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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 2d

NEW — Trump loves calling judges who rule against him DEMOCRAT and LEFTIST and WOKE.

Which is why this one in Portland who ruled against one of his top priorities — deploying the military against Americans — is such a problem for him.

He appointed her.

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Trump-Appointed Judge In Oregon Could Slow Down His Push For Troops In U.S. Cities

Previous judges who have ruled against Trump’s autocratic efforts have mainly been picked by Democratic and pre-Trump Republican presidents.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 5d

NEW -- Trump is going full steam ahead on his home improvement project at the White House, his military strikes on small, open boats in the Caribbean, his terrorizing of Chicago and his planned invasion of Portland.

Why would he care about a shutdown?

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As The Shutdown Continues, A Checked-Out Trump Posts Childish Memes

The lack of a new budget has not slowed his ability to terrorize Chicago, attack boats in the Caribbean, threaten military deployments domestically — even build his ballroom.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 6d

NEW -- Trump's White House keeps complaining about federal money going to treat illegal immigrants in emergency rooms.

Okay, so what is the alternative here? Letting them die outside in the hospital parking lots?

With @ArthurDelaneyHP

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The Grisly Alternative to ‘Medicaid For Illegals’ Republicans Won’t Talk About: Migrants Dying In Hospital Parking Lots

Federal law requires hospitals to treat anyone in a health emergency, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 7d

NEW -- Ukraine should have just bought him a gold-plated 747.

Maybe they still can.

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Trump Quietly Grants Defense Guarantee To Autocracy That Gave Him A Luxury Jet

Maybe Ukraine should have just given him a gold-plated 747.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 8d

NEW -- If ever there was a meeting that could have been an email, it was this morning's, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars, apparently so that Trump and Hegseth could hold a pep rally for themselves.

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Trump, Hegseth Host Multimillion-Dollar Meeting Of Top Staff That Could Have Been An Email

The defense secretary railed against fat service members and hot yoga, while the president delivered his usual rambling nonsense.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 12d

NEW -- As former FBI director James Comey fights the federal charges lodged against him, he appears to have an important, unexpected ally: Donald Trump's big mouth.

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Donald Trump’s Mouth May Bring A Quick End To Charges Against Comey

The president’s statements and social media posts disparaging the former FBI director could persuade a judge that the case is a "vindictive" prosecution.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 13d

NEW -- Donald Trump has anointed himself judge, jury and executioner of anyone he chooses to call a "narcoterrorist."

Which has some legal experts worried: If he can summarily kill people on the high seas, what's stopping him from doing the same at home?
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Trump Anoints Himself Judge, Jury And Executioner Of Alleged Drug Smugglers

While the president jokes about the killings, legal experts worry he could use the same logic to target others, even those in the U.S.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 15d

NEW -- When Trump gives this same unhinged, barely comprehensible speech at his rallies or his Cabinet meetings, he gets wild applause and praise.

At the UN, he got mainly a perplexed silence.

Weird, right?

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Trump Takes His Many Lies And Grievances To The United Nations

He claims he ended inflation and stopped seven wars — while also complaining about a broken escalator and whining that he didn’t win a U.N. contract decades ago.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 18d

NEW -- Trump promised to make groceries cheaper. He promised to make electricity cheaper.

But because of his trade war against the world, inflation is now running HIGHER than Biden's final year in office.

So sure it's a "Golden Age" -- if you love higher prices.

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Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Of Tariffs Has Been Great — If You Like Higher Prices

Inflation is now running at a higher annual rate than it was during predecessor Joe Biden’s final year in office.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 23d

NEW — Trump, who has fomented violence his entire political career, now claims that political violence is done mainly by “the left.”

It’s not true. In fact, scientific research says the exact opposite.

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Trump Keeps Blaming ‘The Left’ For Political Violence – After Stoking It For Years

From encouraging rallygoers to beat up protesters to saluting, then freeing, supporters who assaulted cops, Trump’s incitement spans his political career.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW -- After years of spreading nutty conspiracy theories about other people's health, Trump now has to deal with his own.

Rick Wilson: “It’s the apotheosis of karma for the man who pretended Hillary was on death’s door."

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After Years Of Fanning Conspiracy Theories About His Opponents’ Health, Trump Faces His Own

Trump spread rumors about the mental and physical health of Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris over the past decade

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Sep 2

NEW — Trump’s “two weeks” nonsense is letting Vladimir Putin get away with murder.

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Another Trump Deadline Has Come And Gone

There was the 50-day deadline, and a 10-12 day deadline, and several “two week” time frames – yet Putin’s nightly slaughter of Ukrainians continues.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 31

NEW -- Exactly 10 days after taking the oath early this year, Donald Trump nearly drowned dozens, potentially hundreds, of his own citizens in California’s Central Valley.

Why?

Because he is one of the most ignorant people you will ever meet.

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Maybe Rex Tillerson Was Right. Maybe Trump Really Is Just A Moron.

His lying and temper tantrums aside, evidence abounds that the president's most important, and dangerous, feature is his ignorance.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEW -- Sure, Russia is slaughtering Ukrainians in their homes nightly, but Ukraine is damaging Russia's oil refineries!

See? Both sides!

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Karoline Leavitt Makes Galling 'Both Sides' Comparison

The White House press secretary essentially equated Russia’s slaughter of civilians, including children, with Ukraine’s strikes against oil refineries.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 19

NEW -- All the adult supervision left, leaving Trump to go right back to making excuses and parroting the talking points of his great war criminal pal, Vladimir.

It's Ukraine's fault they got invaded. It was disrespectful to ask to be in NATO. On and on.

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Adult Supervision From Europe Gone, Trump Reverts To Blaming Ukraine For Getting Invaded

Not even a full day after hosting European leaders who expressed solidarity with Ukraine, Trump on Tuesday reverted to his usual pro-Putin self.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 16

NEW — Trump rolled out the red carpet for a vicious war criminal. And what did he get?

Nothing.

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Trump Treats War Criminal Dictator Putin Like Royalty, Fails To Get Ceasefire

Trump claimed heading into the summit with Russia’s leader that stopping the killing in Ukraine was the top priority.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW — At this Alaska summit, the Russians have a trained KGB intelligence officer and ruthless war criminal.

We have a guy who bankrupted casinos and thinks rain falling in Canada somehow flows to California.

What could go wrong?

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Russia Experts Worry Onetime KGB Agent, Now Murderous Dictator Putin Will Play Trump

Trump promised during his campaign that he would end Russia’s war on Ukraine on his first day back in office, which is now 207 days ago.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 12

NEW -- Donald Trump’s child sex-trafficking pal Ghislaine Maxwell appears to be eligible for work release assignments outside the "Club Fed" she was transferred to after meeting with Trump’s former defense lawyer, now a top DOJ official.

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Trump Continues Evading Questions About His Child Sex Trafficking Friends

The president responded to a question about the child sex traffickers by going off on an extended tirade about former President Obama.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 11

NEW -- Hugely successful press conference for Donald Trump this morning.

Did not take a single question about his presence in the Epstein Files.

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Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops

Crime rates in the nation’s capital are the lowest they have been in decades, and have decreased dramatically over the last two years.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 11

ALSO NEW -- Trump is already hinting that he will demand that Ukraine cede territory to get a peace agreement with Russia, thereby rewarding Putin for his land grab and war crimes against civilians.

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Trump Hints He Will Reward Putin's Invasion By Demanding Ukraine Give Up Land

He once again blamed Ukraine for getting invaded and also twice confusingly referred to Alaska as part of Russia.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 5

NEW -- I asked Trump why it took SEVEN years from the time Epstein started "stealing" the help from Mar-a-Lago to when he was finally kicked off the membership roll there.

This was his answer: "I don't understand your question."

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It Took Trump Seven Years To Expel Epstein After Learning About ‘Stolen’ Staff

The president brags that he broke with the child sex trafficker after discovering that he was raiding his ‘help’ but leaves out how long that took.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEW -- Well, at least this "fifteen hundred percent" nonsense maybe helps explain a couple of things.

Like how he overpaid so much for the Plaza Hotel. Or how he bankrupted casinos.

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It Seems Like The President Who Brags About How Smart He Is Cannot Do Arithmetic

Trump repeated his mystifying claim that he is reducing drug prices by “1500%.”

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Aug 1

NEW -- Trump's economy in his first six months has produced fewer than half the number of jobs created in Biden's last six months.

Trump's solution? Fire the head of the office that compiles the statistics.

That ought to fix it.

With @delaneyrules.bsky.social

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Donald Trump Just Delivered The Worst Three Months Of Job Growth Since The Pandemic

The last six months of Biden’s presidency saw twice as many jobs added as the first six months of Trump’s second term.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Jul 29

NEW -- Trump and his White House are taking his corruption to a brazen new level.

This morning, White House employees helped him promote his participation in a marketing event at one of his Scotland golf resorts.
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Trump Just Took His Corruption To A Brazen New Level

The White House treated a marketing event at his for-profit golf club as an official act and helped him promote it.

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Jul 28

NEW -- Trump supporters need to download and update their Why Trump Finally After 15 Years Of Being Best Buds Split With Epstein explanation:

Turns out because Epstein was poaching Trump's employees from Mar-a-Lago.

Yes, our president actually said this.
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Trump Takes Break From $10 Million Golf Vacation To Put Forward New Jeffrey Epstein Explanation

The president also announced new taxes on American importers and consumers during his trip to Scotland.

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