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Congress Do Your Job! A fellow traveler. Ex-Xer. Pro-democracy. Wants elected officials to do their damn jobs for the people! Corporations are run by humans. Corporations are not people. Overturn Citizens United!

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 4h
This Administration is robbing our country of its dignity.
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Aaron C. Davis @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social · 5h
George Kollitides, the behind-the scenes Pentagon powerbroker close to deputy defense secretary Steve Feinberg left Alvarez & Marsal Capital last week after ProPublica started looking into the deals. Read my first story for ProPublica! www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h
Millions of people with private Medicare coverage in the U.S. are being forced to change their insurance for 2027 and will pay higher prices for prescriptions and medical care. Some experts are warning that more older Americans will face greater financial hardship.
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Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance
As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 4h
Lifetime tenure for Supreme Court justices fuels increasingly bitter confirmation battles. Use our new data tool to see the outcome for every nominee based on year and vote margin. bit.ly/4ATtLbw
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Senate Votes on Supreme Court Nominations
This interactive graphic illustrates the growing partisan nature of Senate confirmation votes.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 4h
“Arkansas leads the nation in farm bankruptcies and farmer suicides right now.” Watch Democratic U.S. Senate candidate @hallieshoffner.bsky.social's interview on The Tea with April Ryan about what's at stake ahead of the midterms: www.contrariannews.org/p/the-tea-ft...
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Governor Jay Inslee @govjayinslee.bsky.social · 4h
Big Oil executives think they’re above the law – and we should all be madder than hell about it. @climateintegrity.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My assessment of the State of the Force: "this Congress is overdue to protect the American military from a civilian leadership that is its greatest threat." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Reducing the Number of Generals Isn’t the Problem
Hegseth is damaging the military and the public’s trust in it.
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 6h
Americans are struggling to put food on the table and this is what the president of the United States is focusing on.
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WIRED @wired.com · 6h
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long Musk paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him. buff.ly/xN8cRYX
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Elon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentary
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 6h
‘Barbaric’: Catholic Leader Condemns Hegseth’s Plan for Public Execution The Trump administration's announcement that it will livestream a firing squad execution is being met with bipartisan backlash. Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h
BREAKING: A pro-voting group is suing ICE for failing to respond to FOIA requests regarding the agency's increased involvement in investigating voter fraud. The lawsuit comes after the group had already submitted multiple FOIA requests seeking documents that disclose those efforts.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h
WTF is happening to this country? We've asked that every single day — and watched a movement of millions rise up refusing to sit it out. So we wrote a book about it. Preorder WTF America?! bit.ly/wtf-america-...
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WTF America?!
From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h
AOC: “ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency. It does not belong in NYC and should not exist in 🇺🇸. Abolish ICE.”
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 6h
Pete Hegseth is treating death and cruelty as entertainment. The news of a livestreamed execution for the Fort Hood murderer is beneath our military. I have no sympathy for Nidal Hasan, he massacred 13 innocent people in '09, but justice is solemn, it shouldn't be a spectacle. Link below ⬇️
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 6h
This is apparently happening in multiple areas in the capital. The DC board of elections has been made aware of it and have been in touch with the National Guard to address it. It’s no accident.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 7h
STATEMENT OF ABBE LOWELL AND NORM EISEN, COUNSEL FOR FED GOVERNOR LISA COOK, IN RESPONSE TO WHITE HOUSE "HEARING" ANNOUNCEMENT
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7h
ONEST Explained: How One Nobel Prize Connects Gaza, U.S. Sanctions on the ICC, Myanmar, Russia and Rare Earths Truly a must read. www.onestnetwork.com/how-one-nobe...
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How One Nobel Prize Connects Gaza, U.S. Sanctions on the ICC, Myanmar, Russia and Rare Earths
Navi Pillay learned that she had won the Nobel Peace Prize while sitting in Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg — the same courtroom where Nazi leaders were prosecuted after World War II and where some of the ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
Still true
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9h
The rape case is drawing attention to a previous failure by Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff. He caved in a $60mn settlement to Trump, on claims revealed by a DOJ whistleblower to be bogus, undermining DEI and free speech on campus. His capitulation has the stench of complicity.
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What Cornell says about universities’ MAGA complicity
White House attacks on DEI gave colleges cover to abandon women and minority students
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h
> @cnn.com $SPCX www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/i...
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 6h
How embarrassing www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-sanc...
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US sanctions ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration targets The Hague-based war crimes court after sanctioning more than half of its judges and all of its top prosecutors
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/12/2025
The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
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Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
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A Citizen @acitizen.bsky.social · 6h
They should worry!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/03/2025
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody on Tuesday after the Philippine government said it received an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest over his "war on drugs" that killed thousands during his term.
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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in custody after ICC warrant issued, government says | CNN
Former President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody on Tuesday after the Philippine government said it received an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest.
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
This is so far over the line it’s disorienting.
Microsoft has disabled the ICC prosecutor’s email account.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
All 3 do not recognize the ICC.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h
* ICC STRONGLY REJECTS US SANCTIONS AGAINST THE INSTITUTION * ICC SAYS SANCTIONS ARE AN ATTEMPT TO OBSTRUCT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE @reuters.com
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 7h
More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds
Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
Not happening, Donald! Just days after claiming it would be a “great discredit” if he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, the prize went to South African anti-apartheid lawyer and human rights judge Navi Pillay.
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Trump Denied Nobel Peace Prize Yet Again; Winner is South African Anti-Apartheid Judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay
Pillay was honored for her courage in defending international law and justice as a pioneering South African judge
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
After an extraordinary 322 days at sea, nearly a year away from their loved ones, the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are finally home! 🇺🇸 These sailors and their families have sacrificed so much. They deserve every hug, every tear, and every bit of this incredible homecoming. WELCOME HOME!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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A Citizen @acitizen.bsky.social · 20h
Too f#cking far
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h
Jon Ossoff to Mike Collins: “You’re robbing your constituents to subsidize your donors.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
Another very long day. One of the lessons I have learned is that it is not enough to simply do the work of fighting for democracy. Lawyers must show their work to the public and explain the stakes. That is why I started Democracy Docket. Help me grow it by subscribing today. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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A Citizen @acitizen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We used to make better choices than third-world countries ruled by dictators.
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We used to make better choices than third-world countries ruled by dictators.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
Justice is one thing. Turning an execution into entertainment is something entirely different, and not something anyone should want to participate in.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Steve Miller Band releases “The Joker” today in 1973 — written after a long day in the studio, he said, when “I went outside with my acoustic guitar to sit on the hood of my funky old GTO and think about my lyrics for the next day. .. I had no idea it would be our next single. I didn’t have a clue.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2026
Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Marco Rubio has a meltdown when asked about Kimberly Guilfoyle: "I'm not playing this game ... you guys are not gonna be our only source of information in the world. I'm sorry to tell you that. No... I don't even know if what you're reporting is true." (It's true! The Journal has her text messages!)
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In this insane rant, Trump sounds convincingly like a KKK Grand Wizard from the 1920s... by the way, his father was arrested participating in a KKK riot in Queens in 1927. He was named among the rabblerousers in local newspaper reports.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?
The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thinking this is wrong does not make you a communist, despite what @MarshaBlackburn says
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I note how Christian Nationalists, who think the public execution of Jesus was the most horrific thing humans ever did, are giddy at the prospect of getting to watch a public execution on live streaming—being so “pro-life” and all . . .
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A Citizen @acitizen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Abso-freaking-lutely!!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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