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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Let me dedicate this award to all of the survivors of international crimes as well as to practitioners and defenders of international justice whose passion and courage continue to ensure that impunity will not be allowed to reign.” Navi Pillay, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
To recap: Drag Shows ❌ Miss Rachel ❌ Books ❌ Public executions ✅
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
TODAY: Early voting for Ohio’s 2026 midterms begins. What’s on your ballot? 🗳️ Multiple election-denying candidates 🗳️ A constitutional amendment that would make it harder to repeal the state’s voter ID law Here’s what Ohioans need to know: demdock.com/4yA2qcT
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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you’re an adult who now says Super Intelligence because that person said so, you are, in fact, not an adult at all. Pathetic
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The answer to the age-old question of what would it be like if Dudley Moore’s character Arthur played George C. Scott’s character Patton.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Diplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which is
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The petty-ass bullshit this administration inflicts on people just trying to live their livea is truly something to behold
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: California's attorney general said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face "legal consequences" after the state Supreme Court determined his seizure of roughly 650k ballots violated state law. Bianco must now comply with the attorney general's directives and return the ballots.
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
Climate Week is here in New York City, and our work has deep roots. 18,261 trees planted this year. The most in a decade.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: The Trump administration will start using passport records, which include the private data of everyone who has ever applied for a U.S. passport, as it hunts for noncitizens on voter rolls. The report comes amid pro-voting challenges seeking to block the creation of state citizenship lists.
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Trump administration will use passport date for voter citizenship checks, court filing reveals
The State Department records the administration intends to share include the private identifiable data of everyone who has ever applied for a U.S. passport.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A federal court has denied a request to halt the SpaceX land transfer. The Trump administration approved a deal giving SpaceX 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for 683 acres of SpaceX-owned land.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When the public finally learns the full accounting of the damage done in this war, it’ll probably be too late to hold anyone in the Trump administration accountable. But this is insane. And they’re lying to the American people.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
A completely preventable death in the hands of RFK Jr. What's his death toll up to now? It's at a minimum of 83 just from Samoa alone. arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication
Teen developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a known measles complication.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Certainly not over Iran or Inflation
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…
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ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations
The doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for Donald Trump and his government. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their debts, among other things. projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...
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NPR @npr.org · 31/08/2026
A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction. n.pr/4ciNsyT
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Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have
A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/08/2026
USPS says its new rule to implement Trump’s anti-mail voting EO will “enhance the efficiency of postal operations.” Marc Elias is calling bullshit. “This has nothing to do with efficiency. [USPS is] just doing the bidding of the White House.” Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"[Donald Trump] is the most lawless president in American history. I don't think anyone even comes close. And the attempt to require the U.S. Postal Service to interfere with elections—that he knows he will lose—is itself an impeachable offense."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump is conducting a cover up in real time.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"There is no basis under federal law to get the post office involved in monitoring the security, or monitoring who is casting ballots. ...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Vindicated. ✊🏾🔥 Photos by Ethan Wong
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Abortion is healthcare. That’s common sense to me. But Susan Collins helped give us a Supreme Court that overturned Roe — and today, a majority of the US Senate still stands in the way of restoring abortion rights nationwide. Let's flip the Senate and restore Roe. That starts right here in Maine.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Florida grand jury found Gov. Ron DeSantis's admin "misappropriated" a Medicaid settlement into Hope Florida Foundation — an org "championed" by 1st lady Casey DeSantis… $10 million for a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities…” thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
People are so fucking stupid. That’s the Fakk al As’ad strait, and it’s been there as long as we’ve had maps. It’s on the far northern tip of Oman and serves no actual doesn’t help circumvent Iranian weapons in the slightest. Red circle is the strait in question.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The climate of fear is starting to thaw & it’s Contrarians warming things up A 1A win for Karen Attiah, a new suit for fired Stars & Stripes journalists, & Trump forced to back off the Kennedy Center—& more All in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇-TN
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The Tide is Turning — Because You Are Turning It, Contrarians
Publisher’s Roundup 82
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 29/08/2026
The data doesn’t lie and my report with @markey.senate.gov makes it plain: Fare-free transit has connected communities, improved mobility, & made life more affordable for folks across MA. Congress must pass our Freedom to Move Act to make fare-free transit a reality nationwide.
An article by the Daily Hampshire Gazette titled: With Massachusetts as model, Markey and Pressley propose $5B to expand fare-free transit nationwide
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"The solicitation seeks 5,500 detention beds in four regions on contracts running 10 years each: 1800 beds in central Pennsylvania, 1500 near Denver, 1500 near Seattle, 700 near Miami..." www.projectsaltbox.com/p/mobile-det...
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Mobile detention sites, courtrooms inside the jails, and a clause saying state law does not apply. What ICE's new detention solicitation reveals
A contract solicitation posted Friday covers vans that hold people at arrest scenes, courtrooms inside private detention centers, and a clause declaring state law inapplicable.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
if secretary breakfast gin really does decide to run for president here’s a sneak peek at the early oppo
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It was an honor to be at the March on Washington 2026, 63 years to the day since Dr. King inspired our nation with his powerful remarks. It's a reminder that this work is never finished, that America is a work in progress, and that it is up to us to create a more perfect union.
An image of DNC Chair Ken Martin at the March on Washington looking up at the MLK Memorial. An image of Rev. Al Sharpton, director Spike Lee, and DNC Chair Ken Martin.
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popphizz.bsky.social @popphizz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If something doesn’t happen soon, we will be left in shambles while the rest of the world moves on. We regress while they move forward with new relationships, new deals and better ideas. They are inspiring greatness in others while destroying all the strides we have made as a country. It’s sick.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wow. Given that no one wants data centers near them, they’re trying to eliminate the need for public input. They also want to allow building before permits are issued. So…find a way to submit your input anyway. Call & email & speak up. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/c...
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E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers (Gift Article)
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Watters: Do you think men should play in women’s sports? El-Sayed: I'm running for U.S. Senate. I'm out here trying to take on the health care crisis and big pharma, and you're asking me about who gets to play what sports
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
California's Meta trial reveals Zuckerberg's corporate policies of deceit, misrepresentation and willful blindness to policies that harm small children. What a monster. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“Some people have suggested this is the press’s “Milly Dowler moment”, [when] murdered schoolgirl’s phone had been hacked and sparked a public inquiry. But she was already dead. This is so much worse. Jason Arday was alive. And maybe he still would be. If it wasn’t for us.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The powerful forces trying to dominate our country want us to fall into cynicism. That way, they win everything — and they'll be able to take it all without the rest of us putting up a fight. If you are worried about the future, you are not alone. I am too. But please do not fall into cynicism.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Heather draws the through-line from Nat Turner to modern efforts to defund public schools. “In 1831, southern lawmakers tried to create a white nation by making it a crime to educate Black Americans. In 2026 the intent to exclude certain Americans…remains the same, only less explicit.”
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Of course Cassidy caved on Blanche. Coward wouldn’t want to accidentally benefit the nation or anything.
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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 20/07/2026
I cannot overstate how important it is to amplify these lines of argument. We're in an unconsolidated authoritarian regime — and there's no line Trump and his inner circle won't cross *if* they think they can get away with it.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Cartoon by @slyngstad.bsky.social. #WhereIsMitch
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