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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 1h
I am grateful to announce 20 more Iowa veterans are joining our growing Veterans for Turek coalition. I am proud to have the support of these brave men and women from across our state who know that I will fight for an end to the type of forever wars Ashley Hinson has repeatedly voted to continue.
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Sean's News Network @seanchai313.bsky.social · 1h
So customs and border patrol is spending $20,000,000 of your money on running old trump campaign ads on NFL games
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1h
really worth watching the whole thing play out...
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1h
Every event he attends, people should be wearing Iowa Hawkeyes or Atlanta Hawks jerseys. It doesn't matter which.
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Artesian Mystic @artesianmystic.bsky.social · 1h
Sure Putin wants peace. 🤬
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Artesian Mystic @artesianmystic.bsky.social · 1h
#ETTD
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Reuters @reuters.com · 2h
US forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and Islamic State reut.rs/46MQsjT
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US forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and Islamic State
US forces withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, raising fears they will leave behind ​a security vacuum, further embolden Iranian-backed militias and give the resurgent Islamic State group an opening to regroup.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 3h
Please share widely! We all need to know our rights! #momsky#sheshed
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The Marvelous Ms. Medicaid @msmedicaid.bsky.social · 1h
Just wanna throw out there that the NCAA Women’s basketball championship game in April of 2024 between Iowa and South Carolina had more viewers than every single NBA finals game that year 💅🏻
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 3h
When you've lost Karl Rove, you've lost the GOP contest. Republican party has a "Nazi Problem."
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 3h
Of the 31 attendees — a veritable who’s who of tech and government leaders alike — only two were women. And one of them — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — works for the administration. bit.ly/4hSAf2F
A group of officials and executives, including notable individuals, seated and standing around a conference table in a formal setting. Text at the bottom states: "31 people were at a White House meeting about AI. 2 were women." The logo of "The 19th" is present.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h
This is a wild story. Please check it out to see how Russia has started meddling in the midterms to help Trump and is incorporating me into a disinformation operation to do so. HowRussiaWon.com
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 6h
Can’t do student loan relief. Can’t mandate vaccines. Can’t help home owners. Can commit human rights abuses.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Jay Cohen @jaycohenap.bsky.social · 4h
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
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Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3h
In fact, here’s the truth about the HPV vaccine RFK Jr’s lies about the vaccine make me absolutely fucking furious www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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HPV jab: cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in vaccinated young women, research shows
BMJ 2026; 393 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100047 (Published 19 June 2026)
Cite this as: BMJ 2026;393:e100047

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3h
Yup, MAHA/MAGA is doing all it can to torpedo cervical cancer prevention: -It blocked the US Preventive Services Taskforce from issuing a recommendation on screening -RFK Jr peddles the horrific, deadly lie that HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer (he made $$$$ suing the vaccine maker)
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 4h
The Las Playas Intaglio, a giant fish carved into the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, is now considered the oldest example in the Americas of a geoglyphic, the ancient art form that is carved into or drawn on the ground.
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Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge
The Las Playas Intaglio carving of a huge fish is at least 2,000 years older than the first Egyptian pyramid, according to researchers’ estimations.
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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 8h
One of the "tells" for when Republicans speak about Democrats - when the Republicans actually want to work with Democrats, instead of message, they say "Democratic party," not "Democrat party." There's no similar tell for the reverse.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3h
There is a cottage industry on that other site of people in official government legal jobs affirmatively misstating or misrepresenting what rulings are about and then expressing surprise that anyone could possibly disagree. Just the latest example—from the Solicitor General of Iowa:
“Can President Trump use lawful authority granted by Congress to deport illegal aliens to third countries? The Supreme Court has stayed an order saying no twice, now stayed a permanent injunction for a third time. Oddly, 6-3 despite a similar posture to the Missouri First map”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Q: Are you concerned at all that your continued support of data centers could hurt Republicans in the midterms? TRUMP: I just have to do what's right
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Trump thinks that because he's changed the name of AI, now all concerns expressed about it previously are a hoax. The illogic is breathtaking. (Note that in this clip he's also lying about economic growth.)
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Artesian Mystic @artesianmystic.bsky.social · 7h
Bluesky is a little glitchy this afternoon. 🤨
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 8h
The State Department's watchdog finds laws were broken when Kari Lake and Elon Musk silenced the Voice of America, ignoring reliable data and that their mistakes "severely diminished the nation’s ability" to counter disinformation and support democracy abroad. www.stateoig.gov/report/aud-a...
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NPR @npr.org · 8h
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4ymLaYr
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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 8h
Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions reut.rs/4hwAeA5
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Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut in the number of positions for generals and ​admirals when he speaks with hundreds of junior service members at ‌Quantico, Virginia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Xenta @xenta.bsky.social · 8h
"I consider putin an outstanding statesman. As the leader of russia, he is the most acceptable figure for Europe and the world" - Kazakhstan's President Tokayev at a press conference with Chancellor Merz You filthy bootlicker, Tokayev Just like your "outstanding" putin 😡😡😡
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 7h
The Pentagon has obligated nearly all of the $400 million in aid Congress provided for Ukraine, one day before the money was set to expire. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/lawm…
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Lawmaker Says the Pentagon Has Obligated Ukraine Aid Just Ahead of Its Expiration Date
Defense officials informed Sen. Chris Coons that 99.8% of the funding has been committed before the fiscal year ends.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h
Yeah, Schmitt is lucky there’s a Speech or Debate Clause. This is inexcusable. Klobuchar focused on the “dirtbag” claim in Schmitt’s conclusion, but Schmitt also said to Smith, “I think you’ve already perjured yourself.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Elon Musk is sitting right by Trump
Musk sitting by Trump
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Xenta @xenta.bsky.social · 7h
21st century, russia This is what the "outstanding" putin has turned russia into russia has never "thrived" so much as under putin And these beggars want to bring us their "prosperity" 😡😡😡
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Jim Manley @jamespmanley.bsky.social · 7h
Huh. From the border patrol’s slush fund
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7h
An 11th Cir panel has refused to reverse the district judge & stay the sanctions she imposed on the plaintiffs in the slush fund case, Trump v IRS, strongly suggesting it was a collusive lawsuit designed to deliver relief to the parties.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h
A man charged with rape and sexual assault casually joking about consent at an official event with Trump White House officials.
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Senate Press Gallery @senatepress.bsky.social · 7h
By a vote of 48-51, the #Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.197 (Baldwin Obamacare Exchange Standards CRA). GOP Senator Collins voted in favor. Senator Sullivan didn't vote.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 7h
White House’s New AI Website Confirms Trump Lost the 2020 Presidential Election "President Trump has routinely—and falsely—claimed that he won the 2020 election. But the new AI-powered America.gov website, which Trump unveiled Tuesday to great fanfare, says otherwise." variety.com/2026/digital...
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White House’s New AI Website Confirms Trump Lost the 2020 Presidential Election
Donald Trump has routinely claimed that he won the 2020 election. But the new AI-powered website America.gov, which Trump unveiled on Tuesday to great fanfare, says otherwise.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 7h
Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv left the warheads of two ballistic missiles lying right next to residential buildings. Police bomb disposal experts neutralized both warheads, each weighing about half a ton. The dangerous remnants were then removed for further disposal. 📷Ukraine’s National Police
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: Supreme Court allows Trump to continue with "third country" deportations without limits imposed by lower courts that would allow people a "meaningful opportunity" to raise objections. Liberal justices dissent. Court also to hear oral arguments in December. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘third country’ deportation policy
This is the second time the court has rejected lower court rulings that immigrants must be able to object before being sent to countries to which they have no previous connection.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 7h
Imagine a judge asking a toddler with NO lawyer if they agree to voluntary departure or want a removal order. That's what the Trump admin is forcing kids—who are as young as 2 years old—to do in immigration courts. That's not due process. That's insane. These are KIDS.
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Artesian Mystic @artesianmystic.bsky.social · 9h
What could go wrong. 🙄
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Trump's hand is looking real nasty today (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty)
Trump at his America dot gov event todayzoom in on his hand, which looks like something you'd see in an open casket
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 10h
More irony from Sen Ted Cruz: accuses Jack Smith of "weaponizing the Dept of Justice to go after political opponents" www.c-span.org/event/senate... (another cartoon from the archives)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
wow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10h
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 10h
Senator Darline Graham, sister of the late Lindsey Graham, is up. www.c-span.org/event/senate...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
While facing the threat of an export ban?
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12h
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 12h
Speaking of "throwing up in one's mouth", Sen. Kennedy is a disgrace and Trump apologist. www.c-span.org/event/senate... (cartoon detail from the archives)
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Michael Steiner @bierquaffer.bsky.social · 10h
The toddler did a poopie in the toilet for the first time. Yay!
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