difference money, power and fame makes.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 7d

Sen. Bernie Sanders: If we do not make changes and fight back effectively, you're going to see 15 million Americans lose their health insurance through the cuts in Medicaid and the ACA. That's what's at stake.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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