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Retired from being a tired Texas teacher of 33 years, tired of the Republican stronghold in Texas

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 04/10/2026
People 34 and younger may be less likely to develop shingles than previous generations, new data suggests, thanks in part to widespread chickenpox vaccination.
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Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows
The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This ad is obviously being made to tell Republicans to hold their nose & vote for her corrupt POS ex-husband who she covered for during his impeachment after he accepted a bribe to drop charges in exchange for his mistresses’ kitchen remodel, but she won’t even mention his name.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I see some folks asking: what motivates RFK Jr to tell such horrific, dangerous, repulsive lies about the HPV vaccine? Well, he has made $856,559 from suing the HPV vaccine maker (his vaccine adviser, Dr Kulldorff, also got rich the same way) Always follow the 🤑! www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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RFK Jr. plans to keep a financial stake in lawsuits against the drugmaker Merck
RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why?
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aemuse.bsky.social @aemuse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
substack.com/@americarefo... Local reporting telling it like it is….
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Typical Trump MO Lies No record of Iowa steel mill
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2026 Maine Fall Foliage Tour
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/10/2026
NBC News' Jon Allen took a road trip along I-80, hitting some of the most competitive congressional districts ahead of the midterms. In Des Moines, Iowa, he spoke to a three-time Trump voter and farmer who said he was "being hurt" by the trade wars but had mixed feelings about government subsidies.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ken Paxton has taken over 275 out-of-state trips since taking office. Texans have spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on his luxury vacations.
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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've been a reporter for a long time and this might be the strangest thing I've ever done. We've been reporting on privatization of schools this year and found that just about anyone can open a private school in most states. So we asked, Could reporters do it?
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. www.ms.now/news/russia-...
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A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms
The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.
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Pam Rickel @pamrickel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
James Talarico doesn’t take money from corporate PACs. Don’t let Paxton buy this election. Join the movement and donate what you can afford. jamestalarico.com
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Join our fight to take power back for working people.
James Talarico is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas to take his fight against corruption to Washington and win power back for working people.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance...
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aemuse.bsky.social @aemuse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Tell Me Lies” by Fleetwood Mac would make the perfect song to play with an anti Trump ad right now! @lincolnproject.us
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver: “The Times had a panel this week of Trump voters who were undecided in this race, and when they were asked to describe Paxton, their answers were: Crook, criminal crook, crooked, bad, amoral, disgusting, morally corrupt, disgusting, corrupt, and womanizer crook.”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/09/2026
Want to register to vote or check your voter registration status? We can help with that: demdock.com/4gRtE8P
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
Texas peeps You may have recently registered and think it’s a done deal. Read the below. Urgently double check that you’re actually registered to vote. 👉🏾 Iwillvote.com 
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aemuse.bsky.social @aemuse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fingers crossed your mom and others will just say “no” to Paxton!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Trump is attending the Tennessee-Texas football game in Tennessee and was introduced to the crowd by the PA announcer. Here's how that went.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jack Smith gets what he’s been seeking.. a public hearing to answer questions about his criminal case against Trump. Tuesday. At the US Senate
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Utah GOP didn’t pay them to “falsify” the signatures, but the slipshod training and incentives for the gatherers to do so insured it was bound to happen The Utah GOP doesn’t serve the people of Utah. It serves its rich donor buddies
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remember this? Who’s the stupid one now?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 24/09/2026
Via @jimdefede.bsky.social on X: "So I was just watching Fox News and this commercial played during Jesse Watters show. It says “Paid for by the US Government.” This is clearly a campaign ad. And the singers are just singing over and over again, “Love me” - over images of Trump."
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
James Talarico: Ken Paxton has been dodging debates all year, and it's why today I'm challenging Ken Paxton to a debate on Fox News. He's been running from accountability his whole life, and it's time to stop running.
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Pissed off cat mom 🇺🇦 @aprimo224.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This may include people who already were registered to vote, but changed their DL address and chose the option to have DPS update their voter registration. If you've moved within Texas this year, please check that your voter registration is up-to-date.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Donald Trump getting up in front of the UN, bragging about how great America and Trump are with lies, and telling them their countries are going to Hell—What an excellent way to dispel the USA's international reputation for being a nation of loud, poorly mannered, aggressive braggarts.
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️ I hope Ken Paxton feels the burn of this ad. I love the ad..... Ken Paxton sold Texas out to China. James Talarico has never been to China.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’d highly recommend that nobody download this app. At best, it’s unfiltered propaganda. At worst, it’s spyware.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How do we make teaching a sustainable career? We need: 🎒Education budget tied to the defense budget 🎒Teacher minimum wage 🎒Strong teacher unions 🎒Investment in the paraprofessionals that a kid needs to be their best learner and so teachers can focus on teaching
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
28 years ago.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sounds about right 🤭😆
Text- My emotional support dog after one day with me. Picture of a German shepherd lying on the ground sleeping, with an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth and a can of Bud Light cradled in his front leg.
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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here's the Barenaked Ladies singing Canada's national anthem at the Buffalo bills game in their new stadium. 🇨🇦🍁 Queue violent ketchup versus the walls episode in the White House.
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The Marque @themarquepac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Constitution had an answer for moments when the republic was outmatched: letters of marque and reprisal. Independent citizens. Commissioned to join the fight. Today, we’re answering the call. Welcome to The Marque. Join us.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 17/09/2026
The Fed would raise interest rates for the first time since 2023. Here's what it means for your wallets: www.contrariannews.org/p/whats-goin… @justinwolfers.bsky.social
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What’s Going On with the Federal Reserve?
Economist Justin Wolfers explains what the Fed interest rate hike means for Americans.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ron White to Joe Rogan: Talarico didn't cost this state $6 million in fines and lawsuits, and that happened with Ken Paxton. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He's a criminal. He's a piece of shit.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My good friend @rickwilson.bsky.social and I have teamed up by forming a PAC that—we promise, and I think he and I are pretty credible on things like this—will cause a great deal of (very good) trouble. Hope you'll take a look, follow, and help.
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Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is a brilliant video created by @donwinslow.bsky.social Trump has lived a lifetime of criminal activity and deceit, now siding with dictators and pedophiles, while Republicans protect him to stay in power. Stop this authoritarian takeover! Raise up! #VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare #SheShed
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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 16/09/2026
reminders for the people: (1) getting rid of the shell company transparency law / rules was in Project 2025 (pg. 707) (2) these are the businesses *that we know of* - he is likely tied to dozens more (3) this is why PUBLIC incorporation registries tying entities to real human owners matters!
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com
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