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@annmiller.bsky.social
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Nomadic stay at home. Socialist to the core. Expert religion debunker. Handler of the funniest pup ever, Sir Rufus de Meunier.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17m
This labor market has a type, and it's not a guy with a hoodie and a laptop. Its eyes are still on healthcare newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h
"It isn’t dark magic that is causing these restaurants to struggle and Doral to be a ghost town. The people haven’t just vanished. They’ve had their status stripped away and now fear being chased and rounded up, detained, and deported."
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Trump Turned His Beloved Golf Hub Into a Ghost Town
In Doral, there are empty tables, shuttered businesses, and families struggling to survive after their loved ones have been thrown in detention.
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God @thegodshow.com · 1h
"High testosterone alpha male" Pete Hegseth struggles to do even a single bench press.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1h
The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
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Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers
The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h
Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. 10/2/26
… Trump’s economy continues to fail miserably for most Americans except for the uber-rich and people in the AI industry, as more bad economic numbers were reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statist...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 58m
Retired General Nitzan Alon says more captives could have returned alive and a deal was possible 'maybe a year earlier' aje.news/hlz13b
Retired General Nitzan Alon says more captives could have returned alive and a deal was possible 'maybe a year earlier'
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 53m
Democrats have filed a lawsuit over the Trump admin's recent use of an emergency measure to make changes to the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country — arguing that it's an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters.
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Democrats sue over Pentagon’s changes to voter forms for Americans overseas
Advocates for U.S. citizens overseas say the changes may spark confusion among eligible voters abroad and local election offices.
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God @thegodshow.com · 24m
Thou shalt not rape. Thou shalt not put rapists on the Supreme Court. Thou shalt not make rapists the president.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 23m
New Assistant White House Press Secretary Beni Rae Harmony wearing a “fuck Joe Biden” t-shirt and holding a rifle.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Trump on getting impeached: "I'm getting good at it ... I could've done that with Hillary Clinton, as you know, I had the chance to do it if I wanted, and I said that would be inappropriate"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Trump: "I never get tired" (he naps on camera every day)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Trump on Letitia James being special prosecutor for the Cornell rape case: "I feel badly for whoever she's looking at, because they won't get a fair shake"
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 4h
NEW POD🎙️ AT 3 PM ET: This isn’t your cable news polling show. MARGIN OF ERROR cuts through the noise & makes political polling actually make sense. Every week, Rick Wilson, Tessa Gould, & Andrew Wilson break down the numbers, what they mean, & what you need to know. WATCH: bit.ly/4ysXDtF
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h
A $250,000 donation to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC came from a businessman whose dad got pardoned by Trump — and who used a fake name and rented mailbox on the donation record.
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Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 4h
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger dominates conversation at the Bloomberg Screentime conference.
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Hollywood Braces for a Harrowing, All-Too-Familiar Sequel
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger dominates conversation at the Bloomberg Screentime conference.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 3h
Brandon Herrera’s ‘Cum Trophy’ Comment Takes Center Stage in New Attack Ad Katy Padilla Stout’s ad exposes opponent’s remarks about women and children. meidasnews.com/news/brandon...
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Brandon Herrera’s ‘Cum Trophy’ Comment Takes Center Stage in New Attack Ad
Katy Padilla Stout’s ad exposes opponent’s remarks about women and children.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 3h
Christa Pike: Death row inmate unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution, lawyers say
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Christa Pike: Death row inmate unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution, lawyers say
Death row inmate Christa Pike is unconscious and on a ventilator in hospital after her failed execution in Tennessee, her lawyers have said.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 3h
Two Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur
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Two Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur
Two Iranian nationals have been charged over a suspected terror plot against Jewish people in Manchester.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h
"Voters seem to have noticed that the Trump administration doesn’t agree with them." General, and specific:
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Trump + AI = Blue Tsunami
It doesn’t take super intelligence to realize the GOP is screwed.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 01/10/2026
Data centers have become one of the defining issues of the 2026 midterm elections.
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Sherrod Brown's AI data center views as Husted's bill blocked by Democrats
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten didn’t directly refer to New York’s voluntary intoxication loophole in his statement confirming that his office is taking a fresh look at rape allegations at Cornell after declining. But the controversial law seems to animate nearly every turn of his remarks.
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The loophole that likely doomed the Cornell rape case before it even started
Accusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as victim-blaming.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 02/10/2026
On Thursday, President Trump claimed: “I stated, numerous times, that it would take 4-6 weeks to get rid of THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT, and I did it in one night! The rest of the time is just to make sure it stays that way.” CNN's fact-checker was quick to challenge this account.
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Trump ridiculed for trying to ‘rewrite history’ with war story: ‘All you can do is laugh’
President Donald Trump faced immediate pushback Thursday after claiming he had always said it would take four to six weeks to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat — and that he accomplished the task “in one night.”“I stated, numerous times, that it would take 4-6 weeks to get rid of THE IRAN NUCLEAR THRE...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 02/10/2026
A former Cornell University student who alleges she was gang raped at a fraternity in 2024 received a text-message apology from one of the brothers soon afterward.
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Texts show how Cornell accuser became convinced she had been raped, report says
A former Cornell University student alleges she was gang raped at a fraternity in 2024. Soon after, she received a text apology from one of the fraternity brothers.
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CNN @cnn.com · 02/10/2026
Two lethal injections failed to kill death row inmate Christa Pike, raising new questions about execution drugs and what happens if they don't work. cnn.it/46VZ088
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "I don't like when men check me out at all"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump on Talarico: "He'll become a vaygan again, he'll go into transgender mutilization again"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "They came up with the word 'affordability' ... it's phony" (Note that the crowd isn't into Trump's affordability denialism at all)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "Everyone thinks that the prices are high because of me, but they're not"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Kennedy before he adopted his Foghorn Leghorn MAGA character.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"This day is a victory!" Mary Dohrmann, the attorney for former Olympian David Hearn, reacts to the judge's full dismissal of Hearn's case
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "President Xi, we get along great. He's a great, great gentleman…He's a real leader. I always say, he's central casting. But we get along great."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "We're rolling back a horrible thing -- the nitrogen oxide regulation. You know about that? It made your business impossible. That would've devastated the heavy truck manufacturing. What do you think, Preston? He's liking me. I don't know if he's given me a donation. I wonder."
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 01/10/2026
WA man who used AI to make child exploitation material jailed
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Perth man jailed for AI-generated child exploitation material
Matthew John Woodward, 41, had pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of creating and possessing child exploitation material, which the District Court of Western Australia judge said was "appalling".
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 01/10/2026
Judge denies defence motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
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Judge denies Lindsay Clancy defence motion to find her not guilty
The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defence motion that argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 01/10/2026
Korean officials confirm no deal exists to invest in Alaska natural gas pipeline, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/01/k...
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Korean officials confirm no deal exists to invest in Alaska natural gas pipeline | Alaska Beacon
The nation’s industry minister implies that the Trump administration lied during a White House news conference this week.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump on Peterbilt trucks: "There's no bullshit. Somebody said, 'Oh, it may not be as aerodynamic as some of the others.' I said, 'I don't care.' I couldn't care less. You put in a bigger engine, right?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
notably, Trump's speech in Texas isn't being taken live by Fox News or Newsmax. You'll have to watch Newsmax 2 or Real America's Voice to see it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump on Talarico: "He doesn't eat meat. He's a vagan. You know what a vagan is? Vagans don't do well in Texas, okay?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
LOL -- Trump tries to shout out Ted Cruz in Texas and *not a single person applauds* for him. Not one!
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 01/10/2026
Most Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: Poll aje.news/6a4bxb
Most Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: Poll
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026
"The big question is not just how much of the vote Libertarian candidates will win in these contests. It’s also whether Democratic groups will spend money in the final weeks of the election in support of those Libertarian candidates."
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How Some TOTAL Unknowns Could F*ck Up Republicans’ Midterms
Libertarian candidates are polling surprisingly well. In close races, a few points could be all Democrats need.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today in Politics, Bulletin 471. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 471. 10/1/26
… Renee Good’s partner and family have filed two lawsuits stemming from her death - one against at the ICE agent who shot her and a several senior Trump admin officials, the other against the federal ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "The only thing we're doing badly at is public relations"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton: "If I didn't win that election, we wouldn't have a country anymore"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump says "oil is low," but that lie proves to be too much even for him and so he quickly pivots to Biden
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "We have to have a fair and free media, which we don't have. You have some very good reporters there, but you have some very bad ones. You have some evil, sicko people."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "We took over Venezuela"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump says he'll fill up the Strategic Oil Reserve "at almost no cost" with oil plundered from Venezuela
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