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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h
🚨Holy crap! Ken Paxton partied on New Year’s Eve 2024 in Dubai with his girlfriend and two U.S. fugitives (Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail) charged in healthcare fraud/embezzlement schemes. Ahmed, a major donor, gave about $190,000 to Paxton’s campaign — including after his indictment.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 9h
I still remember in 2015 when Trump was gonna hold a press conference clear up all the questions about Melania's immigration issues in two weeks. And then he didn't. And the press never asked them about it again.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 23h
Good Morning 🤷🏻‍♂️ Why is Elon Musk donating $276 Million in a Futile Attempt to Rescue Republicans from a November 3rd blood bath?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/10/2026
Have you guys noticed that Republicans who were a rubber stamp for Trump for the last decade are now suddenly pretending to be defenders of democracy? Amazingly, Senator Thom Tillis is finding his courage right around the time his book tour is launched. How brave! Read my take at the link below ⬇️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities.
Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed.
Not any Muslim.
Trump.
A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 06/10/2026
The President of the United States just offered to sacrifice American lives.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Enten details how Trump has lost 44 points of support of support among naturalized citizens in the last two years
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
my friend @juddlegum.bsky.social has put together a cool new tool that allows you to photograph political mail and immediately learn who paid for it. Check it out here:
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Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What would Fox News look like this morning if a Democrat had welcomed the killing of the residents of Houston and Salt Lake City at a rally last night? Hmm…
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Unfuckingbelievable.... violates every canon of good, independent pro-democracy journalism www.contrariannews.org/p/you-can-he...
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You Can Help Improve Legacy Media
🚨33 Days to the Midterms🚨
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 05/10/2026
a monstrously wicked man
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My take on what Democrats should do in the majority  newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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@SoxOnTheBrain ⚕️⚖️🌊⚾ @soxonthebrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
After yesterday’s Senate hearing, it’s crystal clear that Jack Smith should be the next Attorney General.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
Seriously, just do not use muse
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Yes, there are rats fleeing the sinking ship, but Trump’s poisonous influence will still require a major cleanup operation if & when the Democrats regain control in Congress…The only way we truly overcome this dark chapter is by refusing to forgive & forget.” www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...
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Rats Are Fleeing the Sinking Ship
But they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles. “This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump was welcoming the Chinese press into the Oval Office—the “friendliest press corp,” Trump said about reporters whose press freedoms rank 178th in the world, just above North Korea—while continuing to deny American news outlets access all morning. www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...
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This Can’t Go On for Two More Years
Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.
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CNN @cnn.com · 25/09/2026
Minnesota Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya denied she ever said she was embarrassed to be from Minnesota, but three years ago she said just that in a since-deleted tweet uncovered by CNN's KFile. Andrew Kaczynski reports. Read the full investigation: cnn.it/4hrulUQ
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The jig is up, Susan Collins.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Speaker Mike Johnson called Thomas Massie’s 8 articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth a "publicity stunt" and canceled Congress to avoid the vote. Hegseth is running an illegal war. Force them on the record: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026
For days, we’d been digging for proof that a Russian oligarch attended Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding. We scoured social media and analyzed wicker chairs. Then, on a swimsuit model’s Instagram, we found the shaved head we were looking for.
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“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026
one thing that is worth remember apropos this useful piece is that novel technologies do not necessarily require novel political solutions. americans have had to deal with fast-moving, disruptive technological change in the past, and they did so through collective, democratic action.
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Opinion | Bernie Sanders, Steve Case and Others on What Washington Should Do Now on A.I.
How can the government reel in the technology? Here are six ideas.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Even if you think you know the whole Kennedy Center story, this is enlightening and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Dook of Url @uglydook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thou shalt not bear false witness, Mike:
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Trump says the economy ‘went to hell’ under Biden. The opposite is true
By standard measures such as job and GDP growth and the stock market, the US economy was in excellent shape
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Don't worry. This guy is on it!
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
She adds, "But Republicans have made it a big attack on you," which is a telling statement. Stated simply: We don't find it newsworthy either, but it's our job to use talking points from one side and parrot them back to the other side. If not, we'll be accused of bias. (Also, my boss is Bari Weiss)
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 13/09/2026
Name one thing Donald Trump improved as president other than his family’s net worth.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Todd Lambert @toddlambert.com · 10/09/2026
See this video for the definition of gaslighting
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026
Pritzker: "He is suffering from dementia. I think we can all see that."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And Giuliani, who we now know lied about the poisonous environmental danger from 9/11—adding to the death count—should be banned from attending the 9/11 memorial.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There should be accountability for this. Why did they lie? www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/u...
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NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero | CNN
New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records about air quality following the September 11, 2001, attacks, showing city officials at the time knew conditions aro...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You know, there is a constitutional mechanism to remove a president who is unable to discharge the duties of his office.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Welcome to Labor Day weekend. Gas prices are at an historic high.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026
Well. To be fair, we were all hoping he would dye.
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