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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h
Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 16h
A top Mike Johnson aide was planning an official trip for Hill staffers to Europe two weeks before the election, with stops at Ferrari factory in Maranello, luxury brand companies in “Milan or Florence” & Champagne region of France. Scoop from colleague Scott Wong: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Congressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election
The weeklong staff trip, including stops at a Ferrari factory and Champagne, was to be led by an aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson and was canceled after NBC News asked about the itinerary.
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NPR @npr.org · 16h
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. n.pr/4z7IApd
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Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h
The idea that Democrats could take back the Senate seemed far-fetched a year ago—but new polls suggest that such an outcome is now likelier to happen than not, Marc Novicoff writes.
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Can the Polls Possibly Be Right?
Democrats are now favored to take back the Senate, a prospect that seemed far-fetched a year ago.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 16h
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court says Tennessee can execute Christa Pike. In a 6-3 decision, the nation’s highest court vacated Pike’s last-minute stay of execution, issued less than two hours before Pike was set to be lethally injected at 10 a.m. CT on Sept. 30.
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Supreme Court clears way for Christa Pike's execution after last-minute stay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order the morning of Sept. 30 staying Pike's execution 'until further order of this court.' The U.S. Supreme Court vacated it later in the day.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h
Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues. Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues
Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nowhere in the Trump account legislation does it allow auto-enrollment or say anything about enrollment procedures at all, just so you know the way that John Roberts will justify his 6-3 decision blocking auto-enrollment of kids into Medicare
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Jared Wiener @jaredwiener.com · 29/09/2026
"...the executive branch shall use the terms “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” and will not acknowledge the usage of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in any applicable setting..." look at the link at the page footer...below....
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Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
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Wendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
George Kollitides - who has worked as a senior advisor for Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg - has resigned from his role as an independent director of D. Boral Acquisition I Corp. www.sec.gov/Archives/edg... I wrote about Kollitides and D. Boral in this piece from June
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026
The MacArthur Foundation named 20 recipients for its $800,000 “genius grants.” They included climate scientist Marika Holland and Kate Spradley, an anthropologist whose work focuses on migrants who have died at the border.
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MacArthur Foundation names 20 recipients for the ‘genius grants’
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and climate scientist Marika Holland are among the new fellows who will each receive $800,000.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 28/09/2026
tried semaglutide for about 3 months (trying to get rid of a pesky 15-20 pounds), somewhat to my surprise it had no effect on my weight whatsoever. I did cut my calorie intake by like 25% maybe? but did not lose an ounce
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
She sounds like she's talking about a cult “It was like a dagger in my heart,” Hope said. “It was like a light switch went on and a veil lifted, and I saw him for who he was, and I have not been able to unsee it since.”
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Trump rally superfan says she now supports impeaching him
President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters are now abandoning him, according to Politico's "Playbook." The "Front Row Joes" are so named because they fight to make sure they're in the front row o...
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 28/09/2026
So far in the 2025-26 flu season, which officially ends Saturday, Colorado reported 1,169 hospitalizations of people under 18 — the highest toll since the state started tracking. Eight children in Colorado died of flu complications this season, the highest toll since 2009-10.
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Doctors urge vaccination after Colorado sets back-to-back records for kids’ flu hospitalizations
Eight children in Colorado died of flu complications this season, which was the highest toll since 2009-2010, when a new variant of swine flu swept the world.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026
The BBC is laying off more than 100 workers in its Media Tech unit, which develops iPlayer and BBC Sounds. A senior executive said artificial intelligence technology will replace some lost jobs.
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BBC to cut 110 jobs from tech group focused on iPlayer, BBC Sounds
The staffers will receive pink slips in the coming weeks; another 35 vacancies will go unfilled, the organization said.
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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i vividly remember this night. Mom and pop had this black tie event thing they were going to, but pop sat with me and watched the first episode while holding one shoe in his hand so he could reply "I'M GETTING READY STILL" every time ma yelled for him to leave lol
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 28/09/2026
"Around 15 percent of all ULP charges brought against employers are brought against the USPS. Around 23 percent of all ULP charges brought against unions are brought against the postal unions." www.nlrbedge.com/p/the-postal...
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The Postal Service is Drowning the NLRB
An easy way to cut down the NLRB backlog.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Previously: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Justice Alito pushes back on calls to sit out a major Supreme Court climate case
The conservative justice has no financial conflict that would require him to recuse himself from the case, a court spokeswoman told NBC News.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Major u-turn from Justice Alito as Supreme Court reveals he will no longer participate in the big climate change case being argued next week. Previously, the court told NBC News there was no reason for him to step aside despite his earlier recusal in same case.
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thesis: www.offmessage.net/p/donald-tru...
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 28/09/2026
“It was like a light switch went on and a veil lifted,” said the woman about the president’s fiery remarks to a reporter who asked about his old friend.
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Ex-Trump Diehard Names The Exact Epstein Comment That Felt ‘Like A Dagger In My Heart’
“It was like a light switch went on and a veil lifted,” said the woman about the president’s fiery remarks to a reporter who asked about his old friend.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 28/09/2026
Sheriff and DA races this fall revolve around heated issues such as police misconduct, ICE collaboration, and efforts to investigate elections. But which elections should you watch? We identify 25 races that are worth your attention:
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026
The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent. trib.al/bQ7TdkR
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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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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kash Patel should resign in disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Ciaran Martin, the former head of Britain’s cyberdefense agency, said the F.B.I. hack likely had “huge impact on the operational capability” of the bureau and could rank as one of the most consequential data breaches in history — graver even than the Office of Personnel Management burglary.

“Losing the data on 20 million federal employees to the Chinese was bad,” Mr. Martin said. “But you knew the Chinese weren’t going to sell or publish it.”
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 28/09/2026
“The fear and the justified state of terror and hysteria that folks have been put in nationally under this administration is what folks have been living under in Frederick for years,” says an advocate with the ACLU of Maryland.
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 “We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts
Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impossible to ignore.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
clicked to read about political ad spends on anti-trans shit, ended up reading something quickly beautiful/profound about hope seemingly against all odds lol, by @katelynburns.com www.burnsnotice.com/we-may-have-...
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We May Have Just Seen the Tides Turn on Trans Rights
Some conservative PACs have backed off from running anti-trans ads. Is this a sign of what's to come for trans people?
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descendant @alstarkey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dude.
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Most of Gaza’s agricultural land also lies on the other side of the yellow line and is now inaccessible to farmers,” said Tania Hary, executive director of Gisha, an Israeli human rights group. Israel Expanding Into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Israel Keeps Expanding Into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show (Gift Article)
The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/09/2026
“Don’t you dare go inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts! It’s much too dangerous,” petridishes.bsky.social writes. “If people can understand one another just by scratching a bow across taut strings—perhaps this is a form of witchcraft.”
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The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/09/2026
UK diesel prices hit record highs due to impact of Iran war reut.rs/4dc13bH
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UK diesel prices hit record highs due to impact of Iran war
The price of diesel at the pump in the United Kingdom has hit record highs due to the US-Israeli war on ​Iran, the motoring body RAC said in a release on Monday.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“His approvals are down in Tennessee. It feels like a cheap ploy to bring that up (before the midterms) — it feels gimmicky.” @maryamfortn.bsky.social on Trump going to the UT game with Marsha etc.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
JUST IN: The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.
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The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars
The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 28/09/2026
My wife is texting me about fashion
Screenshot from a text message. There's an embedded image from a Wikipedia page labeled "Surviving garments worn by Huldremoe Woman" showing a dramatic two-tone color-blocked animal-skin cape and a plaid woolen skirt that looks orange-brown.

My wife's text reads: "I am listening to interview on bog bodies, and heard about this woman and her CLOTHES"
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"I would like people to take Trump up on his challenge: Vote like Trump is on the top of the ticket." Iowa Dem chair Rita Hart says that what's opening door to rural gains is not just prices, but also this administration's corruption and self-dealing. On the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2158...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remarkable: An Iowa right wing radio host just leaked word that GOP polling shows House Rs in peril even in districts Trump won by +10. The culript? Trump and the war. On the pod, Iowa Dem chair Rita Hart explains why the conditions are ripe for big Dem rural gains: newrepublic.com/article/2158...
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MAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll Data
As an Iowa-based pro-Trump personality drops a midterm bombshell, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party discusses whether Democrats are about to regain major ground in rural America.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 28/09/2026
After a bruising battle for Warner Bros., David Ellison faces daunting challenges in Hollywood
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After a bruising battle for Warner Bros., David Ellison faces daunting challenges in Hollywood
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison can proclaim victory after settling a lawsuit with state attorneys general that held up his company's merger with Warner Bros. But Ellison will have considerable work ahead to repair frayed relations with Hollywood talent.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 28/09/2026
Brokers gobble up tee times at public golf courses, resell them. Newsom signs bill to ban that practice
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Brokers gobble up tee times at public golf courses, resell them. Newsom signs bill to ban that practice
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill banning third-party brokers from listing and selling tee time reservations at publicly owned golf courses.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 28/09/2026
Australia’s most-powerful battery has started operating at full capacity, adding vital rapid-response capacity to the electricity grid as ageing coal plants are retired and renewable generation expands.
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Australia’s Waratah Super Battery Now Operating at Full Capacity
Australia’s most-powerful battery has started operating at full capacity, adding vital rapid-response capacity to the electricity grid as ageing coal plants are retired and renewable generation expands.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026
For once, the Fed has put Main Street before Wall Street ft.trib.al/gTTGiiq | opinion
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For once, the Fed has put Main Street before Wall Street
Rather than criticising the central bank’s rate increase, Republicans should be praising Warsh for putting American families first
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Prediction: It will be something stupid
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Tom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"I like troops that don't get wounded"
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026
Vladimir Putin is shifting the burden of anti-drone defences on to Russian businesses, with companies that fail to protect their assets from Ukrainian strikes facing the prospect of state takeover amid Kyiv’s intensifying long-range drone campaign. ft.trib.al/aTVq5hl
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Egypt conveyed at least three separate warnings to Israel ahead of the October 7 attacks, including a secret visit to Israel just two weeks before and a phonecall to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, days prior to the attack. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
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Benjamin Netanyahu received three warnings from Egypt including in days before October 7 | The Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu has previously denied personally receiving advance knowledge, claiming that security chiefs did not adequately warn him.
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Japan imports 99.9% of its oil. It has already cut oil consumption in half from its peak. It knows what it must do to go further: move from hybrids to pure electric. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Tom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
huh. that's weird
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even extremely land-constrained Japan has found ways to keep deploying solar. Bye bye, golfers. Fun fact: in the US, as of 2025, golf courses occupy twice as much land as solar farms.
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descendant @alstarkey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The oral compulsive: Personality in one image. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public office
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Politico @politico.com · 26/09/2026
Casar wants Democrats to make JD Vance’s Silicon Valley ties a liability
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Casar wants Democrats to make JD Vance’s Silicon Valley ties a liability
The Texas progressive is pitching an economic populist message on AI ahead of the 2028 campaign.
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