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Montana Free Press @montanafreepress.org · 8h
Voters say affordability is their No. 1 issue going into the midterm elections, so we asked the candidates what they’d do about it.
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How candidates for U.S. House and Senate would try to make Montana more affordable
Voters say affordability is their No. 1 issue going into the midterm elections, so we asked the candidates what they’d do about it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h
And now we find that Russia is cultivating pneumonic plague in test tubes.
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 9h
Guns are the leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 18 and 20. This demographic also commits gun homicides at triple the rate of people over the age of 21.
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Trump administration to violate law, allow people under 21 to buy handguns
WASHINGTON — GIFFORDS Law Center, the legal arm of the national gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS, released the following statement after the
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h
If you have a few minutes today, please submit a comment opposing the elimination of the Roadless Rule. Tomorrow, October 6, is the deadline. Tell the Forest Service why protecting our forests matters to you. Submit your comment: www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-20...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
NEW EPISODE: When asked earlier this year if he regretted not seizing voting machines and ballots after the 2020 election, Donald Trump said, "Well, I should have." Now he's telling us exactly what he plans to do in this year's midterms, and this time, we should believe him. youtu.be/MBLiMjSXros
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Trump Just Admitted His Post-Election Plans. Believe Him.
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 05/10/2026
Rebuild Illinois is making history as we modernize our infrastructure. We’re tackling problems that have sat untouched for decades and lifting the weight of poorly maintained roads off Illinoisans' shoulders, all while supporting jobs across the state.
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Rebuilding southern Cook County: Construction season brings another round of major improvements
Gov. Pritzker’s capital program modernizing infrastructure, enhancing quality of life
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97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 11h
Former NBA superstar and UNC alumnus Michael Jordan has made a $10 million donation to the UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother, Deloris P. Jordan. The university said the donation is the largest in the school of social work’s history. Here are the details:
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Michael Jordan Donates $10 Million to UNC School of Social Work in Honor of His Mother - Chapelboro.com
UNC said the donation is the largest in the school of social work’s history, and said it will use the funds to advance social work innovation.
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br00t4c @br00t4c.bsky.social · 7h
ICE bleeding staff at record rate as firings and resignations soar: report Impunity time's almost over, kidnappers. Resigning won't hide your crimes. www.rawstory.com/ice-employees/
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ICE bleeding staff at record rate as firings and resignations soar: report
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is losing employees faster than at any point in its history, with thousands of recent hires quitting or getting fired shortly after joining, according to federal wo...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23h
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13h
The white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 13h
“The Trump administration is pursuing deals with allied nations to extend its offensive to land across multiple Latin American countries.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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U.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4
The military didn’t provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: The Supreme Court on Monday reversed two pro-voter decisions in cases related to Washington’s legislative redistricting, sending them back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of the Court’s decision earlier this year in Louisiana v. Callais. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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With Voting Rights Act gutted, Supreme Court vacates discrimination finding against Washington map
The Supreme Court sent two redistricting cases out of Washington back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of its Louisiana v. Callais decision, which gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Ac...
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10h
Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea
The vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 9h
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. whenweallvote.org
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h
Great to be in Roxana at Wood River Refinery, celebrating the sustainable aviation fuel industry putting down roots here in Illinois. We're building a faster-growing, cleaner energy economy — creating new opportunities for farmers, producers, manufacturers, airlines, and more.
Governor Pritzker speaks behind the podium.Governor Pritzker and others take a posed photo.Governor Pritzker greets elected officials and other speakers at the Wood River Refinery.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 8h
Of course. The Supreme Court kicked off its new term today by hearing oil companies’ attempt to throw out a lawsuit seeking to make them pay for climate damage they caused. The outcome could determine whether similar lawsuits brought by cities and counties across the country can move forward.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6h
LAST CHANCE to speak up to protect the #RoadlessRule. The public comment period closes Tuesday, Oct. 6. ICYMI: The Trump administration is aiming to undo this landmark rule and remove protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, intact, national forests and 70,000 miles of rivers and streams.
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Protect the Roadless Wild
The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
When the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.
nytimes.com
After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The new normal at large grocery stores. 11 cash registers, zero cashiers working. Everyone funnelled into self-service, while one person at customer service doubles as an impromptu cashier for the elderly while also handling the customer service line. Loblaws continues to make record profits.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 30/09/2026
The man running Tom Steyer’s property investments says distressed valuations and sky-high electricity prices have turned California into a “fantastic market” for his energy-focused strategy
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Billionaire Tom Steyer’s CRE Investing Arm Targets California
The man running Tom Steyer’s property investments says distressed valuations and sky-high electricity prices have turned California into a “fantastic market” for his energy-focused strategy.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The horror!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The chyron says it all
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
September 22, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 22, 2026
In 1945, still reeling from World War II, representatives from 50 nations reached back to the U.S.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
HUGE NEWS: Millions of California households are automatically getting an average $75 off their electric bills for August and September. Thanks to the California Climate Credit, $886M collected from polluters are going back into the pockets of families across the Golden State.
Governor Newsom delivers $886 million in utility bill relief. Millions of households to automatically receive an average of $75 credit this August & September.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEWS: Republican candidates are running from Trump *literally.* Even Byron Donalds scrubbed Trump from his website today (don't worry, I got screenshots). Meanwhile, Trump threatens to annihilate and renames AI to "SI". The FBI faces big hack. The EPA tests water for abortion pills.
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NEWS: Republicans Rapidly Distance From Trump, Trump Considers ‘Annihilating’ Iran, Massive FBI Hack, EPA Tests Drinking Water For Abortion Medicine
Good evening, everyone.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
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Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot
Over 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s just a constant back and forth. The 8th Circuit has now ruled that Missouri should use the GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map for the November midterms, putting the federal appeals court at odds with the Missouri Supreme Court, which ordered the state to use its 2022 map.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22/09/2026
Ultimately, this move will almost certainly be rejected by the courts, as it clearly fits the key standard for illegal administrative actions.
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW AD: Ken Paxton loves to make false claims about James Talarico’s record on China. But he’s been hiding his own. Paxton took an all-expenses-paid trip to China to meet with Communist Party leaders — then took massive donations from China-linked real estate developers.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
NEWS: Retired four-star Admiral William McRaven, who oversaw the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, is sounding the alarm about Trump’s treatment of America’s allies.
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Admiral Who Took Down Bin Laden Sounds Alarm on Trump’s NATO Damage
As NATO pours billions into collective defense and Ukraine’s survival, William H. McRaven warns that Trump is burning through the personal trust an alliance needs when a crisis arrives.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A hacking group claims it breached FBI-related systems and obtained data on all FBI employees and applicants, including names, home addresses, phone numbers, and information about spouses. The hackers also defaced the FBI jobs website and claim they stole 2–3 terabytes of data.
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AltBiker @altbiker.altgov.info · 22/09/2026
Under Blues Law, negligent driving resulting in a motorcycle fatality would become a 2nd-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, 15 years probation, & $10,000 in fines. These harsh penalties aim to deter careless drivers and protect motorcyclists. Please sign & share this petition.
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Sign the Petition
Support the enactment of Blues Law in Florida
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404 Media @404media.co · 22/09/2026
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
404media.co
‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Free speech includes free press. PERIOD. We stand with every single reporter who refuses to let this Administration decide what gets covered, what gets ignored, and what the American people get to see. The American people deserve the truth, and our reporters have the right to tell it.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: The Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin over the weekend was taken to a hospital late Monday after experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body, according to his lawyer.
washingtonpost.com
Man shot and detained by ICE is hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says
Wilber Garcés Pérez has been transferred to a hospital after his condition worsened, according to his attorney. He was shot and wounded by an ICE officer in Texas.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn't have enough potash to satisfy Donald Trump's demands for the critical fertilizer.
politico.eu
Lukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump
“Even if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes,” said the Belarusian president.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
CNN, Politico and MS NOW will file a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration after the White House revoked their journalists’ credentials and barred them from covering the White House. The outlets argue the ban violates their First Amendment rights and due process protections.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
September 19, 2026
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September 19, 2026
On September 19, 1676, three hundred and fifty years ago today, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia Colony.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just like with the ballroom, another scam by Trump to turn this into a “military complex” to prevent the courts from intervening by using “national security” as his excuse for vanity projects.
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The future tense of the headline (“will pay him back”) conflicts with the past tense that the president used (“I hear he’s paid him back”). The story doesn’t tell us whether the Times attempted to confirm whether Don Jr. has done this or plans to do so. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Says His Son Will Pay Back Russian Businessman for Wedding Party
The president said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had decided to return the money, but defended the gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as “totally allowed.”
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More than 220 people have lost their lives in these strikes without ever facing a trial. Their families and the American public deserve answers. Hold Hegseth and all others accountable under the law, which they should have applied to the people whose lives were taken. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Hussain Albukhaiti on perceptions of U.S. military power in Yemen: “It showed us how the United States actually cannot and is not able to conduct war like they used to do before.” “If you think that you are covered by the United States… you still naked. That umbrella will not cover anything.”
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bikerlady22k.bsky.social @bikerlady22k.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a package of bills aimed at bolstering election security, including measures to thwart federal political interference, his office announced on Sunday. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Gavin Newsom signs election security bills to thwart federal interference by Trump
Bills signed by California governor safeguard vote by mail and make seizing ballots or election records a felony
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