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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11h

Bc the last 30 seconds of this are the best, reminder that @amyklobuchar.com's dad was a sports journalist, which may explain her utter contempt for Schmitt mistaking the Hawks and Hawkeyes.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

⚠️🔥 Yet Ka$h Patel *still* hasn't been fired! "Some are already comparing it to China’s breach of more than 20M records from OPM over a decade ago, considered so catastrophic that officials & lawmakers vowed to never let something like it happen again." 👉 Congress? Bueller? 😬 🎁 t2m.co/JonPEFw

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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)

In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.

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Dark Knight @d-knight2124.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Your tax dollars are at work—promoting Trump to the American people. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The Problem With Trump’s New Taxpayer-Funded Ads

They clearly violate the intent of the law. But that doesn’t mean they’ll be easy to stop.

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MetService NZ @metservice.com · 29/09/2026

Wave clouds are formed when air is forced to flow over a mountain range or other elevated terrain and then forced back down by the atmosphere above it.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Exciting day for US historians as the first book in the new @uchicagopress.bsky.social America Unsettled series is out today. I had a chance to read an advance copy of OUTED by @timothysw.bsky.social and it is fantastic. Check out the book and keep your eye on this series too.

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Outed

The story of the scandal in the LBJ administration that first brought queer life into the national political conversation in the 1960s.In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson’s longest-serving and most trusted adv...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I too had a chance to read an advanced copy of Outed by @timothysw.bsky.social on the life of Walter Jenkins and it is a must-read! (It's relevant to my own book project on the arc of American democracy from 1964-2024). Read it!

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 26/09/2026

Remember the 37 pages? The woman interviewed by the FBI about Trump allegedly assaulting her as a 15-year-old received a settlement from these people. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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Exclusive | Federal Prosecutors Open Probe Into Jeffrey Epstein’s Executors

Prosecutors have questioned potential witnesses about his longtime accountant and lawyer. Both of them have denied wrongdoing.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 21/09/2026

A George W. Bush-appointed judge who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is raising the alarm that ICE's disregard for court orders is putting American democracy at risk.

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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)

In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”

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Teresa C Carter aka: T @thatcattc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So no TV pool for the UN, and Xi visit to the WH

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Because it is always - *always* - bullshit.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Friends? Memorize this. Also, I will give you the lesson my dad taught me when I was only 10 years old: "If you are ever in a situation when you are arrested, the only word you know, or have ever known, is 'lawyer'."

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Snooker the Wonder Pom! @lisapom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Well this is a bunch of crap. Why don't Republicans stand up to this nonsense president? I kind of think having a spine is part of the job description of being a senator or a representative. Our nation depends on a free and professional journalism class. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

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CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban (Gift Article)

The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THIS IS THE WAY!!! LET’S GO!!!

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🌠🐻 Margaret Abberley🌻🧩 @berryfields.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

They have a truly sick perversion. WTH are they about?

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19/09/2026

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Minnesota Senate DFL @senatedfl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today is #EqualPayDay, and we are taking a trip down memory lane to recognize the huge strides we have made in #Minnesota.

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🌠🐻 Margaret Abberley🌻🧩 @berryfields.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Quick fyi, Minnesota - Speaker Mike Johnson has placed the entire House of Representatives in recess until AFTER the 2026 midterm elections, which means there will be no motion on this or other bills unless/until he changes that decision or returns the House to active session.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 18/09/2026

It wouldn’t be shocking to find out that Grohl is a time traveler. At just 20 years old, the singer (and daughter of Dave Grohl) brought a total ‘90s mood board to Riot Fest, owning her place in a lineup that also features the Pixies and Alanis Morissette.

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Violet Grohl kicks off a Riot Fest 2026 that sees 5 a.m. lines for headliners Twenty One Pilots

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ten years ago, in my PressThink post, "Asymmetry between the major parties fries the circuits of the mainstream press" pressthink.org/2016/09/asym... I tried to say who the "mainstream" press is— at the national level, I meant. Which newsrooms make it up. Wouldn't be the same today. Obviously.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If the White House Correspondents’ Association stood for more than partying with fascists, it would: A) Boycott White House news conferences to protest the banning of CNN, MSNOW and Politico. or B) Show up and make every question about Trump’s assault on the 1st Amendment.

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🌠🐻 Margaret Abberley🌻🧩 @berryfields.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It is time. #VoteEarly where you can. #Minnesota, early absentee voting (including in person or by mail) started TODAY -- check mnvotes.gov to see your ballot, check reg status, & county voting center hours for EARLY -OR- on #Midterms Election Day at local polling place. youtu.be/ayWiE_gL9mU?...

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2026: Time for the Midterms

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025. As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views. Read my investigative report here:

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How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense

Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Absolutely horrific: Thanks to a false intelligence "generated with the help of artificial intelligence," the US military nearly carried out an operation aboard a Chinese ship because the incorrect intelligence said it was carrying nukes, according to @cnn.com. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...

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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics

The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Trump administration suffered its 24th straight court loss in its voter roll grab Thursday, after a federal judge in Vermont denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to access Green Mountain State voters’ unredacted personal data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DOJ is 0-24 in its voter roll grab after Vermont demand rejected

So far, the DOJ has lost every one of its case to have been decided — and it also lost an appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026

Gina Hinojosa: "The fight of 2026 is to decide is this going to be a Texas and America that is by and for the people, or is this the billionaires' world and we just live here. That's the fight."

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.

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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Luttig: The precursor of this constitutional crisis is when and if Mike Johnson removes the incumbent clerk and replaces them with a loyalist. That will tell the American people that Trump and Johnson are going to try this unconstitutional effort…

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Crimes against humanity. They are intentionally withholding medical care to cause disability and death.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My grandfather, who is 102 and a medical doctor, has told me about the times before polio was cured. Most years, upon returning to school after summer’s break, there would be some children would didn’t make it back to school because of polio.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why is Kash Patel is using FBI resources to benefit himself, his family, and his girlfriend while dodging oversight. The FBI director does not get to treat agents, vehicles, and taxpayer dollars as his private household staff. #StopTrumpCorruption #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 18/09/2026

📢 Te reo Māori is being learnt by more people across Aotearoa, as the language continues to be revitalised across generations.

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'Get on board':Te reo Māori offers a deeper understanding of Aotearoa

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 16/09/2026

Costs are up. Chaos is up. Corruption is up. Minnesotans are fed up with rising health care costs, gas prices, and tariffs that make everything more expensive. We need a Governor who will put Minnesota first – not be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 17/09/2026

4:1. That’s what the spend ratio on the air against me has been this year thanks to my opponent's Super PAC. The attack ads are funded by a Wisconsin billionaire who thinks he can buy this race. Minnesota isn’t for sale. Help us fight back — donate at amyklobuchar.com.

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mrspanstreppon @jamiepeppard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some more WBTW pix...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Right-wing tricksters seeking to insert hoaxes into mass media get help from click-hungry outlets using the “just asking questions” headline gimmick. The result: "Did Kamala Harris Pay Beyoncé $11M for Endorsement?” and “Was Antonin Scalia murdered?” Media need to stop it. Now.

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How MAGA invents ‘controversies’ and some media buy in

Journalists need to resist the right’s attempts to set their agenda

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/09/2026

SCOTUS blocked USPS from advancing Trump's anti-mail voting order. What does this mean? ✅The battle returns to lower courts that have already ruled against it. ✅States can mail absentee ballots as they always have for midterms. Subscribe for more mail voting updates: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026

"In the meantime, Thomas & Alito have ensured their ongoing relevance. If Ds retake Senate, Trump won’t be able to confirm a replacement, & no one will say another word about them retiring. The nation’s angriest grandpas can sit at One First Street & spit bile for 2 more years" — @lizdye.bsky.social

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Alito and Thomas keep the pedal to the metal

Their mail voting dissent is legal hackery. But it makes sense politically.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s Schrödinger's War: It's already won; AND it's going to last until 2029

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What is happening at 60 minutes is an unmitigated success story. The billionaires bought a reputable news outlet and destroyed it - intentionally. That is one less news org that can report on their corruption. It is and was a business expense. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

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