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🇺🇦 🌻 “Democracy is worth saving, but time is running out. It is far harder to resurrect than protect.” ~ Brian Klass

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11h
The ICE agent is now in the custody of the Fresno police charged with multiple felonies. This story is one to watch.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
The Republican Party is on the side of Russia against Ukraine. It’s not me saying that, it’s their cult leader. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11h
Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026
"Federal law explicitly prohibits the use of U.S. funds 'for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.'"
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Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor
Your tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay.
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Lev Parnas @levparnas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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EXPOSED: Trump’s Campaign Chief Was Advising a Pro-Russia Government
Chris LaCivita and James Blair helped build Trump’s political machine. Their reported work in the Balkans reveals a story that stretches from Argentina to Hungary—and the movement behind Project 2025.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Absolutely wild story from the WSJ: Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she asked a Trump donor for $100,000 to pay an American Express bill—in a way that “wouldn’t leave a paper trail” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here's a full report from @washingtonsun.com — www.washingtonsun.com/courts/trump... — on this Monday ruling flagged below.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Check all boxes relating to violence against women.
Guardian headlines today: 
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Jeffrey Epstein
British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
USLeon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein links
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Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads
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Donald TrumpTrump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia government
Trump administrationEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Pete Hegseth speaks at a presidential podium outdoors in a navy suit
US military
Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
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‘It’s been hard’Families await the return of the USS Abraham Lincoln
a woman stands at a lectern
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Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while trying to repair campaign sign
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Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, on 7 October 2026.
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Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
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Patricia Krenwinkel, former Manson follower, granted parole for third time
The 78-year-old has spent nearly six decades in prison and California governor has overturned last two parole grants
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/10/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Europe’s continuing financial and military support for Ukraine is seen as a barrier to victory” for Russia, Lawrence Freedman writes. “Putin is becoming more blatant in his warnings and brazen in his actions to get the Europeans to turn off their support.”
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Opinion | Putin’s Desperate, Dangerous Game in Europe
Vladimir Putin wants Europe to turn off its support to Ukraine, and he’s becoming more blatant in his warnings.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.” (Published June)
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...
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Robbin 🇺🇦 🌻 @bobbakay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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I warned you
The election in 29 days is going to be a historic wipeout.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump's nuclear attack comments are why the 25th Amendment exists youtu.be/0keEJrD0OjQ?...
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder:

Trump "deranged and dangerous"
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Can we get this on billboards all over America?
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social explains how Donald Trump’s comments appearing to welcome a nuclear attack on Los Angeles and San Diego are “exactly why the 25th Amendment was written. #LastWord
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
can i get an AMEN from the congregation bc this man is preaching
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like it or not this what Maine Guys actually sound like. Might sound like shit to you, but this is a Meryl Streep-level performance for guys from Maine with this voice and personality.
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On this day 20 years ago, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow, on Putin’s 54th birthday. She had spent years reporting on Putin’s Russia and exposing atrocities committed during Russia’s war in Chechnya. Dozens of journalists have been killed for their work under Putin.
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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap This authentic-looking scam starts with a sponsored Google link - and it's catching people off-guard. www.zdnet.com/innovation/c...
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This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware - how to spot the trap - ZDNET
This authentic-looking scam starts with a sponsored Google link - and it's catching people off-guard.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When Trump says it’s the greatest economy ever, he means for himself and his family — and the tech kleptocrats that want to dismantle our democracy to seize power for themselves
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Latest AI safety guy to quit and issue a dire warning about the risks and the fecklessness of those in charge:
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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 04/10/2026
As mergers concentrate outlets in the hands of a few billionaires, the right’s grip on mainstream media grows tighter.
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Corporate Media Consolidation Is What Makes Trump’s War on the Press Possible
As mergers concentrate outlets in the hands of a few billionaires, the right’s grip on mainstream media grows tighter.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/10/2026
“If the fur is going to be flying, there’s no one I’d rather be talking to than David Corn—and, of course, the incredible journalists and reporters in our newsroom.”
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Introducing "Stress Test": The midterms will test democracy. We'll help you through it.
David Corn and Garrison Hayes on what to watch, what to tune out, and what's at stake. New episodes twice a week.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tim Snyder is correct: If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money and tackle our corrupt system. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/10/2026
A reasonable person could conclude that these AI tech Titans believe they will personally benefit from less humans on this earth.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"The whole point of science is that most of it is uncertain. That's why science is exciting – because we don't know. Science is all about things we don't understand. The public, of course, imagines science is just a set of facts. But it's not." Freeman Dyson
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 03/10/2026
The Supreme Court works best when its composition reflects the broader political system. Term limits and regularized appointments for the justices would help make that happen. bit.ly/3TARNHi
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How to Fix the Supreme Court’s Design Flaw
History suggests that giving each president equal influence over the Court’s makeup could produce a healthier institution.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"I love the poorly educated," Trump famously said after winning the Nevada Republican Caucuses in February 2016. #MangoMussolini
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026
Trump weaponized his administration to chase 2020 election lies — hiring election deniers to find evidence. And despite wasting enormous federal resources to prove his conspiracies, the effort has come up empty: demdock.com/4hCWvw9
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some staffers at MS NOW are "pissed" that their network has decided to air Donald Trump's propaganda ads. @passantino.bsky.social and I discuss on the latest episode of Power Lines. Watch the full show on YouTube: youtu.be/GCdmkD0PKP0
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: The criminal investigation into the "grand conspiracy" fell apart with everyone resigning because they failed to indict anyone, so now they're just going to make up a report about it. Pathetic. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump-backing Ellisons are the #1 🇺🇸 supporters of the IDF Now they control all of this Are Y’all paying attention?
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stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Matthew Dowd has unique voice on American scene. Great fun to join and he’s got a lot more coming.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 02/10/2026
We're not even close to understanding how much damage this outbreak is causing.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do you know what a psychotic narcissist does when they are humiliated? we are probably going to find out.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The $1.4B is ~ "one-fifth of the N.S.F.’s primary research budget," in "the latest sign of how the Trump [admin] is finding creative ways to work around Congress. Lawmakers from both parties have consistently opposed White House-led proposals to cut funding to... 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
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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WIRED @wired.com · 02/10/2026
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. www.wired.com/story/ice-ha...
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This San Diego mumps outbreak has been going on for awhile, but it's still growing. I remember times when, if we heard about cases of infectuous diseases like measles & mumps, poential spread would get shut down quickly. These are not necessary those times. 🧵 www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
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Number of mumps cases rises among SDSU football players
An outbreak of mumps among San Diego State’s football team has now increased to 14 confirmed cases and one probable case.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm so over this mob boss shit.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Uh oh, cat lovers. "Nearly all tested cat foods contain toxic plastic contaminants, the herbicide glyphosate and heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN." "100 top-selling cat foods [were tested] for www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/h...
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What’s in your cat’s food? New investigation finds lead and other toxins | CNN
Most types of cat foods contain lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury as well as toxic chemicals from plastics and fertilizers, a new investigation found.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The war on empathy, led by Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and embraced by Trump and his MAGA movement, is a systematic rejection of Christian systematic theology as established from the second century. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Why Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’
According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.”
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'ROAD TO HELL': Trump's followers get a dire warning from Democratic Sen. @booker.senate.gov youtu.be/0kqO4j6JE-I?...
Sen. Cory Booker
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: ‘Stupidest Senator of the Day’ Schmitt falsely accused Jack Smith of perjury youtu.be/ZpmsUO5CUEs?...
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder:

"he caused that violence"
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026
Even with an El Niño winter looming and memories of flooding still fresh, Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill aimed at shoring up the Delta’s aging levees and protecting the region and vital water infrastructure from flooding and sinking land. cal.news/4e5AzJ8 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
A flooded field near a section of the Cosumnes River near Wilton on Jan. 18, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Measles cases top 900 in Pennsylvania as CDC confirms 2nd death Pennsylvania officials say people have died from measles in that state. Read more: bit.ly/4ADRexh 📷: Erskine Palmer / CDC
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We've uncovered some definitive proof Eric Schmitt's supposedly blockbuster texts were not about an Atlanta Hawks game. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-evi...
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New Evidence Shows Just How Badly One Republican Senator Beclowned Himself in the Jack Smith Hearing
TPM has found fairly definitive evidence proving Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) misread...
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