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Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
You and I — all of us taxpayers — funded this $533 million artillery plant outside of Dallas. It hasn’t produced a single usable shell. Yet the defense contractor, General Dynamics, has never been held publicly accountable. Nor has it had to pay a penny back… 1/
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...
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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child. ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents. the family is here legally. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
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Ethan Pants (he/him) @ethanpants.northsky.social · 19/01/2026
I’m the one in the brown hat. What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs. Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car. #AbolishICE
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
NEW: Under political pressure, the Trump admin is devising a plan to lower housing costs, but there is no quick fix. He aims to unveil the plan in Davos, though he speaks on the economy today in Detroit. His admin has already cut programs that aid renters/the poor. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Facing Political Pressure, Trump Seeks Answer to Rising Housing Costs
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"'Can I check a pulse?' yelled the bystander, standing across Portland Avenue from Good’s lifeless body inside her crashed SUV, video footage of the exchange shows. "'No,' an agent replies. 'Back up.' "'I’m a physician!' "'I don’t care.'" apple.news/Ab6SscT80QIW...
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‘I’m a physician,’ he said. ‘Don’t care’ was the reply. — The Minnesota Star Tribune
Bystander medical assistance was declined to George Floyd and Renee Good. Medical experts say ICE agents and a physician observer likely acting within their training after recent shooting.
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babschwartz.bsky.social @babschwartz.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This is how the great sleeping giant of America awakens, roars and puts an end to it www.rawstory.com/this-is-how-...
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This is how the great sleeping giant of America awakens, roars and puts an end to it
Something dramatic has happened.Many people who consider themselves non-political or independent, or moderate Republican, or who even voted for Trump last November, can’t avoid seeing what’s now come ...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/10/2025
The Trump administration's gilded priorities amid a government shutdown with no end in sight are clear www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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What shutdown?
Kristi Noem's new private jets. A shocking White House demolition. The Trump administration's gilded priorities are clear.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Solidarity is the only way
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Don’t forget.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2025
Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
"Trump administration to cut funding for Oregon program serving deaf-blind students" www.kgw.com/article/news...
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Trump administration cuts Oregon DeafBlind program over Portland schools' DEI support
Over 100 deaf and blind Oregon students could lose services after federal funding was axed over diversity program concerns.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
“If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..." www.kgw.com/article/news...
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Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
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stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Putin meets alone with Trump. A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard. FBI goes after John Bolton. Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 22/08/2025
President Donald Trump said the troops are meant to crack down on crime in Washington D.C., and Ohio is one of six states that has so far sent troops. Toledo, Dayton, and Cleveland all had a higher crime rate than D.C. in 2024. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
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Ohioans ask Gov. DeWine to recall National Guard troops recently sent to Washington D.C.
Ohio advocates are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to bring home the Ohio National Guard troops recently deployed to Washington D.C. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 11 he would send National Guard…
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Welcome to America; where our president is publicly saying nice things about, giving immunity to, and suggesting a possible pardon for a well-connected child sex trafficker. But I’m sure he’s got a good reason.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The same Republican Party that impeached Bill Clinton over a consensual sex act with another adult is now protecting Donald Trump for alleged nonconsensual sex acts with underage girls. #WWJD?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2025
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Bondi can't release Epstein information because if it has been heard by a grand jury, the judge that oversaw the case has to release it, and you know that JAKE TAPPER: I don't think that's correct. It doesn't work that way.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Trump's cratering in polls continues. Crushing new Gallup numbers: Overall approval: 37% On immigration: 38% On economy: 37% On trade: 36: Federal budget: 29% Overall approval among independents: 29% news.gallup.com/poll/692879/...
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Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 37%, the lowest of his second term as a result of a decrease among independents.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
'Hello human, nice to meet you'
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
whatever else republican house speaker mike johnson (and the congressional republicans who serve under him) ever do in this life, this headline will last forever and ever, for their whole blessed lives. (gift link, no paywall) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
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Michael Steele @michaelsteele.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Oooh, ahhh...that's how this always starts. Glad handing, back-slapping and high-fiving. But then comes the running and screaming when they have to face the voters for what they just did to them. #BigBeautifulBill Oh well...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This is a lie (as usual). While I disagree with the decision, IT LEAVES THE INJUNCTIONS OF THE BIRTHRIGHT EO IN PLACE, just narrows them to the plaintiffs. And it does not limit nationwide class actions, which will be filed to achieve the identical outcomes. The EO remains unconstitutional.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This is a pretty important point!
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/06/2025
I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
January Trump approval on the economy: plus +8.24 points Today Trump approval on the economy: minus -15.75 January Trump approval on inflation: plus +1.99 Today Trump approval on inflation: minus -22.24 So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.? www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Donald Trump finds his approval rating sinking once more
Pollster G. Elliott Morris' tracker shows that on the issue of the economy, Trump's approval rating is underwater by 15.75 points.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 09/06/2025
My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.
A statement from Kamala D. Harris:

Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.

This Administration’s actions are not about public safety —they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process.

Protest is a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice. And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful.

I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
"Our country's so innocent?" Trump asked in 2017, seeing an opportunity to make America what Rep. Raskin now calls a "gangster state." And Republicans like Joni Ernst are all in for the sadistic cruelty, indifference and mockery. So what if her voters die? www.americaamerica.news/p/free-to-be...
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Free to Be Their Worst Selves
Trump and his cruel regime are proud to be "not so innocent." The response cannot be tame.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
No words www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/h...
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U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
“Most of that grant money is appropriated by Congress for the National Institutes of Health to disburse to fund biomedical research after a lengthy application process by individual scientists, work that is not typically done at trade schools…” www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump considers redirecting $3 billion in Harvard grants to US trade schools
President Donald Trump said he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
What kind of dumb people willfully undermine one of the brightest jewels of higher education, a magnet for talent and a driver of significant scientific and medical research?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Trump Republicanism at its finest. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
He's also the president who killed things like this. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
subarus for the canadian market will now go there directly from japan instead of being made by american autoworkers in indiana. more trump tariff genius. www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...
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Subaru Pulls Canadian Production From US As Trump’s Tariffs Deal A Heavy Blow | Carscoops
The automaker will now build more cars for Canada in Japan rather than in Indiana
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music. Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
There are 32m small businesses in the USA
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Our government has spent $100,000 a person to hold migrants at the Gitmo concentration camp for less than six weeks. That's about $17,000/week for each migrant. They could have stayed at a Ritz-Carlton for that. What's this you say about government waste and efficiency, Elon?
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