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It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 5h

53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next. I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.

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Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC

YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 1h

I’m thinking about the farmworker in Camarillo who died after falling from a roof during an 2025 ICE raid — and of other words I shan’t be sharing here.

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Farm worker who fell from roof in Camarillo dies

A farm worker who fell from a roof during an immigration enforcement operation in Ventura County died Saturday, a family member told NBCLA.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 55m

Hegseth is turning the DoD into the American equivalent of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 58m

Really enjoyed Gibney’s “The Smartest Guys in the Room” about the rise and fall of Enron. So can’t wait to watch his Musk documentary in October.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 1h

But didn’t Hegseth say no fatties and no weirdos?

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

"First Draft: 📺 Trump’s White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal. They’re Doing It Anyway" Donald Trump is demanding the propagandistic TV ads, even as some of his aides fret they ‘obviously’ break federal law. Read/share/subscribe:

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First Draft: 📺 Trump’s White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal. They’re Doing It Anyway

Donald Trump is demanding the propagandistic TV ads, even as some of his aides fret they ‘obviously’ break federal law. Missouri MAGA Senator Eric Schmitt, meanwhile, makes a fool of himself.

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 3h

In VA, where more than 200k votes have already been cast, turnout among Black and AAPI voters has more than doubled, compared to this same point in 2022, while Hispanic turnout is more than 5x that benchmark.

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 3h

It's way too early to draw any conclusions from the early vote, but a few states have fairly sizable turnout so far. NJ is one, with about 100k votes cast already. Interestingly, the Dem share of votes cast is exceeding each of the recent prior elections, a good sign for Dems.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve been wondering whether this was less about the shock of watching Schmitt get pantsed than it was about realizing that you’re the next Republican questioner, and your script was based on following up this accusation, and now you have nothing.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 8h

Breaking character: I hate to use this account for political strategizing but the ball needs to get rolling on this....when Dems take the House they've got to focus on impeaching Hegseth. He can be be blamed for the Iran war plus he's a drunk and a criminal.

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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan @houlahan.house.gov · 4h

By cutting the number of posts for Generals, Secretary Hegseth gets more sway in choosing who becomes a General – and the longer his influence holds.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/29/hegseth-cut-more-generals-admirals-bid-remake-militarys-top-ranks/

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 2h

Unlike George Bush for the GOP, President Obama and Clinton can be helpful barnstorming House districts where their voices can help win votes. On the eve of the '06 midterms, Clinton barnstormed vulnerable GOP seats including the race I managed. Hopefully, the Big Dog has one more in him.

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President Clinton Endorses Jerry McNerney

YouTube video by McNerneyForCongress

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 2h

Of Trump's numerous self-imposed foreign policy disasters, his destruction of the US-Canadian relationship will probably have the largest long-run drag on US economic growth.

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EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact

From critical raw materials to fighting wildfires, a document obtained by POLITICO reveals a wide-ranging expansion in relations.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 3h

Not sure about veracity of the CIA pushing evangelical Christianity into Latin America as a counter to the liberation theology of Catholic priests in Central America, but these evangelical preachers have no qualms leading their largely first-gen flocks into the arms of the devil.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has arranged for ICE to shoot our Hispanic neighbors or deport them to Equatorial Guinea. But a few of them will get a tour of the ballroom, Trump promises.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 3h

Trump +22 district. Does this portend something much bigger than 2006? Gemini said the PVI of R+9 in the Ellsworth vs Hostetter race in Indiana's "Bloody 8th" was the biggest 2006 upset.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 4h

This reads to me like what has been done with housing policy in California to combat recalcitrant local governments slow-walking housing development.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h

Looks like Eric Schmitt has a new website--I guess to campaign to be JD's VP. senatorericschmitt.com

$Schmitt Schmitt: (verb) \ˈshmit\ 1. A sudden and urgent gastrointestinal revolt in which the body issues an unmistakable, nonnegotiable evacuation order that causes a considerable mess and great humiliation. 2. To suffer a sudden, public, and spectacular political collapse, especially after overconfidently attempting a partisan attack. 3. To create such an avoidable mess that one’s credibility, message, and electoral prospects are left in tatters. Example: “I ended up with that cyclosporiasis invection from tainted lettuce and I schmitted myself in the grocery store trying to buy some Pepto.” Example: “During the hearing performance, he didn’t land a blow—he completely schmitted himself.”$

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

Aaron Sorkin, on $PSKY: @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 4h

Not only will this cause continued pain to the American consumer, also to the GOP's 2028 electoral chances. Can't wait to watch GOP presidential primary candidates falling over themselves to display allegiance to Trump.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...

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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II

A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 9h

Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio

The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.

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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pass a law clarifying that the supreme court’s appellate jurisdiction does not begin until a final ruling has been made by district and appeals courts.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 6h

Please proceed Mr. 32% approval rating.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

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Bob Burgess @bobburgess.bsky.social · 9h

JAVIER BLAS for @opinion.bloomberg.com: "In the eyes of many oil traders, the attack earlier this month against the East-West pipeline, a Saudi oil conduit which has allowed the kingdom to bypass Hormuz, is a rehearsal of what’s about to come." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Why Is Oil at $100 If Trump Is Winning the Battle in Hormuz?

I don’t know who will win the US-Iran war. But if you ask me who’s prevailing in the battle over the Strait of Hormuz, it’s clear US President Donald Trump has the advantage. As much as Tehran says th...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h

The US has withdrawn from GRECO, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, which it has been a member of since 2000, ABC reports. Russia and Belarus are the only other countries to have left the group.

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 23h

Yup, absolutely. I think it’s wrong to treat the Iran War as simply one bad error that happened to the Trump Admin rather than the entirely logical consequence of the way it operates. If it wasn’t Iran, it would almost certainly have been something else

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 22h

The NYT didn’t get played for once? Checks byline. That explains why.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 23h

Do we have to enact a version of Kremlinology to interpret the seating order here? Google and Meta on the outs?

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026

Being a leftist means taking big shots. And making them.

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 23h

Is it a crime to reward your voters? Trump barely won in 2024 and has practically enacted a Fourth Reich.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 29/09/2026

Politburo vibes.

Soviet premier Nikolai Khrushchev, with his successor Leonid Brezhnev seated beside him (to the left), stands and addresses microphones at a Politburo meeting.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mortgage rates print 7.58% @cnbc.com

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Will this add to the narrative about the Trump WH's lack of oversight? 👀

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

😂😂

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 29/09/2026

Trump gutted the civilian agency specifically created to safeguard election infrastructure.

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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In 2012, when under the new non-partisan CA maps my candidate, a retired NASA Astronaut, put Astronaut-Engineer as his ballot designation. Jeff Denham sued via a proxy, drawing even more attention that José was an astronaut; a Daily Show hit and lawsuit threat got us $50K right before the primary.

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Jose Hernandez IS an astronaut

YouTube video by Jose Hernandez

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

these guys don't know how to run for a competitive office

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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don’t own individual stocks, and I won’t own them as governor. The only thing I am invested in is lowering costs for Ohioans. Vivek Ramaswamy has over $5 million invested in the data center industry and millions more in many other industries that Ohio’s governor would be in charge of regulating.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My first exposure to this guy was hearing him on Ezra Klein's podcast and being surprised that a computer scientist would say such things. Then, I googled him and learned he was not only *not* a computer scientist, but had never finished high school. Everything made a lot more sense after that.

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deck.blue @deck.blue · 29/09/2026

last time the US did this, we had 700k covid deaths because bolsonaro refused to get vaccines in time and before that, we spent 24 years in a dictatorship; our latest democracy is only 38 years old and it's being threatened once again we cannot let another bolsonaro be the president again

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Liberal Party • Parti libéral @liberalca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Canada is building big again.

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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No sympathy for these people. Warnings were issued. Project 2025 was publicly available. Instead of accepting factual reality, they once again believed the world's most obvious con-man and saddled us with this nightmare. And they'll continue to vote for Republicans anyway.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Did PhRMA start this recruitment process last year and have Cantor’s contract signed months ago? Seems like a poor choice with the House and maybe the Senate changing control in November.

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Eric Cantor, former House leader, named PhRMA president and CEO

Cantor becomes the public face of an innovative industry that will face rising scrutiny if Democrats take the House.

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