D. Earl Stephens
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📌The National Guard should have never been in DC., and neither should have the demented Trump, whose failure to deploy the Guard Jan., 6, 2021, while law enforcement was being beaten, our Capitol battered, and lawmakers threatened with death was treason.
Trump later said he loved the attackers.
Trump later said he loved the attackers.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📌The National Guard should have never been in DC., and neither should have the demented Trump, whose failure to deploy the Guard Jan., 6, 2021, while law enforcement was being beaten, our Capitol battered, and lawmakers threatened with death was treason.
Trump later said he loved the attackers.
Trump later said he loved the attackers.
📌Trump announced that South Africa would not be invited to next year’s Group of 20 summit in the U.S.
He is doing this for one reason -- and one reason only -- he is a bigot, and so is the majority of his grotesque core support, who are fueled by racism.
This is sickening, and must be called out.
He is doing this for one reason -- and one reason only -- he is a bigot, and so is the majority of his grotesque core support, who are fueled by racism.
This is sickening, and must be called out.
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
📌Trump announced that South Africa would not be invited to next year’s Group of 20 summit in the U.S.
He is doing this for one reason -- and one reason only -- he is a bigot, and so is the majority of his grotesque core support, who are fueled by racism.
This is sickening, and must be called out.
He is doing this for one reason -- and one reason only -- he is a bigot, and so is the majority of his grotesque core support, who are fueled by racism.
This is sickening, and must be called out.
📌I see there is yet more senseless blood on the hands of the America-attacking Trump in Washington, D.C., today.
I swear he is the devil on the Earth.
I swear he is the devil on the Earth.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
📌I see there is yet more senseless blood on the hands of the America-attacking Trump in Washington, D.C., today.
I swear he is the devil on the Earth.
I swear he is the devil on the Earth.
📌Yet another attack on Americans ...
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📌Yet another attack on Americans ...
📌Most white people look at this violent, draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, America-attacking, lying, racist convicted felon and see a president.
📌The rest of America just sees a violent, draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, America-attacking, lying, racist convicted felon.
📌The rest of America just sees a violent, draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, America-attacking, lying, racist convicted felon.
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
📌Most white people look at this violent, draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, America-attacking, lying, racist convicted felon and see a president.
📌The rest of America just sees a violent, draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, America-attacking, lying, racist convicted felon.
📌The rest of America just sees a violent, draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, America-attacking, lying, racist convicted felon.
This week alone:
-Trump called for Democrats in Congress to be hanged.
-Defended the slaughter of a U.S. journalist in front of his killer.
-Surrendered to the murderous Putin who he called a "savvy genius" after his attack on Ukraine.
This guy is the greatest threat to America we've ever known.
-Trump called for Democrats in Congress to be hanged.
-Defended the slaughter of a U.S. journalist in front of his killer.
-Surrendered to the murderous Putin who he called a "savvy genius" after his attack on Ukraine.
This guy is the greatest threat to America we've ever known.
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This week alone:
-Trump called for Democrats in Congress to be hanged.
-Defended the slaughter of a U.S. journalist in front of his killer.
-Surrendered to the murderous Putin who he called a "savvy genius" after his attack on Ukraine.
This guy is the greatest threat to America we've ever known.
-Trump called for Democrats in Congress to be hanged.
-Defended the slaughter of a U.S. journalist in front of his killer.
-Surrendered to the murderous Putin who he called a "savvy genius" after his attack on Ukraine.
This guy is the greatest threat to America we've ever known.
🇺🇸 “If freedom is to survive and prosper, it will require the sacrifice, the effort and the thoughtful attention of every citizen.”
-In remembrance of John F. Kennedy, May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
-In remembrance of John F. Kennedy, May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🇺🇸 “If freedom is to survive and prosper, it will require the sacrifice, the effort and the thoughtful attention of every citizen.”
-In remembrance of John F. Kennedy, May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
-In remembrance of John F. Kennedy, May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
📌TRUMP: "All of Epstein's friends were Democrats."
Yeah, he said that ...
Yeah, he said that ...
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📌TRUMP: "All of Epstein's friends were Democrats."
Yeah, he said that ...
Yeah, he said that ...
📌Republicans are tough on crime unless you are a traitor, pedophile, tax cheat, toxic racist, or serial sexual abuser.
Be good if that was reported more often …
Be good if that was reported more often …
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📌Republicans are tough on crime unless you are a traitor, pedophile, tax cheat, toxic racist, or serial sexual abuser.
Be good if that was reported more often …
Be good if that was reported more often …
📌The average age of the eight Dems who betrayed their party and America is 70 -- including John Fetterman, who at 5 years old is big for age.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📌The average age of the eight Dems who betrayed their party and America is 70 -- including John Fetterman, who at 5 years old is big for age.
📌I'm in Virginia doing some reporting, and came across this paper today in Waynesboro, a can-do Red town in the center of the state.
Read the headline.
I've talked with Democrats here who are furious the party they finally voted with caved to Republicans just five days later.
It is disgraceful.
Read the headline.
I've talked with Democrats here who are furious the party they finally voted with caved to Republicans just five days later.
It is disgraceful.
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
📌I'm in Virginia doing some reporting, and came across this paper today in Waynesboro, a can-do Red town in the center of the state.
Read the headline.
I've talked with Democrats here who are furious the party they finally voted with caved to Republicans just five days later.
It is disgraceful.
Read the headline.
I've talked with Democrats here who are furious the party they finally voted with caved to Republicans just five days later.
It is disgraceful.
📌In case you are wondering what state-run media is feeding their viewers in the wake of Republicans’ drubbing at the polls Tuesday.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
📌In case you are wondering what state-run media is feeding their viewers in the wake of Republicans’ drubbing at the polls Tuesday.
📌Always nice catching up with my MAGA readers ...
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
📌Always nice catching up with my MAGA readers ...
🇺🇸 Five years ago today on the Capital Square in Madison, Wisconsin.
🇺🇸 Joe Biden had just been projected the next President of the United States of America.
🇺🇸 Eight weeks later, we were violently attacked by the son of a bitch who is president now, and it will NEVER make any damn sense to me ...
🇺🇸 Joe Biden had just been projected the next President of the United States of America.
🇺🇸 Eight weeks later, we were violently attacked by the son of a bitch who is president now, and it will NEVER make any damn sense to me ...
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🇺🇸 Five years ago today on the Capital Square in Madison, Wisconsin.
🇺🇸 Joe Biden had just been projected the next President of the United States of America.
🇺🇸 Eight weeks later, we were violently attacked by the son of a bitch who is president now, and it will NEVER make any damn sense to me ...
🇺🇸 Joe Biden had just been projected the next President of the United States of America.
🇺🇸 Eight weeks later, we were violently attacked by the son of a bitch who is president now, and it will NEVER make any damn sense to me ...
This is what he does:
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is what he does:
📌The greatest acquittal since sliced bread?
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
📌The greatest acquittal since sliced bread?
📌Our economy is tanking, air travel is in peril, parts of our White House have been demolished, healthcare is in jeopardy, food to our children eliminated, and humans beings assaulted by masked marauders in our streets.
This so-called presidency has been an unmitigated, anti-American disaster.
This so-called presidency has been an unmitigated, anti-American disaster.
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
📌Our economy is tanking, air travel is in peril, parts of our White House have been demolished, healthcare is in jeopardy, food to our children eliminated, and humans beings assaulted by masked marauders in our streets.
This so-called presidency has been an unmitigated, anti-American disaster.
This so-called presidency has been an unmitigated, anti-American disaster.
🇺🇸 On this day in 2008, Barack Obama was elected in a landslide to become our nation's first Black president.
(In case you are looking for a good omen today.)
(In case you are looking for a good omen today.)
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🇺🇸 On this day in 2008, Barack Obama was elected in a landslide to become our nation's first Black president.
(In case you are looking for a good omen today.)
(In case you are looking for a good omen today.)
📌Dick Cheney helped push W. Bush into an illegal war based on lies that resulted in the killing and wounding of hundreds of thousands of innocent troops and civilians, and then profited handsomely off of it.
He was one of history's worst people. Don't dishonor the dead by honoring this monster.
He was one of history's worst people. Don't dishonor the dead by honoring this monster.
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
📌Dick Cheney helped push W. Bush into an illegal war based on lies that resulted in the killing and wounding of hundreds of thousands of innocent troops and civilians, and then profited handsomely off of it.
He was one of history's worst people. Don't dishonor the dead by honoring this monster.
He was one of history's worst people. Don't dishonor the dead by honoring this monster.
📌NEW: WaPo/ABC-News Poll shows the grotesque Trump failing at EVERYTHING.
📌His level of disapproval is the highest since his January 2021, attack on America.
📌His level of disapproval is the highest since his January 2021, attack on America.
November 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
📌NEW: WaPo/ABC-News Poll shows the grotesque Trump failing at EVERYTHING.
📌His level of disapproval is the highest since his January 2021, attack on America.
📌His level of disapproval is the highest since his January 2021, attack on America.
📌Our government is being run by the people who stood up and defended a violent attack on America January 6, 2021, because there isn't a single terrible thing that white privilege can’t get away with in this country.
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
📌Our government is being run by the people who stood up and defended a violent attack on America January 6, 2021, because there isn't a single terrible thing that white privilege can’t get away with in this country.
🇳🇱 Tonight, the Dutch and their center-left party, Democrats 66, have voted against racism and hate, and knocked the far-right, ill-named Party for Freedom out of power.
🇳🇱 This was a blow to fascism, a nod to democracy, and some much-needed light in the darkness ...
🇳🇱 Congrats!
🇳🇱 This was a blow to fascism, a nod to democracy, and some much-needed light in the darkness ...
🇳🇱 Congrats!
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🇳🇱 Tonight, the Dutch and their center-left party, Democrats 66, have voted against racism and hate, and knocked the far-right, ill-named Party for Freedom out of power.
🇳🇱 This was a blow to fascism, a nod to democracy, and some much-needed light in the darkness ...
🇳🇱 Congrats!
🇳🇱 This was a blow to fascism, a nod to democracy, and some much-needed light in the darkness ...
🇳🇱 Congrats!
📌Given the devastation our Jamaican friends are dealing with tonight, I share this photo with context.
This is the residue of a vicious nor'easter that is still blowing through the Outer Banks, N.C., tonight. That is sea foam. One of the more amazing things I have ever seen ...
This is the residue of a vicious nor'easter that is still blowing through the Outer Banks, N.C., tonight. That is sea foam. One of the more amazing things I have ever seen ...
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
📌Given the devastation our Jamaican friends are dealing with tonight, I share this photo with context.
This is the residue of a vicious nor'easter that is still blowing through the Outer Banks, N.C., tonight. That is sea foam. One of the more amazing things I have ever seen ...
This is the residue of a vicious nor'easter that is still blowing through the Outer Banks, N.C., tonight. That is sea foam. One of the more amazing things I have ever seen ...