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Pediatrician. Mom, lover of nature, music, photography and cycling. Believer in democracy, vaccines, and the rule of law.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
A 17-month-old girl was hospitalized with E. coli after consuming raw milk. Soon, another child — a 6-year-old girl who’d drunk milk from the same farm — would wind up in the same San Diego hospital, with the same potentially fatal illness.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If we lived in a functioning democracy, major newspapers would run Page 1 editorials pleading with people to vote out the Republicans to save us from a fascist dictatorship. But most of the mainstream media have run out of bravery, if they ever had any.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Joe Biden was too old to be president. Trump is the same age as Biden was when he was president. And it’s obvious that Trump is less mentally healthy than Biden was. So when will the media report that the president’s brain is broken? If the answer is “never,” that means the media are broken too.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(1/2) The best course of action with just weeks to go before Election Day is to vote early and in person. The next best is to drop any mail-in ballot you receive in an official drop box.
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Continually disgusting how he has debased the Presidency and the country 😡😡😡😡😡😫
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Time to seize back our country from the people looting it.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ban congressional stock trading; stop the corruption.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Eight years ago today, the Saudi government directed the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Virginia resident and journalist dedicated to shining a light on the truth. As we honor his memory and courage, we must fight for accountability and defend press freedom worldwide.
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I do think it's important to give grace to people who realize they made the wrong choice. I don't want to. but other nicer people def should do that. I dont give a shit.
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
F@ck those f*cking f#cks
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
😫😫😡😡😡
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/10/2026
A new rule from OMB would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict voting access. This rule would disproportionately affect disabled and elderly voters. Fight back: buff.ly/vLsBDoC
Editorial graphic of Russell Vought at a microphone with red devil horns and a tail, headline reads "Cancer wasn't enough, Vought moves to make it harder for Americans to vote." Small "Stand Up for Science" logo at bottom.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My newsletter is up. Eric Schmitt should be mocked and John Roberts should be hounded and I will not be persuaded otherwise. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Eric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked Forever
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent relives the senator’s glorious face plant. Plus: whyt John Roberts’s also deserves our mockery.
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wow.
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tommy Tuberville is a moron
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Michele Harrison @shellydogg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wait til the Medicaid cuts kick in January 1. They purposely waited until after midterms. They KNOW how hard that will hit. Every ad Dems show on tv should be about Medicaid cuts.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump is using the U.S. treasury and our tax dollars like it’s his personal piggy bank. And just like he squandered hundreds of millions given to him by dear old dad, he’s squandering our money now.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The presumptions of good faith and of regularity are made up court creations that fly in the face of commonsense and the structure of the Constitution. It should be a priority for Democrats and progressives to undo both. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Court upholds Tennessee’s GOP gerrymander, saying lawmakers deserve ‘presumption of good faith’
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit challenging a gerrymandered map adopted by Tennessee Republicans that eliminated what was the state’s one Black-majority congressional district, based in Memphis.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
Ellison nails Schutz after he admits he's never taken a case for a client who didn't align w/ his personal views: "It is the job of the AG to defend laws sometimes you don't agree w/ if those laws are constitutional" (Note that Schutz then initially stammers about if abortion access is settled law)
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AmyAlexCA @amyalexca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No-Show jobs on the Taxpayers’ dime. “Bonus:” The VOA journos and producers are civil servants who formerly communicated accurate small-d democracy oriented stories to nations worldwide that were and are battling authoritarianism. 🤦🏽‍♀️
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Part of the post-Trump repairs to democracy must be inspectors general. What if we house them in the legislative branch, where a president cannot fire them? Courts could serve as a check.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FLAG AJC: Georgia's Republican-led State Election Board has sent a letter to top Trump officials (Blanche, Dhillon, Mullin) asking the admin to (1) force changes to the state's voting system before November and (2) investigate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
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Georgia board asks Trump administration to investigate voting machines
The State Election Board's executive director, in a letter, asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia's voting machines and prohibit QR-code vote counting.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump Shares Article Calling Black Hanging Deaths a “Leftist Race Narrative” President sends dismissive message regarding lynching investigations. meidasnews.com/news/trump-s...
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Trump Shares Article Calling Black Hanging Deaths a “Leftist Race Narrative”
President sends dismissive message regarding lynching investigations.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thanks Reagan 😕 The Republican agenda for the past 45 years in one chart 👇🏽
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal. DOJ has no authority to interfere with state-run elections, but I doubt that will stop them from trying. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/10/2026
🧵 1/ The Ebola outbreak in the DRC, with >8,000 confirmed cases and nearly 4,000 deaths, remains uncontrolled. There are treatment units but not enough health care workers to staff them. Those who are there face risk of infection, exhaustion, and trauma, some while not even being paid.
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Congo Is Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Control, WHO Says
One treatment center requires about 300 health professionals, said WHO representative
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/10/2026
Monday, October 5 is the last day to register to vote in Georgia. You can use this resource to check your voter registration status and more:
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Are You Registered To Vote? | American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU is always working to protect Americans' right to vote and access to the polls. As a critical election season begins, make sure you know if you're registered to vote: click on your state in the map below below to find your voter registration site, or view a complete list of registration sites by clicking "view data."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 30/09/2026
At an event held by the MAHA Institute, RFK Jr said he wanted the federal government to feed Americans' private health data to AI to find evidence to support his anti-science ideology. He also said AI can make “better-informed” decisions than doctors, despite AI’s reputation for hallucinations.
News alert graphic featuring a photo of RFK Jr. against a data center background, with a headline reading  "RFK Jr. wants to feed your private health data to AI"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They are heinous, despicable people
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The Trump regime's new AI assistant confirmed Donald is a convicted felon, Biden won the 2020 election, and Trump is in the Epstein files before it stopped answering political questions.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
❤️❤️❤️❤️
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babydoc17.bsky.social @babydoc17.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
wsj.com
Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Also, what was the alleged link between the Hawks game and Willis? Was she there?? Or was the allegation that he went to see a game in Atlanta so it must have been a secret meeting with Willis? I’m so confused on the evidentiary logic
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This truly is horrifying. Not only is he unlawfully spending OUR money on a political ad, the whole point of the ad is that roughly half of the country consists of enemies who must be conquered.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just another day of unnecessary stress and chaos very likely created by Russell "We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected" Vought. Just another day where Russell "Project 2025" Vought did his best to make it harder for civil servants to serve the American people. impeachvought.com
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Impeach Vought
We are current and former federal workers from across the government. We have witnessed first-hand the harm Russell Vought has inflicted on American communities. We are urging Congress to act now to p...
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dinnerwithcharlie.bsky.social @dinnerwithcharlie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
JFC
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
50 percent tariffs for our beloved neighbor and historic ally, Canada. A red carpet and a military flyover for Communist China’s leader. Donald Trump is a sick man and a danger to America.
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WhippetRun @whippetrun.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Kaitlin Collins walking into the White House tomorrow 😂@kaitlancollins.bsky.social
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Man Sits Down with Camping Chair
ALT: Man Sits Down with Camping Chair
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In news that will surprise no one, Stephen Miller is the driving force behind unprecedented mass detentions & deportations of immigrant children. This administration operates without any regard for the rule of law or the humanity of these kids.
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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children
Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thread 👇
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The contempt order kind of writes itself, no?
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