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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: Several more Jan 6 defendants have filed federal civil lawsuits, seeking taxpayer-funded payouts The latest group includes seditious conspiracy defendants, who allege mistreatment during confinement & "malicious prosecution" There's been a wave of these suits this month
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: Amid public health concerns over online sports betting, major operators like DraftKings say their in-app safeguards can prevent users from spiraling out of control. Our reporter decided to find out for himself whether that was true.
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Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.
ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
given recent behavior by Trump's ICE agents... www.nbcboston.com/video/multim...
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Protesters demand Boston Dynamics deny ICE their robot dogs
Immigration and Customs Enforcement could soon deploy four-legged robots made by Massachusetts-based Boston Dynamics, a move that is raising concerns among some activists about surveillance, control a...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 30/07/2026
It was, in accelerated fashion, a parallel to how living through climate change is making Republicans far worse on emissions & pollution.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all. I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22/06/2026
Trump wants to create a national database of every registered voter in the country. Then, he and the GOP want to decide who gets to stay on it. “It’s a way of essentially taking over the voter registration process,” Marc Elias says, “or, more precisely, taking over the results.”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22/06/2026
BREAKING: A judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to Maryland's unredacted voter registration list, ruling that it was not a record the department could obtain through legal force under federal law. The DOJ is now 0-9 in its effort to force states to divulge their private voter data.
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DOJ now 0-9 in voter roll cases after Trump-appointed judge tosses its Maryland demand
In total, the DOJ has brought 31 voter roll lawsuits against states and Washington, D.C.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12/06/2026
One day after Trump’s lawless ICE operation traumatized kids on school grounds in Baltimore, we learn they’re harassing DMV-area nonprofits for information about immigrant CHILDREN. This does nothing to make us safer. No child should live in fear of ICE’s violence.
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Trump administration deploys federal agents to intimidate legal services nonprofits representing unaccompanied immigrant children
Washington, DC, June 12, 2026 – Over the past 48 hours, in the latest example of intimidation tactics, agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12/06/2026
This purchase and approval is the result of inappropriate interference by the Trump Admin on behalf of Trump's billionaire buddies.

The consolidation we're seeing in the media space is a threat to free speech. State Attorneys General must keep investigating these transactions.
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Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division signed off on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., allowing the blockbuster media merger to move forward.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It's hard to fathom how deeply evil this is, and that we have people running our country who get sick pleasure from sending women fleeing violence in Iran to an African country in the middle of a brutal civil war.
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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
for a hot minute, trump's iran war was supposedly about his concern for the safety of the iranian people, and particularly iran's dissidents and activists. now he's deporting (to central african republic, for some reason??) iranian women who fled here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
James Talarico: We have 45,000 volunteers signed up across the state, we've shattered grassroots fundraising records without taking a dime from corporate PACs, and we're leading in the polls against Ken Paxton. This big tent that we're building in Texas is really gonna shock the world in November.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
James Talarico: There's been a lot of talk in this race about what it means to be a real man. A man takes responsibility, upholds his commitments to his family and his neighbors, and does what's right, even when no one is watching.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/06/2026
Trump can’t accept that the people of California would reject him over and over and over again, Marc Elias says. That’s why he and the GOP want an excuse to ignore the results of elections where Democrats win. “We must not let them succeed.” bit.ly/4ec9ymv
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Talarico: Here's what real men don't do. They don't lie and cheat their way through life. They don't sell their soul to the highest bidder. Real men serve others, weak men serve themselves. So I welcome this debate. I don't think Paxton or Cruz are in a position to tell anyone what a real man is.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 03/06/2026
AHAHAHAHAAHAH finance.yahoo.com/markets/arti...
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SpaceX valued at just $780 billion by Morningstar, less than half its IPO target
SpaceX just got slapped with a bearish valuation ahead of its monster IPO coming up later this month.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/06/2026
If you're reading this, you might be about to help make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. If so, you’ll also be risking your retirement savings while simultaneously bailing out X and Cybertrucks. And to top it off: You have pretty much no say in the matter.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/06/2026
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We illustrated their findings.
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
WATCH: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner joins Chris Hayes for an exclusive and responds to new reporting from the New York Times that details allegations from women describing parts of his behavior as “unsettling.”
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Graham Platner responds to NYT report: ‘Anything alleging physicality’ not true
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Tell me more about Trump/Republican family values… www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children
Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/06/2026
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/06/2026
Night of the Living Slush Fund
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Trump’s Permanency Project
Who cares about popularity when you can make elections irrelevant?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/06/2026
Virtually everyone now acknowledges that the Russian ground offensive in Ukraine is stalled. Except, uh, one guy:
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Yes, Russia Is Losing the War in Ukraine
And Putin seems to be the last person not to know it.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 05/06/2026
Senator Bill Cassidy & I are teaming up to undo Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund. As it stands the fund could reward rioters who assaulted police on Jan 6. Our amendment makes it a compensation fund ONLY for officers who defended the Capitol that day & their families.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 05/06/2026
I just offered an amendment to prevent anyone convicted of heinous crimes — from attacking law enforcement to molesting children — from getting money from Trump's taxpayer financed slush fund. Republicans blocked it. All to please the Dear Leader. It's sick.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 05/06/2026
Senate Republicans just voted to give billions more of taxpayer money to Trump's lawless ICE operations.

The American people deserve a govt that puts them first.

Today, Trump & his rubber stamp Republicans once again failed them.

My full statement ⬇️
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“This individual promotes values that go against democracy, human rights and peace,” stated Langrune en Commun. Read more: www.connexionfrance.com/news/normand...
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Normandy villagers oppose D-Day visit by Trump’s Defence Secretary
Residents have called for the cancellation of Pete Hegseth’s visit from the US
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Members of a local organisation in Langrune-sur-Mer are calling for the cancellation of a scheduled visit from the US Secretary of Defence. Pete Hegseth is due to represent US President Donald Trump alongside some 400 other guests during a D-Day commemoration in the village this Saturday (June 6).
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 05/06/2026
Today, we gave Republicans a choice: Do they want to support people who assaulted police on Jan 6th or the police officers who defended the Capitol on that day. They made their choice. Another shameful vote from Republicans to send your tax dollars to these criminals.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/06/2026
With the complicity of the Republican Senate, Trump has once again put himself above the law; the slush fund lives. Maybe this is the last time anyone will think it will turn out differently. Today's Morning Shots, from @saletan.bsky.social and Ben Parker:
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Senate Republicans Chicken Out—Again.
How can something this unsurprising still be so disappointing?
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“The danger doesn’t arrive when tanks appear in the streets. It arrives when leaders lose the ability to say no. It arrives when loyalty replaces judgment.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/they-refus...
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They refused to kill it
The people who spent years screaming that government had been weaponized against them were given an opportunity to permanently prohibit a taxpayer-funded slush fund yesterday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/06/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration had plans to classify 2.7 million living people — including some U.S. citizens and lawful residents — as dead as part of its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a former senior Social Security executive.
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Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/06/2026
About 400,000 people have been detained by immigration agents since Trump returned to office. But it’s nearly impossible to know how many family separations the sweeps have caused since the administration does not track this information.
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More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s rep...
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
When healthcare workers organize, they affirm a timeless truth: that those who care for others deserve safety, respect, and a meaningful voice in shaping the future of their profession.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is the crowd to see James Talarico tonight in Ken Paxton’s home county.
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Martin O'Malley @martinomalley.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
At his fake cabinet meeting, Trump just repeated his lie that millions of dead 150-year olds are fraudulently receiving & cashing Social Security checks. Once again, he couldn’t point to a single example BECAUSE IT DOESN’T HAPPEN. They’re trying to wreck Social Security so they can rob it.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Jeff Bezos has made a deliberate choice. He’s chosen accommodation over resistance. Submission over citizenship. He’s decided that the preservation of his empire matters more than the preservation of democratic norms.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/money-cant...
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Money can't buy a spine
Jeff Bezos once styled himself as the enlightened billionaire.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/05/2026
Wow. We’re blown away. The MeidasTouch Podcast is officially the number 1 podcast on YouTube this week — again — and it’s all because of this incredible community that shows up, watches, listens, shares, and fights for truth every single day.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19/05/2026
Yesterday, Trump announced a $1.8 BILLION taxpayer funded slush fund for his allies & friends. Today, I asked acting AG Blanche if Jan 6 rioters who assaulted police & committed violent crimes, would be eligible for payouts. He couldn't say no.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump just put him in charge of the FDA. He has no medical background at all. But he does turkey hunt with Don Junior so ok. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Taps Don Jr.'s 38-Year-Old Turkey-Hunting Pal to Lead FDA
Kyle Diamantas, a hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr., has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration on an acting basis.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18/05/2026
🗺️ A.M. REDSITRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍SC: Special session to eliminate a majority-Black district resumes. 📍LA: House vote this week on map eliminating one majority-Black district. 📍VA: SCOTUS rejected voter-approved redistricting plan. 📍MS, GA: Will not redistrict in 2026. 📍FL, AL, TN: GOP map in effect.
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Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves
Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states ...
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 16/05/2026
We just landed a huge endorsement — captmarkkelly.bsky.social is officially on Team Annie!
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 09/05/2026
Marylanders will pay $1.6 BILLION over the next 10 yrs to subsidize the power needs of Big Tech's data centers. You should NOT have to pay for Big Tech's profits. My Power for the People Act would make data centers pay for their power, instead of passing costs onto consumers.
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AI Push to Add $1.6 Billion to Maryland Power Bills, State Says
Maryland homeowners will pay an extra $1.6 billion on their electric bills over the next decade to subsidize grid costs to feed data centers, according to a state agency.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/05/2026
We’re deeply grateful to all of the Tennessee Indivisibles and everyone else across the state who showed up in defense of democracy. We the People — especially Black and Brown Americans — have opposed tyranny in the past. The road may be longer than we hoped, but we will win. Again.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🚨🚨🚨“A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of Claudia Sheinbaum, Lula, and Gustavo Petro.”🚨🚨🚨
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
You wouldn’t marry someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t be friends with someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t do business with someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t work for someone who lied to u like this. You’d want nothing to do with someone who lied to u like this.
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