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Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
In case you missed it, Friday witnessed a moment of high absurdity, layered with farce, as Trump was awarded a made-up Peace Prize, a sort of participation trophy kept around to placate sulky-eight-years who threaten tantrums if they don’t get a ribbon.
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::taps the sign::
05.12.2025 05:35 — 👍 513 🔁 178 💬 13 📌 5
A good weekly summary by Charlie Sykes.
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Joining @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social tonight in rare on set appearance to discuss…
06.12.2025 02:20 — 👍 172 🔁 10 💬 11 📌 2
The Derangement of the Conservative Mind (Cont'd)
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“MAGA voices like Meghan McCain were on board with the hate. She remarked on her podcast that Trump’s rant about Somalis in the U.S. represents how she feels; while she may have worded it a bit differently, she confirmed,
“I agree with him.”
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The Derangement of the Conservative Mind (Cont'd)
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Kash Patel today:
"When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Never ever forget #January6th !!
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There is a temptation is to describe what happened yesterday as somehow a “new low.”
But it’s not a new low. It’s the same old low. A scene we’ve seen repeated so often there is a kind of numbness to it.
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Can We Stop Talking About Olivia Nuzzi...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Why is RFK Jr skating in this scandal. Two reasons come to mind:
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If we define “news” only as what is novel rather than what is right in front of our eyes, this is not particularly newsworthy. Trump has been attacking racial and ethnic groups for his entire political career: Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians, Afghans, Africans...
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Perhaps you should actually read it.
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Why is RFK Jr skating in this scandal. Two reasons come to mind:
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From today's newsletter: Nuzzi is trying to resurrect her career with a pretentiously embarrassing book, which is being panned by the critics. The reviews range from scathing to Oh my God, that’s going to leave a crater where Nuzzi’s career used to be.
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Can We Stop Talking About Olivia Nuzzi...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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03.12.2025 16:30 — 👍 312 🔁 81 💬 13 📌 5
If we define “news” only as what is novel rather than what is right in front of our eyes, this is not particularly newsworthy. Trump has been attacking racial and ethnic groups for his entire political career: Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians, Afghans, Africans...
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There is a temptation is to describe what happened yesterday as somehow a “new low.”
But it’s not a new low. It’s the same old low. A scene we’ve seen repeated so often there is a kind of numbness to it.
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"A sickening moral slum of an administration"
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"Pete Hegseth loves the cosplay and the cartoon memes. The responsibility, not so much." Republicans may not like what Charlie Sykes (@sykescharlie.bsky.social) says. But can they deny it? charliesykes.substack.com/p/this-is-pr...
02.12.2025 18:00 — 👍 82 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 1
Lewis & Sykes: Pete Hegseth Is In Real Trouble. Maybe. • A recording from Charlie Sykes and Matt Lewis's live video
01.12.2025 21:16 — 👍 38 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1
Lewis & Sykes: Pete Hegseth Is In Real Trouble. Maybe.
A recording from Charlie Sykes and Matt Lewis's live video
by @mattklewis.bsky.social
#USA #Trump #uspoli
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"Die Folgen seiner Anweisung „Kill Everybody“ (Tötet alle) setzen sich also mit dieser kleinen Absicherung fort: „Hegseth versucht, sich von den Folgen des Bootsangriffs zu distanzieren“ – The Washington Post"
Charlie Sykes
"Exit take: This is what you get when you have a war crimes enthusiast like Donald Trump choosing a dipsomaniacal chode like Hegseth to run the military. God help us all."
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Memo to the military:
Pay attention to this story, because this is how these guys roll. They will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat.
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If you’re given an illegal order — if you’re told to “Kill them all” — you should probably know that.
-Charlie Sykes ( @sykescharlie.bsky.social )
"Exit take: This is what you get when you have a war crimes enthusiast like Donald Trump choosing a dipsomaniacal chode like Hegseth to run the military. God help us all."
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As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost.
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We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many.
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