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MS NOW @ms.now · 04/10/2026

TAKING THE STAGE NOW: DAVE MATTHEWS  Watch the sold-out music festival live at MS.NOW/POWERTOTHEPEOPLE

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/10/2026

Fiscal stability is the foundation on which communities and economies can build and grow — here in Illinois, it has translated into population growth, GDP growth, and job growth.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 03/10/2026

The administration is threatening access to historical and irreplaceable records, including closing down one facility in California that is home to countless photos and family heirlooms. Congress must exercise its oversight power to save decades of regional and national history.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/10/2026

If you’re a fan of romance novels and democracy, you will want to check out our phone bank partnership with mega-popular romance podcast Fated Mates. Join the upcoming party to contact Ohio voters and help get out the vote for Sherrod Brown.

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Romance Saves Democracy Phone Bank Party #3 · Indivisible

Attention Romancelandia! It's time to put all the hope, love and joy that romance novels give you into our next Fated States event! Join Jen and Sarah, hosts of the Fated Mates Podcast, and special g...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/10/2026

"That’s what I’m worrying about today. What if the people at the frontier labs can’t know the extent to which their AIs are working because the AIs have compromised the token reporting systems?"

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Another Way AI Will Probably, Maybe Kill Us All

Let me ruin your day with one word: “Stuxnet.”

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 02/10/2026

The president has for his five most recent trips, including Friday’s, used the real Air Force One built for that purpose. The White House refuses to explain the switch.

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Trump Stops Using Luxurious But Defenseless Jet He Solicited From Qatar

The president has for his five most recent trips, including Friday’s, used the real Air Force One built for that purpose. The White House refuses to explain the switch.

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Rep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 02/10/2026

The President took taxpayer money meant to fight drug trafficking, strengthen border security, and honor fallen law enforcement — and instead spent it on campaign ads. This administration's corruption has no ceiling.

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mike Rogers has never tried to hide his desire to destroy the Affordable Care Act. #MISen

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 02/10/2026

President Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the new artificial intelligence czar, spearheading AI policy across the administration. on.wsj.com/4B0O9HQ

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Trump Expected to Name DNI’s Jay Clayton as AI Czar

He was confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence this summer.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/10/2026

Some endangered incumbents are trying to outrun the electoral consequences of Trump’s immigration agenda. They might not be able to outrun Trump himself.

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Skittish Republicans Discover That ICE Is Bad—for Their Campaigns

Some endangered incumbents are trying to outrun the electoral consequences of Trump’s immigration agenda.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026

A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela's behalf during the first Trump administration. to.pbs.org/4hpGo6q

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Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

David Rivera has been jailed since jurors found him guilty in May on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of his work for form...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Obsessed with this photo of the Republican senate candidate in North Carolina

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/10/2026

Reporter: “South Korea says they have not signed off on this Alaska pipeline yet. They're still studying it.” Trump: “I didn't jump the gun…Let's see if they don't want to do it. That's okay with me. I'll just charge them more…Tell them if they don't sign shortly. I'm going to double it up."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026

Right now the administration seems more interested in starting a culture war and in social engineering to promote a particular kind of parent, than it does in getting a genuine bipartisan childcare agreement across the finish line.

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How to Mess Up Childcare. Brought to You by Trump.

A proposal the administration is preparing comes just as left and right were finding some common ground.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026

Coverage like this doesn't happen without support from our readers. Subscribe for free or become a member to back our work directly: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 01/10/2026

Senate Democrats are challenging the legality and prudence of the Pentagon’s plan to take a stake in a Venezuelan oil company, laying the groundwork for a potential probe into the arrangement.

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Exclusive | Democratic Senators Challenge Trump Officials on Pentagon’s Venezuela Oil Deal

Ranking Senate Democrats on the foreign relations, energy, banking and armed services committees question the deal crafted by top Trump officials.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/09/2026

UPDATED: We just added *more* resources to help young voters counter disenfranchisement efforts — AI deepfakes, campus speech bans, intimidation at the polls, etc. Not all election threats are created equal — here’s how to spot the difference: protectdemocracy.org/work/gen-z-t...

Cover of "The Gen Z Election Defense Toolkit" with a subtitle, "A Young Person's Guide to Protecting and Participating in U.S. Elections." Includes images of people, stars, and stripes. A sign reads "Vote Here.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A free press is an important tool against a government entity trying to consolidate power. And it's a tool that scales, from local sheriffs to presidents.

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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIv

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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW: We launched this tracker in May, when ICE's detentions had been rejected about 10,000 times by federal courts. It's doubled in less than five months. See and sort the latest numbers, plus read the rulings. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The current wave of stories on OpenAI's safety failures is all about hacking that appears to not have caused real-world harm yet (fortunately) — but meanwhile, my new investigation uncovers how ChatGPT fueled a school shooter who killed and harmed many people www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Vox @vox.com · 25/09/2026

With Republicans on the back foot, Democrats are eying an expanded Senate map. www.vox.com/today-explai...

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Why Democratic Senate hopes are rising

With Republicans on the back foot, Democrats are eying an expanded Senate map.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Talked to @ahylton26.bsky.social about that crazy trump and tucker conversation youtu.be/EO9miRdCLHI?...

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We must continue to aggressively speak up to protect our elections. This administration knows how deeply unpopular they are, and they’re not going to give up on making it harder to vote.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: In a huge win for Missouri voters, the Supreme Court again rejected Republicans' bid to reinstate their congressional gerrymander for the midterms. The ruling ensures voting in the state will not be disrupted this fall.

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In a win for voters, Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered map for midterms

The Supreme Court’s ruling, which is a victory for pro-voting groups, comes after Missouri has already sent ballots for the upcoming election to overseas and absentee voters.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Trump's Iran War has sent mortgage rates skyrocketing. His trade wars have increased the cost of construction. His mass deportations have decimated the home-building workforce. And his HUD cuts have devastated affordable housing programs. "Make America Affordable Again."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just BLOCKED Missouri’s GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map AGAIN from being used in the 2026 election, while delivering a blistering rebuke to the Eighth Circuit for trying to revive it.

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Supreme Court Blocks GOP Missouri Map Again in Blistering Appeals Court Rebuke

The justices said the Eighth Circuit should have seen this coming after it tried to revive Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in the middle of an election.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: In a win for Colorado voters, a federal court dismissed an anti-voting lawsuit challenging the state's voter roll maintenance practices, finding that the right-wing group behind the lawsuit lacked standing to sue. www.democracydocket.com/cases/colora...

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🚨 United Sovereign Americans v. Griswold

Learn more.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots

The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/09/2026

We’re honored to do our part to help bring more attention to the outrages that our government is perpetrating in our name. We’re honored that so many of you are part of this effort. More broadly, we sincerely thank you for making this all possible.

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Why We’re Going to Springfield

There’s honor in this fight.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/09/2026

@michaeldweiss.bsky.social and @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain why Russia doesn’t need a full-scale invasion of NATO territory to test the alliance, and how even a limited strike could be designed to see whether the alliance responds when Article 5 is put on the line.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...” “We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.” veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...

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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans

The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jan: ICE kills an innocent mom. Weeks later: Trump calls her family "big Trump fans." July: Feds forced to surrender bodycam. Tuesday: Her mom confronts Congress. The number of Republicans who had the spine to show up: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-thou...

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Trump Thought She Was On His Side. Then She Testified.

Also: North Carolina’s ballot trap under fire, data centers get the grid upgrade bills in California, and 260,000 shorted DoorDash workers win more than $115 million

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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026

If Tennessee executes Christa Pike next week, she'd be the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years — for a crime she committed when she was 18 nearly three decades ago. Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.

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Tennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault Victim

Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.

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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026

🚨 TEXAS PEEPS, CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months. The deadline to register is October 5. Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

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