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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/09/2026
Could things get worse with another 2 years of Republicans in control? You do the math.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
PLEASE SHARE
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump remains laser-focused on lowering costs for Americans
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Natalie Harp rides with Trump on Marine One tonight #TravelWithNatalie (REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz)
pic of Trump and Harp in the chopper
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/09/2026
"After a restless, sleepless night, Maryam and her son left for school dropoff. When they arrived, they were surrounded by vans. They were shackled and detained in front of Maryam’s son’s classmates. They’ve been locked away ever since."
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Marco Rubio Is Punishing a Teenage Boy for His Grandmother’s Sins
America gave Rubio’s family a second chance. He gave this family a cage.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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Ye Olde Punk @nehoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yeah, we know but tell that to Google. Buncha bitches.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 22/08/2026
The fact is that Trump added more debt than Biden, and Republican presidents have added more debt than Democrats. By lots.
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JD Vance Says $40 Trillion U.S. 'Debt Bomb' Is Biden’s Fault, And Critics Are Tired Of The Blame Game
“Blaming Biden for everything that Trump does is getting really tired,” one X user wrote.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
i think one of the hidden keys to politics right now is "how can our side make sure that the 'trump is gonna kill a bunch of beautiful wild horses' story gets in front of the millions of otherwise apolitical consumers of social media horse-related content"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Shocked to learn that the political party led by pedophiles and dedicated to protecting pedophiles has created a police force filled with pedophiles.
A new report by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, released today, pulls back the curtain on a stunning level of sexual criminal behavior within ICE and CBP. Out of 152 cases of identified immigration officials or contractors accused or convicted of criminal behavior, 131 of them, or 86.2 percent, were charged with sex offenses. Seventy-eight of them—51 percent of the entire cohort—"committed sex offenses against children—the single largest category on the list," the report states. Cases involving a CBP officer, the report finds, "are more likely to involve underage victims" than those of an ICE officer. Yet fully half of ICE officers accused or convicted of sex offenses (12 of 24) had a minor as their victim.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
on two occasions I have run into a dude who went with the "I identify as a woman" thing because he thinks its really funny and my learning has been that if you take his word for it and start calling him a woman he stops finding it funny in about 1 second and starts getting upset & so you don't stop
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abains.bsky.social @abains.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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My Password is Louvre @bmceuen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bennie Moreno is making a scene so the SEOs pick this up instead of the fact he did absolutely nothing against his former son in law that burned his daughter with scalding hot water and likely broke his two year old granddaughters collarbone
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Epstein survivor Dani Bensky: You can’t say that you want to make sure sex offenders and sex traffickers are behind bars and then vote for him. Every vote for Blanche is really a vote against survivors. If Thom Tillis wants to call, I’m happy to talk to him. We’ve been trying to get in touch
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.
A graph showing how the edsel and Cybertruck both performed based on their sales target and actual year one and year two sales. The edsel was expected to sell 200k units in its first year. It sold slightly over 50k, and less than 50k the next year

The Cybertruck had a sales.target of 250k in its first year. They sold around 40k, the next year they sold about half as many.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Remember that Ted Cruz and other Texas GOPers have questioned Talarico's manliness? Well, a real man answers tough questions and doesn't run away. Where's Paxton's machismo?
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Imagine if a woman president spent most her time raving and crying about an election she lost 6 years ago. Emotional. Unstable. Hysterical. Unfit to lead.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Todd Blanche is violating federal law by covering up the Epstein files. Rather than confirming him as attorney general, the Senate ought to demand his prosecution.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
⚓ Rear Admiral Amy Bauernschmidt came up through the ranks the hard way, graduating from Annapolis, earning her wings, commanding a helo squadron, then a carrier, and now a carrier group. And because Low-T Peter just pulled her promotion, she'll never get her second star. Proud of you, Shipmate 🫡
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Report: Hegseth torpedoed trailblazing San Diego admiral's promotion
Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt was one of seven one-star admirals to have their promotions nixed — five of them women or people of color, the New York Times said.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov: “Here’s what’s gonna happen tonight — the world’s most famous sore loser will deliver a primetime presidential sour grapes 🍇 address to pursue his 6yo grievances about the 2020 election while his war spirals out of control and the cost of living continues to rise.”
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This "tweet" from a year ago has been deleted by its author. I'm posting here now on BlueSky as a reminder and as a public service, for anyone, should they ever need it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Pro Tip: If you’re an old man who looks like Miss Jane on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” avoid mocking better looking young men for their appearance.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
@avindman.bsky.social should demand that Moody call on Trump to pay his E Jean Carroll bills.
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 07/07/2026
Last year, Trump made $2.2 billion – including $1.4 billion alone from crypto. He’s profiting off the presidency while you struggle to get by. It’s corruption and theft from the American people. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures
Almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president’s earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I'm going to KEEP talking about how Florida Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
If you’d like to know more about the con that is crypto, pre-order my movie: watch.eventive.org/everyoneisly...
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money — Live from New York | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Actor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype, and harm behind cryptocurrency’s rise—and who’s really paying the price.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Once you kill a child, or your policies and actions lead to the death of children, whatever the case may be, it doesn't matter how many satellites you put into space, what anyone says you are or aren't, or how much wealth you amass. At the end of the day, you are a child killer.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Breaching what was once considered the most heavily defended airspace in the world, a Ukrainian drone flew through downtown Moscow in broad daylight.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Ken Paxton let a pedophile back on our streets. Adam Hoffman—an admitted child molester—should have gotten life in prison, but Paxton gave him an Epstein-style sweetheart deal. Today I’m calling on Paxton to release the Hoffman Files. The Epstein Class has no place in Texas.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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[Spooky Name Placeholder] @mxlabradorite.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
IT'S A TARP!
Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Epstein Survivors' Statement
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 03/06/2026
Nick Bilton wrote he's not here "to make headlines about newsroom drama." Bilton referred to himself 23 times in his email firing Scott Pelley—five in the first sentence alone. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nick Bilton's email to Scott Pelley, with the personal pronouns highlighted.
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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@netflix.com should take all these fantastic and fearless journalists and create a news arm. With CNN up next for the integrity dissection, Netflix could create a world class, worldwide news stream with global reach on their global platform. If you agree, share this. If you don't, that's cool too.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Men who worship Trump, a man who wears liquid foundation, is *obsessed* with ballrooms, dances to gay anthems from the ‘70s, plays music from Broadway musicals, talks fondly about Arnold Palmer’s enormous penis, and gushes about how hot Jaxson Dart is, are questioning James Talarico’s sexuality?
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
SCOOP: The Trump administration is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf. The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service funds. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects.
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The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold
The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books. We need more of this from our electeds.
Senator Andy Kim runs into the street as an ICE armored vehicle behind him prepares to deploy chemical agents against protestors in front of Delaney Hall concentration camp in Newark, NJ. His hands are outstretched and he appears to be shouting.
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James Vizzard @jwvizzard.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
My best friend gave his life for this country. He's buried less than a mile from that podium, and two of his children, whom he loved fiercely, are trans. This is just a giant middle finger to a man who was 1,000x the soldier the secretary could ever hope to be.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This security guard died protecting children at the Islamic Center of San Diego. If you can help support his family, it would go a long way. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...
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Support family of Amin Abdullah, Islamic Center of San Diego Martyr | LaunchGood | LaunchGood
Amin was the security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Police say his actions kept Monday's attack from being far worse. Remember his legacy with us!
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Congratulations to Péter Magyar on a decisive election victory in Hungary. The Hungarian people have chosen a new path. We are ready to work with you, and our European allies, to deepen our cooperation in trade, defence, and security.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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