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Patrick De Klotz
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Dad, Husband, Lawyer (not yours), Catholic. Opposed to Trump’s cruelty and lawlessness. There and Back Again (Oregon -> Spokane -> DC -> Oregon).
The Administration has done massive damage to our long term interests in numerous areas; this will be one.

We can’t step into trust, trust has to be earned, and we have betrayed so many friends/helpers this year.
The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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oh is he doing another can't-appear-in-public treatment
White House pooler S.V. Daté releases a statement about President Trump's video on the DC shooting not NOT saying it was AI-generated

(VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcj...)
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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wait what did i miss
White House pooler S.V. Daté releases a statement about President Trump's video on the DC shooting not NOT saying it was AI-generated

(VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcj...)
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Upholding $1M sanction against Trump & Habba, 11th Cir. held:
• Arguments were "frivolous"
• "Malicious prosecution claim without a prosecution"
• "Trade secrets claim without a trade secret"
• 7 claims w/o cause of action
• 11 of 16 claims not even appealed
• "Pattern of misusing the courts"
1/2
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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My wife went through this process. It’s horrific that it’s being turned into a game of Russian roulette by ICE.
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"

Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Good morning. Please enjoy this Thanksgiving composition by a burgeoning young writer.
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
OK, so maybe the next president leaves up the “Presidential Wall of Fame,” but puts up a picture of Grok.
White House pooler S.V. Daté releases a statement about President Trump's video on the DC shooting not NOT saying it was AI-generated

(VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcj...)
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wait what
White House pooler S.V. Daté releases a statement about President Trump's video on the DC shooting not NOT saying it was AI-generated

(VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcj...)
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Making me think back to this from Meijer: www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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“He isn’t worried about Trump’s political wrath; he doesn’t plan to run for reelection.

His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Zags/Michigan about to tip off *should* be a great one.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The decision could affect more than a half million Haitians living in the U.S.
www.miamiherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
multiple plausible motives, wait for facts
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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CBS is reporting the suspect ID-ed as 29 year old Afghan national who entered US in 2021.

The path of likely demagoguery seems obvious from here.

www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
2 National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., suspect in custody, officials say
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot a few blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C., and a suspect is in custody, officials say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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A federal judge in Denver on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officers to stop making arrests in Colorado without a warrant, unless the detainee posed a flight risk, the latest in a string of lower-court decisions rebuking President Trump’s immigration enforcement tactics.
Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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This is AMAZING journalism. The New York Times went through Trump's court filings related to what is happening in Chicago. There are videos, testimonies, and photographs. You can see this for yourself.
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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what
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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The governor of West Virginia is now walking back his initial post, where he stated two National Guard members died after being shot
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
God be with the victims and God be with our country.
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: WASHINGTON DC: Multiple people, including National Guardsman, shot near Farragut Square Park | NBC Washington

www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/m...
Multiple people, including National Guardsman, shot near Farragut Square Park
Multiple people were shot two blocks north of the White House just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, News4 has learned. At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, righ...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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This alone should be a huge scandal
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?

TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM