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Danita Hamilton's avatar

Yes thank you and thank you for breaking this all down. Didn’t know some of this. Appreciate all your hard work will be sharing all of this.

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"Hello, 2025."'s avatar

How incredibly sobering. I follow the news pretty consistently but was not aware of these information purges. Thank you for reporting on this Olivia. It is needed, and I am grateful for you. May you have courage and be kept safe.

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Ann Marie Joyce's avatar

I just signed on as a paid subscriber after reading this post. I think voices like Olivia and Charlie Sykes are so powerful because they focus on the damage that is being done to our democracy vs dissecting the known Trump trash heap.

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Olivia of Troye's avatar

Thank you for supporting our work!

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Barbara 's avatar

Thank you. Informative post.

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Pamela Wulterkens's avatar

Thank you , I love your message ❤️

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Joan Perticone's avatar

Thank you for this informative post.

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Pete Sylvester's avatar

Wonderful piece. It makes the high-level strategy of this Administration easier to see.

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Olivia of Troye's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to read it.

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Maryann Boyd's avatar

Excellent post Olivia, and also terrifying. You tell the truth, you explain things well for those of us who have never been in those rooms. Please take care and be safe!

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Mark Morey's avatar

Brilliant. Timely. Important. Thank you.

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Judi Lakin's avatar

This made me so sad! Not only regarding the pope’s passing, but the ignorant changes being made to the State Department. Africa has been so hard hit by climate change, political unrest, girls being kidnapped and then the loss of USAID. Now this! We are abandoning people in need, but also showing the world what kind of people we are now with these idiots in charge. It is shameful.

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XGirl's avatar

Dear Ms. Troy, Thank you for your service. I have been warned by a group of overweight middle aged white men in real life to stay away and “not your wheel house “ stay safe

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Jim's avatar
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And all of this is being done in unabashed brazenness and arrogance. If asked, any one of these Trump appointees will give the mantra "We are carrying out the president's America First policies and are going to Make America Great Again!" along with other stupid talk about "woke", DEI etc. They are all just a bunch of reactionaries, ultra-nationalists, and redneck bigots --- they are MAGAts. They are that "basket of deplorables". They are a clear and present danger. They are "domestic enemies" of the Constitution of the United States.

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Joseph Hickman's avatar

Trump is trying to destroy anything that is good. He is complete evil.

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Diana K Turner's avatar

Thank you for shedding light, speaking truth, allowing us to know!

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Tony's avatar

Excellent editorial. Thank you

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Erin Toth's avatar

Thank you

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