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Jamie O’Grady @jamieogrady.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Everyone should take 20 minutes and listen to this. @betoorourke.bsky.social isn’t afraid to admit his own past strategic errors to when he speaks to @samsteindc.bsky.social about how to (maybe) save the country. I wish more politicians spoke like he does. open.spotify.com/episode/2X3Z...
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Beto O'Rourke: We Need to Stop Waiting and Strike First
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I have zero faith Blanche will get the truth about Trump/Epstein from Maxwell Blanche was Trump's defense lawyer & DOJ has said Maxwell's a liar That’s why we at @democracydefendersfund.org filed a FOIA request with DOJ to get the truth the American people deserve I discussed @msnbc.com
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
www.mediaite.com/tv/we-are-al... then get the hell out of politica
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‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for Criticizing Trump
Murkowski openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were “all afraid” of “retaliation” from Trump, as she criticized his policies.
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Adam Schiff @adamschiff.com · 09/04/2025
The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me. Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Instead of preventing voters from participating in their democracy, Congress should pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure our democracy works for everyone––no matter their gender or zip code. #HandsOffHerVote
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Claire McCaskill @clairecmc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Republicans in Congress could stop these tariffs tomorrow if they wanted to. Remember that.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This Senate bill to slap limits on the president’s tariff power now has SEVEN Republican sponsors: • Grassley • Moran • Murkowski • McConnell • Tillis • Young • Collins
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Plan to give all of your private tax data to oligarchs. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
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DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. cbsn.ws/4clubLP
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Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
3.5 million people turned out yesterday. Not one Capitol building stormed, not one police officer attacked. #handsoff
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Please … clap?
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
RUSSIAN ARMY ‘RIDDLED WITH TUBERCULOSIS’ It’s been rumoured for a while but new information suggests the outbreak of tuberculosis - a disease that affects the respiratory system - is now rife across the Russian army and has entered the general population. There are several types of TB, some of
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers. Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
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Tina MF @tmfab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Ronald Reagan on Tariffs: “Tariffs increase inflation, reduce innovation and erode competitive edge of a country."
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 05/04/2025
Today, while the market collapsed and four soldiers who died on an exercise in Lithuania arrived at Dover, where was Donald Trump? Was he monitoring the markets? Was he there for the arrival of these heroes? Nope: he was golfing, with the Saudis
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. @admiralstav.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Yet another distinguished military leader fired for no apparent reason. First the CJCS & CNO, now the 4-star leader of our cyber security shown the door.This damages our national security.There are no quick fixes for this loss of integrity & talent. www.thecipherbrief.com/abrupt-chang...
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Abrupt Changes at the top of the National Security Agency Risk Destabilization
The abrupt firing or reassignment of top NSA leadership could destabilize U.S. national security according to experts
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Hold The Line @holdthelinepac.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
When you look at your 401k, know this: Donald Trump caused it to slump. No one else.
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Lorenzo @milemarker0.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
22 weeks apart.
Two front pages of the Economist. The first is dated October 25, 2024 and says “The Envy of the Workd” and has dollars bill rocketing into the sky in celebration of the US economy.
The second front page is dated this week April 5th. It’s headline is “Ruination Day” and pictures Trump sawing a hole in the group the shape of the US.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Tbh, you shouldn't be surprised that the man who told you to inject bleach is also tanking the stock market.
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WIRED @wired.com · 02/04/2025
The Trump administration, with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide. This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.
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The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The reason Trump has slapped tariffs on the entire world is not to protect American workers. What Trump cares about is being able to get concessions out of other countries and corporations that seek exemptions. It's all about his ability to hand out punishments and rewards.
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Sam Lisker @slisker.com · 03/04/2025
Following outreach by GOP Chair & Dem Ranking Member on Senate Armed Services, DoD acting IG looking into Secretary Hegseth's reported use of Signal. h/t @reporterjacobg.bsky.social
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/04/2025
One man’s temper tantrum to feel powerful is having devestating consequences
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Are we great yet
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Congratulations to all the people who voted for Trump because they thought he’d be good for the economy
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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
PSA: If you are not a citizen and you criticize US tariffs, Marco Rubio can get you disappeared
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Wondering how all the country-club, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley I-don’t-care-that-he’s-an-insane-criminal-convict-because-he’s-gonna-cut-capital-gains-tax-rates MAGA types are feeling this morning
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
"Someone needs to walk into the Oval Office and say, "Mr. President, we just fired the person who may have saved your life." Dr. David Kessler on whether Donald Trump understands what his indiscriminate cuts at HHS are doing.
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
"I am very concerned that if these cuts are not rescinded, these will have an effect for decades." Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner, is losing confidence that the damage Donald Trump is doing to the United States is fixable.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Apart from everything else—his mendacity, his malevolence, his depravity—Trump is just … dumb.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 27/03/2025
The lesson from this whole Signalgate catastrophe? This administration will never, ever take responsibility for their mistakes, even when they endanger people. Especially when they endanger people. And it's the American people who will suffer.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 27/03/2025
This hasn’t aged well.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I’ll bet you Mike also clicks on the pop-ups AND thinks he has a long-lost inheritance if he just provides his bank account info.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
is that bad? Seems bad
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Meiselas: Steve Witkoff, was allegedly in Moscow while he was on this group chat. Do you believe the Russians now have all of that information and potentially more? Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If this isn't classified information, honestly, I don't know what is.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
JUST IN: Judge James Boasberg has been assigned to the Signalgate lawsuit.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Yesterday, Gabbard testified: “There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat.” So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/03/2025
It appears that Kristi Noem may have worn a $60K Rolex during her visit to the El Salvadoran prison camp today.
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Lauren @laurenatlaw.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
“Have you ever noticed there are two sets of rules in this country” is a theme we could hit harder here. Imho.
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
An angry Senator Duckworth explains why she thinks Donald Trump's secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, should resign in the wake of the scandal over sharing war plans to an insecure group chat.
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WIRED @wired.com · 26/03/2025
SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/03/2025
“A Mack-truck-size breach”: @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social discusses being accidentally added to a Trump administration group chat planning military strikes. Read more in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/0VASTR78
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A Conversation With Jeffrey Goldberg About His Extraordinary Scoop
How The Atlantic’s editor in chief found himself in a group chat with Trump-administration officials who were planning an attack on Yemen
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
so telling that Hesgeth’s reflexive reaction was to trash Goldberg as “deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes. This is a guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does.” That’s what happens when you get a Fox News guy at Sec DoD
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