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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 7h

Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.

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Trump’s New Press Secretary Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 10h

On Friday, ICE detained a Maine father on his way to visit his deaf son at school. This breaks my heart. Susan Collins gave ICE a blank check. Families like this one are paying the price. Senator, spare us your “concern.” www.sunjournal.com/2026/10/13/s...

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Saco father detained by ICE at jetport on way to visit deaf son

Nguinamau Celestino, an asylum seeker originally from Angola, was detained by immigration officials Friday.

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 7h

I think Ossoff captures something that Newsom never did: the Dem base wants you to fight but they want real shit not goofy memes and too-online riffs

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7h

Seems kind of important.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11h

Reminder that Dems likely need 52 to accommodate for Fetterman’s disloyalty.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 12h

Trump dispatched liars and sadists to disparage and ruin the careers of dedicated public servants. That is a core of his legacy, and of the GOP, which for decades denigrated federal civil servants, laying the groundwork for hate, and then stood by as all of these outrages unfolded before our eyes.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

HAHAHAHAHA it's funny because he's suggesting another man is gay, get it? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAsshole

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Amy Chapman @amyrchapman.bsky.social · 15h

No doubt because they are boosted on platforms owned by scummy MAGA loyalists inlcuding TikTok, X amd Meta

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Amy Chapman @amyrchapman.bsky.social · 15h

I wish more sports reporters and sports teams would at least cross post and am grateful for those who left X and are here - like @mollyknight.bsky.social and @minakimes.bsky.social

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

"When Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity & appointed her as his new press sec, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia describes herself. But Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that she was admitted to practice law anywhere — & found none."

There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

They would tell you sit down, shut up, and watch the damn game. Also, manufacturing in Michigan is stalling under Trump www.wbaltv.com/article/manu...

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 18h

This week's Talarico op is a reminder that X is a prime asset of a GOP Super PAC jacked directly into some of the most powerful journalists and editors alive. And I argue it's what gave us Trump 2 and Elon his trillionaire status.

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Stay off X (at least) until every vote is counted | LOLGOP Studios

Stay off X (at least) until every vote is counted by LOLGOP Studios on Patreon. Join LOLGOP Studios's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18h

“Maybe that’s because Husted took over $116,000 from associates of Jeffrey Epstein—10 times more than any other senator. Jon Husted should be ashamed.”

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/10/2026

I love that this might be the thing that tanks Paxton, and not the biblical divorce or letting a child rapist out early.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Just the president cheering on his crowd as they physically assault a woman

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Jesse Watters claimed that Democrats want to give kids junk food at school. In his first term Trump rolled back changes made by Michelle Obama that made school lunches healthier. I've included an excerpt of a clip from Fox from 2018.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

OHIO — Trump supporter punches a woman in a “release the Epstein files” shirt in the face — and police appear to do nothing to the man and only escort her out (as Trump mocks her weight) 🤔 (From @atrupar.com )

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A delusional wannabe autocrat who believes he is an autocrat.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Eddie Huang, best-selling author of “Fresh Off The Boat,” was at an event advocating against censorship last week when he learned his own book had been banned in Texas alongside more than 8,000 others. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7nO...

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‘I’m REALLY WORRIED for this country’: Author & Chef Eddie Huang sounds off on book bans and ICE

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Given FEC spending totals, 5.6% of all the money spent by Republican campaigns this election cycle - candidates, superPACs, all of it - was donated personally by Elon Musk. That's up from 3.8% in 2024.

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NPR @npr.org · 12/10/2026

Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda. n.pr/4s4xZsW

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Reshaped civil rights mission at Justice Department transforms its work, workforce

Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda.

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Dana Nessel @dananessel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Your personal information is yours. Not Elon Musk’s. Not Donald Trump’s. Yours. When you share information, you should have confidence the federal government isn’t going to misuse it. As our next Secretary of State, @garlingilchrist.bsky.social will protect your privacy.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The only thing this headline lacks is the phrase, “in a chainsaw-involved incident.”

After 500 trees fall at D.C. golf course Trump wants remade, foes ask judge for halt
Preservationists said they were told the East Potomac Golf Links operation went "faster than anticipated" and "hundreds of additional trees" are now slated for removal.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I think Ds have largely avoided big discussions of Musk because the other messages they're concentrating on our landing so well and you can only concentrate on a few things. But it's worth saying clearly that the GOP is the tool of maintaining Musk's power over American society.

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Amy Chapman @amyrchapman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Something else the US Supreme Court is probably good with?

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

New from me: OK, so maybe the Miz vs. Tarik Skubal didn't remind anyone of Jack Morris vs. John Smoltz. But ... It was fun. It was fascinating. And it was historic. So I wrote about all of that! www.nytimes.com/athletic/768...

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Jacob Misiorowski-Tarik Skubal was a rare playoff pitching matchup in so many ways (Gift Article)

In the end, it wasn't a dream pitchers' duel. But it was fun, loud, and a matchup overflowing with historical rarities. Will we get Round 2?

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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12/10/2026

#MeanwhileInMichigan: Over 393,000 ballots have been returned for the November 2026 election (5.32%). Harris 2024 counties are 3.1% higher than Trump 2024 counties in portion of total turnout. Projected Dem is 2.6% higher than Harris 2024.

as of… 10/11/26 (absentee votes only)
Michigan Total Registered Returned % % of total
Trump Counties 3,719,887 187,054 5.03% 47.51% shift since 2024
Harris Counties 3,677,521 206,635 5.62% 52.49% >>> 3.06%
Total 7,397,408 393,689 5.32% 100.00%

Projected Based on Ballots Returned
GOP Dem Other Total
190,539 195,118 8,032 393,689
48.40% 49.56% 2.04% 100.00% shift since 2024
Projected Dem - GOP 1.16% >>> 2.58%

2024 FINAL 2026 to date:
Michigan Total Registered Returned % % of total Ballots Returned
Trump Counties 3,668,907 2,878,479 78.46% 50.58% 393,689
Harris Counties 3,640,124 2,812,756 77.27% 49.42%
Total 7,309,031 5,691,235 77.87% 100.00% % of Registered
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Trump Harris Other Total
2,816,636 2,736,533 111,017 5,664,186
49.73% 48.31% 1.96% 100.00%
Actual Trump - Harris 1.41%

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026

DHS claims the man ran in front of their SUV. You be the judge.

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Amy Chapman @amyrchapman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Rogers has a U of M campus coord who defended participants in a Young Republican group chat that praised Hitler. Speaking of Hitler: Elon Musk, who's trying to bring the Nazi party back to Germany, is spending a $1 mil plus to back Rogers Plenty to ask about Rogers about, right here in Michigan

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Now more than ever, the WH press corps needs to stop pretending that the Trump press briefing is a legit govt exercise instead of propaganda. I'd say avoid it at all costs but if you insist on going, front load questions with facts, be persistent AND stand up for your fellow reporters.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

In other professors’ syllabi, the bot flagged the Pulitzer Prize–winning play Angels in America by Tony Kushner, essays by the Mexican American MacArthur genius grant recipient Sandra Cisneros, and materials related to a class about the Holocaust (that professor was told to drop material regarding Nazi persecution of LGBTQ people).

Putting aside the ideological slant of the new rules, the bot, like many large language models, seems to “hallucinate,” or make mistakes. The AAUP lawsuit lists texts banned for their “sex-based ecofeminist framework” and “gendered ecofeminist frameworks.” These phrases might sound persuasively like academese, but the academics behind the lawsuit had never heard of them; these concepts “do not exist,” the complaint says. Matthew Pehl, a history professor at Tech, told me that he knew several people who’d received reports from the system that were “plainly written by an AI that had hallucinated content or confused content from one class to another.”

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Amy Chapman @amyrchapman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The John Roberts Supreme Court legacy

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026

KARL: JD Vance called your views 'left wing radicalism dressed in the skin suit of our religion' and said they 'aren't Christianity.' ADAM HAMILTON: I thought it was a sad statement that the VP would come here and attack the faith of the pastor of the largest church in the state of Kansas

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Amy Chapman @amyrchapman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is public service for the world

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Rich people not paying their bills is way too common a story.

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump wants to destroy as much of the country as possible before leaving office.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Uh, who’s going to tell him?

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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

this is inhumane - denying babies a lifesaving vaccine to placate vaccine deniers who will never be placated

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 11/10/2026

This isn’t “maintenance,” it’s another attempt to appease the whims and ego of the narcissist in chief, and it’s heartbreaking for many local residents who love this outdoor space. I will keep pressing my colleagues in Congress to stand up to Trump’s assault on our region.

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