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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I guess Ukraine didn't stop all the Russian bot accounts.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Let the Flames Begin (live extended version) and Pt II.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Tampa Bay Rays are moving on to the ALCS! Can't wait to hear the Yankees fans justify this one when interference may have played a part in the final result.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Almost ended it on a double play
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just when Jazz started packing his bags... #Yankees #Rays #ALDS
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Looks like they paid a guy and they are back to four.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Will the #Yankees have each infielder commit an error today? Just missing 1B.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This post gets more accurate by the second.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published Oct. 2025)
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How can you say the math is wrong here when you can't even add up their salaries 
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 30/09/2026
This, of course, is happening in #FL27, Maria Elvira Salazar’s district - is there a statement from her or her office?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Despite a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to immediately restore CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s access to the White House, a Politico reporter was barred from entering the White House this morning and had his credentials seized. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
For likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. Watch us break down how a once-rare emergency process became the norm.
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The Supreme Court Changed. What Now?
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
oh my goodness -- I had no idea Mike Collins's hit ads on Jon Ossoff are *this* bad. Truly abysmal stuff.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: Sports reporting is shrinking. But at ProPublica, we’re diving in. We won’t cover the games, but we’ll be keeping score — of which powerful people are winning, of who’s being hurt and of which systems can be held accountable.
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Why ProPublica Is Leaning Into Sports Investigations
Sports is a wealthy, powerful industry. We’ll cover the system instead of the games. We’ll ask who’s responsible for some of its biggest problems and who’s preventing them from being fixed.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How much do we save when we stop buying his BS?
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's easy to sound like you have the moral high ground when your proposed solution is so ridiculously unrealistic. "Go to smaller venues." I'm sure telling his fans "hey only 50% of you can go now" will go over well.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Reschedule to different venues? How many football stadiums do you think cities have? The stages are made specifically to those dimensions. This isn't as easily swapped as you're making it sound.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Paneras in front of hospitals is the epitome of the illusion of choice.
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Politico @politico.com · 07/09/2026
Mamdani creates office to help private-sector workers organize
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Mamdani creates office to help private-sector workers organize
The Mayor’s Office of Worker Power will provide resources and networking for employees to unionize and improve their workplace.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2026
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges. (Published May)
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Trump administration is closing research projects that help fight cyclospora, the foodborne parasite giving thousands of Americans diarrhea and pain this summer. Three out of the three government projects that help combat the parasite are effectively shutting down.
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USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
LinkedIn posts that read like a bad Maid of Honor's speech are brutal. 🎤 "When Jenny first suggested our Sales Team take an hour off at EOD Friday, I thought she's insane. It won't work. [...] And after no one quit that week for the first time all quarter, needless to say we will do this again." 🥂
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/08/2026
This county jail in Florida is supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS. One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail. Read the full story: propub.li/4y7RORJ
A timeline showing a Mexican woman’s 10 rebookings, each within 72 hours, during a nearly monthlong stint, from Sept. 23 to Oct. 22, at the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Florida.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 20/08/2026
there has to be an easier way to set your own money on fire
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Mike Lindell says he will fund statewide hand recount after losing Minnesota GOP primary by double digits
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay ...
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How many of his dang pillows did people even buy?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/08/2026
NEW: At some private schools across the U.S., every student uses taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs. But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools.
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/08/2026
A study concluded that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live. (Published July 2025)
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“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/08/2026
A decade ago, Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexually abusing a 16-year-old. Last year, she opened a private school there with ease. As private schools fueled by taxpayer dollars proliferate, states are choosing not to closely regulate who runs them or what they teach:
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Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/08/2026
A must-read thread by @richardawebster.bsky.social 👇
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I voted early today. Just a primary but it's a step towards making your voice heard. The earlier you're involved in choosing your candidate, the more represented you'll feel come a general election. Don't wait until it's strangers on the ballot of a very important midterm.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/08/2026
The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email. (Published May)
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Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The thin line between US President policy making satire and reality ... via Arthur Barnes
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
And you'd be 100% correct. Such a great album by underscores.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 29/07/2026
“when Hawaii’s State Senate Bill 2471 goes into effect in 2027, it will be illegal for corporations to spend money to influence elections in Hawaii.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-corporat...
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The Corporate Power Reset
Legislation in Hawaii and Montana shows how pro-democracy advocates can fight back against Citizens United.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
NEW: Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission.
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Unsure how your picture makes Politico trash.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Absolutely abhorrent. The continued push towards this voucher program to privatize schooling is always spearheaded by people more interested in fraud than education.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.
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Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Because you need to gaze upon a newborn whitecoat harp seal. 🤭🥰
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
If Trump is quoting something or someone, know it's at least mostly fabricated. He hasn't correctly quoted the Bible, the Constitution, US Law, and I don't think a single anecdote of his is true either.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
When I heard it in theaters, I said, "ooh Taylor, when did you learn that one?" Not especially crazy but good to know there's an accidental on her sheet music occasionally.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Well that was fast.
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Back-to-Back goals from #England took the air out of the stadium for #Mexico. This will not be easy to recover from.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/07/2026
The largest part of the Supreme Court's 194-page decision on birthright citizenship is Justice Clarence Thomas's dissent. To Thomas, the 14th Amendment applied only to the freed people after the Civil War. In a concurrence, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes on Justice Thomas.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Stock trades by President. The blatant corruption is just staggering
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Bob Heartthrob @bobheartthrob.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Typical worker pay isn't the minimum wage. Just because the floor went up doesn't mean average pay has to.
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Politico @politico.com · 30/06/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled birthright citizenship is a constitutional right, rejecting Trump’s bid to deny automatic citizenship to some born on U.S. soil. 🔗 www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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