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August 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM

Saturday Covfefe: You Can't Make This Stuff Up

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week, I was on Capitol Hill for the unveiling of the Trump-Epstein Bookmobile [ [link removed] ]. Survivors were there. Members of Congress were there. Cameras were rolling. As for Todd Blanche? Stay tuned [ [link removed] ]. His nomination fight …

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July 30, 2026 at 1:31 AM

The Trump-Epstein Bookmobile Is Hitting the Road

View this post on the web at [link removed] Today I was on Capitol Hill for the unveiling of the Trump-Epstein Bookmobile, an initiative organized by Defiance.org and the Institute for Primary Facts. The event was emceed by Miles Taylor, who served in the first Trump administration and is someone…

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July 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM

Saturday Covfefe: The Institution Test

View this post on the web at [link removed] Welcome back to Saturday Covfefe. The World Cup may be over, but Washington clearly hasn’t run out of plot twists. Before we dive in, one thing worth watching this week: if you’ve noticed gas prices creeping up, this may not be temporary. After months…

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July 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM

Saturday Covfefe: The Loyalty Test

View this post on the web at [link removed] President Trump’s prime-time address Thursday night wasn’t just another political speech. It was an attack on Americans’ confidence in our elections. As someone who spent more than two decades working in intelligence and homeland security, let me set o…

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July 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM

🚨 LIVE Saturday Covfefe Special Edition: The White House Rule You Need to Know About Before Monday

View this post on the web at [link removed] Today’s Saturday Covfefe is a little different. I broke from our usual format because this issue is too important, and the deadline is too close to wait. This morning, I sat down with my longtime friend, Sean Bruna, PhD , a medical anthropologist and …

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July 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM

🗓️ Olivia of Troye is going live on Jul 11 at 9:15 AM EDT: “Saturday Covfefe LIVE Special Edition: Before Monday’s Deadline, the White House Rule You Should Know About”

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July 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM

🗓️ Olivia of Troye is going live on Jul 11 at 9:15 AM EDT: “Saturday Covfefe LIVE Special Edition: Before Monday’s Deadline, the White House Rule You Should Know About”

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July 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM

LIVE from Ohio: I Followed a Bus Full of Judges. Here's Why.

View this post on the web at [link removed] Thank you to everyone who joined me live from Ohio, and if you’re watching this replay, thank you for being here. When I first heard about the Justice in Motion [ [link removed] ]bus tour, I knew I had to see it for myself. So I got in my car and sta…

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July 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸

View this post on the web at [link removed] Happy 250th Birthday, America! 🇺🇸 A quick public health advisory before we celebrate: if you’re planning to attend President Trump’s massive Fourth of July fireworks display scheduled to begin at 11:30pm ET on the National Mall, in Washington, DC, the …

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June 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Who Decides?

View this post on the web at [link removed] Welcome back to Saturday Covfefe. Some weeks are defined by the headlines. Others are defined by the decisions made behind them. This was one of those weeks… 1. When Ideology Starts Practicing Medicine The Trump administration wants pregnant women lo…

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June 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM

Saturday (*Sunday) Covfefe: Unstitched

View this post on the web at [link removed] Welcome back to Saturday Covfefe. Yes, I know. It’s Sunday. I’m late. In my defense, I spent the week in Los Angeles for the No ICE in the Cup watch party cheering on Mexico and later the U.S. in their World Cup matches, joined the Stephanie Miller S…

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June 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM

Saturday Covfefe: World Cup Goals and Kennedy Center Victories

View this post on the web at [link removed] Congratulations to the U.S. Men’s National Team on their 4–1 World Cup victory over Paraguay! And kudos to everyone who tuned in, showed up, or stayed awake into the early morning hours to witness history as Trump’s name came off the Kennedy Center and…

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June 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM

Saturday Covfefe: "Aliens"

View this post on the web at [link removed] Driving through Washington this week, I noticed something unusual on the National Mall. Blue trailers. Lots of them. It turns out they were there because more than 30 gallons of fuel reportedly spilled [ [link removed] ] during a Freedom 250 event cele…

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May 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Just Another Week in 2026

View this post on the web at [link removed] Grab a seat. We’ve got some dots to connect. Pour yourself a Café Bustelo horchata coffee [ [link removed] ] over ice and enjoy while contemplating why the government is painting buildings, renaming cultural institutions, subpoenaing social media accoun…

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May 27, 2026 at 2:46 AM

Texas Just Sent a Dangerous Message with Ken Paxton’s Win

View this post on the web at [link removed] Tonight, Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas. And whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or independent, this should stop you cold. We are witnessing the continued normalization of scandal, extremism, and ethical collapse …

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May 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Quiet Changes. Real Consequences.

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week’s edition of “perfectly fine, nothing to see here” includes: the government suing the Catholic Church for a sacred mountaintop, Democrats releasing a postmortem while the house is still on fire, and Ebola screenings at Dulles, courtesy of the …

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May 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Detained, Poisoned & Recorded

View this post on the web at [link removed] Last week was…a week. In case you missed it, I posted about accompanying my best friend to an ICE detention facility [ [link removed] ] to say goodbye to her husband before he was deported. Watching a four-year-old say goodbye to his father is somethin…

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May 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM

ICE Took Her Husband. Four Justices Took Our Votes.

View this post on the web at [link removed] This footage was recorded on Friday, May 8, 2026. It is being posted on a delay to protect the immigrant involved from additional targeting by the Trump Administration. I have spent my career in national security. I have sat in rooms with some of the …

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May 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM

Saturday Covfefe: The System Wants Fewer Witnesses

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week hit close to home. It started with a gut punch in Virginia. On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down [ [link removed] ] the voter-approved congressional redistricting referendum, effectively overruling the will of Virginians who vot…

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May 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM

Here's why I'm different:

View this post on the web at [link removed] Hi, it’s Olivia Troye. Look, I’ll say the quiet part out loud: There are a lot of people running in the primary for the newly drawn 7th District of Virginia. But I’m the only one who sat in the Oval Office with Donald Trump and his “yes-men,” begging …

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May 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM

I've done a lot of tough things in my life

View this post on the web at [link removed] Team, I’ll be straight with you: I’ve done a lot of tough things in my life. I’m the daughter of a truck driver and a Mexican immigrant. I grew up in a working-class Texas border town and learned English watching Sesame Street. After my parents divor…

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May 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM

I'm proud to be “MAGA’s top enemy”

View this post on the web at [link removed] Shortly after I launched my campaign, The Daily Beast called me “MAGA’s top enemy”. And guess what? I am one of their top enemies. And I wear it proudly. Because I’ve seen the danger first-hand. After September 11th, I felt the need to serve. I went …

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April 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM

What I saw in the Trump’s White House

View this post on the web at [link removed] You’ve been with me from the start. You know that I blew the whistle on the White House’s incompetence and cruelty during Trump’s first term. I’m MAGA’s greatest enemy, and now, I’m running for Congress. I witnessed the hatred and racism of the Trump A…

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April 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM

Saturday Covfefe: The Pressure Test

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week wasn’t random. It was pressure on citizenship, on trust, on institutions, and on the rule of law itself. 1. Citizenship Isn’t Supposed to Be Conditional… 🇺🇸 Citizenship on the Line (NY Times) [ [link removed] ] The U.S. Department of Justic…

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April 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM

MAGA never gives up, but neither do I

View this post on the web at [link removed] MAGA is suing me. It’s Olivia here. Many of you know that one of MAGA’s cronies, Richard Grenell, has been trying to silence me by launching a baseless lawsuit against me. And last month, the Court issued him an embarrassing defeat by dismissing the c…

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April 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM

Virginia voters just handed Trump a devastating defeat

View this post on the web at [link removed] Have you heard the news? Last night, Virginia voters handed Trump a devastating defeat here in Virginia. Trump and MAGA started this power grab. But Virginians put a stop to it. Trump blatantly tried to rig the 2026 elections with his corrupt redistr…

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April 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM

Asking for your signature, not money

View this post on the web at [link removed] It’s Olivia Troye — it’s officially been one week since I launched my Democratic Campaign for Congress, and I’m incredibly grateful for all the support this Substack Community has shown me. Look, here’s the reality: I’m not your typical candidate for …

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April 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM

They tried to silence me

View this post on the web at [link removed] I was in Trump’s Oval Office. Now I’m MAGA’s greatest enemy, and I’m running for Congress. They tried to silence me. Trump pretended he never met me. His press secretary called me a failure. Kash Patel threatened me with litigation. His MAGA allies ha…

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April 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM

I worked my way up

View this post on the web at [link removed] As you know, I’ve put everything on the line to speak out against Donald Trump and his far-right, enabling cronies. A lot of you know me already because you’ve been with me from the very beginning, but let me introduce myself for the new faces. My name…

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April 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM

"Olivia is MAGA's greatest enemy"

View this post on the web at [link removed] Hi, it’s Olivia Troye. Thank you again for your support as we kick off this campaign! I’m passing along a note from my friend George Conway. He’s been a leading voice calling out MAGA and standing up for our democracy, and I’m proud to have his support …

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April 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM

Saturday Covfefe: The System Isn’t Broken

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week, I did something I never thought I would do: I announced that I’m running for Congress [ [link removed] ]. Because watching what’s happening to this country, and staying on the sidelines, was no longer an option. I’ve stood up before. I’ve tak…

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April 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM

My quiet defiance

View this post on the web at [link removed] I blew the whistle on White House incompetence and cruelty during Trump’s last term. Now I’m MAGA’s greatest enemy, and I’m running for Congress. I’m going to ask you to be a Founding Donor to my campaign, but before I do, I want to tell you a story. […

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April 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM

Thank you 💛

View this post on the web at [link removed] Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m beyond humbled by the support I’ve received since announcing my campaign for Congress on Tuesday. Democrats from across the country stepped up to join me — chipping in $5, $10, or even $25 at a time so I can take o…

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April 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM

Chaos, corruption, and calculated cruelty

View this post on the web at [link removed] I’ve put everything on the line to speak out against Donald Trump and his far-right, enabling cronies. I’m Olivia Troye. I’m the daughter of an immigrant and a truck driver who worked my way up to be one of the only women working in counterterrorism af…

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April 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM

My aunt was in that Walmart

View this post on the web at [link removed] On August 3, 2019, a white supremacist walked into an El Paso Walmart and opened fire. He said he wanted to “stop the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” 23 people were killed. My aunt was inside that Walmart. The only reason she survived was because a goo…

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April 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM

A real badass

View this post on the web at [link removed] Hi, it’s Olivia Troye. Thanks so much for your support yesterday! I’m passing along a note from my friend Harry Dunn. He stood up for our democracy on January 6, and I’m proud to have his support from the very start of this campaign. Will you read his m…

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April 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Humiliation

View this post on the web at [link removed] “Humiliation.” We’re less than one day into my campaign for Congress, and news outlets are already talking about how embarrassing my candidacy is for Donald Trump. Will you join this movement to humiliate Donald Trump and flip the House blue? We’re ra…

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April 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM

MAGA can’t stop talking about me

View this post on the web at [link removed] I haven’t been in this race for Congress for even 12 hours, and already MAGA just can’t stop talking about me: Look, they can’t keep my name out of their mouths because they’re running scared of our campaign. Because I know where the bodies are buried.…

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April 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM

I’m MAGA’s greatest enemy and I’m running for Congress

View this post on the web at [link removed] You’ve been with me from the start. You know that I blew the whistle on the White House’s incompetence and cruelty during Trump’s first term. I’m MAGA’s greatest enemy, and now, I’m running for Congress. I’m going to ask you to be a Founding Donor to m…

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April 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM

My decision - to run for Congress

View this post on the web at [link removed] You’ve been with me since I decided to take on the Trump administration back in 2020, and you have no idea how much that means to me. I want you to be the very first to know: I’m running for Congress in Virginia as MAGA’s greatest enemy. We need lead…

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April 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM

Saturday Covfefe: The Line Is Moving

View this post on the web at [link removed] Trump’s allies are breaking ranks. Troops say they were left exposed. The U.S. is preparing for a draft. Your phone isn’t as private as you think. And the courts are changing what rights even mean. That’s where things stand right now. 1. The MAGA Mach…

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April 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Watch the Pattern

View this post on the web at [link removed] I spent this week watching the same thing play out across very different stories: Decisions at the top. Consequences everywhere else. From veterans on the brink of losing their homes, to shifts inside the military, to a workforce dividing in real time…

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March 28, 2026 at 9:51 PM

Live from No Kings in Northern Virginia!

View this post on the web at [link removed] I am fired up. Look at this turnout. Look at this energy. Today in Northern Virginia, people lined the highway waving signs, cars honking in support, strangers stopping to say hello. It wasn’t staged. It wasn’t quiet. It was loud, visible, and impossi…

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March 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM

Saturday Covfefe: This Is How It Happens

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week ended with a reminder: the First Amendment only works if we use it [ [link removed] ]. Yesterday, I stood with Jane Fonda and others calling on people to take a stand, defend the First Amendment, and break the silence. It’s hard to put into w…

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March 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM

Trump and Billionaires Are Grifting Off an Unwinnable War with Miles Taylor and Olivia Troye

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March 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM

They Tried to Silence Me. They Failed.

View this post on the web at [link removed] ⚖️ We Won. Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed Richard Grenell’s lawsuit against me, with prejudice. After everything—the amended complaint, the escalation, the pressure, the cost, and years of dealing with th…

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March 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM

Saturday Covfefe: Distracted?

View this post on the web at [link removed] This week wasn’t noise, it was a pattern. Power expanding. Extremism rising. War being lived on the ground. And the consequences hitting closer to home than people realize. Let’s get into it. 1. Targeting Nonprofits in the Name of "Extremism" The FB…

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March 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM

Saturday Morning Covfefe: 5 Stories That Made Me Reach for Stronger Coffee

View this post on the web at [link removed] Some weeks, the headlines feel chaotic. This week felt…revealing. Let’s get into it. 1. When DOGE Let ChatGPT Judge the Humanities This week, the internet learned something remarkable about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Cha…

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March 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM

The Story People Are Missing About The Iran War and Its Escalation

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March 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM

The Strait of Hormuz: Why This 21-Mile Chokepoint Could Hit Your Grocery Bill Next

View this post on the web at [link removed] There’s a stretch of water so narrow you could nearly shout across it. Twenty-one miles at its tightest point. Two shipping lanes, each barely two miles wide, threaded between Iran to the north and Oman to the south. It has no rival. No bypass. No adeq…

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