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STEPHEN MOORE: We had much much higher inflation under Biden BERMAN: Let me stop you. Has inflation gone up or down since Trump took office? MOORE: Well, it was about 3.2% when Biden left office, it's 3.4% now BERMAN: So it's gone up MOORE: That is true

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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 13h

TEXAS: Placed on a suspend list? Voting remains an option but takes more effort. Change your address by OCT. 5 to avoid the additional paperwork. It takes 2 minutes. Spread the word. #LetsGetVoteReady social.demcast.com/s/zzAixsCV

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 8h

Pompeo supported a man who tried to overturn an election and destroy American democracy. This shows what the real threat it. It's not Trump and his authoritarianism; it's the acceptance of it.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

NEW: Amid rising diesel prices, Republicans turn against Trump for first time on handling inflation. A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (52%) now say they disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of prices: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-02...

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Amid rising diesel prices, Republicans turn against Trump for first time on handling inflation

In our September poll, 52% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents disapprove of Trump's handling of prices. That could be dragging down Republican Senate candidates in red states

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atart17 @atart17.bsky.social · 6h

Good graphics and clear language from the Guardian about “The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped These graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of Representatives”

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The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped

These graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of Representatives

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 9h

Here's an excellent piece by a former prosecutor and d.a. on how the "the Tompkins County DA’s office failed Jane Doe, the accused and the community in its handling of this case, then and now" and just extremely did not bother.

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Opinion | How the Tompkins County DA set itself up for failure in the Cornell rape case

It appears the Tompkins County district attorney’s office failed to properly follow up with standard practices for cases involving sexual assault allegations when the initial complaint was made in 202...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16h

who include the local district attorney who after failing to open an investigation or ask real questions who was whining about how he's the victim. So the victim in the Cornell case was forced to leave college when some of her persecutors got to stay

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 9h

ISIS has killed thousands. They beheaded people on video. The wider network spans continents, and the central org controlled over 100,000 sq miles at peak, including Iraq’s second largest city. The worst in the Caribbean is maybe low level drug traffickers. The comparison spotlights how wrong.

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h

WIN: A Kansas appeals court rejected the secretary of state's renewed bid to scrap the three-day grace period for mail ballots. Ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within three days will count on Nov. 3.

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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 14h

Eight years ago today the Saudi government murdered WaPo columnist Jamaal Khashoggi. Today they own 49.5% of the biggest media/news company in America.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time

“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

These victories were achieved through the efforts of Civil Rights activists, along with support from Neiman Marcus president Stanley Marcus, who was an early advocate for desegregation. The Neiman Marcus Dallas store manager purportedly warned Marcus that he would destroy his business this way.

A Black man protesting in front of a department store in San Diego, California. He's wearing a suit and holding a sign that says "We March Protesting the Indignity and Humility of Jim Crow." There are some people behind him.

Stanley Marcus smoking a pipe. He's wearing a striped suit.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

The manager was right — some longtime shoppers closed their accounts in protest — but Marcus stuck with his decision. At the time of the flagship's closure, the Main Street store had been open for 112 years.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 10h

In Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia, voters will decide ballot measures and constitutional amendments that are meant to protect abortion access—or, on the contrary, reinstate an abortion ban. Learn more in our guide:

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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read More

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emmiedoodle.bsky.social @emmiedoodle.bsky.social · 10h

Unfortunately, as expected... Defending the men in the Cornell gang rape case. He “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake.”

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10h

"The agency appears to regard the change as a customer experience improvement — as if interacting with a TSA agent who has been forced to stand in a crowded airport for hours on end will definitely be positive..." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

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Trump Administration Makes Life Worse For TSA Agents

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NPR @npr.org · 10h

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms. n.pr/472XAIX

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As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midterms

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 9h

You can read Jamal’s work here. It was the honor of my life to have been his editor at the Washington Post. Rest in peace, Jamal. And I’m sorry the Washington Post opinions page ended up betraying what we both stood for. www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...

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Opinion | Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington Post

Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who Turkish officials say was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, had been writing a column for The Post since last year.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 17h

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10h

For clarity, the judge here is saying that a STATE can criminalize non-citizen voting, but the federal government can't.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10h

Whoa. A Biden-appointed judge in the southern district of Florida just ruled that the 1996 federal law criminalizing voting by non-citizens is unconstitutional. 👀

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h

Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The best reading of the actual statute that underpins this criminal case yields an inescapable
conclusion: 18 U.S.C. S 611 is a voter qualification statute, and the Constitution does not authorize
Congress to legislate voter qualifications for federal elections. Except for very specific constitutional
provisions (that cannot support this statute; we will go through them, Congress has no power to say
who can vote or who cannot vote in federal elections-that foundational power is reserved for the States,
and limits Congress.
Some legal principles are so fundamental that they form American constitutional bedrock, and
this case reveals a big one: When you're prosecuted based on a law that Congress did not have the
authority to pass, the prosecution cannot stand. That principle in federal law harkens back to cases
like Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 180 (1803), and United States v. Hudson, 11 U.S. 32, 34 (1812), and
has had explicit and unbroken support in criminal cases since Ex Parte Siebold, 100 U.S. 371, 376-77
(1879) ("An unconstitutional law is void, and is as no law. An offence created by it is not a crime. A
conviction under it is not merely erroneous, but is illegal and void, and cannot be a legal cause of
imprisonment."). The principle is so fundamental that it even predates our constitutional republic; it
lies at the very heart of our constitutional heritage. See, e.g., Bayard v. Singleton, 1 N.C. 5, 9-10 (1787) (striking down a legislative act as unconstitutional and holding that a court cannot enforce an
unconstitutional law in any type of proceeding). This principle acts as a shield for every person facing
criminal prosecution in the United States, citizen and non-citizen alike. That shield protects the
Defendant here, and none of the Government's arguments break through it.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 10h

Huge crowd to see James Talarico in deep-red Lubbock, Texas. This county hasn’t voted for a Democrat in 50 years.

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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10h

The order prevents the Trump administration from waiving environmental protections that would allow it to quickly build across a national and state park. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/judge-…

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h

WASHINGTON (AP) — Court prohibits Trump administration from building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region, for now.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Stroke victims are often given leg braces to help them walk.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11h

The FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain and sent Flight 1073 diving toward the ground had previously been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views, people familiar with the matter said www.wsj.com/world/middle...

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Exclusive | FlyDubai Attacker Had Been Banned From Flying by Oman for Radical Views

The U.A.E. airline later hired the co-pilot who stabbed the captain of Flight 1073 and nearly crashed the plane.

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 11h

What a privilege to come out here to El Paso and be able to testify in this case today. Just a terrific day. Border wall construction in the Big Bend Sector must stop while proceedings continue. All waivers of environmental, cultural, and other laws are suspended. Whew.

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Ted Zukoski @tedzukoski.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: A federal judge in El Paso today issued an emergency injunction blocking the Trump administration's border barrier and road construction across the Big Bend region. #BigBend #NationalParks biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. Photo credit: Laiken Jordahl, Center for Biological Diversity

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 13h

Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named. What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.

An archived copy of Michael Tracey's original Substack post includes a screenshot from "eCourt Records" and the commentary: "It's [name redacted]. Don't blame me -- the New York Court System just posted it. Seemingly inadvertently. Oh well."

Screenshot of Michael Tracey's post on Substack titled "Note on Jane Doe." It reads: "After identifying Jane Doe earlier tonight, I have now removed the information I published. Why? Because the principle has been served: to underscore that permanently anonymizing litigants who make sensational, spectacular, reputation-destroying claims about others — so long as they can self-declare some form of victimization — cannot be countenanced.

It’s destructive, and an egregious abuse of the legal system by huckster plaintiff’s lawyers. This practice has to end. Lawyers who seek to monetize this sleazy tactic should have to think A LOT HARDER about the claims they’re willing to throw out into the public domain, using impressionable clients who may not even know what they’re getting themselves into.

So why have I now removed her information?

Because I don’t believe she’s the main “villain” here. I primarily blame the bottom-feeding, media-manipulating, sleazebag lawyers who’ve made a whole cash-grab industry out of this racket.

Thomas Giuffra in particular has a lot to answer for. He’s the central reason for the current debacle.

Given the intense nationwide and global interest in this case, I don’t want to bring any further negative attention to this woman. I don’t believe she ought to be punished or subjected to any retribution or humiliation. I believe a RATIONAL solution is necessary here. Not more character assassination — of her, the seven young men, or anyone else. Truly, that is my genuine view."

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: The 2026 elections in most states will decide which party runs elections heading into 2028 (see map). We detail how Democrats could hold or gain this power in 14 potentially competitive states—and form a bulwark against MAGA subverting the 2028 elections www.the-downballot.com/p/voters-can...

Map of the United States titled "2026 Elections That Will Decide Which Party Runs Elections," with the subtitle "Includes secretaries of state and other elected offices where relevant." Source: The Downballot. States are colored by incumbent party.

Democratic (blue), 14 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Republican (red), 18 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

Bipartisan (yellow), 4 states: Hawaii, Illinois, New York, and Wisconsin.
Not up in 2026 (gray), 14 states: Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Footnotes: Illinois and Wisconsin have Democratic secretaries of state who do not run elections. Pennsylvania's Democratic governor appointed a Republican who typically aligns with Democrats.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18h

Economist analysis of more than 3,000 US counties finds that in reliably GOP counties, annual deaths now exceed births by 0.4 per 1k residents, while in reliably Democratic counties, births exceed deaths by 2.8 per 1k. Population growth in the GOP counties is largely driven by internal migration.

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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born

Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 18h

And so it continues... Our economic debates seem utterly disconnected from the reality. That reality: This is an economy mostly creating healthcare jobs, and it does so month after month, and everything else is just noise.

Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" showing change in non-farm payrolls since January 2025 through September 2026. Healthcare and social assistance added 998,000 jobs with consistent growth throughout the period, while the rest of the economy lost 222,000 jobs, meaning all net job creation came from healthcare. The rest of the economy showed particular weakness from May through August 2025 when losses reached 218,000 jobs. This striking divergence reveals an unusual concentration where one sector's growth of roughly 48,000 jobs per month has offset persistent contraction across all other industries combined.

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 19h

I assume David Hearn will collect millions from the Justice Department's weaponization victims fund.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When I say John Roberts is a liar, hack, anti-democracy ideologue, and enemy of the Constitution, I do so in a civil manner. No yelling or cursing here. But since he will be remembered as an utter disgrace who tried to destroy the republic but failed, some in the future might say it less civilly.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And one more time, prescient JP Stevens dissent: “Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year’s presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the Nation’s confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law”

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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atart17 @atart17.bsky.social · 15h

Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter. Gift article

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Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine (Gift Article)

Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h

They would target a wide range of facilities, including electrical substations, hydroelectric and thermal power plants, and boiler houses."

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