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Donisa Pedo @donisapedo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Will they be paying restitution for the damage they caused to the building out of their rewards??

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12/04/2026

Barack Obama sent seasoned diplomats and nuclear scientists to negotiate the Iran Deal. Donald Trump sent a few real estate bros and JD Vance. Failure was a foregone conclusion.

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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. And Iran Fail to Agree on Peace Deal After 21 Hours of Talks, Vance Says

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Today, Hungarians are voting. These elections loom large the world over. Viktor Orbán is a central figure in the international far right and his loss would be blow to familiar figures like JD Vance and Donald Trump, who are his pupils. snyder.substack.com/p/the-hungar...

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The Hungarian Candidate

Is Orbán's Decline Trump's Fall?

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 07/04/2026

Reminder: Right now, Democrats have a chance to stand up to Trump's chaos. Trump just requested an additional $1.5 trillion in military funding. We cannot hand over a huge check to a President intent on committing war crimes. I will do everything in my power to block it.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/04/2026

Between oil futures, prediction markets, and the new “joint venture” with Iran, someone needs to find out exactly how much money the Trump family might be making off of this war while American soldiers take casualties.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

“This is a trans-national effort, funded by Russian oil, to replace Western liberalism with a pro-Russian ideology... Orbán is not just the puppet that gives this packaged ideology a European face... he oversees the money laundering vehicles to fund the larger network” emptywheel.net/2026/04/07/p...

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Putin's Puppet Project in Peril - emptywheel

JD Vance took time out of Trump's Crusades against Iran to tamper in Hungary's election not just because Viktor Orbán is the ideological figurehead of the far right, but because Hungary serves as a ke...

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Frodo da Pirate🏴‍☠️ @xochiptx.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Nutella just got the best product placement ad in the history of advertisement! 😂

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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 06/04/2026

That's a massive jar of Nutella for a crew of four people for ten days oh actually no that's about right isn't it

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A jar of Nutella floating in NASA's Artemis Orion capsule went viral as the perfect accidental ad for the chocolate spread

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Lance Ulanoff @lanceulanoff.com · 06/04/2026

Perhaps the greatest accidental marketing moment in the Universe. #ArtemisII #nutella

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

If the Nutella marketing team doesn’t come up with a commercial by end of this week to capitalize on this marketing opportunity they should all be fired. 😂😅

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David Costello @davidcostello.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Data confirms what had been suspected. Most of the immigrants rounded up during Maine’s recent ICE surge were not criminals, let alone hardened criminals. Of the 192 people arrested, just 12 had criminal convictions. Sen. Collins needs to check the Trump Admin’s unbridled disinformation #MEpolitics

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Justin Levitt @justinlevitt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Trump has not “given” the USPS special control over mail ballots because that is not a thing that is his to give. PLEASE STOP PRETENDING THAT THE CARNIVAL BARKER HAS MAGIC POWERS JUST BECAUSE HE SAYS HE HAS MAGIC POWERS.

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 28/03/2026

see you there

Handmade sign on a rectangle of cardboard, in black marker and red paint. “TO DO<br>☒ buy milk<br>☒ feed the dog<br>☐ hold them accountable<br>☐ never let this happen again”

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Jaw-dropping admission by DOJ to court. DOJ admits to having repeatedly made "material mistaken" representations to judge - ICE never had authority (under 2025 Guidance) to conduct arrests at immigration courthouses! DOJ admits court "relied on...prior misrepresentations." DOJ blames ICE (page 2)

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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

What to call this corruption other than a wholesale looting of the federal treasury by the President to benefit his supporters using a DOJ that is run out of his White House — but gussied up with the language and procedural flourishes of a normal settlement of a legitimate legal dispute.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 05/03/2026

Republicans just OBJECTED to funding FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard. They’re holding them hostage to extract more $$$ with no accountability for Trump’s rogue ICE/CBP operations. No doubt now who’s responsible.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/03/2026

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

didn't see "instead of the US providing interceptors to Ukraine to shoot down Iranian drones, they're buying Ukrainian interceptors to shoot down Iranian drones themselves" coming

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This is unironically the best possible outcome at this point, but it's predicated on Iran willingly standing down once Trump walks away. That far from a foregone conclusion, and both the US and Israel are rapidly running out of interceptors.

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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Rules of engagement are what separates us from the terrorists.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This is correct. The rationale that Hegseth advances for war against Iran—to the extent you can call it a rationale at all—is completely contradictory to the claims he makes to reject support for Ukraine.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/03/2026

A striking thing about Trump's social media activity over the past 24 hours is that from it you'd barely know we're at war. He's been posting news articles from over 2 years ago, spamming posts w/ positive reviews of his SOTU speech, & now posting stuff like this. The guy really lives in a bubble.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2026

The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without public support. Above all it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people, and without a plan to let them build a legitimate Iranian state. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People

The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Here is Hillary Clinton’s opening statement to House Oversight on Epstein. Clinton says she does not recall ever encountering Epstein and says she knew nothing about his crimes. She also says that Trump should testify under oath and criticizes the committee for not holding any public hearings.

"Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee... as a former Senator, I have respect for legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability.
As we all know, however, too often Congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people.
The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not.
As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that.
Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It's unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade.
Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government's handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes. You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein's crimes were investigated and prosecuted. Of those eight, only one appeared before the Committee. Five of the six former attorneys general were allowed to submit brief statements stating they had no information to provide.
You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions.
You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican Member showed up for Les Wexner's deposition.
This institutio…

as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf.
I have spent my life advocating for women and girls. I have worked hard to stop the terrible abuses so many women and girls face here and around the world, including human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For too long, these have been largely invisible crimes or not treated as crimes at all. But the survivors are real and they are entitled to better.
In Southeast Asia, I met girls as young as twelve years old who were forced into prostitution and raped repeatedly. Some were dying of AIDS. In Eastern Europe, I met mothers who told me how they lost daughters to trafficking and did not know where to turn. In settings around the world, I met survivors trying to rebuild their lives and help rescue others - with little support from people in power, who too often turned a blind eye and a cold shoulder.
If you are new to this issue, let me tell you: Jeffrey Epstein was a heinous individual, but he's far from alone. This is not a one-off tabloid sensation or a political scandal. It's a global scourge with an unimaginable human toll.
My work combatting sex trafficking goes back to my days as First Lady. I worked to pass the first federal legislation against trafficking and was proud that my husband signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which increased support for survivors and gave prosecutors better tools for going after traffickers.
As Secretary of State, I appointed a former federal prosecutor, Lou CdeBaca, to ramp up our global antitrafficking efforts. I oversaw nearly 170 anti-trafficking programs in 70 nations and directly pressed foreign leaders to crack down on trafficking networks in their countries. Every year we published a global report to shine a light on abuses. The findings of those reports triggered sanctions on countries failing to make progress, so they became a powerful diplomatic tool to drive concrete…

Infuriatingly, the Trump Administration gutted the Trafficking in Persons Office at the State Department, cutting more than 70 percent of the career civil and foreign service experts who worked so hard to prevent trafficking crimes. The annual trafficking report, required by law, was delayed for months. The message from the Trump Administration to the American people and the world could not be clearer: combatting human trafficking is no longer an American priority under the Trump White House.
That is a tragedy. It's a scandal. It deserves vigorous investigation and oversight.
A committee endeavoring to stopping human trafficking would seek to understand what specific steps are needed to fix a system that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes in 2008.
A committee run by elected officials with a commitment to transparency would ensure the full release of all the files.
It would ensure that the lawful redactions of those files protected the victims and survivors, not powerful men and political allies.
It would get to the bottom of reports that DOJ withheld FBI interviews in which a survivor accuses President Trump of heinous crimes.
It would subpoena anyone who asked on which night there would be the "wildest party" on Epstein's island.
It would demand testimony from prosecutors in Florida and New York about why they gave Epstein a sweetheart deal and chose not to pursue others who may have been implicated.
It would demand that Secretary Rubio and Attorney General Bondi testify about why this administration is abandoning survivors and playing into the hands of traffickers.
It would seek out officers on the front lines of this fight and ask them what support they need.
It would put forth legislation to provide more resources and force this administration to act.
But that's not happening.

Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers.
If this Committee is serious about learning the truth about Epstein's trafficking crimes, it would not rely on press gaggles to get answers from our current president on his involvement; it would ask him directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files.
If the majority was serious, it would not waste time on fishing expeditions. There is too much that needs to be done.
What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up?
My challenge to you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself throughout my long service to this nation. How to be worthy of the trust the American people have given you. They expect statesmanship, not gamesmanship. Leading, not grandstanding. They expect you to use your power to get to the truth and to do more to help survivors of Epstein's crimes as well as the millions more who are victims of sex trafficking."

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Casey Means, Trump's nominee to be Surgeon General, makes her living promoting questionable medical products online. I confronted her in today's nomination hearing over her practice of regularly illegally hiding that she is getting paid to promote these products.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Trump's self-dealing is truly off the scales — eclipsing even the biggest corruption scandal of the First Gilded Age. It's a new Golden Age for grifting. [@brennancenter.org]

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Busy days ahead for our new Fraud Czar, JD Vance.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/02/2026

NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...

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Heather Cox Richardson and Allison Gill Discuss Republican Spying and Weaponized Justice

Watch now | A recording from Allison Gill's live video

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

“In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January… The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”

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U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...

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ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday

Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato. Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

In court this afternoon, a federal judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's claims that it has the proper authority to continue construction on the East Wing site that was demolished last year www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-s...

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Judge skeptical of Trump's arguments he has proper authority to build White House ballroom

A historic preservation nonprofit is trying to block ongoing construction of Trump's new White House ballroom.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026

Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls" www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

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Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data

Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Recently I've been spending some time with pro-democracy leaders from other countries organizing against national strongmen. Their stories of organizing against authoritarians are eerily familiar. Among the many clear takeaways: stand up to bullies and go on offense because defense doesn’t win.

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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 20/01/2026

As you pay more for groceries, housing, and health care, Trump has used the presidency to enrich himself. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so. snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

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Venezuela: The Precedents

And America: The Future

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