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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Paying for votes is a crime for the payer and the recipient 18 USC 597. With five-year statute of limitations, the next DOJ could bring charges. And the conduct would be beyond the scope of presidential immunity for Trump. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As Texans froze to death and we collected snow in our bathtubs to flush toilets, boil for drinking water and cooking, Paxton abandoned us. Vote for the man who didn’t leave. #TalaricoForSenate #VoteBlue #TX
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 23/08/2026
Commerce. Treasury. Education. Energy. Homeland Security. Interior. Small Business. These departments are all run by cabinet officials who have assets estimated to reach $100 MILLION or more. We have a government run by and FOR the ultra-rich.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 12/08/2026
Big corporations don’t need this break. Working families and small Main Street businesses are the ones who paid for this president’s unnecessary tariffs in the first place, and they’re the ones who should be repaid. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e...
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Corporate America got billions of dollars in tariff refunds. Where’s your cut? | CNN Business
Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filter...
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026
A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 26/06/2026
The Constitution sets minimum ages for office. It may be time to set maximum ones as well. bit.ly/4oLX8GQ
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Age Limits Would Strengthen Congress
Setting a maximum age for lawmakers would improve representation and create opportunities for new leaders.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/04/2026
Former FBI agent Dan Brunner: From what we saw, the suspect wasn’t even close to breaching security. He still would have had to go down two flights of stairs and get through additional secured doors. He didn’t even reach the magnetometers before being stopped.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/04/2026
Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels. to.pbs.org/4c0Eh6n
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States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Blame data centers
Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers -- and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels.
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NPR @npr.org · 19/04/2026
It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.
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The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?
It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Congratulations to photographer Andrew Harnik who has won the White House Correspondents’ Association award for presidential news coverage with one of the greatest Oval Office photos ever captured.
The soulless, sociopathic orange cunt stands in his suit looking bored and devoid of intelligent thought whilst an Oval Office guest is collapsed on the ground behind him. Fellow guests, able to demonstrate more compassion than the pedo protector has ever mustered in his entire miserable existence, are helping the collapsed man. The photo captures the insipid, disdain Trump holds for any other human being not permanently kissing his fat, wrinkly ass. At least today is one day closer to his death.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Colson Whitehead concludes his Harlem Trilogy with a transcendent and wildly entertaining novel in which his recurring characters grapple with the ways their lives are defined by crime and the city they call home. It’s the greatest New York novel in years. @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
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Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
Whitehead concludes his Harlem Trilogy (after Crook Manifesto) with a transcendent and wildly entertaining novel in which his re...
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 14/11/2025
"my least woke opinion is---" That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania. Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
You know what? Fine, tech bros. You win. You get to do algorithmic pricing. But in return, we get to do algorithmic taxing on everyone with a net-worth over $5million. As a little treat.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
this made me cackle all the way through
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 07/03/2026
Congress failed to pass the SAVE Act last year for good reason: it’s an anti-voter bill. But now lawmakers have revived it despite overwhelming public opposition. Call your senators today and tell them to reject the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4srDVLB
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Like clockwork.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
RUSSIA GETS: -Higher oil prices -Reduced US economic pressure -Bogged down US military -Air defense assets not sent to Ukraine US GETS: -Indefinite war in pursuit of undefined outcome -Weaker economy -Frayed international partnerships -Combat deaths
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Many of y’all asked how you can support and donate to our female athletes and the celebrations,,, so I created a Go Fund Me. I’m hopeful this can have an impact beyond the weekend and help those that represent the best of the US gofund.me/140322128
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Donate to Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes, organized by Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav, the legendary rapper and Hollywood personality, has long been… Flavor Flav needs your support for Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 27/02/2026
Since Trump was elected, this is what his “booming economy" looks like: - Billionaires became $1.5 trillion richer Meanwhile: - 60% live paycheck to paycheck - 15 million are losing health care - 20 million saw their premiums double
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Full Name @amicusopus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
probably not a more elegant sentence on the internet today:
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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 20/02/2026
The Supreme Court:
Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM.
BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.
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B L Harland @blharland.com · 16/02/2026
The beef I did not know I needed
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
this is a really important point. the district courts are trying to contain this administration. the circuits, by and large, are still working, with the occasional exception of the 5th, 8th, and DC circuits. the Supreme Court is on an island. lawless and completely rogue.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 13/02/2026
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The "SAVE ACT" is all about Republicans wanting to disenfranchise women and returning the US to the early 20th century before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Putin's dream.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has admitted to senators that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE chief admits there’s no reason for immigration agents to be at voting sites
The chief's comments follow threatening statements by Trump and his close allies about the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.
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Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
@stephruhle.bsky.social again asks, is this White House for sale?
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Paste their pictures on the front pages next time there is a climate disaster. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
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Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
President Donald Trump kicked off the week with one of his clearest statements yet that, with polls looking bad for the GOP, he wants to take control of this year’s elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump wants to ‘take over’ voting, while GOPers unveil a massive new suppression measure
Steve Bannon and Mike Johnson welcomed Trump's comments about taking control of elections. And a new Republican anti-voting bill could disenfranchise millions.
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Jay @itsjaymkay.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Man, they just lie endlessly. On the left, Ben Carson. On the right, conclusions from a study on the economic impact of a high national minimum wage after the 1966 FLSA: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/02/2026
We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. This is how he did it (published 2021):
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Politics_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Trump unveils latest scam
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/02/2026
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind/Solar Projects Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up. By Brad Plumer and Rebecca Elliott www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
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A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"The White House’s concession comes amid sagging approval ratings for Mr. Trump, and as he faces outrage over immigration enforcement tactics and the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minnesota." Shame on all those institutions that caved pre-emptively last year.
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Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
xAI is valued at $200 billion and burns through $1 billion/month in cash. The primary product development has been a chatbot that self-identified as "MechaHitler" then pivoted to production of nonconsensual porn, including of minors. I do not consider this an optimal use of society's resources.
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TweetLD @tweetld.art · 01/02/2026
What's most amazing about this is the fact that the WSJ needed a “study” to figure it out.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“Technology has stolen us from each other and in many ways from ourselves, and then tried to sell us substitutes. Stealing ourselves back, alas, is not as easy as walking out the door. We need somewhere to go and, more importantly, someone to go to who likewise desires to connect.”
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 29/01/2026
This is what oligarchy is about: If you paid 1 penny in federal income taxes last year, you paid more than Tesla - a $1.3 trillion company owned by Elon Musk, the wealthiest man alive, who became $460 billion richer since Election Day after spending $290 million to elect Trump.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Oh my god this is so funny, Tal is so good
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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 29/01/2026
The dollar, economy and trade relations are falling apart under TS Scott Bessent who is increasingly mean, arrogant and shallow. But a 2023 interview that offers a glimpse into a kinder, gentler Bessent who knows his stuff. So why is he playing the villain so aggressively?
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Scott Bessent is DESTROYING the Dollar and the Economy
YouTube video by UNFTR Media
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/01/2026
there's an entire information sub-economy focused on pretending Mark Zuckerberg is innovative and interesting
Google News screenshot showing all the gushing, stenographic "news" coverage of Zuckerberg's "AI-powered future"
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 29/01/2026
The Trump administration has often alleged dark motives for acts of decency. In Minnesota, @kellyweill.bsky.social writes, that tactic is backfiring on a historic scale. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-con...
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Why Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Protests Are Falling Flat
In Ward 3, the Minneapolis neighborhood where ICU nurse Alex Pretti was...
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
One easy way to help is to buy gift cards online, even if you never plan to come to Mpls. Here's a map of that immediate area and all the restaurants Another way (and I think most businesses would agree with this approach) is to donate to a community org listed here: www.standwithminnesota.com
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is a terrible fucking idea
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Senate Republicans are at it again, they know Trump’s policies suck for the American people so they want to disenfranchise 69 million married women from voting with their draconian voting bill. Call your Senators @ 202-224-3121. Tell them to #StopTheSaveAct Katie Phang explains👇
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