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Author, Maps Private Value thrillers. Lifelong reader of thrillers, history, and biographies. Grew up in Marblehead, MA., and Toronto. Studied philosophy at the University of Toronto, Law at UNH. www.aldenglobe.com

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 9h
Just a reminder that the few remaining experts at the CDC's food-borne illness division identified Taylor Farms as the source of the cyclospora outbreak very early on, but because the owner of Taylor Farms is a big Trump donor, he was able to prevent a recall for weeks as thousands fell ill.
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Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
Announcement from US officials comes after CDC declared end to outbreak that infected nearly 13,000 people
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h
“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that he is considering retirement, leaving open the possibility that he could leave after next year’s term and hand another nomination to President Donald Trump.” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 10h
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me at 13: wow i can't wait til we have immersive computers everywhere like star trek
me at 30: wow i can't wait until we destroy all computers like in dune
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 7h
It didn’t take long for the orange felon to rant his hateful stupid about the Cornell 7 rapists and his Nazi anger towards NY Attorney General Letitia James being appointed Special Prosecutor in the case. I truly do hate the rapist racist motherfucker.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 43m
All Republicans have to offer voters in the midterms is failure, lies, corruption, cover ups, fear mongering, name calling, enrichment of oligarchs, christian nationalism, racism, data centers everywhere, flock cameras, higher prices, new wars and fake bribes. Hell of a platform.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 12h
First the wedding, now the ballroom — “Trump/Russia” gets smellier and smellier.
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10h
Pompeo supported a man who tried to overturn an election and destroy American democracy. This shows what the real threat it. It's not Trump and his authoritarianism; it's the acceptance of it.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 13h
I never thought I’d see the U.S. government try to whitewash Richard Nixon’s crimes & defend his profound abuse of the presidency. But here we are. Crooks protecting crooks.
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 10h
And at the turn of the 20th Century, the American people saw the wisdom of antitrust, food and drug regulation, child labor laws, and national park preservation. Let’s go!
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 9h
Loooooooong line out the door for tonight’s sold-out event with Heather Cox Richardson, me, and 700+ Iowans.
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Darth Tugmutton @sheeparecheaper.bsky.social · 12h
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 9h
We need more of this
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 11h
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h
Psaki: Even in ruby red Alabama, enthusiasm for Trump and his gimmick seems to be waning. Here was the scene from inside the venue at Trump's big Alabama rally tonight. Trump couldn't even fill half the seats in the arena
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h
Pete Hegseth needs impeached. Obsessing about beards while losing a war
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
The Dems getting better at this
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 17h
At 12:36 in the morning Fuckface posted that America belongs to those who love it. This is the guy who tried to overturn an election, slapped his name on the Kennedy Center and told a crowd to cheat like hell. Strange way to show affection for the place.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 15h
Medicare should be able to negotiate every single prescription drug price in this country.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h
I can’t stop laughing at this. The fact that Trump &!Vance had to campaign in Texas, Oklahoma and Florida just 4 weeks before the midterms is wild. These are red states, but they know the bottom has fallen out for Republicans, so they have to run defense. Happy Friday Dems, and #LetsGetVoteReady
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h
And so it continues... Our economic debates seem utterly disconnected from the reality. That reality: This is an economy mostly creating healthcare jobs, and it does so month after month, and everything else is just noise.
Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" showing change in non-farm payrolls since January 2025 through September 2026. Healthcare and social assistance added 998,000 jobs with consistent growth throughout the period, while the rest of the economy lost 222,000 jobs, meaning all net job creation came from healthcare. The rest of the economy showed particular weakness from May through August 2025 when losses reached 218,000 jobs. This striking divergence reveals an unusual concentration where one sector's growth of roughly 48,000 jobs per month has offset persistent contraction across all other industries combined.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
"I give us an A+ on the government, on economics, on everything." -Donald Trump, October 1 [Chart via Heather Long]
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 19h
Gross. How much creepy behavior does Patel have to get caught in before he gets booted?
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Kash Patel Caught With Suspected Double Agent at Alina Habba’s Wedding
The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h
I'm not sure who saw this coming, but so far nearly all the jobs created during the second Trump administration have gone to women.
Line chart titled "So far during Trump's second term, just 8% of all job growth has gone to men" showing change in employment by gender since January 2025. Total nonfarm employment grew by 776,000 jobs through September 2026, with women gaining 711,000 positions (92% of growth) while men added only 65,000 jobs (8% of growth). Women's employment gains accelerated sharply through 2026, reaching 711,000 by September, while men's employment growth remained flat with brief periods of decline, including a drop of 96,000 jobs in February 2026.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18h
It shouldn't be difficult to get the money you're owed. On day 34 of our administration, we launched NYC Free Tax Prep for the 2026 filing season. So far, it’s saved New Yorkers $226.6 million. Visit nyc.gov/TaxPrep to find a Free Tax Prep site near you.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18h
Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for calling on the legal profession to step up to protect elections Our democracy needs you! If you are a lawyer with some time to give, join the good fight w/ @wetheaction.bsky.social👇
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 19h
Eight years ago today, the Saudi government directed the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Virginia resident and journalist dedicated to shining a light on the truth. As we honor his memory and courage, we must fight for accountability and defend press freedom worldwide.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 17h
Part of the post-Trump repairs to democracy must be inspectors general. What if we house them in the legislative branch, where a president cannot fire them? Courts could serve as a check.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 18h
In important decision for separation of powers, court rules Trump cannot fire court-appointed US Attorney, which would circumvent Senate’s role of advice and consent. If Trump wants to replace him, Trump must nominate a confirmable candidate. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Judge rules Trump can’t fire court-appointed prosecutors
The ruling is a major loss for Trump’s effort to install loyalists in key positions.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 19h
Big Tech companies like Flock Safety have built a mass surveillance system to harvest Americans’ private and personal data without their consent. I’m proud to introduce the Ban Flock Act with @sanders.senate.gov to enforce our constitutional right to privacy.
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 18h
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
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"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
We’re living through a time when far too many men — including privileged young men at a frat house in an Ivy League university — feel impunity when it comes to attacking women. I don’t think it unrelated to the impunity felt by the man now occupying the highest office in the land.
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Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump
Friends,
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
"No Jewish person in NYC is responsible for actions of Israel... critique of genocide is not antisemitic... we need a politics of humanity, not just at home but for people we're bombing." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells Theo Von the genocide must stop & Bibi should be arrested
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 19h
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18h
We’re honestly still taken aback by Elon advising the Pentagon on the future of wars. Didn’t we all see how badly he failed with DOGE?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
"What is becoming increasingly clear is that the administration does not see itself as a litigant before the court and does not see its attorneys as bound by court orders. It sees DOJ attorneys as somehow coequal with SCOTUS, the only attorneys in the federal system not bound by ethical rules."
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The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges
Blanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed.
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 20h
We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20h
The GOP promised their tax cuts for the rich would lead to growth. But growth slowed down. They said their tariffs would bring back manufacturing. But factory jobs are down under Trump. Republican policies don’t work. Change begins on November 3.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h
The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h
Wow, these job numbers are TERRIBLE. Many people are saying we must have an “incompetent” president who is “asleep at the wheel”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
“Nations crumble, democracy becomes obsolete, a tech-powered elite rules… threaded into the Trump admin, with VP Vance one of their own… When a nation is betrayed by its wealthiest citizens, existential crisis follows… tech fascism has global ambitions…”😕🤷🏼 #NerdReich
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23h
Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 20h
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
I had a little bit of sadness not being able to watch Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business this morning try and find a way to lie about another bad jobs report to tell the audience why it’s really great news. It was always pretty entertaining, but of course it’s good she was fired.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Exit polls showed that 75% of truckers voted for Trump in 2024. Now they are struggling to survive.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Looks like Trump’s new “steel plant” in IA, announced to shore up support in midterms from people his policies have crushed, where he said construction has already begun, is nowhere close to happening and contingent on Iowans giving tax breaks & incentives to a company in India.
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