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What Happened Today – October 8, 2025

🔥 Trump removed his mask yesterday when he told a meeting room that he “took the freedom of speech away.”

You can watch the video. It’s not a slip or anyone spinning a story. He bragged and tried to justify it.

The USA is now an authoritarian regime. Trump also wrote that the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be in jail for “failing to protect ICE.” The military has killed at least 21 people in the Caribbean without trial or evidence. Librarians in Hawaii and Wyoming have been under attack. In Texas, the GOP is meeting this weekend to consider blocking 10 of its own members from the ballot for not being conservative enough.

This is not a drill. The country is on fire. We’re numb to outrages that would have paralyzed the country six months ago. Please spread the word to the people who aren’t paying attention.

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