The definition of wire fraud: " . . . fundraisers including O’Rourke misled prospective America250 donors by providing them with Freedom 250’s banking and routing numbers instead." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) July 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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So… not a hoax then?
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) February 19, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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Tennessee "No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..." tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) February 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Will Tennesseans soon be subject to the dictates of Trump's right-hand nazi, Stephen Miller? If TN House Speaker, Cameron Sexton has his way, that will be case after the current legislative session. Sustain Resistance! @philinvestigates.com @aclutn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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If he cares this much about a med emergency of someone in his own circle, imagine how much he cares about the millions of people in rural America where hospitals are closing. 'That guy doesn't care': MSNBC host calls out Trump's indifference after executive faints www.rawstory.com/trump-oval-o...
— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Another angle:
— darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
It is not at all surprising that the felon in the Oval Office, who uttered over 30,000 documented lies during his first term as President, would appear repeatedly to do what he does the best to promote his horrific plan that aims to redistribute wealth in the U.S. by robbing the poor to feed the rich. CNN is just one source to fact check Trump’s appearance on Thursday to roll out impressive collection of lies, impressive even for twice-impeached convicted felon.
Here’s a summary from CNN (please read the whole piece for details):
In a White House speech on Thursday, Trump falsely claimed Medicaid is “left the same” by the bill. In fact, both the version of the legislation that was narrowly passed by the House in May and the latest version now being contemplated by the Senate contain major Medicaid policy changes and funding cuts that are expected to result in millions of people losing insurance coverage.
Trump also falsely claimed that the bill includes “no tax” on Social Security benefits. The legislation would not actually fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to completely eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, though it would temporarily give seniors a substantially bigger tax deduction. And Trump falsely claimed that “there’ll be a 68% tax increase” if Congress doesn’t approve the bill; there is no credible estimate of anything close to a 68% hike.
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Yes, Felonious Trump was there yesterday on the front row with a bright blue suit, orange face, and his signature yellow ferret hat. Bored beyond measure, he kept busy on his phone checking his crypto, chewing gum, and snoozing with his foul mouth gaping.
Facts matter.
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) March 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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To begin to understand the steady build-up of moral scum inside the Trump Cult's inner circle, this 90-minute documentary is a must see. Be prepared to want to see it more than once, for you will doubt your eyes the first time.
by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
ProPublica and Documented obtained more than 14 hours of never-before-published videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy, which are intended to train the next conservative administration’s political appointees “to be ready on day one.”
Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda created by the Heritage Foundation and its allies for a future conservative presidential administration, has lost its director. In recent weeks, it faced scathing criticism from both Democratic groups and former President Donald Trump, whose campaign has tried to distance itself from the effort.
But Project 2025’s plan to train an army of political appointees who could battle against the so-called deep state government bureaucracy remains on track. Video trainings like these are one of the “four pillars” of that plan, says Spencer Chretien, the associate director of Project 2025, in “Political Appointees & The Federal Workforce.”
For transparency, we are publishing the videos as we obtained them.
The Heritage Foundation and most of the people who appear in the videos cited in this story did not respond to ProPublica’s repeated requests for comment. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, said, “As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
In “Conserving America,” Matthew Spalding, a vice president at Hillsdale College, sets out the landscape for the Presidential Administration Academy by talking about common conservative principles.
Hillsdale College is a small, Christian liberal arts school in Michigan known both for its great books curriculum, which is centered on reading the classics of the Western canon, and for having been a feeder of staffers for the Trump administration.
In “The History of the Conservative Movement,” Christopher Malagisi, the executive director of outreach for Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C., campus, gives a history that spans from the early-20th century Progressive Era to the 1964 defeat of Barry Goldwater and the “Reagan revolution.”
In “Why Your Service Matters: How Presidential Appointees at All Levels Impact Policy,” three Heritage Foundation experts discuss the role that political appointees play in making policy.
They talk about the importance of planning ahead to “hit the ground running” and call the first 100 days of an administration a “honeymoon period” for policy implementation.
In “Political Appointees & The Federal Workforce,” Chretien discusses the critical role that he says political appointees play in carrying out the vision of a conservative administration.
Chretien served in the Trump administration as special assistant to the president and associate director of presidential personnel.
In “Presidential Transitions & Appointee Hiring: What You Need To Know,” Ed Corrigan and Rick Dearborn outline how an aspiring political appointee can get a foot in the door during a presidential transition.
Dearborn is a former White House deputy chief of staff in the Trump administration, as well as executive director of Trump’s presidential transition team in 2016.
Corrigan has had a long career as a Senate staffer. He was part of Trump’s transition team and is now the president and CEO of the Conservative Partnership Institute, a prominent think tank based in Washington.
In “Deep Dive on The Federal Background Investigation & Security Clearance Process,” Kirk gives an overview of the federal government’s background check process, including what disqualifies an individual, like substance abuse issues, and what does not.
Kirk, an associate director of Project 2025, served in the Office of Personnel Management during the Trump administration.
In “The Political Appointee’s Survival Guide,” Bethany Kozma, who was the deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development during the Trump administration, talks with six other former Trump administration staffers about what it’s like to serve as a political appointee in the federal government.
In “Time Management for Political Appointees,” Katie Sullivan explains how political appointees can maximize their time in government by vetting whom they meet with and not allowing career civil servants to fill their calendar with meetings.
Sullivan is the former acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Justice Programs, a grant-making agency inside the Justice Department.
In “The Art of Professionalism,” Chris Hayes and Leavitt discuss tenets of how to act with professionalism while serving in government.
Hayes worked for the Leadership Institute, a think tank that offers leadership and management resources for the conservative movement.
Leavitt worked in the Trump White House press office and is now a spokesperson for Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign.
In “How to Staff Your Principal,” Jeff Small discusses the day-to-day work of serving closely with a senior government official like a cabinet secretary.
Small is a former senior adviser to the interior secretary and a chief of staff to Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
In “Hidden Meanings: The Monsters in the Attic,” Sullivan and Kozma discuss supposed left-wing code words and biased language that future appointees should be aware of and root out.
In “How to Work With the Media,” Alexei Woltornist talks about how political appointees should navigate the modern media environment, including bypassing mainstream news sources and focusing on conservative outlets because those are the only ones conservative voters trust.
Woltornist is a former assistant secretary for public affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In “Oversight & Investigations,” Mike Howell, Tom Jones and Michael Ding explain what government oversight entails, the ins and outs of public-records laws and how political appointees should think about when and when not to put sensitive communications in writing.
Howell is the executive director of the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project.
Jones runs the American Accountability Foundation, a conservative investigations group.
Ding is a lawyer for America First Legal, which is aligned with Trump.
In “The Federal Budget Process,” Michael Duffey explains key budgetary policies, such as the difference between appropriations and authorization bills and discretionary versus mandatory spending.
Duffey served in the Office of Management and Budget during the Trump administration.
In “The Administrative State: What it is & How to Address the Problem,” Paul Ray explains what the so-called administrative state does and how a conservative administration could use its authority to rein in government regulation.
Ray is a former Trump administration lawyer who served as the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs during the Trump administration.
In “How to Promulgate a Rule,” David Burton discusses how the federal government’s regulatory process works and the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Burton is a senior fellow in economic policy at the Heritage Foundation.
In “Taking the Reins: How Conservatives Can Win the Regulations Game,” Roger Severino talks about what lessons conservatives learned about passing new rules during the Trump presidency and how to be more effective in a future conservative administration.
Severino is a vice president for domestic policy at the Heritage Foundation and the former director of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services during the Trump administration.
In “Executive Order Drafting & Implementation,” Steven G. Bradbury explains the process of writing and carrying out executive orders, drawing on experience from the Trump presidency.
Bradbury is a distinguished fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a former counsel in the Department of Transportation during the Trump administration.
In “Advancing the President’s Agenda as a Political Executive,” Donald J. Devine and James Bacon discuss different strategies for promoting the president’s policies as a high-ranking political appointee.
Devine is the former director of the Office of Personnel Management under President Ronald Reagan.
Bacon is a former special assistant to the Presidential Personnel Office, serving during the Trump administration.
In “How to Get Your Policy Through the Agency,” Dan Huff talks about how to navigate the policymaking process in the executive branch.
Huff is a former legal adviser in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, serving during the Trump administration.
In “Congressional Relations: How to work with Members,” Hugh Fike and James Braid talk about what executive branch political appointees should know and expect about working with congressional offices and elected officials.
Fike and Braid both formerly worked on legislative affairs in the Office of Management and Budget during the Trump administration.
In “Building Winning Coalitions to Advance Policy,” Paul Teller and Sarah Makin discuss what strategies political appointees can use to work with pro-life, gun-rights and other outside advocacy groups to pass policies.
Teller is a former special assistant to the president and a senior aide in the Office of the Vice President, serving during the Trump administration.
Makin is a former deputy assistant to the president and former director of outreach in the Office of the Vice President, serving during the Trump administration.
In “Best Practices in Social Media to Advance Policy,” Ben Friedmann explains how political appointees can most effectively use social media to promote conservative policies and messages.
Friedmann is a former deputy assistant secretary for digital strategy in the U.S. State Department.
Videos prepared by Lisa Riordan Seville and Chris Morran.
Sure, he was talking to his base yesterday, and he is spouting to them just what he plans to do:
Harris campaign response:
When Vice President Harris says this election is about freedom she means it. Our democracy is under assault by criminal Donald Trump: After the last election Trump lost, he sent a mob to overturn the results.
This campaign, he has promised violence if he loses, the end of our elections if he wins, and the termination of the Constitution to empower him to be a dictator to enact his dangerous Project 2025 agenda on America. Donald Trump wants to take America backward, to a politics of hate, chaos, and fear - this November America will unite around Vice President Kamala Harris to stop him.
Had Trump been neutralized, one may wonder if his supporters would alter their views on the legality of assault rifles.
The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the gunman who fired multiple shots with an AR-style rifle in a failed assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. . . . During the attack, Crooks wore a gray T-shirt with an American flag on the sleeve, matching merchandise sold by the popular YouTube firearm channel Demolition Ranch. The channel has over 11 million subscribers and frequently posts videos about various types of weaponry.
