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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 10h
Retired Russian colonel Viktor Baranets just admitted on air that Russian officers shot down the Malaysian Boeing over Eastern Ukraine. “A Russian officer shot it down… because that bastard had entered our airspace.” Mass murder and lies are the cores of Russian culture.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 20h
Fucking lol to no end Don't feed the AI trolls
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
My latest post looks at how the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, stuck between Poland and Lithuania, has become a flashpoint in relations between Russian and Europe, a reminder of Russia’s vulnerabilities at a time when it seeks to project strength. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/watch-the-...?
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Watch the gap
How Kaliningrad could become the flashpoint for a wider war with Russia
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birgitt.bsky.social @birgitt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hier alles mooi op een rij: bsky.app/profile/hcrh...
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Anne Muntean @annemuntean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"But at this point, how much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined U.S. national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him as he does it?" heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...
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October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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birgitt.bsky.social @birgitt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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birgitt.bsky.social @birgitt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
October 10, 2026 So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S. national security position of support for Ukraine and our European allies, Trump is openly backing Russia’s president Vladimir Putin….
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October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today's Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/GsXbQWd...
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Politics Chat, October 9, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Letters from an American October 9, 2026 Read the full letter here: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-9-...
Americans don’t like corruption, and with the midterms shaping up to be a disaster for the Republicans, Trump has launched an all-out offensive to solidify his base. 

That offensive includes spinning the Iran War, calling for a public execution, attacking immigrants both rhetorically and in real life, and shifting the United States against the defense of international law and allying with authoritarian governments.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🚨Under the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 2022, Russian diesel CANNOT be imported into the U.S. unless the President certifies to Congress that Russia has withdrawn from Ukraine, acknowledged Ukraine's sovereignty & no longer poses a threat to NATO.🚨 (Credit: @jayinkyiv.bsky.social)
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/10/2026
Kremlin foreign policy spokesman Yuri Ushakov said the conversation on Friday between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was "very substantive and friendly" and "neither wanted to hang up first." — Interfax
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We have a historical opportunity to overcome all this hatred and self-hatred this and defeat Teump and Hegset soundly; and then to turn things around. A chance not to be missed! (3/3)
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 07/10/2026
Are you running a free, open-to-the-public community event on October 17 — like a potluck, a rec league game, or a farmers market? You can cross-post it with No Kings and add it to the map!
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Add Existing Event to No Kings: Vote Early - 1 pager
Note: This guide is for adding an existing event to our map. If you want to organize a brand new event from scratch, go here. Add a "Vote Early" component to your event—it’s easy! Use Your Crowd ...
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A link to a database of U.S. citizens who have been detained.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The best way to be sure your vote counts is to vote early and in person. www.vote.org
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CKC Pottery 🇺🇸🇺🇦🪲🐞🌱🍁🍄‍🟫🌳 @ckcpottery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“hackers broke into the FBI jobs portal and stole information about nearly every FBI employee as well as more than 8,000 state and local law enforcement officers who had worked with the FBI agents. On Saturday, Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig of MS NOW reported just how devastating that breach was.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/10/2026
Want personalized insight on what’s shaping American democracy today? There’s a subreddit for that. Our reporters are there with you in r/DemocracyDocket to answer your questions about the many cases we track and the articles we publish daily. Check it out for yourself: demdock.com/3Ra4Ka6
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The corruption is so blatant. US-Russia discussions now include a multibillion-dollar purchase of Russian energy giant Lukoil’s global assets,to enrich Mid East businesses with ties to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who are leading the negotiations. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
October 3, 2026
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October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 01/10/2026
We are excited to announce the launch of The Companion Collection — our brand-new merch line for pets and people who stand with Ukraine.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 01/10/2026
Schmitt’s Slam Dunk by Michael de Adder
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 01/10/2026
Poll workers make voting possible, and without enough of them, polling places close and voters lose access to the ballot. Help make sure every voter has a place to cast their ballot, start here:
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How you can protect democracy - Protect Democracy
These concrete actions are a tangible way to push back against abuses of power and create something better.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How do we build power together? By building voter resolve, protecting our communities, making early voting the norm, & preparing for mass action. Get prepared & share this with your neighbors to strategize. #HandsOffOurVote #VoteEarly
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UkraineWorld @ukraineworld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
☢️ Russia attacked the Institute for Nuclear Research in Kyiv, which houses the VVR-M research reactor. The incident occurred yesterday, Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate reported. Radiation levels remain within normal limits.
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 29, 2026 The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the US today. Testifying under oath was Jack Smith, who as special counsel for the US DOJ, investigated Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election…
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Red Wine & Blue @redwine.blue · 29/09/2026
Thanks to everyone who joined us and @hcrichardson.bsky.social in Ohio! Couldn’t make it? You can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPxB...
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Take Back Ohio with Heather Cox Richardson
Hundreds of women came together on September 27 for an afternoon of conversation, community, and organizing with Heather Cox Richardson all focused on turnin...
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Down from the Peak: Conditions for the Decline of Radical Right Parties” Excellent reflection on a crucial question. Unlike most punditry, this piece is based on academic research rather than fantasies, gut feelings, and political preferences. (Scroll down for English)
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Vom Zenit abwärts: Bedingungen des Niedergangs radikal rechter Parteien - Empirische Politik UDE
Sabrina J. Mayer Achim Goerres Verena Benoit (Please scroll down for an English language version of the article) Die AfD gewann bei der Landtagswahl 2016 in Sachsen-Anhalt 24,3 Prozent der Zweitstimme...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEWS: More than TWO THOUSAND events have been registered so far with No Kings: Vote Early, making it the largest early vote mobilization in history. It's not too late to get your town on the map - submit today: www.nokings.org
Photo of No Kings event map
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birgitt.bsky.social @birgitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Werkelijk afschuwelijk! Hiermee is wéér een grens enorm overschreden. Wat hield dat Budapest Memorandum ook alweer in? Ze merken er niets van in Ukraine.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/09/2026
A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building in central Kyiv, sparking a fire and sending a column of black smoke over the city. Footage from the scene showed people escaping through windows as the building burned. #Ukraine
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026
⚡️BREAKING: Multiple fires across Kyiv, city center struck as all-day Russian drone attacks continue. Russian drones have struck central Kyiv in the middle of the day on Sept. 28 as Moscow's round-the-clock bombardment of the Ukrainian capital continues.
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BREAKING: Multiple fires across Kyiv, city center struck as all-day Russian drone attacks continue
In the city center, local media and Telegram channels reported a strike next to the main campus of Kyiv's Taras Shevchenko National University.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Russian drone hit the building of the National Science Academy of Ukraine in the center of Kyiv. There's a fire in the building. People are trapped inside and are trying to get out through windows. Russian attacks on Kyiv are relentless.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 28/09/2026
Tucker Carlson tells NPR that Trump dismissed his warnings about a war with Iran in a private Oval Office meeting by replying, "Yes, you're right. But in the end, we all die anyway, so it doesn't matter." Oh. youtu.be/pHhJM3Fg9jw
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Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped build | Newsmakers
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Christiaan Paauwe @christiaanpaauwe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
1/ I dove into one of the most destructive acts of Russian #sabotage we have seen on Nato’s eastern flank. 1.400 shops and restaurants destroyed, people losing their life’s work, and a trail that leads from #Lithuania and #Poland, via #Ukraine to #Russia. Thread: nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
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Oekraïense 'wegwerpspionnen' voor de rechter, 'geen twijfel over rol Rusland'
Twee jaar geleden brandde het grootste winkelcentrum van Warschau af. Vermoedelijk zat Rusland achter de aanslag.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald's Diesel Disaster @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and historian Heather Cox Richardson are joining forces for Lunch Money, a new monthly conversation series. #USA #Trump #uspoli www.youtube.com/live/zcMSxfX...
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Donald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
September 26, 2026
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September 26, 2026
Trump’s war on the free press is continuing.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My broader take on all three German state elections and why focusing only on the success of the far right is both incomplete and self-defeating.
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Look again – there’s more to Germany’s election trends than far-right success | Cas Mudde
Defeatist narratives abound. Yet Germany’s latest elections suggest voter dissatisfaction is benefiting the left as well as the right, says the political scientist Cas Mudde
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 25/09/2026
“I used to think everyone opposed war. Then I realized some people actually want it — especially those who don’t have to go.” Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970), German novelist
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Letters from an American September 24, 2026 Full letter available here: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p… @hcrichardson.bsky.social
After a hearing Wednesday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early yesterday morning—I was still awake writing Wednesday’s letter—U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the request of the media outlets to stop Trump’s order banning members of their organizations from the White House complex.  Kelly, whom Trump appointed to the bench in 2017, challenged the argument of the White House that it had banned the journalists because they had endangered national security, noting that the stories to which administration lawyers claimed to object were “routine.”Kelly ordered the credentials of 78 journalists restored immediately.  Yesterday morning, the White House continued to deny reporters from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW access to the White House campus. Their lawyers asked for an emergency hearing because the administration had “already repeatedly violated the Court’s Order,” and soon after the judge ordered the administration to respond, the reporters were once again allowed into the area.  And then last night, at least CNN and MS NOW were blocked from access to the White House state dinner with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration is its signature policy, and last week a federal appeals court stopped the Trump administration from sending migrants to third countries, finding that the short timeline for those renditions stripped deportees of their right to due process.   The administration appears to have continued the renditions, arguing that the court had not officially notified a lower court of its decision and thus it was not yet in effect, prompting an appeals court to clarify that the flights must stop.Also yesterday, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for ignoring his previous orders and continuing to hold people in “inhumane and unconstitutional” conditions at Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, depriving detainees of “sleep, sanitary living conditions, basic personal hygiene needs, sufficient food and water, and adequate medical care.”  Although, as Josephine Walker of Axios points out, the administration likely sees the appalling conditions of its prisons as a way to induce migrants to leave, the judge required ICE to provide adequate space and humane conditions for detainees.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@anntelnaes.bsky.social (Archives 4/2025)
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
📩 Want to know when you’ll get your mail ballot? Use our interactive chart to search for your state and find the date that mail ballots are sent to voters: demdock.com/46naKQP
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birgitt.bsky.social @birgitt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Waarschijnlijk hebben ze een kantoortje in het Kremlin.
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
September 23, 2026 Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating Senator Susan Collins for engaging in a pay-to-play scheme….
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September 23, 2026
Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👮🔎 Hungarian police are searching a publicly funded company linked to the pro-Orbán Center for Fundamental Rights over paying a wanted former official more than HUF 3.5m (€9,700/PLN 42,000) a month for little work. The description only fits fugitive 🇵🇱 ex-deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski.
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