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Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:

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Tuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26

Important updates. Paywall free.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

As Trump demonizes cities, remember this: Residents of "blue" states send more tax money to Washington than they get back in federal help, while residents of “red” states send less money to Washington than they get back in federal help. Just thought I should point that out.

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How Blue States Help Red States | Robert Reich

Robert Reich explains how states that vote Democratic send money to states that vote Republican.Watch More: The Monopoli

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So when does Trump throw #NatalieHarp under the bus for provoking him into banning Politico, MSNOW, CNN from the press pool right in the middle of Xi's visit?

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gme11💙 @gme11.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mind-boggling. Watch it all the way through. Then try to pick your jaw up off your desk. It makes all our puny little politics cat fights seem...well, you decide.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Republicans' fear of fake socialism in the United States is bringing about real fascism in the United States. Mainly because they are too ignorant to know the difference.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Democrats are introducing a bill or a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve because farmers can't afford fertilizer, thanks to Trump's war in Iran. How soon before we start calling this The Bullshit Reserve?

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is the central fact Democrats should have been hammering for decades. Without fail, Republicans screw up the economy with "trickle down" economics. Then, Dems then have to come in and right the ship... Because "trickle down" is pure bullshit - except for real estate and yacht brokers.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“It’s small potatoes for us... I would say that it’s intermittent. We do intermittent strikes." WHITE HOUSE ISSUES AMPLIFICATION TO TRUMP REMARKS. "It's like gas prices - intermittent. Right now, they're up. But soon, they will be down...We just don't know how soon." www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/p...

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Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’ | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American servi...

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Why I never visit Riverside, Bakersfield, and Fresno. That, and the smell of the cattle yards.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week. Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before. Here’s what’s really going on.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026

We must win the midterms if we want to expand the court and hold these fascists accountable. That’s why we’re kicking off the Blue Wave Nation impact fund today: direct support for democrats in flippable districts. Please share widely! #BlueWaveIn60Days secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You’re not alarmed enough 🚨

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Who are the real cartels? Americans it seems. At both borders BTW. #cdnpoli Mexican Pres.: "US Customs and Border Protection data shows that 80% of those arrested for smuggling fentanyl at US ports of entry were US citizens."

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Absolutely brilliant. Like one of #JeffDaniels takedowns he's famous for of a "gotcha" question at a Q&A. This is the kind of messaging Dems should have been using for years to counter ludicrous GOP claims about how tax cuts "grow the economy," et al. www.facebook.com/reel/8754927...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 28/08/2026

Trump's tariffs and trade policies threaten the export markets Illinois farmers spent generations developing. Our state is stepping up for soybean producers by strengthening cooperation with trading partners like Indonesia and creating new opportunities.

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Opinion: While Washington closes doors, Illinois opens markets for farmers

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., argue that President Trump’s trade policies have destabilized key markets for Illinois farmers, forcing the state to step up with new expo...

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

With every new, imbecilic act, Donald Trump proves that our once great country is being run by the ghost of Roy Cohn.

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A. de Chastelaine @dechastelaine.com · 27/08/2026

This was posted on FB. It is from Steve Schmidt, a Republican who was Mc Cain's and Schwarzenegger's campaign manager, and also managed G.W. Bush's war room. I think it describes the current situation accurately.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Plus a $2.9B tariff refund this year, which comes after it jacked up prices on consumers. Walmart now claims that its refund will go towards lowering prices. But how much will actually go towards providing some relief to consumers instead of more stock buybacks and lucrative exec pay packages?

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Tons of stories lately about the potential for massive layoffs & unemployment in the U.S. as AI accelerates. So wanted to post this, about the Big Bad Wolf in Asia [who hasn't started any wars lately] & how they balance technology with the needs of their people. finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...

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China's courts rule workers can't be fired just because AI replaced them — and the US has no such protections

While China’s courts are ruling in favor of employees displaced by AI, the U.S. has yet to see the widespread impacts of AI, though that may change in a few years.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Here's my question. Is the eviseration of the Defense Department of its critical leadership positions a way of weakening the military so that there will no one left to will stand in the way when Trump decides to use it to permanently end our democracy?

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/08/2026

She’s killing this.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

1/ It's unfortunate that #DSA is populated by so many wingnuts, when many of their positions might result in meaningful changes in our economic system. They should be learning from Scandanavian countries, not lionizing a leader who drove his country into poverty. www.dsausa.org/statements/d...

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DSA Commemorates 100 Years of Fidel and Denounces Rubio’s Genocide Against the Cuban People - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

Today is the centenary of Fidel Castro, and the Democratic Socialists of America recognize the historic significance of both this day and the man. Fidel was an organizer, a fighter, and endures as a s...

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

REPORT: Mike Lindell makes call to head of Minnesota ICE office. LINDELL: "I just need you to find me...uh...40,365 votes. A precinct that hasn't been counted yet, maybe? Just...40,365 votes. Can you do that for me?...There could be a free pillow in it for you."

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Since there are so many hurdles to prosecute him after he's out, I'd like to propose an alternative. The new [Democratic] President follows the Maduro model, "arrests" Trump at Mar a Lago and whisks him off to The Hague to stand trial for war crimes in Iran. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...

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Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution When He Leaves Office in 2029

The president has a very big immunity umbrella.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

PRESIDENT BLAMES MINNESOTA FOR CYBER ATTACK ON ITS OWN WATER SYSTEM. ...then declares war on the state: "We're going to blow Minneapolis to Hell if they don't let oil tankers past their coastline. [whispers to Pete Hegseth]. They have a coast, right?" SoD: Yes, Sir. Lake Superior. Vital waterway.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm avoiding The Odyssey in large part because of the flat American accents - particularly Odysseus - that sound like people on their way to a BBQ/Beer party in an Oklahoma wheat field. If he's so enamored with accents, why didn't he go full Valley Girl? "OMG! Look at that wooden horse, Tiffany!"

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Permanent exile to Saint Helena, Napoleon's last "residence," might be appropriate. A volcanic island located over 1,200 miles from the nearest mainland (Africa). Spent his last days in the damp, rat-infested Longwood House. Now a museum. The new residents play catch with Napoleon's sword.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

All I can do some days is pray for patience in getting through the next 2 1/2 years...and hope that Trump doesn't figure out a way to blow up the world. apnews.com/article/trum...

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What to know about the 50% tariffs Trump is imposing on Canada

President Donald Trump has reached back to the Great Depression for an obscure trade weapon he can use to wallop Canada again.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

One of few things Speaker Johnson has said that I more or less agree with. Now, how about Members of Congress should never be evangelical Christians who don't believe in solving global warming because baby Jesus is coming back in our lifetime to fix everything, so why worry?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Won’t be watching crybaby Donald tonight sulking and lying—AGAIN!—about the 2020 election the delusional idiot refuses to accept that he lost. I’d rather drink room temperature goat’s blood.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Winged beings, different reasons The world reinvents again Pure, tiny efforts

Bees and butterflies gathering nectar and pollinating in a sun-washed filed of wildflowers.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

THIS. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I have no idea which one is the AI, but it was too funny not too post.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If there's any "benefit" from Trump's idiotic war with Iran, it's that it will accelerate the adoption of electric cars at a speed that will make Trump crazy.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

To understand the depth of Trump's sociopathy re: global warming, consider: Every degree C of warming reduces growth by ~1°. Given warming is faster than expected, projections are for a 23% loss of per capita earning by 2100. Our conversations with our grandchildren are going to be ugly.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In just six months, Mamdani has already made huge progress on: -Lowering rent -Enacting universal childcare -Taxing the super rich -Improving city buses -Cracking down on junk fees and subscription traps -Protecting gig workers from wage theft This is what delivering for the people looks like.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Republican talking points on SAVE act all about how people fear voter fraud and need to make them feel safe. Corporate Media has been pushing back a bit noting that there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. But, what no one ever says: most of US fear SAVE act because it would voter suppress.

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Bret Plate 🍁💙📎 @bretplate.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Which is, I imagine, why he's spending so much time railing against "communists."

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