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Just here for the news... (& the editorial cartoons...). Volunteer for Field Team 6, VoteRiders, other voting rights & education groups. Hoping/working to see democracy restored/repaired within my lifetime. Block followers who are here to peddle wares

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13h
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This crucial work can help journalists cover elections in ways that serve - rather than undermine - democracy. Useful guidelines and an important mission.
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TODAY, October 4, is the voter registration deadline for November’s election in: - #Alaska - #RhodeIsland - #SouthCarolina Make sure your voter registration is up to date RIGHT NOW at IWILLVOTE.COM. 🗳️
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026
National Guard members have congregated outside D.C. public schools around student drop-off times twice recently. Community members and educators say Guard members are unsettling families while doing little to move the needle on crime.
washingtonpost.com
The National Guard keeps appearing outside D.C. schools, stoking tensions
The U.S. Marshals Service says the guard members and federal agents are there to deter crime. Families say their presence is ineffective and unsettling for students.
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Mike @mike-umbkm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alabama Republicans voted AGAINST building a bridge in Alabama. ... Joe Biden got the money approved. They built the bridge. ....Now Trump wants to name it after himself.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/10/2026
Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/10/2026
The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/KbxIxZV
trib.al
Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation
The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Georgians: Just two more days to register! Check your registration and make sure it's still current. And then IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, YOU CAN GO VOTE!!!! Like Ossoff said, rebuke Trump's abuses so decisively that no president will try anything like this again for centuries.
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Exactly right!!!
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Are you registered? Are you SURE?? Check the deadines below and then check your registration one more time before the deadline hits. And then prepare to VOTE!!! BlueVoterGuide.org can help guide your choices.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's Oct 3. The midterms are a month away, but early voting has already begun in some states. Mail-in ballots will start circulating soon. Some of the usual suspects are already pushing the same "rigged election" rumors we've all heard before. This year, you can play along at home. bingo.cip.uw.edu
bingo.cip.uw.edu
"Rigged Election" Bingo
Spot the tropes before they spread. Recognize the common story elements behind election rumors — can you get BINGO?
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tom Cotton's campaign took a billionaire's money two years after the Times exposed his payments to Jeffrey Epstein. The House just held that billionaire in contempt. Cotton has had four years to give it back. He hasn't. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
nytimes.com
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A 🧵 Announcement: Our 2026 Pro-democracy Election Coverage guidelines. Americans need to understand the stakes of the upcoming elections. Here's how to cover the mid-terms like democracy depends on it. 👉Please read and endorse the guidelines. 1/n www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2026-electio...
mediaanddemocracyproject.org
Add Your Name: 2026 Election Coverage Guidelines Open Letter
Sign our open letter to American journalists, editors, and media executives. Join us in demanding pro-democracy election coverage of the 2026 midterms!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cardinal Robert McElroy, less than a mile from the White House on World Day of Migrants: “We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” He told Catholics to fight every dimension of Trump’s war on immigrants.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 03/10/2026
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
the-independent.com
Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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Timothy Snyder @handle.invalid · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just a reminder that the few remaining experts at the CDC's food-borne illness division identified Taylor Farms as the source of the cyclospora outbreak very early on, but because the owner of Taylor Farms is a big Trump donor, he was able to prevent a recall for weeks as thousands fell ill.
theguardian.com
Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
Announcement from US officials comes after CDC declared end to outbreak that infected nearly 13,000 people
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @handle.invalid · 30/09/2026
Maryland just released its own vaccine recommendations based on guidance from established medical and scientific organizations instead of the Trump administration. With unqualified leaders at the helm, states can and—should—step up to protect their communities.
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Maryland issues first-ever statewide vaccine schedule to push back against Trump administration
Under new legislative authority, the Maryland Department of Health has issued a state-level vaccine schedule based on guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and other leading independent e...
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FWIW, the candidate who ran for sheriff on a platform of withdrawing from 287g in Bucks County, PA, won handily in the last election, evicting the incumbent who’d supported it.
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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: Partially unsealed court filings show that ICE has been putting photos of people observing their activities into a Palantir-built database as well as tracking and intimidating them. @regret.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social have the details:
wired.com
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Graig Mellon @mellongraig.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And even if you have registered to vote in Texas, it doesn't hurt for you to double check just to make sure you're still on the voter rolls. I would urge everyone who's registered to vote to check every single day up to October 5th.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The most powerful men in government have all been involved in sexual assaults. This is the Republican Party. 
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Winnable Democratic Races 💙 @winnabledemraces.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
💙 TOSS-UP NEWS: WI-03 Derrick Van Orden (R) has been releasing deepfake AI videos to discredit his challenger Rebecca Cooke (D). Cooke lost to Van Orden in 2024 by only 11,000 votes. WI-03 is ranked Toss-Up by @cookpolitical.com thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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Van Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake ads
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease and desist letter from his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Cooke, after the lawmaker aired AI deepfake campaign advertisements about her. “Not only…
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DON'T MISS THESE!! And check frequently to make sure your registration is still current.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration's scare tactics ahead of the midterms have hit a usual refrain: "migrant caravan." In reality, it's about 600 people (mostly families) who are 1,000 miles from the border. Just when gas prices keep climbing, Trump world is looking for a distraction. This is their attempt.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican Candidate: “The Country Went to Shit After” Women Got Voting Rights Brandon Herrera made the remark in 2023, but now hopes women will vote him into office. meidasnews.com/news/republi...
meidasnews.com
Republican Candidate: “The Country Went to Shit After” Women Got Voting Rights
Brandon Herrera made the remark in 2023, but now hopes women will vote him into office.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Putting aside the merits of Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk as individuals, there's an inherent conflict of interest placing them on a board that will determine the future of a US military they intend to get rich selling to.
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sheesh. Do all those folks practice those "Who me? I didn't hear any lies" faces in the mirror to make sure they've got them down??
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx says he'll respond today to domestic violence allegations - video/audio where he describes slamming his wife into a door and throwing his toddler across a room. Voters/reporters new to Marx may not realize he has a long history of justifying violence.
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Texans: Are you registered to vote??? If not, you've got 4 days left to make sure you're able to cast a vote in the most important election of our lifetimes. VOTE!!!! BlueVoterGuide.org can help guide your choices.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share.
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Florida voters: Make sure you're registered!! If you're not, you've got just 4 more days to fix that, so you can vote in the most important election of our lifetimes. BlueVoterGuide.org can help guide your choices about who to vote for. VOTE!!!!
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Government by people with the maturity of poorly socialized four-year-olds and the morality of cockroaches.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health
theguardian.com
Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No, Trump doesn't deserve credit for the drop in violent crime. Biden—and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022—appear to have made the difference...funds which Trump is cutting, so we can now expect to see crime increase again.
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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The State Department’s job was never really about diplomats. It was about you – markets that stay open, wars that get prevented, diseases contained before they reach us, Americans overseas who get help in trouble.” Important piece by my colleague Marc Ostfield @thesteadystate.org #holdfast
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We Built It for 80 Years. We’re Dismantling It in Months.
Diplomatic power took generations to build. The damage being done now could take generations to repair.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m...
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Schmitt: We had information Jack Smith was at a basketball game. There was only one NBA game that night which is why I asked him if he was in Atlanta.
That's what these hearings are for. You ask questions, you get answers. Smith has perjured himself before, but... maybe he's a Caitlin Clark fan. We'll accept that.x.com/Acyn/status/21...
BREAKING NEWS
GOR SENATOR'S PERJURY CLAIM AGAINST SMITH FAILS IN HAWKS-HAWKEYES MOUP
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ROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEL, WHO MET PRITELY WITH TRUMP.F
8:23 PM • 9/29/26 • 23K Views
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nothing to see here. Just an orchestrated media campaign built around Sen Schmitt's perjury ploy at the Jack Smith hearing today. It began with the Axios 'he could be VP' piece posted this AM & includes this surely pre-planned spot on the Kirk show with the failed attack sandwiched in the middle.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/09/2026
Donald Trump’s rush to deport as many immigrants as possible is creating a new family-separation crisis, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social writes. She reports on the babies left behind in America:
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The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every person who attends this summit, and certainly everyone involved in planning it, should be blasted on social media for countenancing rape.
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Arizonans: If you're not registered, do it now!! Deadline is a week from today. In-person absentee voting starts next Wednesday! Vote like your life depends on it... because it does!! It's NEVER been more important to make your voice heard. And BlueVoterGuide.org can help guide your choices. VOTE!!!
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brpubs.bsky.social ❌👑 @brpubs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now that they’re offering me a $36/year subscription, when I was once happy to pay $160, I was actually weighing resubscribing. I guess not.
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