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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 1h

We’re about to sleepwalk into a gravely dangerous nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, and not enough people are talking about this. Here’s what’s happening (thread)

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We murdered four more people in a boat today

U.S. southern Command: On October 4, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists. @DeptofWar

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Remember that Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan thought it was a good idea for Trump to withdraw from Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The disheartening part is that if gas was $2, for whatever reason, they'd all be fine with fascism.

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When you come across Alaska Senator Sullivan on the ballot, see Trump’s face.

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

By changing what we find acceptable he’s changing us.

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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is cruelty. Undocumented immigrants are spending months in detention facilities awaiting resolution of deportation cases. Before Trump 2, they could get a bond hearing to show they aren’t a danger or flight risk. (1/2) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Supreme Court to scrutinize ICE’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants

The case, one of the first the court has accepted since its summer recess ended, promises to be among the most consequential of the term that begins next week.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hear we're not supposed to call these guys weird.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We should not let it slip by unnoted that Trump's effort to change "artificial intelligence" to "super intelligence" is profoundly dumb on so many levels it almost defies description. He is an arrogant nitwit.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It Will Take Decades To Fix This Mess!

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I haven’t heard Alaska Senator Murkowski speak up. Be nice to be wrong. How hard would it be for her to use her senator’s privilege to simply make some surprise spot checks on ICE holding facilities?

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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

STEM is of limited value ***even if you're ruthlessly focused on careerism*** STEM will help you invent the product but you need humanities/social science to know how to market it, who to market it to, what stores & which locations to sell at, what the price point is, how people will use it...

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now and forever, never forget: Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan is and has been a Trump enthusiast. Make sure everyone knows. He’s all for DOGE, MAGA, Hegseth.

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Senator Murkowski voted to confirm Vought as well.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Trump administration's lawless killing spree at sea continues with a lethal strike on four more supposed "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean. Very real killing in a make-believe war. Outside of war the general term for premeditated killing is murder.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“These are images 🇺🇸 servicembers want you to see…” ABC News reporter Rachel Scott (who Trump recently snapped at) shares images of destruction on 🇺🇸 military bases

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is really important to remember. He could die tomorrow, but our friends and enemies are still going to have to take account of what we did. And, frankly, what we continue to do, and appear to be.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Trump thinks that it's a hostile act against the US if other countries trade with the US, and also if other countries trade with each other without the US.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don't forget: Intuit also gave $1M to Trump's inauguration. This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must end this vicious cycle.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

Ossoff: "Look, we already know that Donald Trump is a dangerously corrupt and incompetent man. The question is what we're going to do about it."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"US foreign policy now hardly exists. It’s been replaced by random whims blurted out by an ignorant, easily confused amateur, who hasn’t done his homework, hasn’t thought through the implications of his declarations, and might very well change his mind without warning..." www.ms.now/news/trump-i...

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Trump stumbles into an international incident of his own making in Ireland

The underlying issue is best approached with a nuanced understanding of history, culture, diplomacy and regional politics. Trump skipped all that.

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

…at some level she’s accepted that accelerated Alaska resource development is worth the damage to liberal democracy, the rule of law, public health, income security, and American national security.

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I read things like this and I think “Murkowski.” This isn’t just Trump, the Republican Congress lets him do it. Murkowski works for and benefits from Republicans control of Congress. She may disagree with this or that, but…..

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's bad that the central rule of US diplomacy is now "sometimes the president just says crap, and sometimes he justs post crap, and neither is the official position of the United States, except sometimes seriously but not literally, or sometimes literally, or sometimes it is. You'll find out."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026

Hillary Clinton: "Xi is thinking, 'They they can't defend anybody anymore bc they don't have capacity. Maybe we can coerce Taiwan into giving up bc there's not going to be support.' If you look at the world map, it's not favorable to the US largely bc of wrongheaded decisions by this administration"

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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I cannot stress enough how important it is to vote all the way down the ballot. Yes we must win back power in Congress but while we are at it let’s flip some state legislatures and retain and elect Democratic judges. Make your plan and let’s get this #BlueWaveIn60Days

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Ellen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congress could stop this at any time but choose not to do so

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Ben Muse @benmuse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You think that was “ridiculous mythologizing” (and you’re right, it was) just look at what will happen if Trump dies in office. Even if of natural causes (“He gave his life for his country, like Roosevelt!).

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Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

imo “rebuilding trust” is the wrong way to look at it. As long as the GOP is as it is, the relevant factor is not trust in “America” as a unitary entity, but “how long before the GOP gets in again.” For better and worse, international audiences are aware of American politics and polarization.

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Ann @ann.sheshed.rocks · 04/09/2026

Every Democrat must vote on November 3! It is up to us to save our country. If we stay home we are allowing our nation to be an authoritarian nation no longer a democracy. You must go to the polls! Please vote early if you are able and take a friend with you! #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The rule of law doesn’t reboot after Trump. We must demand investigations and prosecutions for corrupt officials who got rich while Americans paid the price. Letting Trump’s crew walk tells the next crew they can loot, lie, and hurt people without consequences. #CostOfCorruption #Pinks

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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

At this point the impact of DOGE on the deficit is it caused it to *increase*.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

every parent knows what it’s like to see kids fight for your love

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is not happenstance or ineptitude. It is deliberately excising experienced, professional leaders from well earned positions because they might question your illegal decisions and replacing them with loyalists who will follow even the most extreme orders

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New, at Can We Still Govern?: I talked to Annie Lowrey about her new book, "The Time Tax" on the administrative burdens that people encounter when they interact with the safety net. On HR1: "People are going to die. Health clinics are going to shut down." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/annie-lowr...

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Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax

A new book details the scale of the administrative burdens we face

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Kash Patel would not have made it through the first stage (of many) of FBI screening. He knows it, and it makes him mad. Remember that authoritarians hire mediocre doofuses previsely because it ensures their loyalty: there is no other universe where these guys would ever have their jobs

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It’s not “an oil deal with Venezuela.” It’s Trump kidnapping an autocrat, refusing to hold elections, then leaving the remainder of the regime in place but only if they allow him to pillage their natural resources, which they are doing to remain in power oppressing the people.

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