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Iota Emoti @iotaemoti.bsky.social · 5h
Reuters, 13 October 2026
In Trump’s pardons for public officials, Republicans win most of the mercy
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God @thegodshow.com · 8h
Mentions of "Fauci" on X have mostly vanished since the data centers in Russia were destroyed by Ukrainian bombs. SMITE!💥
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9h
Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
Trump has cut off intelligence to Ukraine so that Putin can more easily bomb civilians including children.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 6h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Q: If the president requests American ground troops in Iran, will you support that deployment even if it means more American casualties? MIKE COLLINS: *dissembles, doesn't answer Q* OSSOFF: The question was about the war in Iran. He's perfectly happy to send other people's children to die in war
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Susan Collins once again brags about getting tariffs lifted on Canadian road salt
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7h
Ukraine reports missing missile warning while DC says intel sharing continues; Gulf conflict is disrupting flights, shipping and public finances; China’s economic slowdown is pushing its companies further into overseas markets. MI5 issued warning about state threats and emerging AI capabilities.
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The Daily | October 13, 2026
Facts First. Clarity Always.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 8h
Not that there’s anything wrong with that … except Republican hypocrisy and homophobia.
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Seinfeld: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
ALT: Seinfeld: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h
Did James Talarico tell his grandmother that he thought he might be gay? Oh, no! That was JD Vance! Has James Talarico been in a 15 year mentor-protégé relationship with gay billionaire Peter Thiel? Oh, no! That was JD Vance! Did James Talarico pose in drag? Oh, no! That was JD Vance!
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 12h
US Forces bombed a School in Iran and killed children and their teachers Than they waited until parents and first responders were on site and sent another tomahawk missile, that killed more War Crimes are being committed in our names #VoteBlue
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 8h
And a quick touch to make sure they’re not stuck on the container, which they’d be if the crack was on the bottom and it leaked into the carton.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
Abandoning Ukraine will be a stain on the United States for the rest of time
Screenshot of a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reporting a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv targeting critical energy infrastructure, including the CHPP-4 power plant. Zelenskyy says a residential building was also damaged and caught fire, warns of further Russian missile attacks, and criticizes the lack of advance warnings from Ukraine’s partners. An accompanying nighttime photo shows flames engulfing part of a multistory residential building, with debris scattered across the ground.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h
Whyyyyyyyyy
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Tapper: "How worried are Republicans about Paxton losing? Well, we've apparently reached a brand new campaign stage where the VP is insinuating that the Texas Democratic Senate nominee, James Talarico, is gay ... not exactly the sign of a party convinced they can win on their record or ideas"
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 10h
🚨 BREAKING: Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting TEC-4 power station. Intelligence indicates Russia is preparing further ballistic launches, warns President Zelenskyy.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 10h
I started reading Baldwin’s “the Fire Next Time” earlier this year. Highly recommend reading it again (or for the first time) to help get you through the midterms.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 13h
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James Baldwin
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
The president is now posting snuff videos of animals maiming humans
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h
WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."
In conducting this hearing, the Court is not called upon to resolve factual disputes between
the parties. The facts set forth in this Memorandum Opinion and Order were proposed by the
Plaintiff, unobjected to by the Government, and then deemed admitted by the Court. Dkts. 74, 75,
77.2 These facts establish that high-ranking government officials, including then Secretary of DHS
Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, engaged in a coordinated public relations campaign to impugn the
personal and professional integrity of Ms. Comans. For reasons unfathomable to this Court,
officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an
impeccable record of public service. In short, Ms. Comans was professionally targeted and
personally attacked by government officials for no legitimate reason. The attacks against Ms.
Comans were based entirely on false information, and many government officials knew the
accusations were untrue at the time they were made. With no regard for the truth and with no
consideration for the personal and professional effect on Ms. Comans, government officials
exploited their access to mass media outlets to broadcast false information. These false
statements reached hundreds of millions of people. The purpose of this Order is, to the best of
this Court’s ability, to correct the public record and establish as a matter of law that the
statements made by these officials about Ms. Comans were objectively and demonstrably false.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 12h
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 13h
I’m only focusing on the issues right now — meaning the comments about the new “press secretary”. I thought her Temu law license was the best but anyway a person can work in “Blue Steel” is a topper for me. SCORE!!!
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Zoolander: Ben Stiller's Magnum Look
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
JD Vance: "You ask Ken Paxton a simple question and you will get a direct answer" NARRATOR: Paxton has refused to answer Qs about why he won't debate, why he went to England on July 4 w/ his mistress, why he went to Dubai with his mistress, his 15 homes, or how his net worth has increased 7,000%...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 16h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners just sued ICE over a nasty catch-22 ICE detains people, takes their IDs & work papers, releases them, keeps the papers. Now they can't work & risk getting picked up again for having no ID We're going to court to get it ALL back -TN
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 13h
You forgot to add “grift and be a woman”
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 13h
I’m only here for the Chinese law license jokes and so far “Temu law license” is my favorite.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 13h
I’m only here for the Chinese law license jokes and this is my favorite so far.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 14h
Yes but she’s a practicing Chinese lawyer!
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17h
I don’t think the president of the United States should lie on behalf of China and Russia, publicly defending their work helping Iran kill Americans. To me, siding with US enemies is bad, not good, and the US president should oppose that instead. Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Ossoff: "I want to remind folks across Georgia that while you pay more for everything as a result of Donald Trump's incompetence, the president and his family are enriching themselves to the tune of billions of dollars ... we urgently need to restore checks and balances"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h
Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are accountable 10% of America’s $40 TRILLION DEBT since gaining power in January 2025. Republicans don’t care about the national debt as long it benefits CEOs and billionaires.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Ossoff: "We will repeal the tariffs, which will reduce grocery prices. We will end this disastrous war which has driven diesel to $6. And we will repeal the healthcare cuts that have doubled premiums for more than a million Georgians. Those are things we can and need to do immediately."
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 15h
Same. Vet. AF Medic 1983-1996.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
Contrast this with the lack of serious punishment Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller got, whose conduct was far worse. Scheller then got a senior appointment in the Pentagon from Hegseth.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 15h
She's a MAGA hire. Being horribly unqualified and bad at the job is part of their plan.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 15h
That image is the better choice. You just need him to cross his legs.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
Perfect
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 18h
Pooh vetoes the whore shorts and just goes buck naked down under! Gets the air flow to the bits and parts.
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Winnie the Pooh Mirror Workout
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/10/2026
While suspended from office and awaiting his impeachment trial, Texas AG Ken Paxton took at least 17 trips. State police joined him each time, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for trips unrelated to his job. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/10/2026
Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Brandon Roberts @bxroberts.org · 12/10/2026
Our generic prescription drug look up app, Rx Inspector, and our FDA reporting was featured on John Oliver 🤩 so psyched www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM1E...
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Generic Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The New York Times reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at Mr. Talarico’s home, which were provided by his campaign on the condition they not be published for security reasons. The images showed Mr. Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026
Holy shit. Rick Jackson didn’t just duck a debate with Keisha Lance Bottoms. He left her debating an empty podium. And the moderator made damn sure everyone knew it. Moderator Jeff Hullinger: “Mayor Bottoms, you may now ask a question to your opponent represented by the empty podium.”
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
October 12, 2026
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October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 13/10/2026
Matthew Shepard died on October 12th in 1998, 28 years ago. His ashes were interred at Washington National Cathedral 20 years later, in 2018, because before Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson offered the Cathedral's crypt, his family had no place for him that would be safe from desecration.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Legalized Bribery. (H/T @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social ) (Core Civic is based in Brentwood, TN)
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🚨Holy crap! Ken Paxton partied on New Year’s Eve 2024 in Dubai with his girlfriend and two U.S. fugitives (Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail) charged in healthcare fraud/embezzlement schemes. Ahmed, a major donor, gave about $190,000 to Paxton’s campaign — including after his indictment.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/10/2026
I love that this might be the thing that tanks Paxton, and not the biblical divorce or letting a child rapist out early.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
116th Book of 2026 This book. I wish everyone who has never been at the bottom of the economic ladder would read it. And imagine themselves there. So close to never getting your feet underneath you, trying to breathe.
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