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Colleen Siegel

@battleaxewoman.bsky.social
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Academic/business copyeditor, 7 years: U.S./foreign news reporter: 12 years; teacher, 20 years; writer, forever and now. Mom. Partner. Sister. Friend. Citizen.

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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 11h
AMEN, AMEN. But I don’t know if the man who voted last year to honor Charlie Kirk and this summer had a secret meet w/ Jared has the chops to FIGHT TRUMP LIKE NANCY DID apple.news/AyLOLNKidSva... @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Opinion | Republicans failed to control the fringe. Hakeem Jeffries won’t. — The Washington Post
Democratic socialists won’t have the power that the Freedom Caucus has in the House.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 18h
TRUMP’S CORRUPTION www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 18h
TRUMP’S COST www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000 (Gift Article)
Truckers are among the hardest hit by the soaring cost of diesel fuel. High prices are forcing some to stay on the road for months and others to park their rigs.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
THE TECH BROS DINING IN STYLE AND MAKING FAUX SAFETY COMMITMENTS LAST WEEK W/ TRUMP NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED, INDICTED, PROSECUTED... @sanders.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @wsj.com
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BURIAL OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. THE MONSTER NAMED TRUMP AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT HIM BEAR THE GUILT. @wsj.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @maddow.bsky.social
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In conjunction with corporate media ownership, the journalism problem today in a nutshell.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 04/10/2026
In this Prof G+ Deep Dive, I explain why hospital consolidation is the real driver of America's healthcare cost crisis, what solutions actually exist, and what's standing in the way.
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America's Healthcare Crisis Is Getting Worse. Here's Why.
The problem isn't your insurance company.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 04/10/2026
In most industries, we would call this a cartel,,, but in health care, we call it your hospital.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
SNL's Colin Jost on Kristi Noem getting a divorce: “Kristi Noem said that she's sad about the divorce but is always happy to separate another family.”
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And while he’s faux vote-buying, TRUMP TRUSTS WE’RE TOO DUMB TO KNOW IT WON’T MAKE A DENT IN NEXT YEAR’S PROBABLE PREMIUM HIKE. Don’t prove him right - MIDTERM TSUNAMI. Return the check or publicly burn it. 🔥 @maddow.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/10/2026
Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pedro Molina (@pxmolina.bsky.social) with a realization that should make complete sense, but... these MAGA numbskulls do love being racist with the GOP, beyond anything else.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Guess what? THIS DOG-BREATHED MONSTER IS ON THE BALLOT! Our lives do depend on the midterms. VOTE THE FELON OUT BY ROUTING HIS HENCHMEN. Blue tsunami. THEN, (yes, Mike Johnson, yes): We will impeach, convict, remove. @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @wsj.com @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
THE ANSWER TO AMERICA'S IRAN SCHOOL BOMBING ATROCITY IS PALANTIR - I.E. - KARP AND THIEL www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma... @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov @nytimes.com @realbachscore.bsky.social
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AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“White House midterm strategy…has two elements. First, remind voters what President Trump has achieved (😑)…(2nd) show voters that Democrats lack a governing vision.” PLS ADD: AND BUY VOTES W/ BOGUS REFUNDS AND PROMISES OF MORE CASH apple.news/Ad1sX-4nESXG... @raskin.house.gov @marcelias.bsky.social
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Opinion | A Blundering 2026 Midterm Campaign — The Wall Street Journal
The GOP strategy looks good on paper. What’s lacking is competent execution.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GO, GATES, GO! www.youtube.com/shorts/ubtWv... @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @wsj.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy
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Bill Gates: Relying on A.I. Self-Regulation Is ‘Insane’ | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The agency appears to regard the change as a customer experience improvement — as if interacting with a TSA agent who has been forced to stand in a crowded airport for hours on end will definitely be positive..." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Trump Administration Makes Life Worse For TSA Agents
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Breaking: Rapist sympathizes with other rapists facing possible prosecution.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
COWARDICE (reimbursement program) A CLOSE 2ND TO GREED (no receipts) “A solution…simply raise member salaries to reflect the realities…And then get rid of the reimbursement program.” HOUSE NEEDS TO CLEAN HOUSE apple.news/Alq0pQm2oT46... @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov
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Opinion | Lawmakers won’t vote to raise their own pay. What they did instead looks worse. — The Washington Post
The base salary for a House member hasn't changed since 2009.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“A series of events almost got us to armageddon, not caused by ‘rogue, superintelligent AI,’ but by government reliance on error-prone systems that are MARKETED BY THEIR MANUFACTURERS as being close to superintelligent.“ apple.news/AEri4r35nQJu...
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Opinion | Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month — Guardian US
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"IF A BRIDGE COLLAPSES, WE DON'T EVER ASK: 'WAS THE BRIDGE UNCONTROLLABLE." Author Timnit Gebru says the existential threat are the Tech Moguls and their protectors (Trump, Putin, et al.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqxb... @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @wsj.com @nytimes.com
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"They're Not Superintelligent": Timnit Gebru Discredits Big Tech's AI Claims
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JPMorganChase STAKES OUT A POSITION TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM TRUMP... www.wsj.com/opinion/jami... @nationalreview.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @msnownews.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @chuckschumer.com
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Opinion | Jamie Dimon: A Plan for the Western World’s Revival
A U.S. trade pact with Europe could encompass friendly democracies and revive the old alliance.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
HERE’S WHY THEY WERE ALL COZYING UP TO TRUMP this week - media please bring the two stories together. FTC stand strong. OUR WORLD DEPENDS ON IT. apple.news/AbjGWPjr-RX2... @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @wsj.com @nytimes.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @washingtonpost.com
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FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers — The Associated Press
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said We...
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ken Paxton #kenpaxton
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
REPUBLICAN SCHMITT, YOU ARE DESPICABLE. I can tell you who history will know as a "dirt bag" - and it isn't former prosecutor and American patriot Jack Smith. YOU ARE THE LOWEST OF THE LOW. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfUy... @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @missouriindependent.com
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BRUTAL VIRAL MOMENT: Schmitt's Hawks Accusation Against Jack Smith Falls Apart In Real Time
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JACK SMITH, A BRAVE MAN: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all it once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. SINCE JANUARY OF 2025 WE HAVE WITNESSED PRECISELY SUCH AN EFFORT." www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC2T...
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Special counsel Jack Smith: Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation
YouTube video by The Independent
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
...AND RACHEL SAYS RE AI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0GB...
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Maddow: 'Why are we doing this?'; Trump makes dangerous deal with Russia
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @maddow.bsky.social @nytimes.com @wsj.com @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @usatoday.com
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MI SENATE candidate El-Sayed to Ezra Klein: Speak it, Abdul, Speak it!
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DEMOCRATS is this legit? OR IS IT ANOTHER TRUMP VOTE-BUYING SCAM? Find out and shout the truth. ALSO point out how much more people pay for ins YEARLY due to ugly BBB. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @hillaryclinton.bsky.social
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TECH BROS want no liability AND to keep most dangerous AI. INSIST GOVT ACT. Econoclasts aren't saying there's no existential threat, they're saying it's the humans behind the AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOzi... @profgalloway.com @wsj.com @ms.now @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social
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The real AI threat isn't what you think - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts
YouTube video by UnHerd
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen. John Kennedy to Jack Smith: "You make me want to throw up in my mouth." SEN. KENNEDY, I'M SURE YOU DO THAT EVERY DAY. Folks, this drawling fraud actually said this to Smith. NO LIMIT TO HOW LOW THEY WILL GO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtyB... @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @wsj.com
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BREAKING NEWS: John Kennedy Shows Absolutely Zero Mercy To Jack Smith During Trademark Grilling
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY," Sen. Grassley (R) to prosecutor of Trump, Jack Smith. REPUBLICAN SHOW TRIAL. Smith will stand tall as did Fauci. GRASSELY, WHAT A SHILL FOR TRUMP. SHAME. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNc5... @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @wsj.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @maddow.bsky.social
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LIVE: Former special counsel Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary Committee
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HEAR IT AND WEEP, TRUMP ET AL. www.youtube.com/shorts/HslSH... @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @nationalreview.bsky.social @wsj.com
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Abdul El-Sayed Responds to Right-Wing Vitriol | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TO TAX RICH: Tax "toys" (jets, yachts, teams, pac donations), tax their capital gains as income, tax capital gains passed at death (1/3 of billionaires INHERITED), tax loans taken against stock, raise corporate rate, end loopholes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihIJ... @maddow.bsky.social @usatoday.com
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We Uncovered The Radical Solution To Our Rigged Tax Code
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pass it on to help ABDUL GET ELECTED. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AIf...
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What’s Brewing? Artificial Intelligence
YouTube video by Abdul El-Sayed
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
JD Vance falsely said the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were a "devil-worshipping" and "anti-Christian hate group" in a Kansas speech. This is their perfect comeback. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdLf... @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @wsj.com @maddow.bsky.social @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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Sister Unity - With a Compliance Response to VP JD Vance
YouTube video by Sister Unity
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026
An alliance of ideologues and grifters is remaking U.S. foreign policy, from Iran and Ukraine to Venezuela and Cuba. On @firinglineshow.bsky.social Watch here: youtu.be/4okBq3W_E-o
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Anne Applebaum | Full Episode 9.25.26 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS
YouTube video by Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Antonia Hylton @ahylton26.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our exclusive interview on The Assignment with a legal observer in Maine who was able to unmask 2 ICE agents.
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
QUEEN TRUMP SAYS MORE: $2.4 bil. for "her" this term, 100,000+ killed by closing USAID, erasing Gaza, abandoning Ukraine, ignoring Russia/China aid to Iran against "her" country, and more. REPUBLICAN SHAME! @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @wsj.com @nationalreview.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Jay Lionel @jaylionel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
By way of an explanation…
Elon Musk - Believe what you see, not what you’re told.

Reply - Ok I’ve been told you’re a genius but I’ve only ever seen you behave like a fucking moron
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026
peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
XI EXPLAINS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO TRUMP. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @wsj.com @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
JAIL SAM ALTMAN - or at least fire him - again - and for good. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @nytimes.com @wsj.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
U.S. CASUALTIES IN TRUMP’S IRAN WAR - 861 AMERICANS WOUNDED. And it’s far from over seven months on though FOOL TRUMP SAID IT WOULD END IN DAYS. @wsj.com @nytimes.com @usatoday.com @maddow.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @maddow.bsky.social
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Colleen Siegel @battleaxewoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sorry. It's this bad. So bad this is real. It works at his rallies. AND he knows the last line is real, too. Russia get ready: Trump's JUST GOTTA GET RIGHT OUT OF HERE!! Midterms, baby!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i05g... @whitehouse-47.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @nationalreview.bsky.social
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Donald Trump Cover)
YouTube video by Maestro Ziikos
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