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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 27/04/2026
"Small wonder that Clarence Thomas prefers the Gilded Age over the Progressive Era," writes @rbreich.bsky.social. "He’s the living embodiment of the Gilded Age’s public-be-damned excesses."
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I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him | Robert Reich
The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/04/2026
NEW: Brian Tracey died of pneumonia while being held at a Florida jail. The jail’s healthcare provider is affiliated with Armor Health companies, which have a history of delaying or denying care to inmates across the country, lawsuits allege. With @thefloridatrib.bsky.social
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He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.
Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated...
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
“Innocent lives are being lost so one family can lie and cheat and trade on their access to enrich and engorge themselves on the spoils of war. Not a thought for the suffering and misery caused by their unbridled greed and the actions of their incompetent, immoral and completely corrupt father.”
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Universal school vouchers have been a bad deal for education in Arizona. They drain resources from public schools and leave working families and kids with disabilities behind. That’s why I’m fighting to repeal Republicans’ new national school voucher program.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages. Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/04/2026
The United Arab Emirates announces its intention to leave the OPEC oil cartel effective May 1.
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United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC effective May 1
The United Arab Emirates says that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC effective May 1. The UAE made the announcement on Tuesday via its state-run WAM news agency.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I talked to Jamie Raskin about his explosive exchange with CNN's Dana Bash. "The media should understand that the survival of the free press is at stake right now," he tells me. "There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2095...
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Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dust-up on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/04/2026
NEW: Katie Phang is suing DOJ over alleged “brazen” violations of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She says DOJ missed deadlines, over-redacted, and withheld records tied to Jeffrey Epstein—including references to Trump. The suit seeks full disclosure and a special master to oversee compliance.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/03/2026
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
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Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
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Charlotte-US @gdhlpus47.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
USA=Under Siege Again. Would this War have happened if not for a Netanyahi or a Kushner being involved with their decades long family personal relationships? Netanyahu who faces War Crimes and has an ICC Warrant for his arrest, has also been avoiding domestic corruption charges for years.
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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Attacking Iran less popular than ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
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Only 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/02/2026
A Shahed drone struck the dome of a radar station at a US naval base in Bahrain. #Iran
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A reminder that the orange felon falsely claimed that Kamala Harris would start many wars if she were President and now he’s bombing Iran, bombing Venezuela, ordering attacks in Nigeria, threatening Greenland, threatening Canada, threatening Mexico and more. I’ll never regret voting for her.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/02/2026
This is what they’re going with for their regime change war
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The US and Israel built up an image of a strong and capable Iran when in reality it’s not even a third rate military power and incredibly weak.
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Sancardo 💚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @sancardo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A conspiracy theorist might draw the conclusion that Epstein worked for Israel, and that Netanyahu has the kompromat that he gathered about the 47th POTUS.
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Kenny "Viva la Raza" @cruzankenny.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Please tell me if I am wrong. The only promises our government has made to any nation in the Middle East that have been kept, have been to Israel. All other nations have been hamstrung when the US abandoned them because Israel decided to ignore treaties sworn to by our government.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
If you subscribe on Substack, do you really think the journalism is better with Polymarket? Democracy Docket is built on its own tech stack, with experts and reporters rather than venture capitalists. If that sounds good to you, subscribe now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I tweeted this out... *last decade*. Go back and look at your copy of Proof of Conspiracy (Macmillan, 2019) to see how what is happening today came to pass.
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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I’m not saying we’re behind American on technology but their biggest chip maker is called Nvidia and worth five trillion dollars whereas ours is McCain.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
IRGC has announced: “Iran's biggest offensive operation in the history of its armed forces will be launched "in moments" towards Israel and the U.S. bases.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/02/2026
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The most gangster thing I've ever seen in my entire life was capturing Maduro"
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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Trump

The lives of courageous American heroes) may be lost. That often happens in war

Lord Farqaad 

Some of you may die. But it's a sacrifice lam willing to make.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 01/03/2026
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem called the killing of Khamenei and other leaders "the height of criminality and a shameful stain on the conscience of all humanity," vowing that Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon would continue fighting the US and Israel. #Iran
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Congratulations Substack on your new partnership with Polymarket! And to those publishing on Substack, is this really the tool you want from the folks who take part of your revenue?
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Incognito Modtad @incognitomodtad.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Who impeaches members of Congress for allowing President Trumpstein to continue to ignore the Constitution?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/03/2026
“Among the most remarkable things about this administration’s foreign policy is that, for all the talk of ‘America First,’ Trump evinces seemingly unlimited global ambition. He enjoys wielding American power even as he depletes it,” Robert Kagan argued earlier this year. theatln.tc/BSP4k9xD
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mama-lolo.bsky.social @mama-lolo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Post from Reese Waters - YouTube
Yes, Congress has the SOLE power to declare war according to the U.S. Constitution, specifically in Article I, Section 8. 👀 This means that any FORMAL declar...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/02/2026
It’s the Jeffrey Epstein War
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Ⓜ️𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊 💙 🦋 @lmariev.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
HIV patients and advocates in Florida are reeling after the Department of Health’s sudden move to cut off about 12,000 people from receiving affordable HIV medication. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Florida suddenly cuts off 12,000 people from receiving their HIV meds
In a shocking move, the state’s Department of Health utilized its “11th hour” emergency rule just one day ahead of a lawsuit hearing.
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/03/2026
By striking down Trump’s tariffs, the Supreme Court has shown that it isn’t a rubber stamp for the president—but that doesn’t mean consumers and importers should expect permanent relief, Idrees Kahloon argues:
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A Conservative Court Refused to Be a Rubber Stamp
Regardless, the tariffs will be back.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 01/03/2026
❗️Putin conveyed condolences to Iranian President Pezeshkian over the killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei, calling it a cynical murder violating all norms of human morality and international law, TASS reported. #Iran
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Krissie @krissie.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I can only imagine how many terrorists that trump and netanyahu have brought into being over the past few days . . a horrifying thought . .
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Remember how I said, just a few hours ago, in response to critics insisting I should support the war in Iran because it will help Iranians, that in fact Donald Trump plans to pick the new leader of Iran and Iranians will have no say in it? Me of several hours ago, meet just now:
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2026
Anyone who believes that Iran was not or has not been prepared to replace the ayatollah for a long time now, or can't bounce back from this in a few months is gonna be really disappointed. If the goal was in fact regime change, this was the absolute dead-last dumbest & most dangerous way to do it.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
One of my colleagues wrote about this over 30 years ago, noting that Congress was all about "blame avoidance" in foreign policy, which basically made the president a king
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Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I'm trying to figure out how @washingtonpost leaders were SO horrible they managed to lose $100 million despite the 450 people laid off or bought out from 2023-205. That's a 20-percent payroll reduction -- yet they lost even more $?? And had to fire one third of staff? They crashed the plane.
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Exclusive | Washington Post Losses Topped $100 Million in 2025
The paper, known in part for its coverage of the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers, has struggled to find a sustainable business model.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/02/2026
IRGC missiles are targeting four main US bases: Al Udeid in Qatar, Al Salem in Kuwait, Al Dhafra in the UAE and the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain. New explosions are reported in Abu Dhabi. #Iran
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MndLOS Admin 2710 @mndlosadmin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
This is a public service announcement for anyone living in the USA, midterms are coming and you have a moral obligation for yourself, everyone around you, and even those across the world, to vote out fascism. Don't make excuses. Don't give fascists the benefit of the doubt. Use. Your. Vote.
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DeerosMusic @deerosmusic.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We all know the president is starting a war to distract from the Epstein files.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/03/2026
The early successes of the Iran strikes are not sufficient to banish concern about the feckless way the United States has gone about launching this war, argues Eliot A. Cohen:
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Trump Rolls the Iron Dice
The uncertainties of Trump’s attack on Iran are enough to justify some queasy doubts.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Not to take away from it but the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was an 85 year old man with health problems at the end of his lifespan. The contingency for his death was already written out and being implemented while he was alive.
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L S D @lsdaif.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Know who really needs regime change? The United States. That’s who.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die
The very notion of public service journalism is under assault at precisely the moment that it’s most needed.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/03/2026
Iranian Cabinet warns that this "great crime will never go unanswered" after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States.
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Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran
Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Killing schoolgirls in Operation Le Epic Bacon so people forget about the dead economy and the president's pedophile best friend for ten minutes.
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randyc25.bsky.social @randyc25.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Even worse is trusting an ex Fox personality with a drinking problem to lead our forces. My god help us
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