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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h
UK could quickly re-enter EU with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, senior MEP says
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UK could quickly re-enter EU with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, senior MEP says
Bernd Lange, who was involved in Brexit talks, says deal could be negotiated within months of any decision to deepen ties The UK could re-enter the EU in a “Switzerland plus” package that could be negotiated within months of any decision to deepen ties with the bloc, the head of a European parliament committee has said. Bernd Lange, who was heavily involved in Brexit negotiations, said: “I would love to see the UK back.” He said the EU missed the UK in decision-making because of its strong history of promoting open markets and democracy. Continue reading...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1h
Logging took trees the bears called home, so the Haida Nation built them new dens [via @nationalobserver.com]
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Logging took trees the bears called home, so the Haida Nation built them new dens
"it’s got to be just right, just like the Goldilocks."
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 1h
Tonight in Star Gazing A zombie star Supernova Remnant Pa 30 (remnant of supernova SN 1181) Photo credit Gemini North Telescope, Hawaii. Distance 7,500 light years Constellation Cassiopeia Discovered by Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic observers in 1181 A sub-luminous type lax event
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2h
ICE’s own confiscation directive only permits officers to keep belongings for a clearly defined reason. But a new lawsuit alleges the agency is refusing to return personal items like employment authorization documents, phones, and a wedding ring.
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ICE sued for refusing to return detainees' papers and property
One plaintiff is jobless after his work authorization was taken. The agency also won't return his wedding ring.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 7h
WH says it wasn’t Trump. So who was it? Stephen Miller?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h
New — I wrote about a website’s offer to place bets on a livestreamed execution, and the way online gambling sites have wormed their way into our news ecosystem, changing what society will tolerate:
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Livestreamed executions—there's a bet for that
The
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7h
On today's 'HeadtoHead,' I asked @neeratanden.bsky.social about her "obsession" with Hasan Piker, whether she's "helping" Republicans on this, and why she doesn't target Mike Rogers's extremist allies. Watch her responses below. The full show is now on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh49...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h
NEW: The order to throttle Starlink (Starshield) came from the White House to the Pentagon. I still think Elon was involved, though. He’s currently a Pentagon employee as well www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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EXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefe...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 9h
Despicable.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
ProPublica identified 155 counties in the Deep South with private schools that opened as likely segregation academies. One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student. (Published Dec. 2024)
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The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h
“We’re going to achieve the Golden Era of Latin America,” Eduardo Bolsonaro said at a far-right Washington gala.
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MAGA world is counting on a Bolsonaro win in Brazil
“We’re going to achieve the Golden Era of Latin America,” Eduardo Bolsonaro said at a far-right Washington gala.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9h
Tonight’s post runs longer than usual. I hope you’ll agree with me that it’s worth it to parse Judge Kelly’s opinion & the stand he takes for the 1st Am & a free press. Federal judges, regardless of who appointed them, continue to take a stand for democracy. joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-ong...
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Trump’s Ongoing War Against the Free Press
Tonight’s post runs a little longer than usual.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 9h
The latest: Three children and one adult were killed, as was the shooter, at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, this afternoon. Officials say the shooter appeared to have been killed by an armed bystander. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Oregon Live Updates: Bend Elementary School Shooting Kills 3 Children and 1 Adult
The police in Bend, Ore., said the suspect was also killed, possibly by an armed bystander.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Trump what he's thinking about dropping on Iran: "This is an extremely large bomb. It's like a tiny nuclear bomb."
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 8h
What's next after this Saturday's No Kings mobilization? We're gearing up to get out the vote and ENFORCE the results. Democracy is on the line, and it's up to all of us. Sign up for our mass call October 21st to learn more: bit.ly/whatsnext1021.
The image is a promotional poster for an event by No Kings titled "What's Next After 10/17? Election Defense." The event is scheduled for October 21 at 8 PM ET. The background is filled with faint "I Voted" stickers, and a hand holding a megaphone is depicted. Below the event information, additional text invites participation in discussions about voter turnout and election enforcement preparation. The website "NOKINGS.ORG" is repeated at the bottom border.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h
“Similar past claims..of illegal voters have fallen apart..Last month election officials in Nevada said that they had examined a list..of 185 names of supposed noncitizens who had been improperly registered to vote & found that every person on the list was a..citizen. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
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Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls (Gift Article)
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials...
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 8h
Self pardon for what,Donnie?
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 8h
Wisconsin Election Officials Forced to Issue Guidance About How to Deal With Fed Agents at Polls talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Wisconsin Election Officials Forced to Issue Guidance About How to Deal With Fed Agents at Polls
Of Course a 2020 Fake Elector Is Involved in This Saga As...
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 9h
My favorite pro-lifers are always the ones who support death
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Trump suggests he is going to pardon everyone, including himself: "I'm allowed to do a self-pardon ... I don't want to see people that work for me go through years of nonsense"
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
BREAKING WaPo: Trump officials scrutinized Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2019. They didn't find citizenship issues. 
The earlier review of Omar's immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
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Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019. They didn’t find citizenship issues.
The earlier review of Omar’s immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h
NEW: California's top election official blasted the DOJ's demand to verify the citizenship of 20k alleged possible noncitizens. "I will not disenfranchise thousands...based solely upon an unsupported and likely inaccurate 'belie[f]' that certain voters are 'likely' noncitizens," she said.
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California rejected DOJ’s ‘outrageous’ demand to vet thousands of alleged noncitizens on voter rolls
California rejected the DOJ’s demand that the state withhold ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizens, calling it illegal.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13h
BREAKING: New Hampshire asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ruling that lets election officials consider student IDs as proof of a voter’s identity when they register or cast a ballot. This is the latest GOP push to make it harder for students to vote ahead of Election Day.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12h
⚡️Zelensky meets Belgian Prime Minister De Wever, but silence reigns on Russian assets. The talks apparently failed to yield a breakthrough on the fate of €200 billion ($227 billion) in Russian assets frozen by Euroclear under Belgian jurisdiction.
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Zelensky meets Belgian Prime Minister De Wever, but silence reigns on Russian assets
The talks apparently failed to yield a breakthrough on the fate of €200 billion ($227 billion) in Russian assets frozen by Euroclear under Belgian jurisdiction.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
KRISTI NOEM: I'm confident Ilhan Omar will finally be held accountable for her crimes? BENNY JOHNSON: What are those crimes? NOEM: When people apply to come to this country, if you go back and find that anything could be wrong or misrepresented, that's when it voids or cancels their citizenship
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 18h
I wish Dems would fully understand this...and its implications...how it ties to Trump, accountability, elite/billionaire impunity and privilege, how our system is rigged, inequality.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 18h
A grim tally from a corrupted White House and DOJ.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h
Trump calls off execution livestream
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Trump calls off execution livestream
"Many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or any other visual device"
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 17h
Once you make the category distinction between voter rolls and actual ballots already cast or soon to be cast, the seriousness of the threat from the federal government becomes a lot more obvious.
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Trump DOJ Now Targeting Ballots, Not Just Voter Rolls
A Quick Heads Up For transparency reasons, I like peeling back the...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 17h
Tonight at 7pm ET: We the Voters. I’ll be there with @democracyforward.org talking about how we make sure every voice is heard on Election Day and beyond. Join us: vimeo.com/event/626007....
This image is a promotional poster for a virtual town hall event titled “We the Voters Featured Speakers.” It lists and displays photos of various speakers including Leah McGowan, Celina Stewart, Juan Proaño, Skye Perryman, Nick Brown, Santiago Mayer, Beatriz Lopez, Maju Varghese, Maggie O’Neill, Leah Greenberg, and Alex Padilla. Each speaker is associated with their respective organizations or roles. The event is scheduled for October 15th at 7 PM ET. The poster has a blue and white color scheme with stars.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, a court permanently blocked the Trump administration's policy banning nonpartisan groups from registering voters during naturalization ceremonies. For years, allowing groups to help new citizens register at ceremonies has increased turnout for naturalized citizens.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 18h
War crimes prosecutor Reed Brody calls the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants issued against Yoav Gallant and Benjamin Netanyahu in 2024 "a watershed in international justice" — and the inciting incident for "when the United States moved to strangle this court."
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17h
People should take a minute to listen to anti-fascist economist Isabella Weber. We can have nice things, folks. thelefthook.substack.com/p/we-can-hav...
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We Can Have Nice Things: How to Defend and Promote Anti-Fascist Economics
Economist Isabella Weber champions a progressive economic and political agenda that centers affordability and human dignity over corporate profit. She believes it’s the best way to combat fascism.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
Under Trump and his Republican enablers, the richest Americans and biggest corporations have made out like bandits. Average working Americans are paying dearly for what the bandits have stolen. The grift and the graft must end. Accountability starts November 3.
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democracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersfund.org · 17h
No one is above the law, including the White House Press Secretary: We and former Bush White House lawyer Richard Painter asked California's State Bar and Attorney General to investigate whether Katie Zacharia practiced law without a license. We'll keep pushing for accountability.
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Bipartisan Ethics Experts Call for California State Bar and Attorney General to Investigate Katie Zacharia for Unauthorized Practice of Law
Falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer is a criminal offense, punishable by fine or incarceration of up to a year in jail.
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sanneru.bsky.social @sanneru.bsky.social · 17h
EU Summit Trump abandons Ukraine and Europe again At the EU summit in Brussels, a well-known division is documented after Trump once again sided with Russia. 1/
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EU-Gipfel: Trump lässt die Ukraine und Europa wieder im Stich
Der EU-Gipfel in Brüssel dokumentiert eine Spaltung, die die Europäer für überwunden hielten: Der US-Präsident ist wieder ins russische Lager gewechselt. Die Lage ist dramatisch.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 17h
Normalize public criticism of tyrants.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h
NEW Miami Herald: Two women have filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing Matt Gaetz and two others of participating in an alleged sex trafficking scheme involving young women, drugs and traveling across state lines. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women
The lawsuit alleges the two women were supplied with drugs, traveled across state lines and were paid to have sex with men, including Gaetz.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h
🚨 “We're worried actually about Alaskans starving this winter or freezing to death.” In a stunning interview with Ben Meiselas, Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola warns that soaring fuel, grocery, and heating costs are pushing families to the brink “Am I going to heat my home or buy groceries?”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroom
The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: www.nokings.org
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/10/2026
The Trump DOJ demanded California sideline ballots from voters it claims are noncitizens, from a list sent on a USB drive with a sticky note. Mainstream media doesn't cover these stories like we do. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date: demdock.com/4spjoZj
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WSJ reports that the Trump administration is deploying federal agencies in an effort to denaturalize and deport Representative Ilhan Omar: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship
Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe.
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Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship
Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/10/2026
The GOP wants SCOTUS to allow citizenship-based voter removals right up until Election Day. But voting rights groups stress that a decades-old federal protection against late purges was actually put in place to protect eligible citizens from erroneous removals: demdock.com/3W9t6Tf
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
NO.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
They SEIZED HER PHONE???? This would be a constitutional crisis if we had three operating branches of government, instead of all three doing whatever Trump wants.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Here's the Fed's dilemma after the today's inflation numbers⁣ ⁣ Raise interest rates, and risk slowing the economy.⁣ ⁣ Don't raise them, and risk letting inflation become entrenched.⁣ ⁣ It's a coin toss what'll happen. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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The Inflation Surprise Nobody Wanted
Prices rose faster than forecasters expected, paychecks fell further behind, and the Fed’s next move went from unlikely to a toss-up.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 14/10/2026
The legislative branch pulls, instead, from the top strata of our economic society. A New York Times survey a few years ago found that more than 70% of Representatives were lawyers, medical professionals, or business people. That may be changing. @timdickinson.bsky.social explains:
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Meet the Democrats’ Working Class Wave
Hardscrabble childhoods and hourly jobs: Are these working-class Democrats the answer to the faux populism of MAGA and Musk?
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 14/10/2026
Part of the reason why Congress seems like it’s run by distant elites who don’t get it is because it is run by elites, who have little experience of what it means to struggle in this country. Only 2% of Congress members have spent any part of their adulthood in the working class.
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