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Lawyer Lady @afrofuturesq.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Sherrilyn Ifill reminding us, "No democracy can survive if tens of millions of its citizens refuse to fight to protect it because they 'don’t do politics.'”
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
There's been so much over 5 days, quick recap: —TN: GOP passed new map, erase Dem seat —VA: State SC struck down Dem referendum —AL: SCOTUS blessed GOP move to cancel ongoing elections, erase Dem seat —MO: State SC stalled veto referendum, allows GOP to end Dem seat —SC: Rushed GOP redraw derails
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The fact that nobody will remember this shooting by Tuesday--a charitable account of our collective memory span--doesn't own Trump. It's Trumpism's culture of perpetual violence as meaningless spectacle eating our minds.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
they're saying that all traces of Viktor are being erased so thoroughly that he's now just an orban legend
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)
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Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I thought I was sick of the thought of space travel. Turned out I was really sick of billionnaire vanity projects. What NASA's doing is incredible and has got me excited about space exploration again.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We've collectively ignored the damage to the health system from the twin blows of Medicaid cuts & the expiration of ACA subsidies. But more than 800 US health facilities have either closed entirely, cut services, or are at risk, & we're just at the beginning. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social reports.
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GOP War on Health Care Destroying Hospitals at Home and Abroad - The American Prospect
More than 800 health care facilities are at risk or have already closed since Republicans severely cut funding last year. The worst is still ahead.
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The President of the United States should be removed from office.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/03/2026
Thinking about this post again today. From about ten days before we locked down in 2020. Feels too familiar right now.
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Evergreen
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 16/03/2026
Mr Nobody Against Putin, a primary school teacher’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has won the Oscar for best documentary
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Mr Nobody Against Putin wins the best documentary Oscar
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
13 American servicemembers have lost their lives. Gas prices are skyrocketing for working families. It’s clear that Trump entered this war of choice with no real plan or objectives.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Connect the dots
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Another word you might use for it is "looting". "This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/03/2026
“We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland.” trib.al/iAvoCWF
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Sean Burns @splicedpersonality.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 20/02/2026
Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court. Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business. As well as everyone else who stepped up.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2026
Neal Katyal: "In America, the chief justice said only Congress can impose taxes on the American people, and that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes."
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
“A group of nearly 400 prominent Christian leaders called President Donald Trump’s administration ‘cruel and oppressive’ and accused the government of being corrupted by an aberrant form of Christianity, in an Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18) statement.” religionnews.com/2026/02/18/4...
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400 Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday
The statement’s signers include a mix of denominational leaders, seminary presidents, scholars and leaders of prominent congregations.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
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The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/01/2026
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket. He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War. Notice the suppressors 1/2
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“People are devastated and they’re frightened. People were plucked out of line,” said Project Citizenship’s Gail Breslow. This month alone, “21 clients have received notices about the cancellation of their oath ceremonies, the last step in the lengthy process of becoming a U.S. citizen.”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/12/2025
i think one thing to remember about the republicans trump picked to lead his government is that most of them are below replacement level as politicians
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Indiana Republican State Senator Greg Goode, a key swing vote who Trump attacked by name and was victim of swatting attempt, indicates he's voting no on mid-decade gerrymandering. Increases likelihood bill will fail. He denounces "Threats of primaries. Threats of violence. Acts of violence."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15/10/2025
"I have been reliably informed that the Wallet Inspector has almost completed his work and is prepared to announce his findings."
Rep Luna tweet:

My office just received word from the @RusEmbUSA
 that the ambassador from Russia to the United States will be hand delivering the @GovernmentRF
’s findings on who assassinated JFK to my office. 

This is a 350 page document. 

We will be uploading these documents as soon as we receive them working with @jeffersonmorley
 to ensure that the American people have direct access to them immediately.

It is important to note that Congress attempted to obtain these files in the 90’s and was denied.  We have been given access to them now for the first time in history.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/10/2025
We live in something closer to what we would call a state of generalized psychosis: a social landscape where symbolic authority has fractured, shared reality is unstable, and appeals to common norms routinely fail to hold any weight. In this environment, shame has lost its footing. trib.al/5sLchu2
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Holy Crap!. This is amazing! Newsom certainly has a great social media game.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/10/2025
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
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The federal government is shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 06/10/2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts as Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.
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Trump's use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts as Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.
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RachelMarta @rachel99marta.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
NEEDHAM, Mass. — "I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy." www.wcvb.com/article/dr-t...
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'A true national tragedy' Dr. Tim critiques RFK Jr.'s testimony, federal vaccine policy
"I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy."
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𝓢𝓬𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹 @scootertramp.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I made a nice stew today.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/08/2025
Exclusive: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a minimally redacted version of a highly classified document on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election after an intense behind-the-scenes struggle over secrecy with the CIA.
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Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report
CIA officials worried the release of the House Intelligence Committee report on 2016 Russian election interference could reveal top-secret spying techniques and sources. Tulsi Gabbard overrode their c...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Ain’t that the truth. Lying 🤥 POS!
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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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Yael @elle91.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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Politico @politico.com · 29/07/2025
Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy. The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one campaign haul.
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Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy
The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one haul for his Senate campaign.
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𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 🪷 @waggingtale.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Anyone else waking up in the middle of the night with their soul in an icy death grip of existential dread or just me?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2025
New in PN: Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ "The Department of Justice is no longer in the business of justice at all, and has squandered the presumption of regularity it once enjoyed with judges. One of the bulwarks of American civil society is functionally MIA — a massive blow to state capacity."
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Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ
And will take generations to put it back together.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Will Trump be lowering the flag for the woman who was killed as a result of his military parade?
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12/06/2025
Christy Walton, a billionaire Walmart heiress, is publicly speaking out against President Trump, breaking with the rest of the wealthy family and risking backlash for their retail empire.
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A Walmart Heiress Breaks Ranks and Joins the Anti-Trump Movement
The billionaire Christy Walton has bought an ad supporting this weekend’s “No Kings” demonstrations—to the surprise of Walmart.
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Bob Beard @bobbeard.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I'm attending Spanberger for Governor's event, “Join Abigail Spanberger in Charlottesville!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/spanbergerfo...
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Join Abigail Spanberger in Charlottesville! · Spanberger for Governor
Join Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger for an event in Charlottesville as we kick off the summer by energizing Virginians across our Commonwealth! Abigail is running for Governor to put Virginia first...
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