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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 23/04/2026

The NSA and FBI have been spying on you without a warrant using section 702 of FISA for decades. Trump wants Congress to renew the law. Here are concrete examples of how this law has been abused – across administrations – and why Congress shouldn't rubber-stamp it.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17/04/2026

I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about. Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.

A tweet from Representative Thomas Massie that reads:

I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs.
1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702.
2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law.
The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026

As wealth concentrates, so does power — the power to influence elections, shape policy, tilt markets and define the terms of public debate. Taxing billionaires is not radical. What is radical is allowing a system where extreme wealth exists alongside widespread hardship.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

How many ways can you say “We used ChatGPT” without actually saying “We used ChatGPT”?

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It’s long been a farce, but yea they’re hardly even pretending anymore. From “small government” then to “comply or we will invade and illegally withhold funding” today…

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This is a clear sign that Trump and the other war hawks in his administration are feeling emboldened after the attack on Venezuela. If Congress fails to provide substantive pushback to assert its war powers in the coming days, Trump will almost certainly keep escalating.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Trump at the news conference earlier justifying his disregard for Congress: “Congress has a tendency to leak… Congress will leak, and we don’t want leakers”

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Associated Press: “Venezuela’s vice president demands US free Maduro and calls him the country’s rightful leader during speech”

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

He is probably still upset she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of him…

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Trump is asked if there is a possibility the US ends up administrating Venezuela for years. Notably he does not say no. Trump: “Well, you know it won’t cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial”

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10/11/2025

Tonight was a very bad night.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/11/2025

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 20/10/2025

Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works (15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Screenshot of a text exchange via Signal between Anna Bower and Lindsay Halligan.

Halligan: By the way - everything I ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.

Bower: I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.
You don't get to say that in retrospect.

Halligan: Yes I do. Off record.

Bower: I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked. But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?

Halligan: It's obvious the whole convo is off record.
There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never even told me about a story.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos Trump: “Good luck George, have a great life” Santos was less than 3 of 87 months into his sentence for fraud and ID theft. Last year he was expelled from congress in a 311–114 vote (including 105 Rs!) Doubt they will have much to say on this now

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 19/08/2025

My DEFCON talk "We are currently clean on OPSEC" now has over 30k views on YouTube, so now more people watched my talk than attended DEFCON itself. If you haven't seen it, please do! The Trump admin's incompetence is mindbogglingly BONKERS www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYy...

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"We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate Saga (DEFCON 33)

YouTube video by Micah Lee

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2025

Trump to Zelenskyy: "During the war you can't have elections? So let me just see -- three and a half years from me, if we happen to be in a way with somebody, no more elections. That's good."

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/06/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to reframe their oligarchy as Elon’s sacrifice by claiming that the left is “illegally” boycotting Musk. This is a ploy to distract from Elon’s disastrous and self serving DOGE cuts and will undoubtedly be used as an excuse to reroute contracts to Musk.

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Trump Cries for Elon, Blames 'Illegal' Liberal Boycott for Tanking Tesla

Donald Trump claimed that an 'illegal liberal boycott is hurting Tesla, and vowed to buy a car from Elon Musk's electric-vehicle company.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Bernie Sanders’ response to Trump’s congressional address: “We are no longer moving towards oligarchy, we are living in an oligarchic society” www.youtube.com/live/QlrQKv1...

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Sen. Sanders Responds to Trump's Congressional Address

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Nor will they have anything to say about Trump’s DOJ dropping the corruption charges against Eric Adams…

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

What are the odds Musk uses his oligarchical powers to try and force this deal? I’d wager they are pretty high…

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Dismantling the CFPB will only benefit the elite and encourage unethical business practices that will harm Americans. Democrats need to put up a real fight on this one - it is a prime example of the oligarchs reshaping the government to benefit themselves.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

DOGE has the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its sights. CFPB has saved Americans over $21 billion since its inception in 2011 by curtailing abusive practices by financial institutions. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Musk's team lands at consumer bureau

Three Musk allies, some of whom are tied to his Department of Government Efficiency, have embedded with the consumer bureau, according to the CFPB’s employees union.

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Jon Stewart and @aoc.bsky.social on the thirst for leadership in the Democratic Party and the need for an actual agenda.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

TRUMP: [Pardons over 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, issues volley of executive orders terminating DEI, orders end of birthright citizenship, puts military in charge of border security, withdraws from Paris Climate Accords and World Health Org...] DEMOCRATS:

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Bernie is laser focused. His fight is ceaseless. Compare this to the muddled or non existent messaging from Biden, Schumer, and others as Trump takes the reins of power again. It is sickening how little fight Democratic elites have in them. The party desperately needs new leadership. #USPOL

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

While members of the Democratic establishment like Chuck Schumer peddle bullshit about the importance of bipartisanship, Bernie Sanders remains focused on the real issues facing Americans. Bernie’s thoughts on Trump’s inaugural speech and how we fight and move forward: youtu.be/vHH-KI2yk8s?...

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I attended Trump’s inauguration yesterday. Here are my thoughts.

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2025

REPORTER: You would agree it's never acceptable to assault police officers? TRUMP: Sure REPORTER: Among those you pardoned is a guy who used a stun gun on a police officer. Why does he deserve a pardon? TRUMP: Well, I don't know

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections." Each defendant assaulted him.

Call log showing multiple calls from the dept of justice

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Trump has rescinded over 40% (67/162) of Biden’s Executive Orders. Based on a search of the Federal Register, this appears to be the second biggest single revocation of Executive Orders since their data begins 1937, only beaten by EO 12553 “Revocation of Various Executive Orders” by Reagan in 1986.

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Executive Order 14087 is closely related to the IRA provisions that cap insulin prices and allow HHS to negotiate Medicare drug prices - so this may be an indicator that Trump will seek to role back those policies as well. The complete list of rescinded orders: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

One of the many Biden era Executive Orders that Trump has rolled back today is “14087 - Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans” This will end the development of multiple Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services programs that were designed to lower drug prices. #USPOL

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alekta @alekta.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This decrepit bipartisanship ideology is killing our democracy. Trump and Republicans are comically corrupt and openly fascist. And your solution is bipartisanship? You and the rest of the Democratic establishment are complicit in what is to come.

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