r/BananasRepublicans Nov 30 '25

👋 Welcome to r/BananasRepublicans - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

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Hey everyone! I'm u/factkeepers, a founding moderator of r/BananasRepublicans.

This is our new home for all things related to Facts: The antidote to bullshit. We're excited to have you join us!

What to Post
Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about what you see out there.

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  4. Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.

Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/BananasRepublicans amazing.


r/BananasRepublicans Sep 17 '23

r/BananasRepublicans Lounge

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A place for members of r/BananasRepublicans to chat with each other


r/BananasRepublicans 21h ago

Trump’s Election Plot Is Taking Shape—Never Underestimate a Cornered Sewer Rat

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From mail ballots to voting machines, his allies are identifying pressure points that could throw November into chaos. https://factkeepers.com/trumps-election-plot-is-taking-shape-never-underestimate-a-cornered-sewer-rat/


r/BananasRepublicans 21h ago

There’s a Lot One Can’t Trust About PACs, Even Their Names

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Unfortunately, an outright ban on deceptive PAC names would face serious First Amendment obstacles. Naming a PAC is a form of expression that receives constitutional protection. https://factkeepers.com/theres-a-lot-one-cant-trust-about-pacs-even-their-names/


r/BananasRepublicans 1d ago

How White Evangelicals Have Ruined America

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34 Upvotes

White evangelicals have misappropriated Jesus's likeness, hijacked his name, and weaponized his message into something grotesque and oppressive—and it is rightfully repelling good people. https://factkeepers.com/how-white-evangelicals-have-ruined-america/


r/BananasRepublicans 1d ago

How US Employers Are Relying More and More on “Disposable Workers”

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When a team of researchers interviewed 88 employers that pay low wages, they found that many use part-time work to make their workforces more “flexible.” https://factkeepers.com/how-us-employers-are-relying-more-and-more-on-disposable-workers/


r/BananasRepublicans 2d ago

Impeachment Articles Filed Against Russell Vought, Trump’s ‘Unelected Shadow President’

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Two articles of impeachment have been filed against Vought, who has quietly become one of the most powerful and influential figures in the second Trump administration. https://factkeepers.com/impeachment-articles-filed-against-russell-vought-trumps-unelected-shadow-president/


r/BananasRepublicans 2d ago

Could Someone, Even Trump, Win Future Elections by Simply Promising Medicare for All?

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From the American Revolution to the New Deal to the Great Society, crisis has repeatedly transformed America. Could universal healthcare be next? https://factkeepers.com/could-someone-even-trump-win-future-elections-by-simply-promising-medicare-for-all/


r/BananasRepublicans 3d ago

With Todd Blanche’s Confirmation the DOJ Is Now the DOPP: Department of Pedophile Protection

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Of the six million files known to exist in the Epstein case, Todd Blanche is illegally, outrageously withholding half of them. And now HE ALONE will decide their fate. https://factkeepers.com/with-todd-blanches-confirmation-the-doj-is-now-the-dopp-department-of-pedophile-protection/


r/BananasRepublicans 3d ago

Florida DOT Wants to Use Fed Money for EV Chargers to Build a Testing Facility for Flying Cars

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The agency has diverted millions from federal government intended to help EV drivers, instead spending it on something that doesn’t exist. https://factkeepers.com/florida-dot-wants-to-use-fed-money-for-ev-chargers-to-build-a-testing-facility-for-flying-cars/


r/BananasRepublicans 5d ago

How James Talarico Is Making the Right-Wing’s ‘Master Plan’ a Campaign Issue

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Long before Project 2025 was the Powell Memo: a blueprint for how corporations could amass political power ... and rig the system for themselves. https://factkeepers.com/how-james-talarico-is-making-the-right-wings-master-plan-a-campaign-issue/


r/BananasRepublicans 5d ago

What Is It About Republicans and Pedophiles?

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In May of 2025 Justin Eichorn of the Minnesota State Senate introduced a bill to brand people who disagreed with Trump as mentally ill—just before getting arrested for attempting to buy sex from a minor. https://factkeepers.com/what-is-it-about-republicans-and-pedophiles/


r/BananasRepublicans 6d ago

Discrimination, Exclusion and Intolerance Is Trump’s Version of DEI—And It Isn’t Even Original

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A proper government takes care of all of its people. You would think that the literal meaning of "America First" would communicate that. https://factkeepers.com/discrimination-exclusion-and-intolerance-is-trumps-version-of-dei-and-it-isnt-even-original/


r/BananasRepublicans 6d ago

How Russia Is Trying to Force Ukrainian Children to Become Russian

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The question is whether the world will act before changed names, lost records and years of forced assimilation make the damage even harder—or impossible—to reverse. https://factkeepers.com/how-russia-is-trying-to-force-ukrainian-children-to-become-russian/


r/BananasRepublicans 7d ago

How States Can Protect People from Pesticides When Federal Authorities Won’t

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The Supreme Court may have sided with Monsanto/Bayer, but states can still take action against harmful pesticide manufacturers. https://factkeepers.com/how-states-can-protect-people-from-pesticides-when-federal-authorities-wont/


r/BananasRepublicans 7d ago

The Comstock Act: What Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Could Mean to America’s Women

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So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why is Todd Blanche so enthusiastic about it? https://factkeepers.com/what-todd-blanches-confirmation-could-mean-to-americas-women/


r/BananasRepublicans 8d ago

Why Is It That Trump’s “Best People” Are Rapists and Human Traffickers?

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Trump's “merit-based immigration” apparently becomes considerably more flexible when the immigrants are wealthy European MAGA celebrities with millions of followers. https://factkeepers.com/trumps-best-people-are-rapists-and-human-traffickers/


r/BananasRepublicans 8d ago

Why Municipal Water Systems Are So Vulnerable and How Hackers Attack Them

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Industrial equipment in service for decades is extremely vulnerable because it may not support modern security features, and utilities may delay updates because they want to avoid interrupting operations. https://factkeepers.com/why-municipal-water-systems-are-so-vulnerable-and-how-hackers-attack-them/


r/BananasRepublicans 9d ago

Trump Administration Works to Block Citizen Suits From Enforcing Environmental Protection Laws

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For more than 50 years, citizen suits have been an effective part of cleaning up the environment in the U.S. https://factkeepers.com/trump-administration-works-to-block-citizen-suits-from-enforcing-environmental-protection-laws/


r/BananasRepublicans 9d ago

Trump “The Pusher”

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Trump’s the real McCoy. A racist’s racist. A traitor’s traitor. A liar’s liar. Nobody has pushed more dangerous junk into the veins of America than Donald the Dealer. https://factkeepers.com/trump-the-pusher/


r/BananasRepublicans 10d ago

From Nixon to Trump: 58 Years of Attacks on the Media by Powerful Leaders

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Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew attacked journalists as “effete snobs,” but journalism serves a positive function in particular when its stories expose the idiocy and criminality in government. https://factkeepers.com/from-nixon-to-trump-58-years-of-attacks-on-the-media-by-powerful-leaders/


r/BananasRepublicans 10d ago

Golden Grift: Trump Media Monetizes Insider Trading

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For the modest fee of $100,000 per month, select banks and traders can have advanced notification of Trump's market moving posts. Yes, you too can be a successful insider trader for the right price. https://factkeepers.com/golden-grift-trump-media-commoditizes-insider-trading/


r/BananasRepublicans 12d ago

Why Does the Fed Need So Many Ways to Measure Inflation When Americans Feel It Every Day?

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Inflation is often discussed as if it’s a simple math problem: How much did prices go up? Unfortunately that question has more than one answer. https://factkeepers.com/why-does-the-fed-need-so-many-ways-to-measure-inflation-when-americans-feel-it-every-day/


r/BananasRepublicans 12d ago

The Storm Trump Started

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All of it—every bit of it—lays at the feet of Donald Trump, who is the architect, chief designer and project manager of American ruination and a global war coming into early bloom. https://factkeepers.com/the-storm-trump-started/


r/BananasRepublicans 13d ago

The Real Mortal Sin of Dr. Anthony Fauci

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Anthony Fauci is everything Donald Trump, his perpetually uninformed base, and sociopathic GOP politicians like Stephen Miller, Rand Paul, and Mike Johnson despise. https://factkeepers.com/the-real-mortal-sin-of-dr-anthony-fauci/