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Trump Administration Criticized for Targeting Ordinary Americans
Original: The Trump Administration Has Gone After a Mailman and a Cyclist. Who's Next? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/opinion/
A New York Times opinion column argues that the Trump administration has pursued legal action against a mail carrier and a cyclist, and asks which ordinary citizen might be targeted next. The piece frames these cases as examples of government overreach against people with no political prominence, a concern now being widely shared and debated.
Why now: unclear
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- The Trump Administration Has Gone After a Mailman and a Cyclist. Who's Next? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/opinion/trump-target-ordinary-citizens.html # Politics # Government # Justice · nyt_opinion@robot.villas · 3
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