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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Vulcan Elements, a company tied to Donald Trump Jr., told us it got no special treatment from the White House. But new @propublica.org reporting revealed the White House pushed through a $620 million loan for the corporation.
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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...
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Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?
Exclusive: STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA allowed a 79-year-old to gain extraordinary access to an experimental obesity drug through the agency’s “compassionate use” program.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
1. A network of purportedly progressive super PACs, spending millions in Democratic primaries across the country, is funded by a Republican dark money group, the American Prosperity Alliance (APA).
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UPDATE: The money behind a network of sham “progressive” super PACs
A network of purportedly progressive super PACs, spending millions in Democratic primaries across the country, is funded by a Republican dark money group, the American Prosperity Alliance (APA).
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.
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How Does This Keep Happening?
Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy.Feel like we've been here before?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 11/06/2026
At best, crypto is a scam that robs the poor to benefit the rich (and is useful for crime, terrorism, and evading sanctions). On the other hand, its most zealous proponent see it as a weapon for undermining democracy. Any Democratic politician standing with these people in 2026 is dumb or crooked.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It's important that everyone understand that Collins is not a real world moderate. The Rs are happy to let her vote against Trump when her vote doesn't matter, but when it does, like putting Kavanaugh on the SCOTUS, she's 100% Trump.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/06/2026
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/06/2026
Trump is now sitting back in his chair and dozing off
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Gift article. Very much worth your time: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...
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Opinion | This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
And then there's this: The settlement gets sweeter for Team Trump In a newly-posted, one-page document, the Justice Dept details that it is now prohibited from pursuing tax claims against Trump or his family in the future Signed by Todd Blanche
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
In addition to fighting back against GOP gerrymandering, here’s another reason why state-level races so important in 2026: if Dems win trifectas in combo of MI, PA, WI, NV & AZ they can put National Popular Vote Interstate Compact over 270 electoral votes & elect next president with popular vote
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I used to feel a little bad that The Onion is about to surpass WaPo in print subs and stopped promoting the membership as a direct foil until today they came out with “Do POOR BABIES deserve DIAPERS???” so therefore
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Trump gathered all of the very worst people in the country in one place and got them to break a million laws and then pardoned all of them, and now local law enforcement has to go get them one by one as they commit new crimes.
Headlines about various Jan. 6 rioters being sentenced to new crimesHeadlines about various Jan. 6 rioters being sentenced to new crimesHeadlines about various Jan. 6 rioters being sentenced to new crimesHeadlines about various Jan. 6 rioters being sentenced to new crimes
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, just reported its 2026 Q1 results. It lost $405 MILLION on $900,000 in revenue.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/05/2026
very normal behavior by KA$H here (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
After my story appeared, I heard from people in Patel’s orbit and people he has met at public functions, who told me that it is not unusual for him to travel with a supply of personalized branded bourbon. The bottles bear the imprint of the Kentucky distillery Woodford Reserve, and are engraved with the words “kash patel fbi director,” as well as a rendering of an FBI shield. Surrounding the shield is a band of text featuring Patel’s director title and his favored spelling of his first name: ka$h. An eagle holds the shield in its talons, along with the number 9, presumably a reference to Patel’s place in the history of FBI directors. In some cases, the 750-milliliter bottles bear Patel’s signature, with “#9” there as well. One such bottle popped up on an online auction site shortly after my story appeared, and The Atlantic later purchased it. (The person who sold it to us did not want to be named, but said that the bottle was a gift from Patel at an event in Las Vegas.)
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/05/2026
It's official! I'm *permanently* banned from X for tweeting "TLDR: Fascism." (appeal denied) What an honor—and a sign that the Silicon Valley billionaires feel threatened by my book. (One of my final viral posts featured this cover.) Pre-order here! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Cover for Gil Duran's forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy." Red background with computer circuitry, words in black and white letters.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It Is Difficult for the Brain to Comprehend All the Ways Jeff Bezos Is Shafting Americans Does he deserve the title of World’s Worst Modern Day Robber Baron? www.commondreams.org/opinion/amazon…
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It Is Difficult for the Brain to Comprehend All the Ways Jeff Bezos Is Shafting Americans | Common Dreams
Like the robber barons of the first Gilded Age, Bezos’s consumption is of the conspicuous kind. But is luxurious lifesty
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Why are these details important? Because if the criminal charges are brought against Comey, Brennan, or others, the defense will almost certainly cite diGenova’s own account of his hiring in a motion to dismiss for selective or vindictive prosecution. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Grand Conspiracy’s New Prosecutor May Be the Case’s Biggest Liability
Former Trump lawyer Joseph diGenova is one of the most vocal proponents of a conspiracy theory that he is now in charge of investigating.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Measles and more gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🔥 NEW by me: Mike Johnson will speak at Trump’s Freedom 250 | Rededicate 250 event in DC on May 17. The all-day event event is set to “rededicate our country as One Nation under God." Sponsored by Mastercard and United Airlines, among 15 companies. www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
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Mike Johnson to Speak at Trump’s Freedom 250 Christian Nationalist Event, ‘Rededicate Our Country as One Nation Under God’ -
Speaker Mike Johnson will speak at President Trump's Rededicate 250 event on the National Mall on May 17. Presented by Trump's Freedom 250, the Christian nationalist hijack of America's birthday, the ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/04/2026
Q: There's a significantly legal challenge to your arch. Do you think you can start building before you leave office? TRUMP: Who's doing that? Q: A group of veterans TRUMP: A group of veterans? You gotta be kidding me
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Remember when DHS agents had no choice but to shoot two Venezuelan men because the men had attacked them with a snow shovel and a broomstick? New video shows they were lying about that one, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/u...
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Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 03/04/2026
RT if you miss having a President with empathy
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is the conservative pitch to most Americans: Sure, you might be suffering as a result of our policies, but other people -- people who are different from you, people you don't like -- they're suffering a lot more than you, so it all works out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026
Trump: "The president of the United States, Gavin Newsum, admitted he has learning disabilities"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/03/2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "This technology disrupts humanity's train, largely Democratic voters, and makes their economic power less, and increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working class, often male voters. These disruptions are going to disrupt every aspect of our society."
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 04/03/2026
They’re not sending their best.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad. "The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
WSJ: “.. The pricing break is over. .. Companies .. are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/pri...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The full story with a gift link (it's such a mess):
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/02/2026
Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him theonion.com/man-who-lost-everythin…
Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him
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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 27/01/2026
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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Scott @bash.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Shanen Ebersole is lying to herself or lying to @cnn.com Nobody with a healthy mind votes for Trump because they want everyone to get along so why give these lunatics a voice.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Another Bari Weiss special. What a fraud. Her right wing billionaire-backed “anti-woke/cancel culture” “free speech” university of Austin required people to fall in line, and dissenters were ousted. Perfect. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
CNN: A majority of the country, 58% say President Trump's first year has been a failure. That includes two thirds of independent voters. Now, why is that? Across the board, Americans disapprove of how the president is handling every major issue.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/01/2026
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)
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How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/01/2026
Gallego: "They literally murdered an American. What happened that day was absolute murder and that ICE officer should be in jail ... I didn't wear a mask in Iraq."
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Scott @bash.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
FYI if you want to delete your Hilton account online without talking to anyone you can do it at datarights.hilton.com as long as you select that you are a resident of California which covers you under CCPA
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
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Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
ICE shot a man in Glen Burnie and the story they told was contradicted by: 1. ICE’s own photos 2. Bystander video 3. Lawyer for another immigrant at the scene 4. Anne Arundel County Police Now ICE is revising its story. The latest from Alex Mann: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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ICE changes story on Christmas Eve shooting by agents in Glen Burnie
Federal officials changed their account of the Christmas Eve shooting by ICE agents in Glen Burnie.
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/01/2026
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Congestion pricing has improved commute times, bus speeds, noise levels, traffic safety, and businesses and restaurants have seen more profits. A runway success by any measure. And a model for other cities too. Gift 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Smith: I think who should be accountable for this is Donald Trump. These records exist because, in the case of the senators, Donald Trump directed his co-conspirators to call these people to further delay the proceedings. He chose to do that.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
CBS furiously trying to take down the 60 Minutes segment about human rights abuses at the El Salvadoran prison that Bari Weiss spiked
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Then there’s the Smith College employee who got Weiss to run her first-person piece claiming she was a victim of anti-white racism. Weiss herself wrote an intro and provided a GoFundMe link. No evidence they reached out to Smith or co-workers. Not even a “no comment” www.thefp.com/p/whistleblo...
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Whistleblower at Smith College Resigns Over Racism
Jodi Shaw made less in a year than the cost of tuition. She was offered a settlement, but turned it down. Here's why.
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