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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10h
Water managers in the West are spending billions to prepare for a drier future. to.pbs.org/4hsHcaD
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How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplies hit lows
Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to pr...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h
Psaki: Even in ruby red Alabama, enthusiasm for Trump and his gimmick seems to be waning. Here was the scene from inside the venue at Trump's big Alabama rally tonight. Trump couldn't even fill half the seats in the arena
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters sued to block a GOP-backed plan cutting 92 Election Day polling sites, alleging it disproportionately harms Black and Hispanic communities.
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic…
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h
⚠️ Weeks before the midterms, Georgia's GOP-controlled election board is asking the Trump DOJ to declare the state's federally certified voting machines illegal. It's an extraordinary attack by unelected officials — and the DOJ has no legal authority to do it.
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16h
Notice how they also brag about the number of naturalizations having plummeted; a sign of how much they detest legal immigration. /also, the removals number is largely fake. The actual number is 650-700k.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h
It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River. (Published June)
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Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h
“The protests against the Arc de Trumph…have folks there every day. They have brought a bunch of rocking chairs down to Memorial Circle, and if any equipment shows up to actually begin work on the arch, they plan to block the path with the rockers.” hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/the-case-o...
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The Case of the Missing Basketball Tickets (satire)
Friday “Fun,” 2 October 2026
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Taipan @taipanfang.bsky.social · 16h
What are they so scared of
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
Trump won’t take no for an answer. Not from voters or the loyalists he’s surrounded himself with. “He is assuming there will be no one in his administration to tell him no,” Marc Elias says. Attacks on voters work best when no one's watching. Keep an eye on Trump: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 16h
A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela's behalf during the first Trump administration. to.pbs.org/4hpGo6q
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Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
David Rivera has been jailed since jurors found him guilty in May on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of his work for form...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15h
Shorter Trump administration: Data centers good. Homes bad.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h
The Trump administration quietly removed an option on a form overseas voters use to request mail ballots, making it harder for some to vote. In a new lawsuit, Democrats say the GOP's goal is to disenfranchise voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic: demdock.com/4djBJR1
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14h
Trump said "I don't rule anything out" when asked about potentially invoking the Insurrection Act to place troops at polling locations (federal law makes it a crime to put armed troops at the polls). He's going to lose the midterms, he's a desperate man, and all he's got to offer is "we'll see."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h
With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h
A major win! A federal court in Texas today temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state’s Big Bend region. The fight isn’t over, but this is a big step toward protecting Big Bend!
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Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region
A federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h
"This is what they asked for. Republicans have had so many opportunities to turn this thing around - there have been 20 war powers votes in the House and Senate since the war started in February - and they’ve just blown past every single off ramp.“
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Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Self-Promotion Just Backfired
An ad promoting the Iran War only serves to remind voters just how much of a disaster the war is, a baffling strategy just a month out from midterms.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
New in PN: The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges "What 'canons' did all but one of MN's district court judges violate? Well, they spoke to the Times and made Trump sad. You won't be surprised to learn this is not in fact a violation, but that isn’t going to stop Blanche, now is it?"
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The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges
Blanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"It was nice of Trump to throw the glitzy lunch for the AI guys and sign off on their no-safeguards policy. It should make it even easier for Dems to say that Trump and his party are bought and paid for by big AI. The tsunami forecast could turn out to be right." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-ai-b...
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Trump + AI = Blue Tsunami
It doesn’t take super intelligence to realize the GOP is screwed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
CNN on the last jobs report before the midterms: "It came in cold -- surprisingly cold. Job growth weaker than expected, unemployment unexpectedly went up, and paychecks aren't keeping up with prices. This was disappointing all around."
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 29/09/2026
“Fascist imperial Russia has not seen and does not see Western companies as partners for mutual benefit, only as targets for weaponization, manipulation, and confiscation," write Bennett Freeman and Nataliia Popovych in this op-ed.
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After Nestle and Auchan seizures, Russia is coming for others
The recent Russian seizure of assets belonging to corporate giants Nestle and Auchan made headlines, all the more striking given the companies' years of loyalty to the Kremlin regime, including throug...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Of course Trump flatters AI. It flattered him first.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
theyre not pretending. these are true believers. and they vote.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
And wages grew just 3% over the past year, while inflation ran around 3.4%. Even Fox Business admitted: “The numbers do not look good.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
🚨 The last jobs report before the midterms is a disaster. Just 29,000 jobs added in September. Unemployment rose to 4.2%. July was revised down to a LOSS of 10,000 jobs, while August was revised down by 29,000 jobs, from 162,000 to 133,000. 1/
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Hassett: "Real relief on gas prices is coming virtually immediately" ("Virtually" is doing heavy lifting there!)
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23h
"Fascism is both a permanent temptation, and, as history teaches and current events show, a powerful one. As history also teaches, it can be defeated. But first one has to recognize it for what it is. Trump and Hegseth have helped us in this task." www.thebulwark.com/p/not-to-ala...
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Not To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is Melted
And Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
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Rep. Jared Huffman @rephuffman.bsky.social · 18h
Trump has chosen to spend $1.82 billion in taxpayer dollars on projects to fuel his ego. Meanwhile, families are struggling to afford groceries, keep the lights on, fill up their cars, and cover the basic costs of everyday life.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18h
Senate Republicans have voted 14 times to continue Trump's war with Iran. They could lower your prices by ending his war—but they won't.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18h
Removing a checkbox does not erase your voting rights. Check your state’s requirements, contact your election office, and share this with Americans living abroad. Don’t let confusion keep you from voting.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Trump: "I never get tired" (he naps on camera every day)
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17h
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE. to.pbs.org/4hrUsfP
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New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, memo shows
The new guidance comes after ICE-initiated vehicle stops have repeatedly escalated when drivers have refused to cooperate or tried to flee. ICE agents have fired their guns during more than a dozen su...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h
Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 19h
$13 million and counting. That’s how much one Wisconsin billionaire has given to Lisa Demuth’s Super PAC to try to buy her the governor’s office. From opposing prescription drug reforms to banning abortion, his agenda is a perfect match for Lisa Demuth – but not for Minnesota.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 19h
To quote Kevin Roberts, "It will be bloodless if you allow it to be." Back at ya!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h
You can thank Donald Trump for that.
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Gas, mortgage rates and inflation send Americans’ view of the economy to near record lows
“This is the danger for the Federal Reserve and the nation. This is what can truly shift spending habits and lifestyles,” said economist Heather Long.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Rege @rjserinko.bsky.social · 21h
Russle Vought confuses himself with Congress.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h
NEW: A new survey reveals Americans across the political spectrum support early in-person voting options, more poll workers and making Election Day a federal holiday — all reforms that increase voting access. Even more? Nine in 10 respondents oppose the restrictive measures being pushed by the GOP.
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Americans overwhelmingly support pro-voting policies, national survey finds
While just over a third of respondents said they’re more concerned about ineligible people voting, more respondents (56%) said eligible voters not voting is a bigger problem. The latter concern, as a ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 20h
Trump’s nominee for Education Department IG has defended Trump's mass firing of IGs, saying: “If a new administration comes in and says we want all of our own IGs, that's fine." That's a problem. IGs are supposed to operate with political independence.
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Trump’s new Education IG nominee continues dizzying run of leadership changes at the watchdog office
Mark Priebe — the nominee, who recently served as acting inspector general at the Education Department — has defended the president’s mass firing of inspectors general and appears to have supported…
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Matt Szafranski @mszafranski.bsky.social · 20h
Awkward.
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Kara Yorio @karayorio.bsky.social · 23h
"State law in Arkansas doesn’t require much to open a private school, nothing about teacher skills or what kids learn. But it does require that all schools display an American flag, and we wanted to follow the rules." Unbelievable story. Also, immediately ordering the ProPublica Academy pencils.
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 20h
JD possesses a supernatural talent for finding the exact worst possible combination of words in the English language.😐
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