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Rep. Zooey Zephyr @zoandbehold.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Let's go, Sam Forstag! That's how you stand up for trans people on the national stage. If congressional candidates in western Montana—one of the most competitive House races in the entire country—can stand up for trans folks in every aspect of our lives, democrats everywhere should take note.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21h
Let me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
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Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
FLASHBACK: “Was the civil war fought over slavery?” REP. MIKE SPARKS (R): “I haven’t really studied it… we all need to study our history…🤔” (He backed keeping the KKK Grand Wizard bust in our capitol… up for re-election again in Rutherford County😬)
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15h
They both did it.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thirty years ago, Susan Collins promised Maine voters she’d serve only two terms. Now she’s a multimillionaire asking them for a sixth. Her current net worth is estimated to be roughly $6.8 million. Not bad for a Senate salary of $174,000 per year.
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 14/10/2026
BTW this isn’t the first time Elon Musk has personally intervened to help the Russian military kill Ukrainian civilians. Starlink denies this, but Reuters presents compelling evidence that he ordered engineers to shut off access during a counteroffensive in 2022.
reuters.com
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
Soldiers panicked and drones surveilling Russian forces went dark.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/10/2026
I told you that’s next.
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X.com
I confirm that tonight SpaceX introduced a speed restriction on Starlink terminals while in motion.
At present, the restriction applies to the Star Shield
"military package" and is set at 100 miles per hour.
Our Defense Forces received no prior warning about this limitation, which resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.
Obviously, this cannot be a coincidence and is connected to the current political situation.
(Quoting Zelensky's miltech advisor)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump and Musk are doing everything they can to try and force Ukraine to surrender to Putin while Musk spends over $300 million to try and buy the midterm elections to maintain total power. The American government under Republicans are on the side of evil. Vote them out.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 23h
Everyday I find the news infuriating but this here is actually next level unforgivable. People need to be held accountable for this traitorous behavior. This damages the US beyond repair and innocent people were harmed. Trump and Musk are fighting for the Russians. Be clear they are Russian agents.
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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
the universe wishes everyone in the lgbtq+ community a very happy national coming out day!! 🏳️‍🌈🌌 enjoy this pride flag made with real nasa imagery!!
A pride flag where each colorful stripe is made from a real NASA image.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Remember Mitch! Where’d that guy go after he voted in a stupid. Who’s reporting about that!!!!
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I hate Trump so much. But I kind of like it when he says stuff like this. I’m a lesbian and I always look at men’s butts. Just saying.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Boom 💥
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I actually did reserve a rental car at the wrong Portland airport once. But I was actually booking trips to the two different portlands at the same time. So . . . Reasonable mistake.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is why we have to make some campaign financing laws that block billionaires from funding superpacs that have too much money to spend.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
No. He held a political rally there! But . . . Yeah.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/10/2026
11-3-26: Stain Removal
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026
My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️

"Today in Marble Hill, ICE agents fired multiple shots at a man in his vehicle while his 5-year-old child was in the back seat.
ICE's already unwelcome presence in our city has been growing more escalatory and dangerous by the day. Today's shooting is a grave development that requires a swift and immediate response to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.
First, we must have a full and independent investigation of this incident.
"There must also be a full and immediate release of all body camera footage of the incident.
In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.
ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency.
It does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
nytimes.com
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If canceling were a real thing, Giannis deserves to be canceled for this. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as shareholder
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first basketball star to join prediction market Kalshi as a shareholder, it was announced Friday.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026
Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
courthousenews.com
AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit
Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hmmm. But would you recommend it? I guess I mostly read fiction - but am curious.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reporters need to start responding: "No, you did not inherit higher prices, Mr. Trump. And, no, you have not brought those prices down. Why are you being so brazenly dishonest to the American people? You think they never visit stores and gas stations?"
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The House and Senate needs to submit STAND ALONE BILLS. None of this bullshit that sneaks in other bills that they KNOW would never pass if it was a STAND ALONE BILL.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aka / only meatheads
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
science.org
NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Honestly folks, please subscribe.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amazing. Thank you for passing this along.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There are so many bad people in this government. And they do these crazy things so that we can’t call them what they are “fascists - warmongers etc”. Always pointing the finger at you for what they are. Depressing. And evil.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The reality is this Trump and Mike Johnson and Many Republican Senators will not certify the elections this November The Supreme Court will then have to weigh in This is why we need to vote in historic numbers never been seen before We will only get one shot at this in my humble opinion
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Also there was no Russian hoax. They did meddle.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
⚠️ Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from the voter rolls after the state failed to process their voter registration applications properly. But it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to vote in the midterms: demdock.com/46PkXFM
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like an onion headline.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
Please stop overestimating what a democratic Congress can do. The oligarchs are spending money to make you think a Dem Congress can arrest people and hold trials and pass laws without a POTUS signature so that you’ll be disappointed when they don’t do stuff they can’t do. Don’t fall for it.
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There are VERY BAD people running this country.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/09/2026
The "Office of Remigration" funnels tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to foreign governments—many of them authoritarian and riddled with human rights abuses—to serve as third-country destinations for deported refugees. Keep your ability to feel shock.
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The White Nationalist Buzzword on a State Department Door
“Remigration” traveled from European far-right circles into the machinery of Trump’s deportation policy.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am not a pundit or an analyst. I don't offer speculation about what might happen — I give you insights from the standpoint of a lawyer with a history of being on the front line. Become a Democracy Docket premium member now to support its work and never miss out. demdock.com/4buyZ2c
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brookeo.bsky.social @brookeo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My father in law who was a doctor who an addiction medicine doctor until he was 84 (because no one else would do it) now pays $800 for necessary prescription drugs.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
This isn’t a “sale”. Israel purchases these weapons with a fund created with U.S. taxpayer dollars. Biden/Harris blocked these 2000-pound bombs from going to Israel. Congress can block this “sale.” VOTE. www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
nbcwashington.com
Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8B weapons sale
The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Esther! @es4ideas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Living through this daily chaos and manufactured ambiguity is exhausting and abusive. We need a massive national movement demanding his resignation. The Resignation March! Let’s make it impossible to ignore. 👠 🇺🇸
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Rep. Ro Khanna @khanna.house.gov · 15/09/2026
We are being ruled by tech lords who are regulating themselves. Instead of acting, Johnson is sending Congress home at the end of the week because he does not see AI as urgent. The future of AI cannot be governed by the companies building it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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