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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 6h

Trump's withdrawal of US forces from northern Syria, his sudden, cruel, abandonment of the U.S.'s most reliable regional allies, earned him scathing criticism from across the political spectrum. It focused us on his real conflicts of interests in Turkey, specifically Trump Towers Istanbul.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 6h

Trump (and Mike Flynn) - Conflicted Interests in Turkey www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Turkish president Erdogan told the owner and builder of Trump Towers Istanbul, Aydin Dogan, to remove Trump's name after he called for a Muslim ban. By 2015 Dogan had paid Trump @ $1M to $5M over 7yrs.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 6h

Trump (and Mike Flynn) - Conflicted Interests in Turkey www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Turkish president Erdogan told the owner and builder of Trump Towers Istanbul, Aydin Dogan, to remove Trump's name after he called for a Muslim ban. By 2015 Dogan had paid Trump @ $1M to $5M over 7yrs.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 9h

ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/honorable-mention/2025/ap-reveals-fbi-directors-3d-printed-gun-gifts-violated-new-zealand-law/ Kash Patel’s New Zealand trip to open a legal attaché office included a problem not made public. He gave officials inoperable 3D-printed pistols illegal in NZ.

AP reveals FBI director's 3D-printed gun gifts violated New Zealand law | The Associated Press

The tip came in on an encrypted messaging app: a longtime source told New York-based investigative reporter Jim Mustian that FBI Director Kash Patel’s

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 10h

www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/o... 2004 settlement became public in 2017, when Rollins filed a new lawsuit accusing Judge Pressler of decades of rape, beginning when Rollins was a 14 yo in the judge’s church youth group in Houston. Seven more came forward. An open secret among SBC elite, like Mike?

Paul Pressler, Disgraced Christian Conservative Leader, Dies at 94 (Published 2024)

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 10h

share.google/wggONbROb7kf... The Judge Pressler Law School collapsed, no students enrolled, accused of financial impropriety, unaccredited. Judge Pressler opposed gay rights and abortion. Pressler settled multiple charges of pedophilia, rape of children in his church group and office interns.

House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors

Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn’t exist.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 10h

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m.... Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons, are ushering in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law. If the rules of war do not apply to soldiers claiming God is on their side, there are no rules.

They Celebrated Vigilante Justice on the Battlefield. Then They Brought It Home.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 10h

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 14h

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 10h

Right-wing influencers duped ? to work for covert Russian operation made a lot of money. pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Tenet Media's “network of heterodox commentators” included #BennyJohnson. Fronting for a Russian funded disinformation op, they cranked out divisive lies to 7 million MAGA fans. #Gotcha

Well-known right-wing influencers duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. prosecutors say

The accusations mark the third straight presidential election in which U.S. authorities have unveiled politically charged details about the Kremlin's attempted interference in U.S. politics.

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TrumpWatch @trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue · 14h

MIT Rejects Trump’s Loyalty Pledge, JD Vance Protested In Indiana, and A Portland Frog Becomes An Unexpected Resistance Hero
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MIT Rejects Trump’s Loyalty Pledge, JD Vance Protested In Indiana, and A Portland Frog Becomes An Unexpected Resistance Hero

When institutions say no, and protesters say never again

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 14h

A week ago - it was a beautiful day. Practice for No Kings on Oct 18.

LFG!!!!

Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 7d

🧵 1/3 We had a great group show up on a hot fall Saturday. People are determined not to go quietly into this authoritarian chapter of American history. @nomiindivisible.org helped put out a last minute call for their members to join us #Petoskey #Michigan #SaveOurDemocracy

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 11h

share.google/MZD43Es937at... Aug 17, 2019 Portland Police confiscated batons, knives, shields, stun guns when 1,200 Far-Right Militia members marched. Trump would not condemn American Guard, 3%ers, Daily Storm, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers. One self-identified counterprotest Antifa threw a milkshake.

13 arrested, 6 injured at Portland right-wing rally: Police

The mayor said as the city braced for protests that "hate" was unwelcome. 13 arrested, 4 injured at Portland right wing rally: Police

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 11h

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m.... Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons, are ushering in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law. If the rules of war do not apply to soldiers claiming God is on their side, there are no rules.

They Celebrated Vigilante Justice on the Battlefield. Then They Brought It Home.

www.nytimes.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14h

They're talking about killing leftist activists. They're talking about murdering people organizing in defense of immigrant communities, doing mutual aid work, and protesting their violence. They are talking about murdering people like me and my friends. We must do more than acknowledge it's fascism.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 11h

bsky.app/profile/mick... Geneva Conventions: "Woke" soldiering that Hegseth blames for USA's "lost" wars, Viet Nam and Afghanistan. He doesn't examine what a "win" would've looked like, or what America's goals were. Trump was happy, at Hegseth's bidding, to pardon men who violated combat norms.

MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 5d

International Humanitarian Laws: Civilize combat, protect non-combatants, limit certain weapons and tactics, ensure humane treatment for soldiers who surrender or are incapacitated. The Geneva Conventions aim to lessen suffering, uphold human dignity, make a just peace possible after conflict.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 11h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 14h

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 14h

Made a quick stop in to a firehouse in Elizabeth yesterday. I'm truly honored to have their support in this campaign.

Firefighters risk their lives to keep us safe, and I'm going to be the governor who makes sure they get great healthcare and benefits & can afford a good life.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 14h

wapo.st/48Iuil5 Labor Department document says Trump Administration immigration policy and deportations are hurting American farmers, reducing the agricultural work force, threatening domestic food production and prices.

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Trump's BLM head, Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Colorado-based oil industry trade group Western Energy Alliance, cancels another major solar power project.

Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have produced enough energy to power 2m homes

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 1d

share.google/G32NT2jCWWGK... Al Udeid Air Base - Largest US Military Air Installation @ Middle East - Home to Qatari Air Force and Coalition Forces - US 379th Air Expeditionary Wing bombers, fighters, reconnaissance - Home Base U.S. Central Command - # 83 Group RAF - Combined Air Operations Center

Al Udeid Air Base: The Largest US Military Installation in Middle East

Learn about the significance of Al Udeid Air Base as a US headquarters and logistics base for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/b... Trump name and PR earns a cut of sales - Argentina’s president appointed investor Dujovne as economics minister after the 2016 election - Dujovne got the nation a $57B IMF loan 2018 - tax evaders & drug peddlers launder cash here - US billionaires relax or party hard

Inside a Flashy Trump Project in Uruguay: Cash Shortages and Mismanagement (Published 2019)

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 1d

Tariffs & Subsidies: Trump's Wrongfooted Approach on Trade www.piie.com/blogs/trade-... His 2018 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and China caused the EU and 5 major trading partners to implement retaliatory actions affecting $27 billion of US agricultural exports. Fisheries, dairy & pork took a hit..

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's Barbie #2 is suing Letitia James in Virginia claiming James might save $18,900 over the life of a mortgage on a Norfolk house, alleging fraud because James' family members live in it, and James called it a second home, not a 'rental property,' in her loan application. It isn't rented.

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant newrepublic.com/post/201638/... via @newrepublic.com Mike and his Party are stumped by Democrats demanding healthcare access to Americans. Mike seems puzzled by Old White Folks and Veterans protesting Trump's illegal take over.

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

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