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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1m

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 227. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 227

… JD Vance lied repeatedly on Sunday shows with his trademark smug insufferability.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Nobody from the Trump admin will answer this simple question no matter how many times you ask it. For some reason. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Vance: I’m sure that in the course of his life he has been paid more than $50,000 for services. The question is did he do something illegal.

Stephanopoulos: I’m asking if Homan accepted the $50,000

Vance: Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services? Low income women can’t get food

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

According to his bio he was a “J6 political prisoner.” Obviously a guy who falls for things pretty easily.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Tariff money is not a Trump Regime slush fund. It is tax money deposited into the US treasury and Congress has sole authority over the appropriation of tax dollars.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

That is different from what the admin said. They claimed it was coming out of DOD R&D funds. Tariff money cannot be touched by the Trump Regime without congressional approval.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

The firehose of easily disprovable lies from Trump and his allies continues to get worse each month, with one statement after another completely untethered from reality, which is why it is so important for them to take ownership and control of media platforms & intimidate others.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Melania Trump is now selling this new Christmas ornament for $75.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Trump fires Sergio Gor, as the revolving door of incompetent appointments continues AGAIN after the revolving door of term one.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Trump also seems to forget he was president on J6.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

These are agents who were sent AFTER the violent insurrection was well underway. Kash Patel issued a statement that said that after a fringe right wing outlet reported it falsely. But Trump chooses to run with the lie from them rather than the statement from his FBI Director.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Just to be clear, this is EXACTLY what Pete Hegseth said, word for word, on video in a formal announcement:

“We’re signing a letter of acceptance to BUILD A QATARI AIR FORCE FACILITY at the Mountain Home Airbase.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Politics, Bulletin 226. MAGA meltdown over Trump’s Nobel snub, Qatar air base in Idaho, China trade war escalates bigly, House GOP calls No Kings protests terrorism, and that’s only about 10% of the madness today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 226. 10/10/25

… Pete Hegseth announced that the Qatari Air Force will now have a base in Idaho and their military fighter pilots will be training over the US: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of ac...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Today Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise called these No Kings rallies antifa terrorism. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Top Signs from No Kings Protests

So many great ones to choose from, but here are my top pics of signs/photos from yesterday’s No Kings protests.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The cost of homeowners and auto insurance in FL is insane, but Republicans are always laser focused on the important distractions from all that stuff.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Candyman Jackson said Trump’s visit today to Walter Reed was a follow up for his vascular issues and also to get updated travel vaccinations.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

I’m starting to think Trump might not know what the fuck he’s doing on all this trade war stuff.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Politics, Bulletin 226. MAGA meltdown over Trump’s Nobel snub, Qatar air base in Idaho, China trade war escalates bigly, House GOP calls No Kings protests terrorism, and that’s only about 10% of the madness today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 226. 10/10/25

… Pete Hegseth announced that the Qatari Air Force will now have a base in Idaho and their military fighter pilots will be training over the US: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of ac...

open.substack.com

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