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@simonwdc.bsky.social

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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BREAKING: We just won in court β€” again.

A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.

06.10.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5023    πŸ” 1073    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 49
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When my grandma started putting on her makeup like that, we talked to her doctor about dementia.

05.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 232    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

Dude, the mandate has been revoked. People fucking hate you. Your guy is more unpopular than Biden when he got out of the race last year. They’ve rejected every part of your agenda. You’ve been losing elections all across the country this year. You’ve lost your mind. Stand down.

06.10.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 513    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 8

Trump is creating a Civil War. He needs to be stopped but whatever means necessary.

His actions require an appropriate response to end his treason.

06.10.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

06.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14667    πŸ” 4370    πŸ’¬ 627    πŸ“Œ 278

Every Democrat at every level of office must denounce this madness Monday morning. Has to be huge outcry. We need to be incredibly loud.

06.10.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1048    πŸ” 328    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 11

The leader of this country has gone completely mad.

06.10.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 491    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5

πŸ”₯ Finally an EU leader says it out loud:

β€œWe have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.”

04.10.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1877    πŸ” 549    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 23
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Jane Fonda: β€œNo president has ever sent troops into the Democratic cities across the country saying full force. He is amassing power in a way that will destroy our democracy.β€œ

05.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1648    πŸ” 511    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 19

Every Trump speech now produces approximately two dozen 30-second clips peppering the feed that each alone should trigger impeachment or 25th amendment proceedings and are indistinguishable from what your worst uncle would produce if he had any idea how to make ai-generated videos

05.10.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1753    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 11
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This past week, Congressmen Greg Landsman and Marc Veasey of the @newdems.bsky.social joined for a report on Day 1 of the Trump shutdown. Landsman and Veasey cohost the Member-driven "The Fly-In" podcast.

Catch up on this full discussion: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/reps-lands...

05.10.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

05.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12678    πŸ” 3802    πŸ’¬ 604    πŸ“Œ 362

Insanity

05.10.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1119    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 8
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Trump is now 57 minutes late for his speech but at least we're getting an emo version of Hulk Hogan's theme song

05.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1735    πŸ” 338    πŸ’¬ 260    πŸ“Œ 151
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Trump is now 40 minutes late and counting. Naval cadets still standing around in total and increasingly uncomfortable silence.

05.10.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4030    πŸ” 1033    πŸ’¬ 639    πŸ“Œ 219
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Speaking Spanish isn’t β€œun-American.”

It’s as American as the Super Bowl itself.

If you’re mad about hearing it, maybe ask yourself why.

05.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3165    πŸ” 767    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 57
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Gov. Newsom says Trump administration has deployed California National Guard troops to Oregon The move comes one day after a federal judge blocked the president's plan to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland.

Welp. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

05.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 694    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 21
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

05.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 38238    πŸ” 13797    πŸ’¬ 3066    πŸ“Œ 2692

The far left ideological movement Miller talks about here is better known as American patriotism and love of country.

05.10.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Hopium - Brutal New CBS Poll For Trump, Fighting Their Rising Authoritarianism More Aggressively, A Wonderful New Conversation With James Talarico Paid Subscribers Gather This Week Thursday At 7pm ET/Welcome New Subscribers!!!!!

Your daily reminder from @simonwdc.bsky.social:
"Trump is weak, not strong. Losing, not winning. A failure, not a success. A villain, not a hero. A big blubbery babyman, anything, anything but a strong man"
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...

05.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sunday Hopium - Brutal New CBS Poll For Trump, Fighting Their Rising Authoritarianism More Aggressively, A Wonderful New Conversation With James Talarico Paid Subscribers Gather This Week Thursday At 7pm ET/Welcome New Subscribers!!!!!

From Hopium:
- Ugly new CBS News poll for Trump, 58% disapproval
- Dems must become more aggressive in challenging Trump's escalating authoritarianism
- Wonderful new interview with James Talarico
This, more πŸ‘‡
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sunday-hop...

05.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Given how unpopular he and his agenda have become, and how worse things are likely to get, Trump has two choices now:
- course correct, end the tariffs, fund health care, do things that make people's lives better
- do everything he can to prevent free and fair elections next year

05.10.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 4

Great thread from @gelliottmorris.com......

05.10.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How's this one?

05.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is a mistaken impression in Democratic circles that Trump's invasion of our cities and trampling of our rights and freedoms is popular. It isn't:

05.10.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 842    πŸ” 257    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 30
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Dems Have Come Out Of The Box Strong, Spanberger Up 12, Trump Disappears (Again), New Conversations W/Gavin Newsom, Rep. Adam Smith, Randi Weingarten, And More...... We've had a good week. Let's make next week even better.....

From Hopium:
- Ds have come out of the box strong this week. Rs weak, unprepared, and wobbly
- Trump has disappeared from public view, again
- Spanberger is up 12, 55-43, in new Wapo poll
- New intvs w/Gavin Newsom, Rep. Adam Smith, Randi Weingarten, more πŸ‘‡
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dems-have-...

04.10.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

FWIW, the main reason ACA enrollment is so much higher in states won by Trump is because they include all 10 of the states which refused to expand Medicaid.

There’s millions of heavily subsidized ACA enrollees who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid if those states expanded it.

05.10.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 428    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4
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Chicago. Chokeholds are illegal unless your life is in danger.

04.10.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 8
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

04.10.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6822    πŸ” 3279    πŸ’¬ 839    πŸ“Œ 949

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