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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · Jun 5
"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead" ~Thomas Paine, from "The American Crisis"
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A leader who lashes out at journalists and threatens the free press is weak and emotional. Democracy requires leaders who can handle scrutiny without trying to silence it. We stand with a free press, not with those who fear accountability. #Surge4Democracy #PiggyPresident
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. Yellow headline reads: “Trump is so emotional when asked questions he resorts to name calling and threatening to attack news organizations using the FCC.” White text below: “Instead of being able to reply normally and respectfully like every other professional, Trump calls people names.” Yellow text follows: “Aside from it being immature and beneath the office of the President, Donald Trump shouldn’t call anyone ‘piggy’ lest he invite scrutiny about his own physical appearance.” At the bottom left is the text “surge4democracy.com.” In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Trump and Johnson aren't concerned about "national security". They're grasping at straws to protect Trump. The public deserves transparency, not coordinated cover-ups. Democracy demands sunlight, not selective secrecy. #Surge4Democracy #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #ReleaseTheFiles
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. Yellow headline reads: “Trump and Mike Johnson are now concerned the Epstein files may harm ‘national security’.” White text below: “Trump could have released the files without a discharge petition in Congress. He doesn’t want to release them, for obvious reasons, and never did.” Yellow text follows: “Our President, his party, and the Speaker of the House are desperate to coordinate their strategy to justify blocking the release of the Epstein files.” At the bottom left is the text “surge4democracy.com.” In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo.
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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When leaders place themselves above the law, they place the rest of us beneath them. Democracy will only survive when power is accountable, transparent, and bound by justice. We defend the rule of law because freedom depends on it. #Surge4Democracy #Justice #Power
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Trump keeps dragging America into illegal conflicts without Congress, and risks lives to score political points. We don’t need more reckless wars or more families losing loved ones. We need leadership that values human life over manufactured crises. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump has set the 1st and 2nd place records for the most military actions taken without Congressional approval. Instead of working for the American people, he’s putting members of the military in harms way and illegally murdering people in international waters. Instead of working to help Americans and solve actual problems, not only is he trying to start a war under false pretenses with Venezuela, he’s threatening to invade Nigeria to deal with radical extremists there. America doesn’t need to send more soldiers to die in illegal wars. surge4democracy.com” Surge 4 Democracy logo appears in the bottom right corner.
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Trump can't be trusted. He's not reversing his stance on the Epstein files because he's been innocent the entire time. The only reason a discharge petition is necessary is because the DOJ refused to release them. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump’s flip-flopping on the Epstein files doesn’t exonerate him, it’s suspicious. And it’s more than a little ironic that he has an email scandal of his own. Trump’s administration fires statisticians when they don’t release favorable figures. Why should anyone employed by Trump be trusted to tell the truth? Trump blocking the release of the Epstein files is one of the only consistent positions he’s taken his entire second term, so it’s natural to ask: why the sudden reversal? surge4democracy.com” Surge 4 Democracy logo appears in the bottom right corner.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Fundamental rights aren’t up for debate. They’re not bargaining chips or political trophies. Our freedoms don’t hinge on who wins an election. They’re universal, inherent, and shall not be infringed. #Surge4Democracy
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Trump's off on another vacation while his allies fight to block the release of the Epstein files and working Americans are paying the price for the GOP shutdown. Trump and the GOP's priorities couldn't be clearer. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with bold yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump’s allies are fighting in Congress to block the release of the Epstein files but that won’t stop him spending the weekend at the resort golfing! A leader has to prioritize! While Americans are deciding which bills they can afford to pay late, Trump’s jetting around the country on our dime to host glitzy galas for his rich friends. Trump and the entire Republican priority don’t have any priorities that don’t serve Trump specifically or billionaires in general.” At the bottom: surge4democracy.com with the Surge 4 Democracy logo in the lower right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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In 2008 hedge funds bet against their own customers and profited off the losses. Bessent is a hedge fund pro who made billions betting against nations. Now he’s betting against Americans and profiting off us. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with bold yellow and white text. The image reads: “Scott Bessent is promising that all those tariffs and trade wars are actually going to start lowering prices… next year. Sure, right. For the record: Scott isn’t stupid. He’s a Yale graduate and an expert investor with a personal net worth over $500 million, and that was before Trump’s second term. Bessent made his fortune making some of the most profitable trades in hedge fund history, betting against the British Pound in 1992 and Japanese Yen in 2013. He’s likely poised to make the most profitable trades ever, but it’ll be betting against America.” At the bottom: surge4democracy.com with the Surge 4 Democracy logo in the lower right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Republicans fight harder to take food off Americans’ tables than they ever do to hold the wealthy accountable. Withholding SNAP after the shutdown is cruelty for cruelty's sake. And they're delight in it. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with bold yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump ally Brooke Rollins is using the shutdown, which is over, as an excuse to not pay out SNAP benefits for November. This administration is fighting tooth and nail to starve Americans and make them suffer for no other reason than to be cruel. Once again: the cruelty is the point. The Republicans would begrudge 42 million of the poorest Americans food while they literally roll out the red carpet to a gilded ballroom for oligarchs to celebrate cutting billionaires’ taxes again.” At the bottom: surge4democracy.com with the Surge 4 Democracy logo in the lower right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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By saying that releasing the Epstein files would "destroy" Trump, Republicans are saying that they're fine with not holding people accountable for potentially heinous crimes as long as they're members of the Republican party. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with bold yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump’s allies say the Democrats only want to release the Epstein files to ‘destroy’ Trump. Is this tacit admission that the Epstein files contain information that if made public would end the Trump presidency? The Epstein files have become a ticking time bomb for Trump. One way he could have avoided this entire debacle would be to not have broken the law, or continued to be friends with a sex criminal after you knowing about said crimes.” At the bottom: surge4democracy.com with the Surge 4 Democracy logo in the lower right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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MTG has no problem with political violence when it’s aimed at activists, Democrats, or grieving parents, but now she’s suddenly concerned, but only because it affects her. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with bold yellow and white text. The image reads: “Marjorie Taylor Greene is denouncing political violence incited by the President. She didn’t have a problem attacking David Hogg and Sandy Hook Parents, emboldening the radicals who made death threats against them for speaking out about gun violence. MTG didn’t have any problem defending videos of violence directed at AOC and Biden. She’s only upset because this personally affects her. Trump has spread violent rhetoric since before 2016, and MAGA Republicans like MTG benefitted.” At the bottom: surge4democracy.com with the Surge 4 Democracy logo in the lower right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Trump’s only wants obedient loyalists. Now he’s turning on his own allies because they won't accept his lies. This chaos is the natural result of a movement built on corruption and contrived grievances. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with bold yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump’s feuding with members of his own party, including one-time staunch supporters like MTG. Trump isn’t interested in being loyal to his friends or fulfilling campaign promises. In fact, accepting his lies and broken promises is a litmus test, and MTG failed. Trump and his remaining allies are trying everything they can think of to defend the President, but he and members of his administration literally ran on releasing the Epstein files. They made up binders and called themselves ‘the most transparent administration in history’.” At the bottom: surge4democracy.com with the Surge 4 Democracy logo in the lower right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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A free nation is sustained by people who choose integrity over apathy. When corruption takes root, authoritarianism follows. Democracy needs virtuous citizens willing to stand up, speak out, and demand better. #Surge4Democracy
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Trump doesn't "value" people. He "uses" them. MTG's learning this the hard way. She's right: violent rhetoric from politicians is dangerous. When is she going to apologize for when she did it? #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. Yellow headline: “Marjorie Taylor Greene is learning that Trump does not reciprocate loyalty to those who give it to him.” White text below: “Trump doesn’t value input or constructive criticism much less dissent or disobedience.” Yellow text: “No one in America should be subject to threats of any kind for expressing their political opinion. MTG should make her change of heart official and apologize for harassing David Hogg, amplifying Sandy Hook conspiracies, and defending animated videos of political violence against AOC and Biden, instead of only condemning violent rhetoric when it affects her personally.” At the bottom: “surge4democracy.com.” Surge 4 Democracy logo appears in the lower right corner.
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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If the Epstein files exonerated Trump, he'd have released them on Day 1. Instead of demanding accountability most of the GOP are willing to look the other way. When a party shields abusers and blocks transparency, it’s not protecting the public. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. Headline in yellow: “Trump is facing GOP push back against his demands they not release the Epstein files.” White text below: “While he insists the files would exonerate him, instead of releasing them, he’s demanding that they be used to investigate Epstein’s ties to democrats like Clinton, just hours after his own DOJ cleared the files.” Yellow text: “Trump and the GOP are laser focused on the Epstein files. Releasing the files and investigating criminal activity would be what an innocent, honest person would do.” At the bottom: “surge4democracy.com.” Surge 4 Democracy logo appears in the lower right corner.
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The GOP shut down the government and attacked the programs that keep families fed and keep small businesses alive. SNAP is economic stimulus, and Republicans treated it like a bargaining chip.
They're playing chicken with our food supply. #Surge4Democracy
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November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Thomas Paine didn’t limit his concern for humanity to one nation or religion. In a moment when division is the GOP’s greatest weapon, we choose the opposite: a politics rooted in compassion, solidarity, and doing good. #Surge4Democracy
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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Trump keeps shifting the story on tariffs, debt, and the economy, and every version contradicts the last. While he spins excuses, Americans are stuck with higher prices and nearly $2 trillion added to the debt. We deserve honesty, not economic fairy tales. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump and his entire administration are lying about the state of economy. One minute, tariffs are making us rich and are going to lower the debt. The next? We’re dropping tariffs to lower grocery prices. And then? Tariffs brought in billions of dollars! Trump and his administration have added $1.88 TRILLION to the national debt. Neither tariffs nor ballrooms actually contribute to righting America’s finances, but the self-anointed ‘king of debt’ certainly does not care. surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo in the bottom right corner)
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Trump is finally admitting what economists have said all along: tariffs are taxes on Americans. His policies drive up prices on everyday goods while he pretends the opposite. #TrumpSalesTax #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump is admitting that tariffs raise prices. His tariffs are taxes paid by Americans on imports. They’re not paid by other countries, or making us rich, or bringing jobs back to America. All it’s doing is making it cost more to buy produce and things like coffee. Trump lowering tariffs on things like beef, coffee, and fruits mean that despite whatever misinformation he feeds to pundits and podcasters, he and his administration know tariffs are paid by Americans and prices are not in fact down. surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo in the bottom right corner)
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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When justice bends for the powerful, the whole system rots. The treatment Ghislaine Maxwell is getting under Trump’s watch raises serious questions about who the system protects, and who it ignores. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump is treating Ghislane Maxwell to the most accommodating prison stay ever afforded to someone convicted of sex trafficking in American history. She gets special meals, the warden schedules her appointments, she has access to the prison staff-only areas, and they even brought in a puppy for her to play with. Unlike Jeffrey Epstein who died in Trump’s custody in 2019 it seems Ghislane has a lot to say that Trump likes to hear! It’s worth noting that Trump’s DOJ lawyers met only with Maxwell, not with any victims. surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo in the bottom right corner)
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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When powerful politicians hide information from the public, it’s never by accident. The GOP’s stonewalling of the Epstein files, along with Trump’s constant deflection and retaliation campaigns, raises serious questions. Don't stop asking them. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump and the Republicans have blocked the release of the Epstein files after new incriminating emails were released to the public. Trump is now blaming Democrats and Bill Clinton, and directing his DOJ to start investigations into his enemies as a retribution campaign. If the Epstein files exonerated Trump, he’d release them. Instead all he does is delay and contrive excuses, none of which makes it look any less incriminating. surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo in the bottom right corner)
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Republicans are dragging out vital benefits just to punish the very Americans they already hurt with their shutdown. The cruelty is the point. #Surge4Democracy
Dark blue background with yellow and white text. The image reads: “Trump and the Republicans shutdown the government and won, but they’re slow walking benefits just to punish Americans. Instead of making sure that things like SNAP are paid out in full and as fast as possible, they want to drag their feet, adding insult to very real injuries. It’s not enough that Democrats capitulated to Republican demands to cut ACA subsidies, they’re punishing the American people for having the temerity to elect representatives that fight for them. surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo in the bottom right corner)
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Progress was only ever won by those willing to struggle for it. Freedom and liberty demand courage, persistence, and action. Keep pushing. Keep organizing. Keep fighting for a stronger democracy. #Surge4Democracy
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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Trump and GOP allies keep insisting Americans “aren’t smart enough” for high-paying tech jobs like H-1B visa holders. They denigrate Americans, not invest in them. #Surge4Democracy #Education #Jobs #GOPFailures
Text on a dark blue background: “Trump said Americans aren’t smart enough to do the jobs they’re giving to H-1B visa holders. Instead of investing in Americans, Republicans like Donald Trump and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want to bring hire foreigners for high paying tech jobs. They reason that Americans aren’t capable of doing these jobs, aren’t smart enough, or don’t have the right work ethic. At the same time the Trump administration is on a crusade against public education. One must surmise that they don’t prioritize hiring Americans now and won’t in the future. surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo appears in the lower-right corner.)
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Republican senators are demanding special payouts for themselves as the government investigates their roles surrounding the 2020 election. Not for all the insurrections. Only themselves. Nakedly corrupt. #Surge4Democracy #Accountability #Corruption
Text on a dark blue background: “Republican senators are giving themselves $1 million each. They claim special privileges for themselves only. They participated in the attempt to steal the 2020 election, and their phone records were lawfully obtained. The law doesn’t require they be notified but these insurrectionist-supporters want the government to pay them (and ONLY them) for the discourtesy of investigating their participation in an attempted coup. Not other January 6th defendants, just themselves! They’ve got their hands in the cookie jar and they don’t care they’re caught! surge4democracy.com” (Surge 4 Democracy logo appears in the lower-right corner.)
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM