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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 12h

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2h

"By looking the other way for decades, the banks allowed Epstein to have ready and reliable access to cash necessary to recruit, harbor and transport young women and underage girls for the purpose of human trafficking and sexual abuse,” Wyden writes.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I am suing the Attorney General of the United States. In my opinion, the judge in my case has been strategically laying the foundation for contempt.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 3h

Impeach Hegseth on January 3. I don’t care if you don’t have enough senate votes to convict and remove.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 9h

21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor deployed on USS Fort Lauderdale for 11 months dies by suicide

I would give my life to have her back.
I want accountability from the military.
I want truth.
I want no one to ever experience this."
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SISTER OF JAIMIE BETHEA, WHO DIED BY SUICIDE DURING NAVY DEPLOYMENT

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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 9h

Well said.

Why do men think they can get away with it? Because you can sexually assault a girl in high school and still become a Supreme Court Justice. Because you can drug and rape a woman in a hotel room, pay her off after she goes to the hospital and reports it to the police, and still become Secretary of Defense. Because you can grope your family's nanny and still become Secretary of Health and Human Services. Because you ca rape a woman in a dressing room and still become President.

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 3h

📌NEWS: Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is eliminating 1 in 5 generals and admirals. 📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime. 📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.

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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 3h

Hegseth purged all the trans and woke cybersecurity specialists aaaaaaaand

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 8h

The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.

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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch

The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.

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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 8h

My plan for education is simple- public dollars for public schools for the public good. As your governor, I will end the voucher scheme and fully fund our public schools.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Tonight in BRENTWOOD — packed house to see @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social debate @marshablackburn (who was not there 🐔, @justinkanew filled in to moderate)

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BethE🦋 @beth-e.bsky.social · 5h

It’s even worse than we thought. They -Schmitt & staff- knew it was a fraudulent talking point (propaganda) but used it anyway‼️ Vote all Republicans out 💙🌊

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.

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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.

As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 6h

Drunkard rapist fox host war criminal Pete Hegseth says he’s establishing the Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon. Nothing says good Christian like an immoral despicable piece of shit using religion to promote fascism and hate. He should be behind bars, not quoting scripture.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Medicare for All is my top priority.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's our turn to be concerned about Susan Collins.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 12h

A welcomed interruption. Thank you, Mayor!

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 11h

I don’t need a poll to tell me working Mainers are getting squeezed. I grew up seeing it, and I’ve spent my whole life fighting it. At the blockade. In the union hall. In the State Senate. And now in this race...

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BethE🦋 @beth-e.bsky.social · 5h

@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social Iowa Josh Turek has strong independent support to move the Iowa Senate election to a Toss-up! Get out and vote 🗳️

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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I swung by Hilltop Apartments in Des Moines for a town hall conversation with Iowa seniors about what’s at stake in this election. Ashley Hinson’s own campaign admitted that she supported cuts to Social Security. I will always fight to protect Iowans’ Social Security.

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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 13h

Gas and diesel prices have risen more here in Iowa than almost any other state in the country. We are all paying the price. Meanwhile, Ashley Hinson has voted over and over for policies that have jacked up prices, while she gets richer and richer. Watch our new ad:

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 9h

Rising costs are one thing when you're talking about the Lower 48. In Alaska, it's a whole different ballgame – we're facing the highest costs in the nation. We need leaders fighting to bring costs down, not leaders who voted for the price-hiking Iran war more than 10 times.

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 6h

Orange Shirt Day asks us to face these painful truths. It also reminds us of something powerful: Despite every effort to erase who we are, Alaska Native communities have held on to our languages, our culture, and our identity. That resilience is worth celebrating.

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 6h

Every Child Matters. Today, on Orange Shirt Day, we remember the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools across the United States and Canada, many of whom never came home.

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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today, Western North Carolina has still received only about 15% of the federal funding it needs – that’s wrong and we must continue fighting for more.

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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 14h

My opponent thinks the economy is doing great. And it is for him, thanks to his Big Oil and utility stocks. But people are struggling, and North Carolinians deserve a Senator who will make stuff cost less, not make their bills even higher. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Points to Continued Price Pressures

The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index showed little sign of easing in August, though revised data showed inflation had been slightly cooler than previously believed.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12h

✖️211,000 Michigan households will suffer from SNAP cuts. Nearly 121,000 Michiganders have already lost their SNAP benefits. ✖️Energy bills across Michigan will go up by a total of $8.7 billion by 2034.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12h

✖️The changes in this bill will eliminate tens of thousands of energy and manufacturing jobs in Michigan due to lost investment. ✖️Michigan hospitals will lose $6 billion in Medicaid payments by 2036. ✖️Over 200K Michiganders are set to lose healthcare.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12h

Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance"

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 8h

It should alarm us that the civilian head of the military gathers together troops to give them a political speech in which he calls the free press treasonous. He should be removed from office for doing so.

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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's not just the money that's corrupted our politics. It’s a moral corruption — the cynical indifference of powerful people.

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Rep. Chris Pappas @repchrispappas.bsky.social · 7h

Trump’s tariffs combined with record-high diesel prices are causing higher grocery prices and an economy Granite Staters cannot afford. End the tariffs. End the war. Make our economy work for the people.

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BethE🦋 @beth-e.bsky.social · 7h

California find your governor watch party listed her for tonight debate. @xavierbecerra.bsky.social

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here’s your reminder that Jon Husted has taken 10x more money from an Epstein co-conspirator than any other sitting Senator. No wonder he voted against releasing the Epstein files.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Great to be with farmers and rural Ohioans in Columbiana County!

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One of the largest data centers in the world is being built in Bowling Green because Jon Husted gave tax cuts to a company worth trillions of dollars.

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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 13h

Overdue medical bills should not ruin your life. They should never land you in handcuffs. In Kansas, patients have been sued and arrested over small medical debts. I'll fight to change that. We will cap interest on medical debt, limit wage garnishment, and keep medical debt off credit reports. – AH

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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 7h

Here are the facts.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10h

I’m betting Trump revealed some shit that wasn’t supposed to be public knowledge there.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10h

I’m spitballing here, but: “Petrol thieves” sent to scout base and get information on surveillance/response times. Trump’s “they wanted to do big damage” comment could be a lie, but could be a leak of a classified assessment referring to the actual would-be attackers, not the recon element.

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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 10h

These men are sick and they are the children of a sick system. Satirist and former South Park writer Toby Morton started the website. He launched the site to document a civil lawsuit and public records concerning an alleged 2024 sexual assault involving seven fraternity members at Cornell Uni

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