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The Trump administration must allow CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to access the White House while their lawsuit over the president's press ban plays out, a federal judge has ruled. cnn.it/4yXZw1F

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 14h

Trump declared an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. So now, Russia is bombing Kyiv’s energy system with missiles, plunging the city into a complete blackout, while Ukraine isn't bombing Russian oil refineries. Very interesting, very cool.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

Prayers for Pope Leo 🙏🏽 The first American pope underwent surgery today at Gemelli Hospital in Rome to remove a cancerous growth from his right lung. Surgeons removed the entire lower lobe of his right lung. The 90-minute procedure was successful, with no complications.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 14h

There is something real about Trump hires curing your imposter syndrome. Now that I’ve seen the new press secretary I am convinced that actually I am very good at public speaking. A genius, possibly

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 20h

For the second day in a row, Russia has struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles without an air raid alert being activated‼️ "There was no warning from our partners regarding ballistic missile launches toward Kyiv," stated presidential advisor Lytvyn, explaining why there was no alert.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 14h

I have long argued that media doesn’t focus enough on Stephen miller and I think it’s partly because he’s so repulsive that even the trumpists want to pretend he doesn’t exist and this seems to support that theory!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

Trump was asked what state his new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, passed the bar in. Her answer: CHINA. Does she speak Chinese? The bar exam is in Chinese, not English. Is she a Chinese citizen, as required? Homegirl wasn’t hired. She was CAST.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

A long day. My only ask: subscribe to Democracy Docket. It’s free, and it means we can reach you directly, without depending on any algorithm. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h

I honestly just get tired of reading, seeing, and knowing really dumb stuff like this

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h

Who’s at the center of the Trump administration’s hunt for voter fraud ahead of the midterms? Notorious election denier Heather Honey, who’s now a top DHS election official. Marc Elias breaks down her role. They want you tuned out. We help you stay in the fight: demdock.com/3U05Y9c

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#Georgia Vote for Keisha Lance Bottoms for Governor! Keisha is experienced and has the leadership skills to deliver for your state. She will expand healthcare access and protect rural communities. She will also crack down on corporate landlords that are raising housing costs! #ResistanceUnited ⬇️

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 14h

Got all the #earlyvote updates I can in today, including GA's. We're now at 4.3 million voted, about a 1 million increase today alone. Massachusetts is now on the tracker, which added 100K, so I'm cautious about a repeat tomorrow

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 14h

I hate texting so much. I hate the fact that phones are the only way to maintain a social life. I want to live in a place where people are just chilling in standard places you can find them. Neighbours popping in to chat. I want to throw my phone in the ocean

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

British nurse Edith Cavell was a #WWI resistance leader. She ran escape lines from German-occupied Belgium saving ~200 Allied soldiers. Betrayed by a collaborator, she was arrested, tried, and shot by a German firing squad #OTD in 1915. Quote from the eve of her execution. #WomenInHistory #HistSky

Black-and-white graphic honoring Edith Cavell: a formal portrait of the British nurse, wearing a high-collared lace blouse and upswept hair. Beside her, in bold red quotation marks, her famous words: “Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.” The quote is attributed beneath in white text: Edith Cavell. The background fades to black with a thin red border on the left.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 12/10/2026

The timing of this raid and reports that a White House official was involved raise serious questions that should concern all Americans, regardless of political party.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Zelenskyy: "When our strikes reached Yandex data centers, it suddenly became little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. Many people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, fewer provocations because there were fewer bots. It's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 12/10/2026

MAGA twitter now that the bots are dead.

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TessMarSand @betterbyday.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If this is happening in Germany, how bad is it in the U.S.? Hopefully We Won't Be Fooled Again!!

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

We won’t let outsider politics stir up trouble in our state and divide us. As Minnesotans, we know who we are. Somali Minnesotans are our neighbors, coworkers, business owners, and fellow citizens. They are part of our community and this state. Art by Sean Lim @seanlimmn.bsky.social

Words "We love our Somali neighbors" with monarch butterflies in a blue background

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/10/2026

This is another attempt by Trump to undermine our democracy by weaponizing the federal government against political opponents. No president should be able to abuse their power to intimidate elected officials or silence dissent. We stand with Rep. Omar.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/10/2026

Over the past year, Trump has escalated his attacks on Somali Americans and Minnesota. This raid comes just days after he intensified his racist rhetoric against Somali Americans and urged his supporters to fight back.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/10/2026

Deploying federal law enforcement against a sitting Member of Congress just weeks before an election is an abuse of power designed to punish critics, sow fear, and inflame racial divisions ahead of the midterms. We cannot ignore the timing of this attack.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/10/2026

For a decade, Trump has targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar with grotesque, racist rhetoric that has fueled threats against her. This federal raid on her home is a dangerous escalation. Rep. Omar has done nothing to warrant this kind of intimidation.

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Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 12/10/2026

Just FYI Jacobin's Larry McMurtry / "MEN reading novels about MEN" article that you're all hate-trafficking was written by Ross Barkan aka the guy who got fired by nymag for at least 67 instances of plagiarism, mere weeks ago:

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/10/2026

Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.

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Cyril Mychalejko @cmychalejko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"This shroud of civic silence, the 'show-me-your-papers-please' checkpoints, the police-state level of secrecy, and the neighbors who are essentially hiding in their attics — none of what I saw or heard about in York County is an America I ever imagined living in," writes @willbunch.bsky.social.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If Trump is acting this blind panicked in public, imagine how he is in private right now.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If you are shocked this am that Trump’s government executed a search warrant against a Democratic Member of Congress and ignored a judge’s order then you haven’t been paying attention. Stop saying this isn’t how it works in the US. It is exactly how it works under Trump.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

New on our Substack: An Election Like No Other: U.S. Senator. Minnesotans are faced with a choice: DFL candidate Peggy Flanagan, who has served as Lt. Governor for 8 years or Republican Michele Tafoya, a sportscaster. ITC has officially endorsed Flanagan: 🖇️ ow.ly/pgBj50ZWIK1

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 12/10/2026

The Trump administration is once again putting corporate profits over the health of our kids and families. Now they’re proposing to expand a loophole that lets toxic chemicals into our food supply without proper safety. We deserve better than this. Op: @aaronparnas

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"We are still here. We have survived centuries of policies designed to erase us, and we stand today not as relics of the past, but as vibrant, living nations." — Deb Haaland #RadioFreeAmerica #politics

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TessMarSand @betterbyday.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

www.techpolicy.press/ai-governanc... "Nobody elected Altman to make that choice, and as of late, no one in the United States federal government seems willing to stop him. This is the real issue that is not getting enough attention—"

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AI Governance Is Being Decided Now, and the Public Isn’t in the Room

Companies have an opportunity to make good on their stated commitment to democratic AI governance, Mackenzie Austin.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

“A handful of executives and officials are making high-stakes decisions” about AI “in backroom meetings and without any form of political accountability,” writes Mackenzie Austin, tech counsel in the AI for Democracy Action Lab at Protect Democracy. The window to change that “is closing quickly.”

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AI Governance Is Being Decided Now, and the Public Isn’t in the Room

Companies have an opportunity to make good on their stated commitment to democratic AI governance, Mackenzie Austin.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I'm inclined to pick apart the use of "biological" in that quote bc the best case is that he means "gendered". Girls are not biologically inclined to care more about domestic fiction and less about cowboys, we are socialized to do those things. (Did not stop me from watching Westerns as a kid tho)

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TessMarSand @betterbyday.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

So many people I know are like this!

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