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This is what happens when people think the character and intellectual capabilities of a presidential candidate don't matter. The #GrifterInChief will cost America way more than the money he is getting away with stealing and extorting. This is the prime example why having royalty, incl money royalty in charge is a bad idea. Thank You #HeatherCoxRichardson!

#TheUnAmericanVotersDidThis #TheBillionairesDidThis #ChristianNationalistsDidThis #EvangelicansDidThis #NonVotersDidThis

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The Whims of a Single Man

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“(Senator) Alex Padilla (D-CA), called the order a ‘blatant, unconstitutional abuse of power,’ adding that Trump has ‘no authority to commandeer federal elections or direct the Postal Service to undermine mail and absentee voting.’ … Joe Morelle (D-NY), the top-ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee, said … ‘Donald Trump fears the American people and is willing to violate the Constitution to stop them from voting.’”

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-31-2026

March 31, 2026

At 4:11 this morning, President Donald J.

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Dr. Richardson’s Letter this morning.

Very little to say about it - we are governed by fools following fools.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-31-2026

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March 31, 2026

At 4:11 this morning, President Donald J.

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"Trump’s imperial presidency has demonstrated the country’s need for the allies he has disdained, as he has been forced to beg for their help. They have generally refused to get involved in a war Trump started without consulting them; today Spain’s defense minister said Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in operations against Iran." #heatherCoxRichardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-30-2026

March 30, 2026

Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night, Trump told them: “I thought I’d do this now because it’s easier.

Letters from an American

Dr. Richardson’s Letter this morning further illuminates that the ‘emperor’ has no clothes, no brain, and no plan. Further, there are no adults in the room,

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-30-2026

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March 30, 2026

Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night, Trump told them: “I thought I’d do this now because it’s easier.

Letters from an American

March 29, 2026

The news has come at us so fast and furiously in 2026 that I’ve hated to take a night off because the doubling-up of news just makes the next night harder.

https://murica.website/2026/03/march-29-2026/

March 29, 2026 – The USA Potato

Turning Out For History – The USA Potato

March 28, 2026

Almost exactly a year ago, on March 27, 2025, President Donald J.

https://murica.website/2026/03/march-28-2026/

March 28, 2026 – The USA Potato