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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/04/2026
Conservative education activists such as Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice now have access to the top levers of the government. “If America’s public schools cease to exist tomorrow, America would be a better place,” Justice told ProPublica. (Published Oct. 2025)
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“You were not a bystander”
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 01/02/2026
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully: The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Great piece from @orinkerr.bsky.social in @lawfaremedia.org explaining why ICE should not be able to enter homes with administrative warrants. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
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Can ICE Enter a Home to Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?
A tentative take, on both the rights and the remedies.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/12/2025
No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/12/2025
The newsletter is out. Usually it’s fairly light. This week, it’s about how Stephen Miller lies. www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
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Data is anti-fascist
Last week, this newsletter was refreshingly apolitical. Well, that was then. Chapter 1 What they want you to believe about immigrants You don't need to travel too far up the branches of White House...
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Lady with obvious daddy issues who is wily as fuck pretends she was snookered by an all powerful magazine writer. Hey, Susie: It’s 2025 and you have been the main handmaiden to your boss dad’s heinous war against the media. As if you are a victim.
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CNN @cnn.com · 01/12/2025
Airbus has identified an issue affecting “a limited number” of metal panels in its A320 passenger planes, a spokesperson for the company said Monday, just days after warning of another technical problem in its aircraft. cnn.it/3XsIc3S
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 01/12/2025
Juan Orlando Hernández has been promised a pardon for drug trafficking. Trump is threatening to oust Nicolás Maduro over similar allegations.
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Hondurans Called Right-Wing Ex-President a “Narco-Dictator.” Trump Plans to Pardon Him — but Threatens War on Venezuela
The promised pardon for Juan Orlando Hernández, who’s serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, comes as Trump threatens war on Venezuela over “narcoterrorism.”
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 02/12/2025
Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 02/12/2025
Donald Trump’s supposed ambition for a third term is a legal problem with a political answer, Brian C. Kalt writes. “The people are the ultimate enforcers” of the Constitution:
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The Solution to the Third-Term Threat
Republican leaders need to speak up now, loudly and clearly, against any schemes to put Donald Trump back into the White House yet again.
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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025
Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
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David Noll @david.noll.org · 12/08/2025
How did we end up in a world where ICE agents are indistinguishable from the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on January 6? VIGILANTE NATION tells the story of the insidious state laws behind MAGA's return to power, and it's out in paperback today. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigila...
My left hand holding a paperback copy of Vigilante Nation in front of a bookcase.

The cover reads:

"The electrifying story of American democracy and its enemies" -- U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin

Vigilante Nation

How State-Sponsor3ed Terror Threatens Our Democracy 

Jon Michaels  David Noll
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Steph @stephy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Anyone who was paying attention knew the stories that DOGE was gone were not true
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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
So that we are clear, Generals and Admirals do not make these decisions. They carry out the orders of SecDef and the President after offering their opinions. Hegseth issued the manifestly illegal order, the Admiral did not refuse that manifestly illegal order. Both should be removed.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/11/2025
In a more sensible and serious world, Mark Kelly would take Pete Hegseth’s job as secretary of defense, Tom Nichols argues: theatln.tc/mUn2pxoh
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/11/2025
Donald Trump is clearly willing to do whatever it takes to stay in power, regardless of what the Constitution says. He “has always told us exactly who he is,” J. Michael Luttig argues. “We have just not wanted to believe him. But we must believe him now.”
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President for Life
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/10/2025
A federal trial in Portland about the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard to the city got off with a stunning revelation: troops briefly deployed to a federal immigration building in South Portland this month, appearing to defy a court order. (via @opb.org)
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Oregon National Guard deployed to Portland in early October, despite court order
A federal trial in Portland about the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard to the city got off with a stunning revelation: troops briefly deployed to a federal immigration building in South Portland this month, appearing to defy a court order issued hours earlier blocking their deployment.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Sporkman @realsporkman.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
"The appeal of these leaders for many rests on their having the power to get away with things that ordinary men cannot, whether in the bedroom or in politics." -- @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social , "Strongmen: Mussolini to the present"
Excerpt from Strongmen book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 24/10/2025
“Never before in my over 20 years on the committee can I recall seeing a combatant commander leave their post this early and amid such turmoil,” Rep. Adam Smith said on Monday. interc.pt/3L1T45P
A photo of Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaking at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Admiral’s Mystery Retirement Amid Secret War Leaves Key Command in Turmoil," and the DEK, "The sudden departure of Adm. Alvin Holsey has caused dismay in the U.S. Southern Command."
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CtrlTXquilter @ctrltxquilting.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Share it wide! There are a lot of Republican pedophiles out there and they need to be shown for who they are!!!!
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Letitia James should wear being on Trump's enemies list as a badge of honor youtu.be/bxleSo4JY0k?...
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder: Trump's "blatant perversion"
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 08/10/2025
Tomorrow, I, along with Senator Kaine will be forcing a vote to block President Trump’s use of our Armed Forces to conduct strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea. Congress has not authorized these strikes. They are illegal and risk dragging America into another war.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 08/10/2025
Another day. Another presidential threat to jail two of his political opponents. What will it take for Republicans in Congress to speak out? While we still have a democracy left.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2025
NEW: Comey is going to file selective and vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss AND he will challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment! There’s more, too… so glad @annabower.bsky.social is there to bring us the whole story! Thread below with details:
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2025
Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat. Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Sickening.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2025
NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it? MJ: Again, it's a distraction
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2025
Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
JUST IN: Overstock founder Patrick Byrne formally defaulted by court in libel suit Hunter Biden brought against him. Biden lawyers to propose size of default judgment in coming weeks. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Hunter Biden seeks arrest of former Overstock.com CEO in defamation case
Attorneys for the ex-president’s son ask a federal judge to issue a bench warrant against defendant Patrick Byrne for failing to respond to court orders.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
New Reuters/Ipsos poll: Around 58% of Americans — including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans — feel that the president should only deploy armed troops to "face external threats."
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 08/10/2025
If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown. Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2025
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
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J Carol @jcaroltx.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Take a minute to read, it’s worth it
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Mar-a-Hell-No! @mara-hell-no.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The Yad Vashem holocaust memorial was built around the exact words spoken by Matthew Dowd - that hateful thoughts lead to hateful words lead to hateful actions. Charlie Kirk was a messenger of hateful division. He did not serve this country, & merits no special honors. youtube.com/watch?v=oIS2...
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MSNBC Shows True Colors in Aftermath of Kirk Assassination
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The president went on TV to attack political opponents and blame them for the killing of Charlie Kirk, even though we don’t know who shot him. If there is anything this man can do to worsen the situation, he will do it. Despicable.
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AmeriDivision @ameridivision.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Trump Says ‘Radical Left’ Rhetoric Contributed to Kirk’s Death WSJ “We only like our own beautiful MAGA rhetoric, about bashing queers, women and immigrants. Which is pristine and holy. Large sized, not small”
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Fred Kaplan @fredmkaplan.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I’m on @BrianLehrer show @WNYC at about 11:15am discussing Trump’s “Dept of War” name-change and other topics.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2025
The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. (Published April)
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White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/09/2025
Epstein survivors are speaking out from the Capitol steps as lawmakers push to release more files related to the late convicted sex offender's case cnn.it/4ni88dn
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Sawyer Hackett @sawyerhackett.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Watch me make dinner while I explain why Trump isn’t as powerful as you think
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23/08/2025
Donald Trump has shunned the advice from career experts when it comes to national-security decisions, opting instead for a tiny core group of loyal advisers, Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, Nancy A. Youssef, and Michael Scherer report:
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The Tiny White House Club Making Major National-Security Decisions
Trump has pushed out career experts and aides who challenged him.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 06/08/2025
ICE Taps FEMA Employees to Help Ramp Up Deportation Blitz www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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ICE Taps FEMA Employees to Help Ramp Up Deportation Blitz
The Department of Homeland Security has forcibly reassigned a subset of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees to ICE.
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Barbara Lewin Studio @barbaralewinstudio.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
@economist.com Zanny Minton Beddoes refers to working people as “Joe Lunch Pail” on @fareedzakaria.bsky.social Could this terminology be more patronizing and insulting? Get a big clue, privileged people.
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