Erik Halvorsen
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Erik Halvorsen
@erikhalvorsen.bsky.social
Love my family, country, sports and cheese. #GoPackers http://postcardstovoters.org
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Unqualified liar House Speaker is a national security risk

“Accidental dialing is also a problem, according to his wife.

“She’s like, ‘Make sure your phone is off! You’re talking about, you know, this is related to national security, who’s listening?’ I don’t know.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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This is wrong, this is stupid, this is 💯 political, this is illegal, and there’s ZERO reason for this. National Guard troops have lives, jobs & families. This is an absolute waste of their time. Trump is using them to try to score political points. Just terrible.👇
Pete Hegseth announces that Trump will deploy 500 more National Guard troops to Washington, DC after today’s shooting
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The GOP has pretended to be pro-family and opposed to family separation my whole life
This is cruelty beyond belief

Stephen is American. His British wife entered the US legally, didn't commit any crimes, was entitled to a Green Card

At her final interview, ICE agents swarmed her, took her 4-month-old child from her arms, and detained her

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Talking to your friends & family about Trumpism
If you're gathering with loved ones this holiday, engage in conversations about the right-wing movement threatening democracy.
We offer our annual guide for discussing Trump(ism) with those close to you.
#Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Terrifying
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?

TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Let the door hit you on the way out
Jeffries: These reports that Republicans are going to follow Marjorie Taylor Greene to the exit, these are all consistent with some of the things that we’re hearing in the House of Representatives when we’re on the floor.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Evil grandpa has dementia and also nuclear codes
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.

He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.

Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Congressional redistricting is monumentally important. But for Black people in places like Fayette County, TN, it is the County Commn where the stakes are highest.

What SCOTUS does in Louisiana v Calláis may threaten Black representation across the rural South.

boltsmag.org/voting-right...
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Unprofessional, undiplomatic, disrespectful, weird
Interesting attire for a US Ambassador at a formal occasion.
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sounds right
It sure seems like Vance leads a faction that is enamored of 🇷🇺's cultivated cultural conservative "soft power", reflexively anti-Atlanticist, and stupid enough to think that wedging 🇷🇺-🇨🇳 is a) realistic and b) worth trashing our relationship with the world's third largest economy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Solidarity
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING!! 🚨

In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.

Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.

#NoContractNoCoffee
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“Trump was caught on camera taking a nap during his visit to Saudi Arabia in May. Trump was videoed with his eyes closed during the special ceremony, was again spotted with his eyes closed on November 6 during an announcement about weight loss drugs.”
#senile #dementia
www.unilad.com/news/us-news...
Trump doubles down and claims he's 'not a sleeper' after being seen 'passed out' in chair during meeting
Donald Trump argued he doesn't 'want to sleep' despite being caught on camera appearing to 'nap' on the job
www.unilad.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Perjury is a crime
The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Grateful for Aron Newberry’s support. He’s right — everything is connected. Public health, housing, the economy, education — it all impacts how we live and whether families can thrive. We’re going to build a Wisconsin where it all works together.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Genocidal conductor of hybrid warfare accuse counties it is attacking of hybrid warfare
Russia says leak of Witkoff call recording amounts to hybrid warfare www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Bolsonaro to jail for 27 years. Trump completely free 🤡

Other, more serious countries, etc. etc.
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Republicans are covering up Trump’s crimes
Trump's 2020 Georgia state prosecution for election interference has now been dropped by Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the state’s prosecutor council, who was assigned after DA Fani Willis was disqualified from the prosecution.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
GATrumpCaseDropped112625
www.documentcloud.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Trump and RFK Jr. are committing mass murder. I wish that was an exaggeration instead of a cold, hard fact.
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Do it in America too
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:

"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"

Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Fire every Republican you can
Generic Ballot Polling:

🔵 Democrat: 46%
🔴 Republican: 36%

High Point / Nov 14, 2025
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good
⚡️Drones strike Russia’s Cheboksary, reports say electronic warfare plant hit again.

VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute involved in designing electronic warfare systems, including the Kometa antenna used to interfere with satellite, radio, and radar signals.
Drones strike Russia’s Cheboksary, reports say electronic warfare plant hit again
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute involved in designing electronic warfare systems, including the Kometa antenna used to interfere with satellite, radio, and radar signals.
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.

My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Interview with @aftynbehn.bsky.social who has made a +22R to +4R Republicans are pouring money into this previously “safe seat” Election on Tuesday 12/2/25
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: National Republicans in Full Panic as Democrat Surges in Tennessee Special Election
We have major news coming out of Tennessee tonight, and it’s far bigger than anyone expected.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Elderly obese senile man with nuclear codes
NYT: In 2017, Mr. Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average. By contrast, Mr. Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 PM

Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Self proclaimed pro life party dooming Americans to die
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM