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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 8h
Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
There's a trap on your ballot in California. Here's how to get past it.
1. Prop 40: 250 billionaires pay with they owe so hospitals, schools, and food assistant survive the federal cuts. Vote yes.
2. Props 41 and 42: paid for by billionaires to cancel prop 40. Vote no.
3. Tell one person, because the confusion is the plan.
Yes I'm 40. No on 41 and 42.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2h
Biggest takeaway from a decade reporting on the Trump's businesses: Norms ain't laws. And laws ain’t shit unless they’re enforced quickly and proportionately.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 4h
Trump's continued attacks on @repilhan.bsky.social the Somali American community, & our Muslim neighbors are a heinous attempt to distract from his complete & utter failure as president. Every American should be chilled to the bone: these are the actions of a dictatorship not a democracy.
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home

The search appears to be the type of action that law enforcement officials typically avoided so close to an election in the past.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2h
I wrote about the one-man disinformation vector that we need to worry about between now and November: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk
The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h
Yes, absolutely. For example, if in the next few weeks, Trump sends ICE officers to polls, you know what you do? You go anyway, you throw them a middle finger, and you walk into the ballot box and don't let them intimidate you. What you don't do is despair and stay home.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4h
Hmmmm, wonder why Katie Miller deleted this tweet?
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 4h
historically high spend and this is how much of his net worth it is
google search showing that $276 million is 0.0276% of $1 trillion and proving why we so desperately need a wealth tax
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 5h
I think a lot of people have forgotten that Donald Trump entered the political conversation as a big voice in the Obama birther conspiracy
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 5h
And lied about it
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 6h
Jesus Christ look at how big that tree is
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h
You wouldn’t believe the Senate races that insiders think are “increasingly” pivotal. The bravery of these anonymous sources saying this on the record is breathtaking. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10h
There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h
is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 6h
So stand WITH Ilhan. I certainly am. But then go vote against every weak-willed lickspittle republican who has proven that they won't stand up TO Trump to make sure the rule of law gets applied to him and his family. He's hearing your footsteps already. Run through the tape.
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 6h
Trump did not direct the raid on Rep. Omar's house because there is any reasonable cause. It's because he thinks his base will turn out for xenophobia and knows they aren't turning out for his Iran war, price spikes or grift. It's gross authoritarianism - nothing more.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 8h
The raid on Rep. Omar is a FIVE ALARM FIRE. Trump is weaponizing the federal government to go after an opposition leader and escalate his viciously racist campaign against Somali Americans. We stand with Ilhan.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10h
On Saturday, millions of Americans will gather to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms. Please join us for the next No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 6h
This is an attempt by the Trump regime to make it illegal to politically oppose Trump--and everyone needs to treat it as such.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h
More than 1.5 million people have watched our video on how the Roberts court has ushered in a new era of Jim Crow. See why youtube.com/shorts/QVBHg...
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Jim Crow 2.0 is here
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 6h
So they’re torturing this guy.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 6h
"It’s not naive... to believe in our national sense of honor; and to expect our leaders to behave with dignity, integrity, civility, and humility." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble
A government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 6h
A democracy cannot survive with billionaires distorting it this way. End Citizens United
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 6h
Abolish ICE.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 6h
For years, the Trump admin has launched slanderous attacks against Rep. Omar. This morning, the administration sent federal officials to raid her home. We cannot and will not accept this unprecedented abuse of power. I stand with @repilhan.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/ilha...
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Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home the “latest escalation” in President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h
🚨BREAKING: Georgia appeals Court REJECTS Republican effort to restrict ballot return access in the state's second-largest county. A victory for DSCC and Jon Ossoff for Senate! www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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🚨Republican National Committee v. Hancock
Learn more here.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 9h
I think it's bad that a South African Nazi can spend almost 300 million on the U.S. midterms (gift link).
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h
NYC COMPTROLLER LEVINE: “.. One more possible sign that AI is already impacting employment in NYC: .. For the first time in decades, NYers ages 22–27 with a college degree have a higher unemployment rate than those without one.”
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7h
This is simply not generating either the volume or tone of scandal coverage that effectively ended Joe Biden's presidency when he was unable to produce a surgically-clean implementation of Donald Trump's totally unplanned & poorly timed withdrawal from Afghanistan: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
And that line will continue until it connects with every single person in this country who is not a straight white male conservative Christian
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 7h
I really hope the NYT is going to update this story because it does readers a disservice to report this event without mentioning Trump’s long history of deranged and racist attacks on Somali-Americans and on Ilhan Omar in particular. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 7h
Elon Musk’s super PAC is about to cross $1,500,000 to re-elect Susan Collins. Her response so far: “I wasn’t aware.” Not aware? Senator, it’s a public filing. Stop gaslighting us.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 7h
This is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free. Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 7h
And yet, every single Democratic member of Congress and every progressive organization (except @indivisible.org) still uses X as their primary method of breaking news. The pro-democracy movement really needs to boycott X.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7h
Everything about the raid on Rep. Omar’s residence is shameful. Everyone involved should lose their jobs. For a start.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
METLIFE: “.. A larger share of households, roughly 42% of them, reported that their financial situation was somewhat or significantly worse than it was one year ago.” (NY Fed data:)
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h
Absolutely insane levels of spending by Elon Musk to help Republicans this fall, the New York Times documents. $276 million just since this summer, most of which to help Senate Republicans. Single-handedly destroying records and swamping Dem candidates. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 8h
We urgently need a federal privacy law to protect our privacy from big tech companies who spy on us on our phones and social media, to protect us from Flock cameras that are being improperly accessed by folks who are using that information to target innocent people.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 7h
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-pe…
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h
Looking forward to the same scrutiny being impartially applied to Elon Musk and Melania Trump, whose immigration documents are much much worse than anything alleged about Omar's father
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Barry the pug @barrythepug.bsky.social · 7h
Good incentive to attend a #NoKings march this weekend seattleindivisible.com/events/nokin...
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Seattle No Kings- Oct 18 - Seattle Indivisible
Seattle No Kings March and Rally. Oct. 18th. The largest demonstration in Seattle's history. 12:00 Assemble at the Seattle Center. March through downtown Seattle
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12h
Zelensky: "When our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations... It’s pretty clear where those bots were coming from."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. Please remove Columbus Day from your vocabulary.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 7h
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 10h
Once a day I’m reminded that several leading left intellectuals spent the first Trump term claiming that the admin wasn’t fascist.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8h
When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 8h
Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10h
I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...
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MAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military Base
From her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying.
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