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brighterside.bsky.social @brighterside.bsky.social · 12h
a better answer than Mickey Mouse which used to be the writein answer last century. since jan 6 I’ll never vote for a Republican again & my poll workers are my neighbors & the party bosses see the full poll numbers with writeins I just want to jiggle their conscience - corruption wins with silence
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 13h
Also, I want to highlight this part of the case for all the pilots and avgeeks out there. I’ve heard ICE is doing this with manifests from a number of sources, but this is, as far as I know, the first confirmation. Really shows the complicity of the pilot-in-command. This was an Omni flight.
In the latest court filing, ICE officials did not deny any of his claims, and appeared to confirm at least one of them, saying the charter flight's manifest—a printed receipt given to pilots listing all passengers and crew on a flight—
"served as the travel document."
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 13h
Imposing 18-year term limits for justices would improve the Supreme Court by ensuring no single person has generational power, by giving each president two appointments per four-year term, and by lowering the stakes of the confirmation process. bit.ly/47DWAuZ
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3 Charts that Show the Need for Supreme Court Term Limits
Interactive data visualizations analyzing changes in Supreme Court tenure, unequal numbers of presidential appointments, and narrowing Senate confirmation votes make the case for reform.
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brighterside.bsky.social @brighterside.bsky.social · 13h
I enter a write in name of “Bill O’Rights”
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brighterside.bsky.social @brighterside.bsky.social · 13h
Who is gonna tell him that Trump uses foreign visa workers for his hotels?
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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 13h
Those visas didn’t impact his ability to fail upwards after getting into Harvard, so his existence at that podium today undercuts the validity of his argument.
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brighterside.bsky.social @brighterside.bsky.social · 21h
Northern spy, or winesap - give me a real old variety -
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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We should destroy it the moment we have power again. Besides the obvious symbolism, it will just turn into a .su style defunct cybercrime cesspit otherwise.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
there is a word "grandiosity"
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The President of the United States, in front of a crowd of his supporters, during a televised rally, admits to a Quid Pro Quo pardon, which is a felony and impeachable offence. And absolutely nothing will happen, because his party, which controls congress, are fascist collaborators and sycophants.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Trump: "We will pass a truly great healthcare plan"
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All the love to the pups and the kids, but the fact that this is presented as a feelgood story absolutely enrages me. Why we just accepted this as the price of living in the US, I will never understand.
CBS Colorado’s Facebook post celebrating two golden retrievers serving as therapy dogs and prom royalty. Text reads: Two facility dogs who helped students and staff heal after a school shooting at Evergreen High School have been crowned the school's first-ever canine homecoming king and queen.

Polenta and Norene provide comfort, reduce stress and offer a friendly face to students every day, earning them a special place in the community.
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Colin Campbell @claidheamh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“On a dark dessert highway, Cool Whip in my hair…”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🚨 ICE has investigated hundreds of U.S. nonprofits that help people register to vote — and even considered using undercover agents to do so. It’s part of the Trump administration’s resource-intensive search for an exceptionally rare issue: illegal voting by noncitizens ➡️ demdock.com/4jfx4n7
The image features a quote discussing potential undercover operations by ICE targeting organizations for illegal alien voter registration. The quote highlights the use of undercover agents. In the background, a person holds a sign reading "Register to Vote Here.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.” @wsj.com 🇬🇷 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is pretzel logic only Trump’s team could come up with. We’ve got war with a lower approval rate than prostate cancer and recent credible stories about how we completely failed our injured warriors? What if we re-ignited it BEFORE people vote? Brilliant. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
He will still be president…
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Trump was hit with a second lawsuit over taxpayer-funded propaganda ads promoting him ahead of the midterms. The new case says DHS diverted $20 million meant for border-security commemorations to pay for the spots.
democracydocket.com
Trump hit with second lawsuit over taxpayer-funded political propaganda ads
The lawsuit came the same day the Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a separate challenge seeking to stop the administration from using federal funds for the ad campaign.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump was caught in a stunning bit of irony when he inadvertently exposed that he appeared to be wearing a suit that wasn’t made in the U.S. at all.
thedailybeast.com
Trump’s Suit Tag Reveals His Awkward Wardrobe Secret
The president’s suit turned his America-first pitch inside out.
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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨 100+ Kansas Republicans just launched Republicans for Hamilton, a statewide coalition backing Adam for U.S. Senate. The list includes former governors Bill Graves and Mike Hayden, a former Senate President, a former House Majority Leader, and Roger Marshall’s primary opponent.
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K Wilde @flowerchildob1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It'll surely be quite a doozy of a plan, given it's taken over 10 years to come up with it.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Penfetishtweets @penfetishtweets.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Karma.....
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We know that a Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding, but we don't know what he expected in return. @blumenthal.senate.gov is right: this is just the tip of the iceberg. Oversight Dems will press for answers and follow the money.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Exactly! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center's Trump-installed board to UNSEAL the 163-page report (with redactions) on the $250M+ renovation plan and two year closure. The Board also must unseal a related Powerpoint. Doc buff.ly/E6jyjGl
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s [74] Motion to Unseal is GRANTED IN PART. The Clerk of the Court shall unseal in full the [65-2] Delta PowerPoint. Defendants shall submit to Plaintiff and the Court any proposals for narrowly tailored redactions to the [65-1] JLL Plan, accompanied by particularized and substantial written justifications, no later than October 14, 2026. Plaintiff shall file any response to the proposed redactions no later than October 19, 2026. The Court will then review the proposals and rule by separate order.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This Is 👇 Who KegsBreath Is.......
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026
Trump wanted to jam more hens into smaller spaces - making it harder for inspectors to access them - and making living conditions for egg laying hens worse. All so businesses could sell cheaper eggs.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Show me 😡
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
JUST IN: The Trump administration is asking Judge Sooknanan to shut out the public from next week's hearing on its use of Guantanamo Bay as an ICE deportation holding facility. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The utter absurdity of all of this 👇 Including that someone would write a book entitled, 'Why Fauci Must Rot in Prison', and expect anyone to buy it Really and truly speaks to where we are And why we're the laughingstock of the world these days So deeply embarrassing ..
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.
cnn.com
Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Days after Trump's rally in Alabama, there's a tough front page in the local paper
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Do you know what's more dangerous than an
undocumented immigrant in America who gets up at 4am to go to work?
A sitting president who casually mentions we should just let a foreign power obliterate two
American cities filled with millions of people all because he doesn't like how they tend to vote.
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
All of us in elected office have more scheduling requests than we have slots in our schedule. All of us have had to cancel things. And "I have to meet with POTUS" is always a legit excuse to cancel. Not judging Abbott's choice - but it is, undeniably a choice.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 06/10/2026
The FBI just posted a video highlighting several current candidates for office, including Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, saying that their policies “failed” and “Americans were left exposed.” This is a clear violation of the Hatch Act. We just asked the OSC to investigate.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/09/2026
In the lead up to the midterms, the Trump admin is undertaking an anti-democratic effort to use the authority of the executive branch to illegally engage in politics and tip the scales for preferred states and candidates. We’re demanding accountability.
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brighterside.bsky.social @brighterside.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sadly climate nightmares now lurk everywhere
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/10/2026
Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say reut.rs/4yFrqiS
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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the ​Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.
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