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Laura B

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Stop the Coup | Critical Thinker + Data Wonk | Pro Democracy + Human Rights Activist | World Traveler + Culture Junky | Bots, donation requests and the like will be blocked

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump Crime Family
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And they voted for him anyway 😕
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
Thom Tillis voted to confirm these people. Now he wants credit for telling us how terrible they are. And oh so conveniently, Thom Tillis has a new book to sell. Spare us.
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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This 👇
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did Blanche submit the handwritten FBI notes re. a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Trump when she was 13? Per Blanche’s latest filing, he complied, but I explain why he didn’t really & why it’s just to delay those handwritten notes from going public. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWZ...
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AG Blanche FAILS TO COMPLY With JUDGE’S ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
JUST THE FACTS…👇 San Diego is home to more than 110k active duty military members, 60k military children and 200k veterans… So, when he says San Diego is expendable, he’s directly disrespecting our military. Full stop. 😎✨
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Psycho. He’s an absolute psycho.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push (Gift Article)
Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Every. Single. One. Of. Them. 😎✨
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Alex Gibney spent four years getting inside Elon Musk’s head. Now he wants Musk out of his
After tracking the billionaire’s rise and political turn, the Oscar-winning filmmaker says the scariest question may be what Musk intends to do with all his power.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Clever twats
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026
Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Who you gonna believe, the lying liar or your own eyes? 👀
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.
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Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Administration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 06/10/2026
Thousands are now marching at Cornell University campus, standing in solidarity with Jane Doe. “Tear down the fucking frats. No Justice, No Peace” Thank you to everyone who is protesting. Jane Doe, you are not alone. We are all with you. Justice for Jane Doe.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...
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Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“After an apparent lab accident in Siberia, Moscow is reverting to its old Soviet ways.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Russia Needs to Tell the Truth About a Plague Death
After an apparent lab accident in Siberia, Moscow is reverting to its old Soviet ways.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 06/10/2026
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon describes how AI-fueled universal income might look
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/10/2026
⚡️ Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says.
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Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 5, Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces recorded 2,699 Russian troops killed or wounded, compared with 1,931 during the same period in September, Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukrai...
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Remember this…👇 Always. 😎🇺🇸✨
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yup, defending the indefensible! (Does Trump realize there are key military assets in both cities?) www.bbc.com/news/article...
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White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego
Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He doesn’t care if he loses the election because he plans to steal it if he can. He can’t! We won’t let him.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇷🇺An approved Communist Party rally in central Moscow did not go as planned. Protesters chanted “Fair elections,” “We want freedom,” “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Down with the Tsar” — referring to Putin. Police detained around 60 people.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Iran keeps hitting tankers in Hormuz, the SPR is at its lowest since 1982, U.S. bombers fled a UK base over a suspected Iran plot, Paxton got caught on tape again, and Gallup shows the biggest Dem advantage since 2009. Your midday updates:
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Monday Midday Updates: Tankers Burning, Reserves Draining, Republicans Panicking – 10/5/26
Your midday update. Paywall free.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Faux News enlists another bully for the pulpit
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Agreed, as long as you replace the word ”exciting” with “terrifying.” #MidtermsCantComeSoonEnough
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Evacuation is almost impossible and food is running out in Russian-occupied Oleshky, a city menaced by mines and drones.. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/w...
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Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve (Gift Article)
Evacuation is almost impossible and food is running out in Russian-occupied Oleshky, a city menaced by mines and drones.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term (Gift Article)
Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The collective ignorance of MAGA, a cult that mindlessly repeats whatever they've been told by liars—and knows no actual history.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Justice Alito is confusing court reform with attacking the court. Many of us simply want the Court to be better. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says
Despite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...
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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (Gift Article)
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Laura B @brawlingback.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash. (Hmm. Any politicians w/investments in data ctrs?) www.wired.com/story/rural-...
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Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,  data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Get it, NOW?! 👇 Enjoy. 😎✨
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