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Trump is now signing pardons on stage at his rally in Alaska (note that the documents are brought on stage by Natalie!)

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Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 4h

If you like high gas prices, high groceries, no healthcare and endless corruption in D.C., then Cindy High Prices is right for you. But if you're ready for a new direction and a fighter for Mississippi, then I'm your guy. Let's go win on November 3rd! #MississippiMatters

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 3h

While Mainers pay more for the Iran war, Susan Collins’ pockets deepen because of it. #MESen

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

My God, imagine getting laughed off the stage at a League of Women Voters event.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 5h

Whyyyyyyyyy

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 6h

$9.37 for heating fuel in Kotzebue, a hub in the Northwest Arctic. We heat our homes with diesel in most of Alaska, and families here are bracing for a winter where they’ll have to decide between heat and food. It’s apocalyptic – and Dan Sullivan's votes are to blame.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."

In conducting this hearing, the Court is not called upon to resolve factual disputes between
the parties. The facts set forth in this Memorandum Opinion and Order were proposed by the
Plaintiff, unobjected to by the Government, and then deemed admitted by the Court. Dkts. 74, 75,
77.2 These facts establish that high-ranking government officials, including then Secretary of DHS
Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, engaged in a coordinated public relations campaign to impugn the
personal and professional integrity of Ms. Comans. For reasons unfathomable to this Court,
officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an
impeccable record of public service. In short, Ms. Comans was professionally targeted and
personally attacked by government officials for no legitimate reason. The attacks against Ms.
Comans were based entirely on false information, and many government officials knew the
accusations were untrue at the time they were made. With no regard for the truth and with no
consideration for the personal and professional effect on Ms. Comans, government officials
exploited their access to mass media outlets to broadcast false information. These false
statements reached hundreds of millions of people. The purpose of this Order is, to the best of
this Court’s ability, to correct the public record and establish as a matter of law that the
statements made by these officials about Ms. Comans were objectively and demonstrably false.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 8h

JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 5h

🚨 BREAKING: Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting TEC-4 power station. Intelligence indicates Russia is preparing further ballistic launches, warns President Zelenskyy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 8h

Trump isn’t fooling anyone about his corruption. The newest AP/NORC poll shows “about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe he is either illegally profiting or doing something unethical but not illegal.”

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More Outrageous Weaponization of the Justice Department

They can’t contain their fascism.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 5h

Still waiting...

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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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Republican Crimes Tracker @gopcrimes.bsky.social · 5h

#196/2026 Elected Louisiana GOP official Chad Hardy was charged with theft after he made numerous purchases using an account owned by a local Knights of Columbus charity. Stealing from a religious charity to enrich yourself is low even by modern MAGA standards.

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Elected official arrested in Arnaudville, police say

A St. Martin Parish elected official has been arrested, accused of theft from the Knights of Columbus, Arnaudville Police say.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners just sued ICE over a nasty catch-22 ICE detains people, takes their IDs & work papers, releases them, keeps the papers. Now they can't work & risk getting picked up again for having no ID We're going to court to get it ALL back -TN

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 8h

You recognize the signs of DV in his he’s behaving and what he’s saying. And you know the danger of separating.. that’s what the midterms are to him - us separating from his DV

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

NEW: Illinois delivered more than $600 million in tax cuts to nearly 950,000 working families. Our Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit let them keep an average of $1,460 in their pockets. While Trump puts the wealthy first, we're giving families more breathing room.

Graphic of Governor Pritzker in front of an outline of Illinois, with text reading, "Governor Pritzker provides $600 million in tax cuts to 950,000 working families."

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kmbailey59.bsky.social @kmbailey59.bsky.social · 8h

I hope everyone recognizes how insane it is for one person to be able to spend $366M on one election. It would take the average US worker 5,200 _years_ to even earn that much.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 9h

I’m proud to stand up for hardworking Ohioans, and I’m honored to have @barackobama.bsky.social support our fight to help working people get ahead.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good news from the Badlands! Today, October 6, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit based on the Pine Ridge Reservation, plans to return 50 bison to nearly 40,000 acres in the Stronghold area of Badlands National Park.

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Lakota nonprofit returning bison to 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park to restore native prairie

Thunder Valley CDC will release 50 bison across 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park on Oct. 6, restoring native prairie ecology and Lakota stewardship.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 8h

The FAA rolled out a new AI tool for air traffic control in DC without publishing a safety evaluation or sufficiently consulting labor. @repaprildelaney.bsky.social and I are urging the FAA to stop the rollout until we have answers. Air traffic control leaves zero margin for error.

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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 8h

Incredibly honored to have President Obama's support in this fight.

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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 8h

Americans are exhausted with a political system consumed by fear, division and divisiveness. We must build a better and more hopeful path for our country.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Guilfoyle has now reached the stage where Trump pretends he doesn’t really know who she is.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10h

We’re expanding our discretionary grant pilot program to speed up funding for nonprofits that serve New Yorkers. Now, 800 nonprofit partners are on track to receive funding within 30 days — cutting months of red tape so they can spend less time on paperwork and more time serving our communities.

Nonprofit leaders celebrate the pilot expansion at the Bushwick Starr.

Mayor Mamdani, Lincoln Restler, Julie Menin, and Linda Lee stand at a podium celebrating faster payments for non profits.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 10h

Healthcare is a human right! That’s why I’ve brought home millions for local hospitals, to build and expand behavioral health clinics, and for emergency services across the state. From Bernalillo to Belen, the East Mountains to Ft. Sumner to Sandia—these facilities will help save lives.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10h

Just going to park it right here.

Assistant Secretary Riley Bar... # 8•2h
Ambassador Thornhill, welcome to the team. I'm proud to have such a dedicated leader join us as Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a grave human rights issue and a transnational crime exploiting men, women, and children for profit. We will continue to go after traffickers, protect survivors, and deliver justice for the American people.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 10h

Ohio, it’s going to take all of us to win. Now is the time to get in the fight. Cleveland. October 24th. Join us.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

It’s just seems like you ought to at least know SOMETHING about the government, civics or policy to get appointed as a US Senator from SC or a WH Press Secretary. But no, that doesn’t seem to be necessary for Republicans.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 10h

Building an administration around who is willing to affirm absolute loyalty to you during cable news hits is not a great plan.

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Brian Poindexter For Congress @poindexterforcongress.com · 10h

Working people are the most underrepresented group in Congress. I'm a union ironworker running for Congress to start to change that.

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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 10h

As promised, the 250 to 250 project continues!

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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 10h

Mariska Hargitay is an award–winning actress, producer, and director and the founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Hargitay proudly commemorates the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. #WeAreAmerica250

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 10h

Another bug in the human brain: you surround someone with something and they'll quickly decide that's what's normal (even if the voices are fake, even if you KNOW they're fake).

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 11h

Cindy Hyde-Smith has 21 days until Election Day to face Mississippi voters in a town hall or debate.

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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 11h

10/13 New reporting from the Press Herald Tuesday says that Senator Susan Collins and the pro-Collins super PAC run by a family friend are still paying the DC fundraising firm connected to the alleged pay-to-play scheme that the FBI wanted to investigate as recently as last year. #maine #MEpolitics

Collins campaign and superpac still paying DC fundraiser from Navatek scandal

• Press Herald is reporting that both orgs are currently paying the same fundraising company used by the pac in the period investigated by the FBI over alleged bribery

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

😂😂😂

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 11h

I’m hiring motivated and eager interns for the Spring 2027 semester in my Boston office. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, veterans, and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply. Applications are due Monday, November 9th.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

this is an SNL cold open come to life. she can barely read

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Since assuming office in 2015, Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million and a review of travel records could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

OMG she is brutally bad at this

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Democratic AGs @dems.ag · 13h

🚨 Michigan Republican AG candidate Doug Lloyd campaigned with anti-abortion extremists. He cannot be trusted as Michigan’s top law enforcement official. michiganindependent.com/politics/dou...

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Doug Lloyd campaigns with prominent anti-abortion leader ahead of election

Lloyd, the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, will face Democrat Eli Savit in the Nov. 3 general election.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 13h

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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 13h

The biggest lie we’ve been told is that we don’t have the power to change anything. This isn’t about Republican vs. Democrat. It’s about the rich and powerful becoming trillionaires while they try to wipe out the middle class. Let's get out and win Florida! #AngieForFlorida

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

Susan Collins wants voters to believe she is a moderate Republican who stands up to Trump. But the truth is Collins only takes sides against the regime when she knows her vote won’t stop Trump.

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In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him (Gift Article)

A New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome.

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Steve the Dog🐾 @stevethedogcivics.bsky.social · 13h

In this episode of @250to250.bsky.social, Charles “Chip” Storey tells the story of Fort Mose, the first legally sanctioned free Black community in America, founded by fugitives from slavery in Spanish Florida. 📽️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social 📺 youtu.be/eb0-KUgVu6A 🐾 Steve #250to250 #WeAreAmerica250

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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 13h

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