### To the Contrary

**Charlie Sykes**  
  
Dog owner, grandfather, author, "How the Right Lost Its Mind". Never Ever Trump. No regrets. Email: [cjaysykes@gmail.com](mailto:cjaysykes@gmail.com); @ [sykescharlie.bsky.social](http://sykescharlie.bsky.social/)

To the Contrary

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[Charlie Sykes](https://substack.com/@sykescharlie) - **15h**  
I recorded a quick video to cover some of the news of the day, including a remarkable federal court ruling that explains why the Senate should never confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.  
**Topics also covered:**
* JD Vance tries to put lipstick on a very ugly pig.
* Trump‘s latest bizarre bleach about the “deal.“
* And how Trump is weaponizing his lies about the Green swamp fiasco.

[To the Contrary](https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/trump-has-become-our-own-baghdad)

**Trump Has Become Our Own Baghdad Bob**  
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[Charlie Sykes](https://substack.com/@sykescharlie) restacked  
 [Max Boot](https://substack.com/@maxboot) - **20h**  
While Trump is focused on the Reflecting Pool, Arc de Trump, and East Wing Ballroom….  
[Read more](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/technology/china-supercomputer-crown-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share)  
  
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[Rev. Angela Denker](https://substack.com/@angeladenker) - **20h**  
 [When the Church loses the compassion of Christ](https://angeladenker.substack.com/p/when-the-church-loses-the-compassion)  
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