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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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AN IBÉRICO MASTER CLASS:
La Montanera: A Pata Negra Master Class It's acorn season.  A good time to pig out. THURSDAY, OCT. 8 · 7:30PM  Mercado Central - Copa y Caña 252 Third Avenue, Brooklyn Right now, in the oaken dehesas ...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
Jackson: "Even more concerning is the majority’s omission of any consideration of the harms that might occur if the modified SAVE system is allowed to continue operating...[like] the risk that States might cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
Jackson: "The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the Government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, wrote: "The Court focuses only on the harms the Government will purportedly suffer absent a stay, disregarding the harms that the modified SAVE system has caused, and will likely continue to cause, to lawful voters."
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're live. Michael Vilchek for DOJ Theodore Boutrous & 2 others for plaintiffs. Kelly: says he has limited time. Alots 15-20 min to either side. ... want to give parties insight into where i'm at ... here i see this case ... DC Cir precedent case ... Sherill and Kerim cases. ... /8
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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The Missouri Mess: Live with Cristian Farias and Steve Vladeck
A recording from Cristian Farias and Steve Vladeck's live video
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A group of pro-voting and civil rights organizations is asking a federal court to prevent the Trump administration from using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Pro-voting groups sue to prevent Trump admin from sending federal agents to intimidate voters
The administration's "conduct has transformed voting and voting-related activities—ordinary acts of civic participation—into sources of anxiety, uncertainty, and fear," plaintiffs say.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17/09/2026
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in with other cuts to make ground beef.
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“Fast Food Nation,” Mystery Meat & Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Food Safety System: Eric Schlosser
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in...
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More than 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court reshaped American politics with its Citizens United campaign finance ruling, Montana voters will decide this November whether to make their state the first in the nation to bar corporations (cont.) 🧵 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Deep in Trump country, a revolt against corporate money could reshape political spending
More than 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court reshaped American politics with its Citizens United campaign finance ruling, Montana voters will decide whether to make their state the first in the nat...
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My latest on who the Russians that paid for and attended Don Jr.’s wedding are, their connections to Russia's security services and military intelligence, and why this story is much more significant than it appears. Disgusting this is happening in America but honestly the least bit surprising
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Who Were the Russians at Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding?
Yesterday, ProPublica published an excellent in-depth investigation revealing that Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman close to Putin who runs the International Boxing Association, spent hundreds of t...
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ICYMI, only two or three Supreme Court Justices would have voted to end U.S. democracy last night. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No” (Gift Article)
For the time being, let’s celebrate that the center of the court did hold, even as dangers remain ahead in both 2026 and 2028.
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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.stevevladeck.com/p/250-what-w... “…a majority of the Court wanted to signal something bigger—that the government isn’t going to win this case, because it’s unlikely five justices will ultimately vote to sustain the USPS rule even “on the merits.”
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250. What We Learned from USPS v. California
In refusing to put the USPS mail-in ballots rule into effect, the majority didn’t say very much. I still think there are three big lessons in Monday's ruling.
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 14/09/2026
COVID hospitalizations are on the rise in NYC. Here's how to protect yourself. gothamist.com/news/covid-h...
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COVID hospitalizations are on the rise in NYC. Here's how to protect yourself.
More than 500 admissions were recorded in the five boroughs in the week ending Sept. 5.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee sitting in DC, issues a preliminary injunction blocking the entire U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rule. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (Key portions of the rule were blocked by Judge Talwani in federal court in Massachusetts.)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DSCC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-cv-01114 (CJN)
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN
CITIZENS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-cv-01132 (CJN)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-cv-01151 (CJN)ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that DSCC Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,
ECF 163, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART'; and it is further
ORDERED that LULAC Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, ECF
ECF 171, is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that NAACP Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, ECF
172, is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that the United States Postal Service is preliminarily enjoined from
implementing and enforcing the Final Rule it published on August 21, see Ballot Mail for Federal
Elections, 91 Fed. Reg. 54,966 (Aug. 26, 2026).
DATE: September 13, 2026
'ARL. NICHOL
United States District Judge
' The Court denies only the portion of the Motion that seeks to preliminarily enjoin Section 3 of the Executive Order.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Among other things, this means that, even if #SCOTUS *grants* a stay of Judge Talwani’s earlier injunction against the USPS rule (which seems increasingly unlikely), the rule would *still* not go into effect; the Court would have to freeze *this* injunction, too.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Kushner: "Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now doesn't want to do that." He's absolutely clueless!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/09/2026
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that "we want honesty in our elections," he led them in a pledge to "cheat like hell" and "go out and vote" in the midterm elections. to.pbs.org/4yTjfzl
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WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vo...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Most know 9/11 happened but don't know why Bin Laden actually did it. In the 70s OBL was basically Trump, a rich jackass from a prominent well connected construction family. He spent his 30s partying at nightclubs & rubbing shoulders with VIPs (familiar?). Then the Lebanese civil war broke out. 1/
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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 5.4 MILLION views. And counting. Trump doesn’t want you watching this interview. So naturally, we should get it to 10 MILLION. Let’s make sure Trump sees just how many people are watching. 10 million views. One Texas Senate seat. Let's fucking go Texas. Let’s fucking go, Texas.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DcPw3K9...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here is my longer take about why, even though it won't capture the headlines for more than a day or two, the decision by ABC not to run Kimmel's interview with Talarico (it will still run on YouTube) is an absolute abomination and really terrible anti-democratic scandal. youtu.be/Nd6Q3noXQ9k
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Trump's Jimmy Kimmel SCANDAL Just Got Much Worse
YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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Shambling Corpse of Randy Herman @randyhermanlaw.com · 10/09/2026
I am going to attempt to live-post the Missouri Supreme Court contempt hearing starting in about 10 minutes
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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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The Simplest Way for the Supreme Court to Rule in the USPS Mail Ballots Case
Marty Lederman outlines the easiest and most straightforward way for SCOTUS to decide the USPS mail-in ballot case.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Professors Foley, Karlan, Laycock and I File Scholars Amicus Brief in USPS Case before SCOTUS. The Balance of the Equities and Public Interest Favors Delaying Any USPS Rollout until After 2026 to Avoid Disenfranchising Millions of Elderly, Disabled, & Other Voters electionlawblog.org/2026/profess...
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Professors Foley, Karlan, Laycock and I File Remedies and Election Law Scholars Amicus Brief in USPS Case before SCOTUS. The Balance of the Equities and Public Interest Favors Delaying Any USPS Rollou...
With great thanks to Nat Bach and Emily Whitely of the Manatt firm, and Shelby Wayment of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, we have filed this Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of Professors Ned ...
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Direct link to our SCOTUS amicus brief in the USPS mail ballot case: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/09/2026
NEW: USPS's mail voting restrictions are “modest” and “clearly lawful,” the DOJ said in its final filing to a federal appeals court. The department is running out the clock to get Trump’s anti-mail voting order enacted before the November midterms.
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Justice Department makes final case to 1st Circuit to revive USPS anti-mail voting rule
The Justice Department is racing the clock to get President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order enacted before the November midterms
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/09/2026
This video on the rise of Trump's "shadow president" is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Russ Vought, most of which had not been previously reported:
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Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
National forests, parks, and protected wilderness are the water sources that feed our rivers, streams, local communities, and major cities. Trump and the GOP are rolling back protections, threatening #water resources for millions of Americans. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/repe...
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Repeal of U.S. Roadless Rule could threaten drinking water for 25 million people
The drinking water for about 25 million Americans starts in the backcountry of the national forests, on land where roads are few by design. A rule the Trump administration proposed last week could ope...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
He buys almost nothing made in US for himself or his business. Almost everything he sells on his website is made overseas, he hires foreign workers, he advertised Trump Mobile as made in US then deleted that from website after people paid. Even his Trump Bibles are from China.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/09/2026
Not BREAKING NEWS because the Trump admin has been deleting and altering federal datasets for over a year. You can argue about policy. But when the government starts eliminating the data we use to determine whether those policies are actually working, that deserves a hell of a lot more attention.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/09/2026
NEW: While DOJ wants SCOTUS to greenlight a restrictive mail voting rule for November, there are still major missing components that would prevent states from complying, potentially disenfranchising millions. Yet, DOJ barely mentions these glaring omissions in its Supreme Court appeal brief.
democracydocket.com
Major pieces of Post Office’s mail voting rule missing while Justice Department presses Supreme Court to move it forward
The Justice Department wants the Supreme Court to allow a mail voting rule to take effect, despite missing components to the rule.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Kushner and Witkoff press conference in Kyiv was a complete disaster. They have zero understanding of what they are doing. ​They dedicated a large portion of it to convincing Ukrainians, in an extremely patronizing tone, that peace is good for us. Like, yeah???
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I think everyone agrees that we should make a concerted effort to force the media to ask Republicans about Elon Musk. I've been asking people (like Katie Miller) on Xitter but agree you're all better off avoiding the Nazi bar. If you're GOP MoC is getting Elon $ you should ask them, pref publicly
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Falco SkyWolf @falcoskywolf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yep. And this isn't something that originated with the Nazis either. They were highly inspired by US genocidal actions- these particular bits of social sabotage hearken back to "smallpox blankets" given out to Indigenous folks.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026
So far.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 04/09/2026
💰 Your pension could become Wall Street’s campaign currency. Trump’s SEC wants to scrap a rule barring investment firms from funding the politicians who decide where trillions in workers’ retirement savings are invested. Campaign cash in. Pension contracts out. www.levernews.com/trumps-about...
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Trump’s About To Let Wall Street “Pay To Play” With Your Pension
Trump’s SEC is moving to let Wall Street firms fund the politicians who decide where your retirement savings are invested.
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
At pages 25-26 of his Application to SCOTUS to allow the Postal Service rule to go into effect immediately, the SG argues that a stay wouldn't harm the states because even North Carolina and Alabama could comply, consistent with their state laws, ... [1] www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26...
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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
S: …I don't think that's what the Feds are saying here. IT: That's the problem here. It's pretty hard to make the claim that Congress said to the USPS, 'you can do mail ballot rules that override state law.' they didn't say that. I don't think you would disagree S: I don't think they need to
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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good morning from the Moakley Courthouse, outside Courtroom 9, where we'll have the 9am preliminary injunction hearing in League of Women Voters v. Trump and California v. USPS. It's pretty rainy in Boston today and I think I biked through the worst of it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: An immigrant rights group sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its escalating effort to screen state voter rolls for alleged noncitizens, arguing the campaign illegally threatens lawful voters just weeks before the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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New lawsuit challenges DHS over unverified noncitizen voter roll claims
At the center of the case is the Trump administration’s claim that more than 190,000 people on California’s voter rolls may be noncitizens — a figure DHS has not publicly substantiated or explained ho...
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 03/09/2026
"The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are 'citizens at birth.'" The key line in Trump's latest birthright citizenship defeat. Full story and ruling here www.allrisenews.com/p/the-suprem...
The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are “citizens at birth.”
Barbara, 146 S. Ct. at 2450. Barbara is the law of the land. The President must follow it. See Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 178 (1803) (“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”). The plaintiffs have established a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claim that the 2026 Executive Order violates the class members’ Fourteenth Amendment right to citizenship
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump's 'Discounted' Beef Imports Start Today—Here's How To Tell If You’re Buying American Meat #TrumpsDiscountedBeef www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Here’s How To Tell Whether Beef Is From The U.S.
Discounted meat arriving from overseas has spiked consumer anxieties about what beef is safe to buy and eat.
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 01/09/2026
Tomorrow, House Republicans vote to lock the Supreme Court at nine justices forever, protecting a GOP-appointed majority for decades. Congress changed the Court’s size before. They want to make sure we never can again. Read. Share. Send a free letter to your reps: open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
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House Republicans Want the Court Locked at Nine. Wednesday, We Stop Them.
Congress has changed the size of the Supreme Court seven times since 1789. H.J.Res.1 would take that power away for good.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Continuing Resolution to fund most of the government through December 11. Not a surprise since Congress does not want a shutdown before the midterms. Blocks the OMB grant-making changes from going into effect (but they are already doing it anyway). [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections (Gift Article)
Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Full interview: youtu.be/BE1hc6dkaIo
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Marc Elias on Wyoming Republicans investigating Trump’s poll monitors
Democracy Watch: Marc Elias on Wyoming Republicans investigating Trump’s poll monitors Subscribe to https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/btc Order Brian's new book, THE DAY AFTER:…
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in peace to the inimitable Wendell Berry
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Update: The 1st Circuit has asked the plaintiffs to respond to the administration's stay request by today at 5 p.m. ET.
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