Edition · September 29, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — September 29, 2021

2 verified reports published on September 29, 2021.

This edition is the complete daily record. Reports remain separate so readers can see each claim, source set, correction, and update without one article being mislabeled as the entire edition.

Closing take

By late September 2021, the Trump operation had entered a familiar phase: deny, delay, attack the referees, and then act surprised when the paper trail gets longer. The damage was not abstract. It was showing up in congressional records, platform bans, and a growing record of attempted pressure on federal institutions.

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House Drops New Proof That Trump Pushed DOJ to Help Overturn the Election

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

A House oversight release on September 29, 2021 showed fresh evidence that Trump and his allies repeatedly leaned on the Justice Department in the weeks after the 2020 election. The documents underscored that senior career officials resisted the pressure, turning what Trumpworld wanted to sell as “concerns” into a record of direct political interference.

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Facebook’s Trump Suspension Fight Kept Dragging Jan. 6 Back Into View

★★★☆☆Fuckup rating 3/5 Major mess

The Trump suspension case had already been decided by the Oversight Board on May 5, 2021, but the fallout was still alive by late September as Facebook asked for board guidance on its cross-check system. The record kept tying Trump’s account to the Jan. 6 attack and Facebook’s decision to extend the punishment to two years.

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