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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 22h

NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought.

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 23h

That expression a Rethuglican has while witnessing spectacular incompetence -

Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 23h

Trump SEC Accused of Letting Wall Street ‘Prey On’ Everyday Americans With New Proposals “The Trump SEC is seeking to bail out the struggling private equity and private credit industry with hardworking Americans’ retirement savings.” www.commondreams.org/news/retail-...

Trump SEC Accused of Letting Wall Street 'Prey On' Everyday Americans With New Proposals | Common Dreams

After the SEC proposed rules to promote private market investments by retail investors, critics accused the agency of serving Wall Street over the public.

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 23h

Dem Senator Corners Trump Goons on Secret Epstein Interview - accused of illegally withholding a document - banks allowed Epstein to have ready & reliable access to cash necessary to recruit & harbor young women & underage girls for trafficking & sexual abuse www.thedailybeast.com/senator-corn...

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Senator Corners Trump Goons on Secret Epstein Interview

Ron Wyden has accused the Justice Department and the FBI of a cover-up.

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Democratic nominee Xavier Becerra walked onto the debate stage Wednesday night as the overwhelming favorite to become California’s next governor. At the debate's conclusion, Becerra remained the overwhelming favorite to become California’s next governor. 😎 www.latimes.com/california/l...

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25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president ..

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In Nine Key Senate Races, Five Republicans Won’t Commit to Campaigning With Trump

In Nine Key Senate Races, Five Republicans Won’t Commit to Campaigning With Trump Three campaigns left their positions unclear, and two said they would not join the president on the trail .. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

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Three campaigns left their positions unclear, and two said they would not join the president on the trail.

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‘Best Minds’? Hegseth Taps Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to Lead ‘Future of Warfare’ Project “A board loaded with defense contractors & a draft-dodging war hawk will decide the future of the US military,” “What could possibly go wrong?” www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth...

'Best Minds'? Hegseth Taps Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to Lead 'Future of Warfare' Project | Common Dreams

"A board loaded with defense contractors and one draft-dodging war hawk will decide the future of the US military," said one observer. "What could possibly go wrong?"

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Dems Rebuke Trump’s Ultra-Rich Treasury Chief Over $910,000 in Unpaid Medicare Taxes as a Hedge Fund Manager - senators pointed to a recent court ruling clarifying the scope of a self-employment tax loophole that is widely exploited by hedge fund managers .. www.commondreams.org/news/scott-b...

Dems Rebuke Trump's Ultra-Rich Treasury Chief Over $910,000 in Unpaid Medicare Taxes | Common Dreams

"Until he pays what he owes, Secretary Bessent is placing himself above the law," said Sen. Ron Wyden.

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Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a “poison pill” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members

Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This meme was titled pathetic weak sauce -

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A ghost from the past is summoned today -

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

DHS announces nationwide surge in ‘sanctuary’ cities - Trump’s push to ramp up deportations has led to an increasing number of violent confrontations, and accuse the administration of resisting accountability for the agents involved .. thehill.com/policy/natio...

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California becomes first state with official seal for non-ultraprocessed foods

California becomes first state with official seal for non-ultraprocessed foods Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating the first-ever “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” seal that food manufacturers can place on products that meet standards for not being ultra-processed ktla.com/news/califor...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating the first-ever “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” seal that food manufacturers can place on products that meet standards for not being ultra-processed. Clo…

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ICE operations are making it hard for vulnerable Republicans fighting for their political survival

ICE operations are making it hard for vulnerable Republicans fighting for their political survival Battleground Republicans across the country are on defense as ICE operations keep finding their way into local headlines .. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

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Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout.

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Newsom signs bill restricting meme coins tied to public officials - bars public officials from issuing meme coins and restricts cryptocurrency platforms from offering certain tokens linked to politicians to California residents .. seekingalpha.com/news/4647407...

Trump asked China’s president if he wanted to buy US arms, ambassador says - an unlikely offer that if consummated would upend generations of U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan and expose U.S. technology to a potential foe .. apnews.com/article/trum...

The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt - The most wealthy loan the government money on this debt through the rising interest of the bond market that we pay for. Bush's & tRump's tax cuts to them gave them this extra opportunity to rob us ..

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FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for 2026-2027

FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for 2026-2027 - approved updated versions of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty vaccine, Novavax’s Nuvaxovid vaccine, and Moderna’s Spikevax and its next-generation mNEXSPIKE vaccines for fall 2026 .. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 4 updated 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccines formulated against the XFG variant.

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What the Supreme Court's voter-citizenship database decision means for the midterms - county clerks are doing second-level checks to make sure that people who are flagged are not unnecessarily removed in most cases .. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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What the Supreme Court's voter-citizenship database decision means for the midterms

The Supreme Court revived a controversial voter-citizenship database less than two months ahead of the midterm elections. In the ruling, the court sided with the Trump administration, which is seeking...

Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth. Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret. One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms The order to America’s 2.1 million service members comes as Republicans stare down some sorry odds ahead of the midterm elections .. newrepublic.com/post/215887/...

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Refuse to give billionaires a platform - They are Not Smart They can't "see the big picture" They're Motivation is Greed - They have Zero Ethics - No Moral Code -

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Your Vote is a Chess Move for the World You want to Live in - - Use it Wisely -

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Blanche quietly turns over unredacted FBI notes on Trump accuser without telling court - unredacted handwritten FBI notes involving a woman who accused Trump of sexual and physical abuse when she was a teenager .. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress - Under fed law Congress has 45 days to review proposed spending cuts before they take effect - impossible by announcing them with 5 days left in the federal fiscal year apnews.com/article/trum...

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President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant serv...

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Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today - handwritten document from 1787 warns specifically against many of the missteps Trump has taken to drag down his own second term of office .. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today

Third US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agriculture

‘Sickening and Unacceptable’: Anger Mounts as Trump and Vance Gleefully Rip Healthcare From 750,000 - Not addressing rising healthcare costs, the admin is forcing to uninsured, live sicker, die younger, and risk being one emergency away from financial ruin .. www.commondreams.org/news/vance-7...

'Sickening and Unacceptable': Anger Mounts as Trump and Vance Gleefully Rip Healthcare From 750,000 | Common Dreams

"Just six weeks out from the election, the Trump administration continues to kick working Americans while they’re down."

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Trump Is Wrong: Internationalism Is the Only Path Forward - we cannot build a future fit for purpose for us all if we don’t bring the lifelines we need—from the International Criminal Court to the Paris Agreement .. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Trump Is Wrong: Internationalism Is the Only Path Forward | Common Dreams

In the face of health and climate crises and unilateral wars, we can’t afford to ignore internationalism or to quietly retreat from institutions meant to buffer those most at risk.

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‘Maybe Trump’s Neighbors Know Something He Doesn’t’: Palm Beach County, Home to Mar-a-Lago, Passes Data Center Moratorium — voted to enact a one-year moratorium on the construction of new “large-scale” data centers that use at least 50 megawatts of power .. www.commondreams.org/news/palm-be...

'Maybe Trump’s Neighbors Know Something He Doesn’t': Palm Beach County, Home to Mar-a-Lago, Passes Data Center Moratorium | Common Dreams

Trump has said that communities that don't want data centers "want to end up being backwards and poor."

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Supreme Court upholds Trump’s expanded citizenship data checks, stoking fears of voter purges

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s expanded citizenship data checks, stoking fears of voter purges - decision will aid states that seek to scrub their voter rolls & remove those who are not citizens - not clear if the decision will have much impact in Dem-led states .. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

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The Trump administration says Social Security data may help spot noncitizens who are registered to vote.

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Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel

Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel - if institutions facing Trumpian persecution had shelved short-term self-interest & banded together in resistance instead, it would have hobbled his authoritarian tactics at the outset .. newrepublic.com/article/2158...

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Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works.

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‘Working People Won’: Unions Score Deal to Shield Federal Workers From Government Shutdown Firings - admin to abandon its policy authorizing mass layoffs during government shutdowns, after unions sued to block the firings of thousands of public servants .. www.commondreams.org/news/federal...

'Working People Won': Unions Score Deal to Shield Federal Workers From Government Shutdown Firings | Common Dreams

"We’re glad this settlement places limits on their ability to use federal workers as bargaining chips to push their extreme agenda during the next government shutdown, but the fight is far from over,"...

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US senators propose legislation to limit ICE arrests & indefinite detention - aimed at cutting down warrantless or specious ICE arrests & curbing the agency’s ability to indefinitely detain immigrants who do not pose any danger to their communities .. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US senators propose legislation to limit ICE arrests and indefinite detention

Exclusive: Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois and Alex Padilla of California seek to prevent unlawful arrests

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US FDA expected to unveil steps to accelerate vape, nicotine pouch approvals, WSJ reports The agency could also ⁠simplify requirements for scientific studies and speed up review times to add flexibility for more products to get authorized .. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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Another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people -

Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US as world’s last large market despite global bans .. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans

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Netanyahu uses UN address to highlight Trump ties — and harangue everyone else

Netanyahu uses UN address to highlight Trump ties — and harangue everyone else - while increasingly isolated on the world stage, emphasized his close ties with Trump during speech to the U.N. on Thursday while trashing a long list of real and perceived enemies .. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

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The Israeli leader, increasingly isolated on the world stage, emphasized his relationship with the U.S. president during an otherwise confrontational speech.

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White House Airs ‘Illegal’ Trump Propaganda Ad ‘Paid For By the US Government’ “Weirdest way to violate the Hatch Act, ever.” - violating federal law after it aired an ad glorifying a President which it explicitly said was “paid for by the US government.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-g...

White House Airs 'Illegal' Trump Propaganda Ad ‘Paid For By the US Government’ | Common Dreams

"Weirdest way to violate the Hatch Act, ever."

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U.N. Delegates Walked Out on the Netanyahui War Criminal -

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Regarding that time wasting continuous analysis of tRump -

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Supreme Court Justice Attacks SCOTUS for Destroying Its Reputation

Supreme Court Justice Attacks SCOTUS for Destroying Its Reputation - warned her colleagues by using emergency dockets to make decisions - rulings made quickly, often without oral arguments & with little or no explanation often .. www.thedailybeast.com/supreme-cour...

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The justice condemned SCOTUS’ use of a shadowy process to quickly side with the Trump administration.

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New York lawsuit says Polymarket's prediction markets are illegal gambling

New York lawsuit says Polymarket's prediction markets are illegal gambling Summary Petition against Kalshi, Coinbase, Gemini - NY calls Polymaret's contracts 'quinessentially gambling' - relaunched in US after more than 3-year hiatus www.reuters.com/world/new-yo...

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New York's attorney general sued Polymarket on Thursday, escalating her battle against prediction markets, an industry that she says ‌violates state laws against illegal gambling.

California farmworkers face health hazards amid inconsistent pesticide enforcement

California farmworkers face health hazards amid inconsistent pesticide enforcement - farmers with pesticide safety violations, some serious offenses that caused health or environmental hazards -failing to provide protective equipment & post emergency medical info .. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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An analysis of 40,000 state records shows that health and safety violations are penalized inconsistently, and regulatory action rarely results in fines.

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Trump Found a New Horrifying Way to Disappear ICE Detainees

Trump Found a New Horrifying Way to Disappear ICE Detainees - DHS stopped offering tracking services for anyone arrested & detained with an outstanding removal order, priming detainees to be quickly removed to 3rd countries & never spoken to an attorney or families .. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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President Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller have transformed America’s immigration system into an astonishingly cruel deportation machine.

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The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move

Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move - the administration taking a friendlier approach with businesses — even at the federal agency tasked with guarding consumers from unfair and deceptive practices .. www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...

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Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu...

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House Republicans Pitch a Plan to Cut Social Security to Billionaire Donor Harlan Crow - nobody wants to cut Social Security benefits except for a handful of Republicans and the billionaires on Wall Street who tell them what to do .. www.commondreams.org/opinion/repu...