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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · 9h

Question for the President’s most devoted supporters, white evangelicals: how many of you think this action by the President aligns with basic Christian values?

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Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo in new White House portrait collection

President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who thinks the Republicans in Congress are taking a “principled stand” by refusing to negotiate with Democrats on health care might want to read this article:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · 7d

“Truth, Justice, and the American way”:

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Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · 14d

So…Trump is willing to bargain, even indirectly, with Hamas… but he won’t let Mike Johnson and John Thune bargain with Democrats in Congress?

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Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks to begin in Egypt as Trump pressures Israel and Hamas to strike deal | CNN

Negotiators are in Egypt for Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks based on the 20-point proposal backed by President Donald Trump. Follow for live updates.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 19

“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way.”

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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.

In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power…

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 19

Question for Dustin Burrows, Speaker of the House, Texas Legislature: do
you still represent the voters in your district who _elected_ you, or have you now decided to follow directions from President Trump, who _selected_ you?:

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Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave

State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 17

Res ipsa loquitor:

Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer

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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 17

“Welcome to Texas: Part II”:

www.dallasnews.com/opinion/edit...

What the racist attacks on Democrats say about the Texas GOP

The slurs against state Reps. Gene Wu and Salman Bhojani are telling, and so is the silence.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 17

“Welcome to Texas: Part I”:

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Voters, please send Ken Paxton packing

Let Ken Paxton contemplate his actions from home, any one he chooses.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 16

Both of these men are a disgrace to the human race. What is even worse is that one of them occupies a powerful
government position:

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Pete Hegseth Reposts Video of His Pastor Criticizing A Woman’s Right To Vote

Doug Wilson, a self-described Christian nationalist, doesn’t believe women should vote, serve in military combat, or be in church leadership.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 16

Here’s hoping that AG Pam Bondi will now realize that her role is to do what is in the best interests of upholding the law, not completing another task for her boss:

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Government Agrees in Court That D.C. Chief Controls City Police

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 14

“Ken Paxton: wasting Texas taxpayers’ money since 2015”:

www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Dems arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting...

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 2

Memo to Senator Tom Cotton: by taking this action, you have brought disgrace to the respected institutions with which you have been associated: Harvard University, the United States Army, the Republican Party, and the United States Senate:

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Office of Special Counsel to probe potential Hatch Act violations by former Special Counsel Jack Smith

The Justice Department has turned its focus to Democrats and former Biden officials as it grapples with the fallout of its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Aug 2

It’s clearly helpful to have friends in high places (who are frightened of what you might say):

www.kbtx.com/2025/08/01/e...

Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Bryan prison

SHSU expert on criminal justice called the transfer a “win-win” for Ghislaine Maxwell.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Jul 24

Is the kind of lawyer who should be appointed to serve as a U.S. Attorney?:

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Alina Habba Has Been Under an Ethics Investigation for Over a Year

Documents obtained by NOTUS detail an investigation into Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Jul 23

If Pam Bondi thought this maneuver was going to deflect attention from her handling of the Epstein matter, she is sadly mistaken. Nothing focuses the public’s attention on her playing politics more than her playing _more_ politics:

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Alina Habba: DOJ fires newly appointed US attorney in NJ after judges vote against keeping her in role | CNN Politics

The Department of Justice quickly fired the newly named US attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after federal judges in the state declined to extend Alina Habba’s interim appointment.

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Temecula Rises @temecularises.bsky.social · Jul 22

Put the blame where it belongs: on the people who put him into office.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Jul 23

“Is anyone surprised?”

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 23

Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.

“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.

U.S. deportee, freed from Salvadoran prison, describes ‘horror movie’

Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Jul 19

“One could argue the President should spend less time filing fruitless lawsuits, and more time recommending bills which help people lead their lives, not the kind he signed into law last week”:

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filmfiend.bsky.social @filmfiend.bsky.social · Jul 18

Here’s proof positive that the Trump
Administration will oppose any action which it feels conflicts with its unrelenting, anti-DEI “philosophy”:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...