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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The silence is deafening. It’s time for a special election. @govandybeshear.bsky.social #KYSpecialElection

SILENCE IS NOT ENOUGH
Where's Mitch?
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 19/07/2026

More than 60 courts – including judges appointed by Trump himself – have already reviewed and REJECTED his false claims about the 2020 election. Any suggestion to the contrary is a desperate attempt to cast doubt on future elections.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This piece is incredible. If you prefer audio, here’s an interview I did with the reporter walking through her reporting. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The war on ignorance is so important. Thank you librarians.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

His Pay Should Be Docked! That’s what happens to the Average American Worker who Most Likely Loses their Job…..

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

They hate him because he’s wildly popular and, more important, because he’s doing a great job.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

All this was done by a guy who brought his Bowie Knife to DC and hid it in his spandex bicycle shorts... 🙄

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

We just wanted to say thank you again. This administration has been a lot. We look at the MAGA movement and honestly just think… wtf? 😬 A movement fueled by hate, lies, division, and fear. Then we look at the Resistance. A movement built on hope and courage.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/06/2026

We know Trump will try to sabotage the midterms — and we know that he will fail.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Just 10 people have already poured $617 MILLION into this year’s midterm elections. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. This is not sustainable. We need to get Big Money out of our democracy.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/06/2026

“For something that sounds so simple, leisure can be surprisingly difficult,” Rafaela Jinich writes. In The Wonder Reader, she explores stories of people who stop treating leisure as a means to an end and allow it to be valuable on its own:

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The Lost Art of Leisure

Why doing nothing can feel surprisingly difficult

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The Captain @thoreau.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Dr @hcrichardson.bsky.social was talking about basically this last night in Politics Chat. The “democratic socialist” platform today is the Eisenhower Republican platform from the 1950s. America has long supported these programs.

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The administration is escalating in advance of midterms.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Martina McBride just pulled out of Trump's partisan America 250 event. 5 of 9 artists have now pulled out.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/05/2026

There’s a temptation to view these electoral shifts as being driven by events—that post-pandemic inflation doomed the Democrats and now Iran war inflation is kneecapping Republicans. It obscures something else: Affordability politics predates both crises. trib.al/KYAruip

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Affordability Politics Are Here to Stay

Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and gas prices fall, many Americans will still believe that the economy is terrible. Do the Democrats have a solution for this “permacession”?

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hey all Republicans who were going nuts over the California and Virginia redistricting, now's your chance to do the same over Florida's effort to gerrymander for the GOP. Come on now, you couldn't stop screaming about how unfair it is. What do you have to say now? 🦗 www.npr.org/2026/04/27/n...

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Florida's DeSantis unveils a voting map that could add to Trump's GOP redistricting

Florida's governor has called lawmakers to meet starting Tuesday. They'll consider a fast-track redistricting that could flip some House seats held by Democrats to Republicans.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Let me get this straight: Bari Weiss has radically edited the new Trump interview on 60 Minutes? Let's not forget that Weiss lost her mind over standard editing of a Kamala Harris interview in 2024. But as Juliet shows, this Trump editing goes way beyond standard broadcast practices. Good grief.

I went through both and made a transcript of exactly what was included and what was cut from the shorter version that aired on network television. The final 13-minute edit that CBS broadcast on Sunday was a bit of a Frankenstein monster as the president was sometimes cut off mid-sentence while other sections were cut and moved around to give the conversation a better flow.

Throughout the longer un-edited interview the president gave disorganized rambling answers that were filled with false statements about foreign investment in the U.S., immigration, and the 2020 election. He also brought up transgender athletes more than once and trashed the Democratic Party and the members of the press.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 28/04/2026

Today, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans once again refused to pass the Senate's bill to fully fund TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard. Do your jobs: Quit blocking this and focus on getting prices down and ending Trump’s illegal war!

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The largest school districts in North Carolina are all shutting down for May Day at the request of the teachers' union. 1 million union members in New Jersey are backing a large May Day action. May Day is gonna be HUGE this year w/ strikes in at least 85 cities! paydayreport.com/n-c-largest-...

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N.C. Largest School Districts to Close for May Day Strike - NJ Unions w/ 1 Million Members Back May Day - 85 Cities Holding May Day Actions

Most of the major schools districts in North Carolina are closing for May Day after teachers union around the state demanded!

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

🧵MAY DAY IS FRIDAY! If you can: No Work. If you can: No School. If you can: No Shopping (or: necessities only). If you can: Attend/Plan an Event. Here's a participation guide ⬇️ Do what you can. Be willing to stretch your comfort zone. Then on Sat & Sun, shower ❤️ on good, local, indie businesses.

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May Day Participation Guide | Indivisible

May 1st is May Day and we’re calling on folks to make their economic power known. Learn how you can take action to show Trump and his billionaire buddies that we won’t just continue business as usual ...

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Yes, the party of 3 AM Temper Tantrums on Social Media is the party of grownups.

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 21/04/2026

We're launching the national Working Families Guarantee. We can win a real agenda for working people — but only if we fight for it. wfpus.org/guarantee

Working Families Guarantee. A home you can afford; lower rents, mortgages and utility costs. Healthcare you can rely on; guranateed healthcare for all. A good job to support your family; a national jobs program to place workers in union jobs. Childcare when and were you need it; guaranteed low-cost childcare. Time to spend with your family; 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave. How do we make it happen? Tax the rich and get big money out of politics.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/04/2026

The CDC initially delayed the study, but has now blocked its in-house journal from publishing it entirely. Covid-19 vaccines significantly reduced emergency room visits and hospitalizations this past winter—but RFK Jr.'s Department of Health doesn’t want the public to know that. trib.al/ElIQ2dG

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Look at how incredibly bad Trump's job approval numbers are with nearly all demographic groups. This is a historically disastrous presidency and large swaths of the American people are registering their disapproval. assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/cms/prod...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Unprecedented corruption

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/04/2026

MAJOR BREAKING: Judge Chris Taylor, the Democratic-backed candidate, has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The result expands the court’s liberal majority to 5–2, extending its current ideological balance for years to come.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The United States lost the war with Iran and is now also forcing the rest of the world to pay the reparations the US owes.

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Congratulations to ECU-endorsed candidate @christaylorwi.bsky.social on her win tonight for Wisconsin Supreme Court! Judge Taylor is a true champion of the right to vote, and we look forward to her continued leadership in safeguarding our democracy. #wipol

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/04/2026

Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Her victory Tuesday grows the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues await.

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Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Before Donald's war, Iran did not control the Strait of Hormuz. Oil tankers moved freely. After Donald attacked, Iran cut off travel through the Strait. Gas prices rose sharply. Under the ceasefire Trump just negotiated, Iran still controls the Strait. Art of the Deal? 🤡

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 06/04/2026

The war in Iran is a failure of intelligence. But not in the way some might think, Shane Harris reports. theatln.tc/uuWcZpGv

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Excellent discussion from two retired JAG lawyers: Trump's tweet—if followed through—would amount to the most serious war crimes—and thus the president’s statements place servicemembers in a profoundly challenging situation. As former uniformed military lawyers who advised targeting operations, we

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War Crimes Rhetoric to Battlefield Reality: Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran

Former JAGs warn that threats to strike Iran’s power plants would violate the law of war and endanger U.S. service members’ legal and moral obligations.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Hot off the press, my op-ed in MSNOW on Trump’s budget request. Proud of this one, but particularly happy they let me keep the final paragraph with only light editing. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Budgets force us to prioritize at the margins, to determine where to use our limited resources. As a result, they reflect our values. Government is supposed to invest in future wellbeing and to ameliorate current suffering. And while life is unfair, and we will never be able to fix that, the role of government is to help make life less unfair so that struggling people can get by and even have a decent chance to get ahead. The president's budget request instead imagines an America that does less for struggling Americans. A

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Soon to be appearing in midterm political ads for Democratic candidates nationwide. Thanks, Darnold. 🙏

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Sen. @warren.senate.gov and Sen. Josh Hawley have introduced a bill to break up companies that own health insurers and medical providers. "Love it," says @mcuban.bsky.social. "They control everything. Literally what those companies do defines the cost of healthcare in this country."

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/03/2026

We just published a must-read analysis for journalists, advocates, and voters about threats to our midterms and how we defend them together. Join us on tomorrow as we break down the key parts of what we're calling the *Executive Override* strategy and how to shut it down. protdem.org/4d83QDz

zoom briefing • TUESDAY, MARCH 31 • 1PM EST
Executive Override
2026 Election Threats Briefing
Learn about our newly-released analysis of the ways  we expect the administration to target the 2026 midterms — and steps we can all take to stop them.

Ben Berwick
Acting Chief Impact Officer
Protect Democracy

Hannah Fried
Chief Executive Officer
All Voting is Local

Register Today

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Eligible voters of Indiana and Ohio: There's less than a week left to register by April 6 to vote in the May 5 primary elections. And if you're already registered, you may want to check your status, especially if you have moved, changed your name or haven't voted in a while. More at npr.org/vote

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How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"When I first met Francesca Hong for Wisconsin in 2022, it was clear that she’s not another cautious, politics-as-usual Democrat waiting for permission to lead."

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Every day Pam Bondi doesn’t release the millions of Epstein files still being protected is another day when she is breaking the law passed near-unanimously. Why has she not been taken into custody for violating the Epstein Transparency Act?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Right, simply entertaining this challenge as if it's remotely legitimate is already discrediting. If there's a single vote to end birthright citizenship, we need to take this Supreme Court apart with sledgehammers and start over.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

When Republican Rep. Mary Miller started a sentence in 2021 with “Hitler was right …” it was a sign that racism was a key characteristic of Republicans in Congress. My free Stop the Presses newsletter cites more than a dozen examples of bigotry by GOP lawmakers. Major media need to highlight this.