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Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/

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He doesnโ€™t want to โ€œreduce chronic illnesses,โ€ he wants to reduce people with chronic illnesses

04.08.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 533    ๐Ÿ” 164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Sunday Hopium - Some Notes On Where We Are Today And The Path Forward Happy August Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some Sunday in August notes on where we are today and our path forward, together.......enjoy ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sunday-hop...

03.08.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trumpโ€™s redistricting power grab.

Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first heโ€™ll have to come through us.

Itโ€™s time to fight back.

03.08.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4600    ๐Ÿ” 1324    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 208    ๐Ÿ“Œ 215

thread

03.08.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 589    ๐Ÿ” 199    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

This is Trump working directly with Ghislaine Maxwell, as if she, Trump and Epstein weโ€™re all in it together.

03.08.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 216    ๐Ÿ” 88    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โ€œThe Dershowitz pierogi disputeโ€ would be a great band name.

03.08.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 427    ๐Ÿ” 77    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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History is repeating itself: Not only with tariffs, but also by firing the commissioner of labor statistics after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt โ€” Trump is taking America down the same dark economic path as Herbert Hoover. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘‡

03.08.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 224    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Sunday Hopium - Some Notes On Where We Are Today And The Path Forward Happy August Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some Sunday in August notes on where we are today and our path forward, together.......enjoy ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sunday-hop...

03.08.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunday Hopium - Some Notes On Where We Are Today And The Path Forward Happy August Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some Sunday in August notes on where we are today and our path forward, together.......enjoy ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sunday-hop...

03.08.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolute madness. The entire concept of this is chilling.

03.08.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 548    ๐Ÿ” 142    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Two sisters in DCF custody since mother was detained by ICE in May in Worcester are missing, officials say - The Boston Globe The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a missing poster of both sisters to help in the search.

Do you remember the horrific abduction in Worcester, MA where protestors clashed with ICE as they ripped a woman away from her family? The horror continues.

The womanโ€™s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...

02.08.2025 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1055    ๐Ÿ” 699    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

โ€œAmerica is in a bad place now for our leader is a reckless, idiotic, sundowning madman pampered, propped up and enabled by a corrupt Roberts Court and supine Republican Congress.โ€

03.08.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump, Our Mad Leader, Is Angry Because He And His Plan Are Failing As his project fails the Big Blubbery Baby Man becomes more unhinged and desperate

Trump is growing ever more angry and unhinged because it's now clear he and his agenda are failing. My latest ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-our-...

02.08.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 417    ๐Ÿ” 132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Stench of failure all over Trumpโ€™s ridiculous economic agendaโ€ฆ.

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02.08.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Oh my god

02.08.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3421    ๐Ÿ” 1283    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 104    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
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Epstein's sweetheart deal? Cut by a Republican administration.

The guy who cut it? Trump put him in his first Cabinet.

Epstein's mysterious death? During Trump's first term.

Trump promised to release the files. Now he's not.

This is a Republican scandal. What is Trump hiding?

01.08.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1276    ๐Ÿ” 439    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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Trump, Our Mad Leader, Is Angry Because He And His Plan Are Failing As his project fails the Big Blubbery Baby Man becomes more unhinged and desperate

Trump is growing ever more angry and unhinged because it's now clear he and his agenda are failing. My latest ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-our-...

02.08.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 417    ๐Ÿ” 132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Begun, The Finding Out Has

02.08.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 215    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Must read fall book from @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social!

02.08.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump, Our Mad Leader, Is Angry Because He And His Plan Are Failing As his project fails the Big Blubbery Baby Man becomes more unhinged and desperate

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By: @simonwdc.bsky.social

02.08.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Dow:
- Trump Day 1 - 43,487
- Trump Today - 43,588

This Trump thing just ain't getting it done, people!

bsky.app/profile/simo...

02.08.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 189    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rig count declines continue, drilling for natural gas rises U.S. oil rig count falls to its lowest since 2021, while natural gas drilling activity continues to increase, according to Baker Hughes.

Domestic oil industry continues to to disintegrate under Trump. Drilling down 60 per cent than this time under Biden. Gifting free article from the conservative Midland Reporter Telegram.
www.mrt.com/business/oil...

02.08.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Trump is angry because he and his crazy economic plan are failing & unpopular.

The economy has slowed, inflation has been re-ignited, the deficit is growing, ACA premiums are rising, interest rates remain too high & working people have been betrayed ๐Ÿ‘‡

01.08.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 490    ๐Ÿ” 155    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Page One.

@wsj.com

02.08.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1337    ๐Ÿ” 344    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

With each accommodation this administration makes for Ghislaine Maxwell, it retraumatizes the victims and minimizes the harm she caused. And we're supposed to believe that these are the people who are super concerned with pedophelia and sex trafficking? Are MAGA supporters still buying this shit?

01.08.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3342    ๐Ÿ” 1022    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57

Me three months ago:

01.08.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16661    ๐Ÿ” 3817    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 453    ๐Ÿ“Œ 114
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The Trump Slowdown Is Here, Tariff Madness Escalates, Dems Lead In Party ID And Generic Ballot Terrible jobs data confirms Trump's economic agenda is failing the country

From Hopium:
- Trump's economic slowdown is here, as everyone predicted. His economic plan is failing, and he's choosing to double and triple down on it. It's madness.
- Relatedly, Dems have now opened leads in the generic ballot and party ID
More ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-slo...

01.08.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 198    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Post by Beach on X which reads:

The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau.  For a full statement opposing this move, read:

Post by Beach on X which reads: The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read:

Important intervention from the previous BLS Commissioner, William Beach.

Important because he was a Trump appointee (in Trumpโ€™s first term).

He tears into him for firing Erika McEntarfer:

01.08.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 346    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Wow

01.08.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21001    ๐Ÿ” 8903    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 693    ๐Ÿ“Œ 543

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