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Esther Be Good!

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Amateur fact checker, driven by compassion, seeking to build a just America where all are safe & finally equal, non-practicing attorney . . . .

  1. It’s wild to me that Donald somehow stepped in the Epstein scandal when his pal Viktor Orbán had been embroiled in a similar scandal

    The public became aware in Feb 2024 that Pres Katalin Novák had pardoned a child abuse accomplice in April 2023—protests caused Novák to resign & soiled Orbán’s image

    Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has for years told his country its children are under attack from deviant sexualities and pedophilia. Now, his government is embroiled in a scandal after it emerg...

    Child abuse scandal rattles Orban’s image as defender of ‘family values’ | CNN

    Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has for years told his country its children are under attack from deviant sexualities and pedophilia. Now, his government is embroiled in a scandal after it emerg...

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  2. Don claims restaurants are booming in DC as Americans finally feel safe leaving their homes & dining out.

    Spoiler alert

    Don’s wrong.

    Restaurant bookings have tanked since he deployed the Nat’l Guard to DC on Aug 11.

    Bookings were down 27% one day after the deployment & down 31% two days later.

    Graphic from The Briefing hosted by Ali Velshi today. It shows that restaurant bookings in DC after Trump‘s takeover has gone down, 27% down inn on August 12 and 31% down on Wednesday, August 13.
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  3. If Don can’t confidently rig the midterms, he’ll declare an emergency or will start a war in order to postpone the elections. We haven’t stopped him on any issue yet. What makes you think we’ll stop a postponed election? Maybe we’ll finally have a General Strike then?

    The courts move too slowly.

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  4. Fox & Friends host Charlie Hurt asked Donald about reports that he interrupted a meeting w/ EU leaders re: Ukraine to speak to Putin by phone.

    “’Well, I think they expected it,’ he said of his [EU]guests…. 'I didn't do it in front of them. I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.’”

    Donald Trump revealed that he didn't want to be "disrespectful" to Russian President Vladimir Putin by calling him in front of European Union leaders.During a Tuesday interview on Fox & Friends, host ...

    'Disrespectful to Putin': Trump tells why he halted Ukraine meeting to take Russia call

    Donald Trump revealed that he didn't want to be "disrespectful" to Russian President Vladimir Putin by calling him in front of European Union leaders.During a Tuesday interview on Fox & Friends, host ...

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  5. “‘While Donald promised that he would expand our manufacturing sector, this report shows that, instead, the chaos and uncertainty created by his tariffs has placed a burden on American manufacturers that could weigh our country down for years to come.’”

    President Donald Trump's tariff whiplash has already harmed domestic manufacturing and could continue to do so through at least the end of this decade to the tune of nearly half a trillion dollars, a ...

    Report warns Trump tariffs may stymie this key US industry for 'years to come'

    President Donald Trump's tariff whiplash has already harmed domestic manufacturing and could continue to do so through at least the end of this decade to the tune of nearly half a trillion dollars, a ...

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  6. “The chief of staff of the Air Force, Gen. David Allvin, will retire two years into a four-year term, officials said Monday, marking the latest early ouster of a senior military officer under President Donald Trump.”

    www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

    Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.

    Top Air Force general to exit in Hegseth’s latest shake-up of Pentagon

    Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.

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