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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4h

Paul Ingrassia, Don The Con's nominee to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, withdrew from Senate consideration for that post after a controversy over a series of text messages he reportedly sent that included saying he had a “Nazi streak.”

#DonTheCon #PaulIngrassia #SpecialCounsel #Nazi #CNBC

Trump special counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after racist texts flap

Ingrassia, in a text chain with other Republicans, reportedly said that he "has a Nazi streak," and that he used an Italian slur for Black people.

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4h

The Campaign Legal Center is calling for an inspector general investigation into potential conflict of interest and ethics violations in the office of border czar Tom Homan related to government contracting.

#CampaigLegalCenter #InspectorGeneralInvestigation #EthicsViolation #TomHoman #ProPublica

Ethics Watchdog Group Seeks Investigation Into Border Czar and Contracts Following ProPublica Report

The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center has called on the Homeland Security inspector general to investigate potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations by border czar Tom Homan and his senior...

www.propublica.org

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4h

Since Don The Con couldn’t stop the 'No Kings' marches, he chose to descend into the sewer. He and other MAGA Republicans predicted violence and mayhem during what was referred to as a “hate America” rally. There was none.

#DonTheCon #NoKings #SewageVideo #MAGA #Salon

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The president's scatological video shows his contempt for democracy

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4h

As the government shutdown crosses the three-week mark, Democrats are increasingly calling on Don The Con to get more involved in finding a solution. And some Republicans acknowledge that he has been disengaged.

#GovernmentShutdown #DonTheCon #Democrats #Republicans #NBCNews

Democrats call on 'disengaged' Trump to get involved to end shutdown

The top two Democratic leaders have requested a meeting with Trump after the last one went sideways. Some Republicans say it wouldn't hurt for him to engage more but doubt he will.

www.nbcnews.com

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4h

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VOLUME 2 🗞️ Tuesday, October 21, 2025

📌 Racist/Nazi Ingrassia withdraws
📌 Ethics groups wants Homan investigation
📌 Con's anti-democracy sewage video
📌 Dems call on Con to engage on shutdown

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

A study from S&P Global revealed that companies were expected to pay at least $1.2T more in 2025 expenses than was previously anticipated. But the majority of the Don The Con’s tariff burden, more than $900B, will be absorbed by #AmericanConsumers.

#DonTheCon #Tariffs #SAndPGlobal #TheGuardian

‘Empty shelves, higher prices’: Americans tell of cost of Trump’s tariffs

US consumers say price rises caused by president’s tariffs contradict his promise to make life more affordable

www.theguardian.com

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

"We love you and support you— but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to American cattle ranchers." Merriweather Farms, a beef producer based in Wyoming.

#DonTheCon #Argentina ##Beef #CattleRanchers #MerriweatherFarms #Newsweek

Argentina beef: Trump's new plan sparks fury after bailout

Wyoming-based Meriwether Farms said the plan would be an "absolute betrayal."

www.newsweek.com

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

Gov. #GavinNewsom (D-CA) took a swipe at Speaker #MikeJohnson's (R-LA) priorities, contrasting paralysis over a weeks-long government shutdown with Johnson's promotion of a signature drive to nominate Don The Con for the Nobel Peace Prize.

#GovernmentShutdown #DonTheCon #NobelPeacePrize

Gavin Newsom Claims Mike Johnson Busy 'Collecting Signatures' For Trump's Nobel Peace Prize While Government Is Shut Down

Newsom slams Johnson for prioritizing Trump's Nobel Peace Prize nomination over ending government shutdown and protecting healthcare.

www.benzinga.com

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

Pardoned Capitol rioter, Christopher Moynihan, was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

#CapitolRioter #ChristopherMoynihan #HakeemJeffries #CBSNews

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.

www.cbsnews.com

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

Part of the #WhiteHouse East Wing was demolished on Monday as Don The Con sets out to build a massive ballroom. In July, The Con vowed that the ballroom wouldn't affect the existing White House. "It won't interfere with the current building."

#EastWing #Demolition #Ballroom #DonTheCon #ABCNews

Portions of White House East Wing being demolished amid ballroom construction

Part of the White House East Wing was demolished on Monday as President Donald Trump sets out to build a massive ballroom.

abcnews.go.com

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

Punchbowl is the Secret Service nickname for the Capitol. Find out what's happening today. A must-read if you want to know what our legislators are or aren't up to.

#HouseOfRepresentatives #USSenate #Democrats #Republicans #PunchbowlNews

10/21/25 ☀️ AM:

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION How health care is already dominating 2026 Senate fightDems’ new Illinois redistricting plan targets LaHoodThe Vault: It’s

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 13h

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VOLUME 1 🗞️ Tuesday, October 21, 2025

📌 Con's tariffs punish Americans
📌 Ranchers oppose Con's beef imports
📌 Johnson focused on Nobel, not shutdown
📌 Pardoned Jan 6er threatens Jeffries
📌 Partial demolition at White House
📌 Punchbowl AM Report

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨.

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 15h

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CNN's Jake Tapper analyzes a fake AI video President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social showing him flying a jet that dumps sewage on protesters during "No Kings" rallies.

#NoKings #DonTheCon #Protesters #JakeTapper #CNN

Tapper: Trump trolls Americans as a strategy

YouTube video by CNN

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 17h

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CNN's Kaitlan Collins hosts Lawfare Senior Editor #AnnaBower, who published a series of text messages she exchanged with Don The Con-appointed US Attorney in Virginia #LindseyHalligan about the Letitia James case.

#KaitlanCollins #Lawfare #DonTheCon #LetitiaJames #CNN

Reporter publishes 'unsolicited' texts from Trump's handpicked prosecutor about Letitia James case

YouTube video by CNN

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 19h

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Jon Stewart examines the "No Kings" protests that failed to meet Fox News’s violent expectations, why Don The Con fits the mold of a gold-smeared monarch, and more...

#JonStewart #DonTheCon #NoKings #FoxNews #TheDailyShow

"No Kings" Protests Defy GOP Expectations & Jon Gives Trump a Royal Inspection | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 1d

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#RussellVought believes that American #Democracy has been hijacked by rogue judges and by a permanent class of government bureaucrats who want to advance “woke” policies—and it can only be fixed by giving more power to #DonTheCon.

#RogueJudges #Bureaucrats #WokePolicies #NYMagazine

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 1d

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One of the latest #Nazi issues the #GOP is dealing with is Rep. #DaveTaylor (R-OH). The Capitol Police were called to his office because an #AmericanFlag altered to include a #Swastika was displayed on a cubicle wall behind the seat of legislative aide #AngeloElia.

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 3d

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☮️☮️☮️ 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ☮️☮️☮️

Join us today so we can make it clear: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Today, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.

#NoKings #DonTheCon #October18

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 3d

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☮️☮️☮️ 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ☮️☮️☮️

Don't let MAGA tell you the No Kings protests are a "liberal" only event. They're not. LCV is the League Of Conservative Voters. Don The Con's cult is more of a minority than they think.

#NoKings #DonTheCon #October18 #LCV

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4d

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☮️☮️☮️ 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ☮️☮️☮️

Later today, communities across the nation will peacefully stand up to make clear that in this country, we don’t have kings or wannabe dictators. We have one clear message: America belongs to us. No Kings. No Crowns. No Thrones. No Dictators!

#NoKings

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4d

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☮️☮️☮️ 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ☮️☮️☮️

The coast to coast protests tomorrow are expected to be the largest in our nation's history. When this nightmare is over will you be proud to tell the truth to your grandchildren that you helped to save Democracy? It's time to SHOW UP!!

#NoKings #DonTheCon

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4d

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☮️☮️☮️ 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ☮️☮️☮️

When people have come together to protest authoritarian leaders they have used a unifying color to symbolize their resistance. Yellow is a reminder that millions of us stand together. We believe that America belongs to its people, not to kings!

#NoKings

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4d

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In unsurprising news, the polling on the economy, cost of living, and inflation is dragging on Don The Con, and for good reason.

#HarrisPoll #USEconomy #CostOfLiving #Inflation #DonTheCon #LincolnSquare

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HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4d

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Is it time for Democratic-led states to stop sending money to the federal government — only for it to fund failing Republican-led states — or...?

#DemocraticStates #RepublicanStates #FederalTaxes #DonTheCon #NowThis

HeilMeinTrumpler @heilmeintrumpler.bsky.social · 4d

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Within weeks of their publication in July 1776, those words spread around the world.

#DonTheCon #ConstitutionalCrisis #Democracy #America #TheAtlantic