Receipts Don’t Lie
Pardons in the dark, deals without guarantees, and survivors refusing to be erased.
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TL;DR
Eight Senate Democrats caved after 40 days. Trump pardoned 77 election subversion conspirators during the distraction. A discharge petition hit 218 signatures to force Epstein file release. New emails showed Trump’s name all over Epstein’s network.
They’re protecting each other.
But state prosecutors, 218 House members, and survivors aren’t backing down.
The Week in Receipts (Or…emails)
Monday: Eight Democrats Who Voted Yes
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40 days, hundreds of thousands of federal workers went without paychecks. 3.6 million Americans about to see healthcare premiums double.
And eight Senate Democrats (and independent) who voted yes:
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) • Dick Durbin (IL) • John Fetterman (PA) • Maggie Hassan (NH) • Tim Kaine (VA) • Angus King (ME) • Jackie Rosen (NV) • Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Even Rand Paul voted against this deal.
Government funding expires January 30th. We’re doing this again in 11 weeks.
Tuesday: Trump Freed the Coup Plotters
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While everyone watched the Senate, Trump signed pardons for 77 people who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell… All the fake electors. People who’d already pleaded guilty.
Signed Friday and announced Sunday night during shutdown coverage.
Buried on purpose.
Presidential pardons don’t cover state crimes.
Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Nevada are prosecuting.
Wednesday: 218 Signatures
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Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in.
218th signature secured.
All 212 Democrats plus four Republicans who defied Trump: Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace.
The discharge petition forces a House vote to release all Epstein files. First week of December.
Trump could oppose it. Johnson might kill it. Senate probably won’t pass it. Only 4% of discharge petitions ever succeed. But 218 members of Congress believe transparency matters more than protecting powerful people.
Thursday: Epstein’s Own Words
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House Oversight released Epstein’s emails. His own files, now congressional record.
April 2011, to Ghislaine Maxwell: “the dog that hasn’t barked is trump.. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him.”
December 2015, strategizing how to leverage Trump’s visits to create political “debt.”
Virginia Roberts Giuffre died in April at 41. Her memoir Nobody’s Girl became a #1 NYT bestseller. Maria Farmer reported Epstein to the FBI in 1996 and they ignored her. Annie Farmer testified publicly and keeps fighting.
Survivors deserve more than we’ve given them.
Distract, Delay, Protect
Trump signs pardons Friday → Announces them Sunday during shutdown coverage → Coup plotters protected while cameras point elsewhere.
Eight Democrats hold out 40 days → Fold for empty promises → Teach Republicans that waiting works.
DOJ blocks Epstein files for years → 218 House members force transparency anyway → Trump and Johnson scramble to kill it.
This is how power protects itself. But it’s not working perfectly anymore.
State AGs are prosecuting despite pardons. The discharge petition reached 218. Survivors’ voices are breaking through. Your 80,000-member community is keeping receipts.
They’re counting on exhaustion. We’re counting names instead.
Why or why not?
What You Do Next
Monday:
Call your senators: (202) 224-3121
“Eight senators folded. What guarantee do we have ACA subsidies will pass? We’re watching. We’ll remember.”
If you’re in AZ, GA, WI, or NV:
Call your state AG to support fake elector prosecutions. Presidential pardons don’t cover state crimes.
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Don’t Forget
This week was designed to exhaust you and to make accountability look pointless.
But people are still tracking names. State AGs are prosecuting. 218 House members forced transparency. Survivors’ voices outlive every cover-up.
You don’t need to be a political expert, you just need to remember.
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Key Resources
Call Congress: (202) 224-3121
State AGs (for fake elector prosecutions):
AZ: (602) 542-5025 | GA: (404) 969-4001 | WI: (608) 266-1221 | NV: (775) 684-1100
Support Survivors: SOAR | Polaris | RAINN
Crisis Support: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | Text HOME to 741741
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Cannot get over confident with this regime! Still hearing farmers who losing their livelihood say, “trump is a smart man!” Really? Keeping the pressure on is critical.
The majority of voters are not informed and local news has stopped reporting anything Trump doesn't want said. I have little hope that people will know or remember a year from now.