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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 3h
Trump’s arch is a monumental waste of money. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for this illegal vanity project.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 17h
Schmitt had a SPECTACULARLY bad day!! He ate shit in front of the entire country!! 😆😅😂😁
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty)
photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h
Trump’s mail voting restrictions would have disenfranchised thousands if the Supreme Court had allowed them. But Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House. More from this shocking report:
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social exposes the lie at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown: It was never just about illegal immigration. “They’re attacking student visas...attacking H-1B visas... 'Their goal ultimately is to end all immigration to the United States.'”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 28/09/2026
All it took was getting kicked out of the White House press room and suddenly CNN remembers that "lie" is a word.
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I shit you not, these men see nothing wrong with what they do or say. They do not believe in justice for women and children. They do not believe that the things they do to women and children are a big deal. That’s why he can say something like this out and proud in public.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 29/09/2026
For years we've heard that Biden created a "Ministry of Truth," which didn't actually happen. But, I still hear people talking about it. But then Trump directed his FCC boss to be a literal Minister of Truth and the story disappeared within a day or two. What are we even doing here?
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Politico @politico.com · 29/09/2026
Republicans scheme to block Trump’s funding cancellations
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Republicans scheme to block Trump’s funding cancellations
Unable to stop the president from nixing $810 million, GOP lawmakers are hoping to head off another attempt.
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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bro if **Andrew Bailey** is “constantly flagging things that [are] unconstitutional” that you want to do… holy fuck.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
​This is 16-year-old Katya. Russia killed her in Sumy on September 27 when three guided bombs hit a residential neighborhood💔🕯 ​She was in her final year of high school. Her school shared: “Katya will forever stay in our hearts as a student, a friend, and an irreplaceable part of our school family”
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
I’m on the Senate floor forcing a vote on my bill to make sure no federal funds are used to build Trump’s Arch. This monument to his own ego is a complete waste of money. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill.
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Dr. Meowgnetar @meowgnetar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great work here by @jimacosta.bsky.social.
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'They're Mapping Out How To Do It': Olivia Troye Warns Of Trump Allies Pitching Martial Law
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Somehow, there’s always money for another tax break for billionaires and there’s never enough money when a rural family needs a hospital, a doctor, or a safe place to deliver a child. I’m sick of it. And I know Mainers are too. We can change it together.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Voter ID etc are all about voter suppression. Same in the U.K.
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Auntie Po'kchop @auntiepokchop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Read this, ALL of this, then please, PLEASE read Judge Luttig's entire piece in The New Republic.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026
We can destroy missile launchers, drone sites, command posts, radars, and ammunition dumps. But none of that answers the most basic question a president ought to ask before ordering military action: What are we trying to accomplish? ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social:
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Why Saudi Arabia’s Houthi Problem Is Our Problem, Too
The Yemeni extremist group is adaptable, aggressive, and more united than its opposition.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If you’re evil you’re actually kind of good. Because you’re at least getting something done.”🤔 Y’all aren’t alarmed enough about what MAGA tech billionaire (Trump donor, J.D. Vance’s pimp, Epstein’s buddy) Peter Thiel is doing to our country.
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is a political time to wake up EVERYDAY prepared to Speak Truth to Power!...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Paul Hikari @paulhikari.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'd say show them this first. leavingmaga.org
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Leaving MAGA - Leaving MAGA
We empower people to leave MAGA and tell their stories. We foster reconciliation with friends and family. We develop movement leaders to help others leave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zJl1lBGMUw&...
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Gracie’s kahu @mygracieskahu23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Leaving this for all the purity testers and critics. Let’s get him and other dems elected first, then argue about the next steps. bsky.app/profile/poli...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "I am extending an open hand to all of our neighbors who supported the president in the last election and inviting them to join this movement we are building across the state"
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‘The Work of Democracy is The Work of Our Time’ @mdrfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wait?!!!!!!! They boo’d him in KNOXVILLE?!?!!! 😳😳😳😱😱😱😱 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇬🇱🇺🇳🏳️‍⚧️ @andyheppelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OCTOBER 17, 2026 Nationwide Day of Action 🇺🇸 #NoKingsDay🇺🇸 #NOKINGS🇺🇸 #HoldDJTaccountable #RestoreTheRuleOfLaw🇺🇸 #ProtectTheConstitution🇺🇸 #DefendOurHonor🇺🇸 #RebuildChecksAndBalances #RegisterToVote🇺🇸 #CheckYourVoterRegistration #VoteEarly🇺🇸 #VoteBlue💙 #VoteOutGOPHouse #VoteOutGOPSenate www.nokings.org
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
Watch the full episode of The Bulwark Daily:
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Alex Wagner: An Unlawful Administration
Trump pulled out all the stops at the state dinner to regale the guy who is working with our enemy: Not only has China been helping Iran target and kill American soldiers, it's also been shipping Tehran component parts for drones and missile guidance systems.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
Alex Wagner tells @timmiller.bsky.social how conservatives spent decades building the machinery to capture the Supreme Court, then used it to lock in a durable ideological majority: "It's really a heist story."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Q: Mr Sununu, would you have voted for a war powers resolution in the Senate? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶 Q: Would you admit that Trump’s war was a bad decision, or are you just going to do everything that Trump tells you to do? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026
While Musk has attacked the film as both a “hit piece” and a “psy op,” it’s been critically well-received thus far.
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We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a "hit piece"
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney focuses on the world's wealthiest man.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The receipts of your pay-to-play scheme aren't going anywhere, Senator Collins
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The stupidity hurts.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington.
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ll never stop sharing this piece from 2018 by Miller’s uncle. “Whiteness is a construct harnessed by those desiring to rise to the status of oppressor” is more relevant than ever in 2026 w/ what Israel is doing in Palestine and Americans are doing to our immigrants.
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Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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He Told Off Trump’s ICE Chief. ICE Showed Up. So Did A Judge.
Also: Trump’s watchdog quit on 55,000 car buyers. Then Letitia James showed up. Plus the wind farm the regime tried to stop twice, and why a county’s Flock cameras are wearing trash bags.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones issue on the new Jim Crow
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"The price of heating oil, a fuel that is very similar to diesel, is up roughly 60% since the start of the war in Iran on Feb. 28. "Many Americans are heading into a 'much more expensive' winter..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Why the Iran War Will Make Heating Oil More Expensive for Some This Winter
The cost of heating oil, which is similar to diesel and used extensively in Northeastern states, has climbed sharply because of the war in Iran.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration were hooded, bound, beaten with guns and shoved down a flight of stairs recently by police officers at a remote hotel where Trump administration deportees are being held indefinitely..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A cop in rural Texas pulls over a Latino. He demands papers; doesn’t get any. Arrests the guy, throws him in a local jail cell. Hours later, GardaWorld staff show up to put him on a bus with a dozen others. They drive him to the nearest ICE jail; a bus service for the machine of mass deportation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky describes the isolation she experienced and the realization that came from finally seeing the scope of the case: “It’s weirdly vindicating to sit here and see in the files like, ‘Oh no, I’m not crazy. This really happened and it happened to so many people.’”
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her “South Dakota deserves a Secretary of State who will strengthen confidence through performance rather than provocation,” Monae Johnson wrote in a column published Saturday.
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Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her
“South Dakota deserves a Secretary of State who will strengthen confidence through performance rather than provocation,” Monae Johnson wrote in a column published Saturday.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19/09/2026
⚠️ An organization that has observed every U.S. federal election for more than two decades says the Trump administration hasn't invited it to observe the midterms. Ironically, Russia also has no observation mission scheduled for its upcoming elections 🤡 🔗: demdock.com/3TEyih9
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"I'm asking you to pretend I'm on the ballot." -Donald Trump www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-…
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US Energy Consumers Have Spent $121 Billion Extra Since Trump Launched Iran War: Moody's | Common Dreams
Moody's analysis shows Trump's illegal war with Iran has cost US consumers $1,760 per household. Energy prices spike, ad
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from the White House, he: 1. Forgets that he lives in public housing; 2. Strikes not at 3 news organizations but at the public right to know; 3. Probably violates the law. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: CNN, Politico and MS NOW Reporters Denied White House Access After Trump Announces Ban
President Trump announced a ban on Friday on the outlets, whose coverage he deems unfair. The move will probably be challenged in court.
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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nokings.org
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No Kings
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
 This week on It's Happening Here, @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social discuss the launch of the @civildefenseinst.bsky.social, a nonpartisan research organization documenting the networks whose conduct undermines Americans' freedom to participate in public life:
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The Heritage Foundation’s Extremist Turn w/Bill Kristol and Tom Joscelyn
Tom Joscelyn and Bill Kristol discuss the launch of the Civil Defense Institute, a nonpartisan investigative research organization that hones in on people, o...
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation, the largest conservative think tank in America. He claims we shouldn’t be free to do what we “may,” but what we “ought.” Who says what we “ought” to do? Him? If that isn’t a threat to our freedom, then what is? More in our profile:
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Kevin Roberts, “Mastermind” of Project 2025 — Civil Defense
Kevin Roberts has been the president of the Heritage Foundation since 2021. His tenure has been marred by controversies.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
BREAKING: Politico now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.
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