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STP = Stop Trump’s Project 2025 What you see depends on where you look.

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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 07/10/2026
If you love a very good chart, you'll love the latest piece from @joesonka.lpm.org: Kentucky Democrats hit a rare milestone in September. Could that signal election success?
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Kentucky Democrats hit a rare milestone in September. Could that signal election success?
Kentucky Democrats have lost ground to Republicans over the past decade, but gained a rare voter registration victory last month, ahead of the November election.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 06/10/2026
Sadiqa Reynolds says her client Amina Seck is being released from ICE custody today.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Josh James ☯️ @joshjameswuky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So far we’ve heard from residents, economic development advocates, a DartPoints rep, communications rep, and a bank rep. Applause breaks out in the overflow area at any mention of banning data centers or extending the moratorium. #datacenters
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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CSDK 🌊🗽🎾🐊 @csdk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Bernie Sanders (@berniesanders)
The arrogance of the oligarchs is extraordinary. THEY WANT IT ALL. In this election, Musk and other billionaires will spend huge amounts of money to make sure that Congress works for them — not worki...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They are asking people to arrive by 11:00 AM to be in place for filming and photos at 11:30 AM. See you on the beach! RSVP: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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New Human Banner on Ocean Beach - No Kings: Vote Early! · No Kings
Our next Human Banner is coming! Saturday, October 17th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Ocean Beach, SF, Stairwell 17 **Human Banner on Ocean Beach for National Day of Action - No Kings: Vote Early** We have...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"You're living right next to people you're writing about. You're at the grocery store with someone who you just wrote about the worst day of their life. It's very tough business, and it makes people mad, but it is a vitally important part of our society..." nofilmschool.com/kill-bury-pr...
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When Officials Talked About Killing Reporters, Ben Klein Made a Movie About It
The director spent months earning a newspaper family's trust, then put the first shoot on credit cards.
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LurchAddams👊🇺🇸🔥 @dvcondreay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looks like a bum’s rush to the gold before mid-terms. What could go wrong except everything? “Along with Luckey and Musk, Project Meridian will also include the Trump loyalist and former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich”
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Hegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donors
Installing tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to Pentago defense board raises conflict-of-interest concerns
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 02/10/2026
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's PAC just reported spending another $250K on ads in this R+15 congressional race. They've now spending $500K, with a Trump PAC spending > $1 million. #ky06
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The Weeknight on MS NOW @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PLUS: Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor, @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social, joins The Weeknight to discuss a devastating new jobs report and what it shows for Americans in Trump’s economy.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
DOJ finally investigates a crime voters are VERY upset about: The Watergate investigation⁉️
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Decades later, Trump’s DOJ to review whether Nixon was mistreated during Watergate scandal
The DOJ is taking a fresh look at whether Nixon was some kind of victim — developments that would’ve seemed unthinkable a half-century ago.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A win! A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from prosecuting a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I guess AI is not so simple to control for this WH regime. We’ll see how this works out.
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Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements
The Trump administration has launched a revamped website, America.gov, to simplify access to government information.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration cannot leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states and local governments to adopt a slate of new anti-voting measures, a federal judge ruled Monday in a major win for voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge strikes down Trump’s bid to cut states’ anti-terror funds unless they impose new voting restrictions
The judge ruled that FEMA had no “authority to extract unfunded reforms from states in exchange for grants.”
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NMBurrito @taberwest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is it people. The average ocean temperature in the Nino 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean is now 29.822C. The previous record was 29.815C in 2015, 2 months later than today's date. That means the heating isn't done yet.
29.822C temperature in the Pacific Ocean Nino 3.4 region breaking the previous record in 2015.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"For months, a group of central Louisianans and its growing coalition of allies have come together to thwart the family and child detention facility from taking root in Alexandria..." veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...
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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans
The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The 2024 version ended with Trump’s campaign logo and a number to text. The new version ends with: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We found some more fraud, waste, and abuse. The third government-funded Trump ad has been identified by AdImpact in recent days. The latest ad is nearly identical to a video Trump posted during his 2024 presidential campaign. It shows him walking down a hallway declaring, “This is the final battle.”
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
RFK, Jr - Is he in a hurry to cash in?
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 24/09/2026
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Whatley has received some ‘truthing’ from NC media for his ads. Now Cooper calmly skewers Whatley’s lies uses those reports. The ad is concise, clear & close enough to the election for voters with short memories. Ends flashing images of “and also these”. IOW, all these ads are lies & any new ones. 👍
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Judd Legum (@juddlegum)
Instead of just ignoring GOP’s dishonest attacks in North Carolina, Cooper debunks them in a new ad. Pretty effective, IMO.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Most damningly, Kao told FBI agents and prosecutors, the company’s work for the government was of no real value.” Miraculous political $ecret $auce behind the survival of very concerned Susan Collins now exposed. Who came to her rescue & covered it up? Donald J Trump & his DOJ.
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interesting this comes out after Spkr Johnson sent the House out to recess to avoid (or delay) a vote on impeaching Hegseth. (There is a 2nd discharge petition to be filed for a vote on Epstein File disclosures to states & victims, see part 2)
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Pentagon Is Undercounting US Death Toll Amid Iran War, Washington Post Reports
The report raises questions regarding the military’s line-of-duty investigations following service member deaths.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The FBI was also investigating whether those donations were connected to Collins helping the company secure millions in federal defense contracts. Collins denies any wrongdoing, and no one in her office has been charged. The broader bribery investigation was never completed.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The crowd, pressed up against security barriers surrounding the center, enveloped the concrete pavilion in front of it, spilled out across 25th Street and onto an adjacent grass lawn...." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s Demolition
Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
IOW, the bots lacked proper supervision & were doing what they were programmed to do — hacking which is a felony. Their panic over threats to humanity are a distraction as AI flounders in public opinion. AI entities are being hurt by the backlash. They have massive debt = over-leveraged.
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CSDK 🌊🗽🎾🐊 @csdk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Trump could LOSE EVERYTHING in just WEEKS
YouTube video by David Pakman Show
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Drumpf made a new give-away Pledge. He says getting the $$ from Congress will be easy. AND He says he always keeps his pledges. Let’s review a few of those pledges:
Your trump checks are in the mail: $5,000 DOGE dividend, $2,000 Tariff dividend, $1,000 from expiring ACA Subsidies
NEWS FROM DALLAS!
$5,000 Divident - If GOP Wins House & Senate
$500 refunds to 1 Million Americans overcharged by Obamacare
DISCLAIMER: These offers are not valid in all 50 states & District of Columbia
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"One RNC official described being "ambushed" by the amount of litigation Elias' firm filed in a past election cycle." www.axios.com/2026/09/11/r...
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Inside the RNC's legal fight over "election integrity"
Republicans are fighting roughly 200 legal battles to try to impact elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you follow me and want to help, I only have one request. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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11th Hour with Ali Velshi @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"It's a horrible regime. But they are outmaneuvering the Trump administration," says David Rohde, after Iranian-backed Houthis rebels in Yemen take seize a key waterway for transporting oil to global markets.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I seem to remember him telling his fan base to vote 2x for him in an election. Didn’t turn out too well for some who got caught.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A win! Another court has blocked the Trump administration’s push to change mail-voting rules just weeks before the midterms. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied the DOJ’s request to revive new USPS requirements for mail ballots, leaving the lower court’s injunction in place.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not surprised by the uniform design inspiration nor the responses on X. It is a bit too ‘on brand’. OTOH, while he’s slopping on ‘truth’ social he’s not doing other things.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Did Trump & his henchmen really imagine the more they attacked America and what it means to be a democracy—values & principles like equality & diversity, freedom of speech & self-governance—that most Americans would simply fall in line? They were sorely wrong. www.americaamerica.news/p/our-fate-i...
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Our Fate Is Not Up to Trump
Revisiting nine facts that show what Trump can’t take from us. We are still Americans. We are still human. And we must not allow his deranged, dictatorial regime to decide our collective fate.
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TeeBo @texastob-24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸 🗽
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
While we do necessary & unnecessary navel gazing, trouble is brewing in Europe. To those who didn’t believe it before & those who care Look @ Germany’s election results It affects us; NATO, support for Ukraine. Anyone who believes “live is better without Nazis” Our WH supports & met w/ AfD in the WH
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German far-right AfD landslide winner in eastern state vote
Germany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, according to exit polls, but it remain unclear whether it can win an absolute majority to go...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Incredible war crimes, Incredible assassinations.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yes, when you text Registered Dems in other states we know someone is desperate — I get these now once in awhile now - even one requesting a personal conversation “signed” President Donald J Trump🤪 PACs rotate thru lots of phone numbers & short codes to bypass opt-out requests. Called "snowshoeing"
Fundraising text from Ken Paxton: One of my least favorite things is asking for money, but I’m desperate. Talarico is flooding TV. We must do this. Followed by a shortlink.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“The concern is less that Trump would seize the gold than that he might freeze it” To put it more bluntly, use the banking system to freeze their assets while making global economic system vulnerable. Over trade disputes? Allege they are helping Iran? Gold being withdrawn = lost trust, not a blip
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Trump triggers "frightening sign" as billions in gold flee New York vaults: expert
Fears that President Donald Trump could freeze foreign assets are driving billions in gold out of New York's vaults, an economics journalist warned.In a Thursday article for The Bulwark, economics edi...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
According to AAA, the national average gas price has never been above $4 per gallon on Labor Day weekend — until this year. And it's far from the only way Trump is making your life more expensive. Watch.
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💙💛 J. Larriand 🫘🇺🇦🌻 Stand With Ukraine 🌍 @larriandj.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here’s some good news for Michigan elections. “Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Donald Trump appointee, denied the application without referring the appeal to the full court. He did not explain his decision.” The Court news piles up so fast. I wonder how much we never see.
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Supreme Court refuses to put proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan ballot
The justices were asked to intervene in a Michigan ballot fight after the invalidation of signatures tanked a proof-of-citizenship amendment.
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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
House GOPers engaged in some very silly political theater this week. Must be part of their “be very afraid” of Dems campaign. ”falters”? It got nowhere. To amend the Constitution they needed 2/3 of the House. Johnson has a tiny GOP majority. Plus 2/3 of the Senate & 3/4 of the states to ratify.
courthousenews.com
Conservative gambit to lock Supreme Court at nine justices falters in House
Republicans championed a constitutional amendment they said would block Democrats from “court-packing” should they retake a legislative majority.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: DOJ has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary court order against the Postal Service’s new mail voting restriction as the federal government tries to put President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order into effect before the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ asks Supreme Court to lift pause on mail voting restrictions as judge weighs stronger block
The extraordinary request could be rendered irrelevant at any moment by a pending lower court ruling.
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