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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To keep track, the proposer of the Green's "Zionism is Racism" motion: - Wants Hamas de-proscribed - Said that God willing, a time will come when Zionists "are hunted in the same way as Nazis...We will retake freedom, it won't happen without force" - And this - www.jewishnews.co.uk/zionism-is-r...
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'Zionism is Racism' motion creator described as 'close friend' of Al Qaeda terrorist - Jewish News
Lubna Speitan confirmed she is still close to Minh Quang Pham, who plotted to murder hundreds at Heathrow airport, claiming that he had been "demonised"
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Bob Calhoun @bobcalhoun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The pro voter ID ad that just ran during the SF Giants game was financed by Nicole Shanahan, who had an affair with Elon Musk while she was married to Google founder Sergey Brin. She was then RFK Jr.’s VP running mate during his presidential campaign. I hate everything BTW.
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wrote it with Rob Smigel. And yes, it was pulled from reruns.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I personally was never going to be attending an ed Sheeran concert anyway but I never forgot this resulted in zero accountability for Macklemore back in the day beyond a weak apology. If consumers choose to boycott Sheeran, so be it, that’s the free market.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remember when John Kerry got swiftboated for his ACTUAL Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Trump just dismantled this so his blatant corruption and his cronies overseas can operate without consequences or detection. Organized crime is now legal and the US is open for exploitation by foreign and domestic criminals. Don’t expect Rubio to say a word.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026
FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Last year ICE said a man tried to murder a female ICE officer while she was trying to arrest him. They swore under oath he grabbed her by the neck and tried to choke her to death. He was even indicted for attempted murder. Problem is, it never happened! Bystander video unraveled the lie.
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A Venezuelan man was accused of attempting to choke an ICE officer to death in Bellevue. Bystander video tells a different story
Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco was referred to by DHS as a “criminal illegal alien” and a “known Tren de Aragua terrorist.” The agency said he “violently attacked an ICE agent” by slamming her head into the ...
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Hilarious and horrible. "Medicare AAdvantage" should be called "Advantage for CEOs, not for patients." And why our system is so broken.
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Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There is, literally, always a tweet.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Here's the exclamation point on this fiasco. Just crushingly embarrassing on every level.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Look, I’m sorry but I just can’t believe the Knicks came all the way back. And I bet a lot of my fellow basketball fans feel similarly. This calls into question the legitimacy of their Game Four win.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Incredible line from a grand juror in the Broadview 6 case, who had just asked the prosecutors why they get "unlimited tries" to indict people they don't want to indict: "I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of shit then and I still think it is."
MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. I'm feeling the 09:29:526 skepticism already. Are you going to be able to7 listen with an open mind? Tell me the truth.8 GRAND JUROR: I -- no.9 MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. Then you have to10 go -- 09:30:0411 GRAND JUROR: I heard this case like last12 week and I thought it was a crock of shit then and I13 still think it is.14 MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. Thank you for your15 opinion for everybody.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"He sent text messages to a friend about joining the Russian military if he could not eventually join the U.S. military..." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...
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Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Sotomayor comes very close to calling the supermajority a pack of liars for claiming in Callais that they weren’t requiring proof of discriminatory intent then turning around and doing exactly that here. This is a remarkably blunt and caustic accusation. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
The majority’s order grapples with virtually none of this.
Indeed, it does not even acknowledge that the District
Court’s discriminatory-intent finding is reviewed for clear
error. Much of its reasoning rests on its assertion that, even
as to the plaintiffs’ Fourteenth Amendment claim, “the Dis-
trict Court’s analysis departed from Callais.” Ante, at 3.
That is wrong twice over. First, Callais “said not a word
about the standard for Fourteenth Amendment intentional-
discrimination claims.” Caster, 608 U. S., at ___
(SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 4). Instead, Callais
was focused on changing the Court’s law on “exactly what
§2 of the Voting Rights Act demands,” not what the Consti-
tution demands. 608 U. S., at ___ (slip op., at 19). Second,
Callais said that its newly fashioned test for §2 disparate-
impact claims is not an intent-based test. It acknowledged
that §2 “does not demand a finding of intentional discrimi-
nation.” Id., at ___ (slip op., at 23). It also denied JUSTICE
KAGAN’s charge that the majority’s new test was an intent
test in all but name. Id., at ____ (slip op., at 35). It is hard
to see how the District Court’s finding of discriminatory in-
tent under the Fourteenth Amendment could have de-
parted from an opinion that purported to say nothing about
how to find discriminatory intent under the Fourteenth
Amendment. The Court’s apparently oblivious insistence
to the contrary today cannot be squared with what Callais
said on its face just over one month ago. See id., at ___, n.
5 (KAGAN, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 25, n. 5) (“[T]he major-
ity closes its opinion by suggesting it is not requiring a vote-
dilution plaintiff to present evidence of ‘discriminatory in-
tent.’ Which, if true, would be welcome news” (citation
omitted
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 19/05/2026
Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Remember, Trump never does anything out of loyalty or gratitude. He’s paying his coup accomplices $1.8 billion of your money because he wants people to be ready to abet the next coup attempt.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
How it started How it’s going Knox County Schools whitewashing history banned books edition 📚 🤔. Shameful.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/05/2026
Earlier today, it was revealed that DOJ was investigating this reporter for her previous unflattering expose on Patel’s drinking. This is the best possible response: another expose of his embarrassing behavior. Kick his ass, Sarah.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
You see this press release from DHS about a federal judge? The agency pushed it out 5 days ago. Today, a DOJ attorney admitted to the judge that it “simply was not true.” (It’s also still online at DHS dot gov as of 540 pm Monday) 1/
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Cato Institute @cato.org · 28/04/2026
New research from North Carolina finds body-worn cameras reduced Black incarceration rates by 10.5%. When prosecutors see what actually happened instead of relying solely on police reports, racial disparities in convictions and sentencing shrink. ow.ly/RWsv50YR4Zq
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Body-Worn Cameras, Prosecutors, and Racial Differences in Criminal Justice Outcomes
BWCs seem to “provide prosecutors with more accurate information about arrests, which reduces racial disparities in incarceration and changes prosecutors’ beliefs about the sources of racial disparities in the criminal justice system.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If you're judging Platner by the words he's currently mouthing as he runs in a Dem primary and not by his decades of conduct (mercenary, tattoo, longtime fan of the Valhalla youtube channel) and attempted anonymous speech (the reddit posts) ... you're a rube. There's really not much else to say
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Why "tough on crime" isn't about being tough on crime, but tough on people, in one simple graph. ALL sorts of other government services--the ones conservative pols denigrate while wrapping themselves in Blue Lives Matter flags--play a huge role in keeping us safe. AND healthy, educated, etc.
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Caroline Haskins @carolinehaskins.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
FOIA scoop (no paywall): The day Renee Good was killed, a Minnesota state police official repeatedly texted a FBI agent. He wanted to co-manage the crime scene & ensure his agents were included in interviews. For at least 2 days, maybe longer, the FBI didn't respond: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing
Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least two days, per records obtained by WIRED.
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Andrew 🇿🇦 Davis @thrownintosol.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
If anyone says antisemitism isn't a massive problem right now, I KNOW they don't even follow a single Jewish person.
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Michael Tomasky @mjtoma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
From @perrybaconjr.bsky.social: "Bondi essentially stopped all prosecutions of political corruption. She was one of the worst attorney generals in American history, and the shortness of her tenure should not diminish its horribleness." trib.al/i4VTSqP
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Pam Bondi’s Firing Is a Sign of Trump’s Increasing Weakness
The president fired the attorney general on Thursday, apparently out of frustration over her failure to prosecute his enemies. Will he find a more effective person for that assignment?
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Blanche “used the 2-day interview to test whether and if so how Ghislaine would implicate various famous ppl, including Trump. After she declined to do that, even w/testimony that directly conflicted w/piles of records Blanche had in his possession, he rewarded her with … a transfer to Club Fed.”
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Confirmed: Todd Blanche Locked Ghislaine Maxwell into a False Story, Then Rewarded Her - emptywheel
The only reason why Ghislaine Maxwell would refuse to tell even the false claims she made with Todd Blanche adds to the evidence that Blanche was doing no more than locking her into a false story.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
NEW: Federal judges have spent months ordering ICE to give detainees a chance for release in bond hearings. Now, they're worried that the bond hearings themselves — conducted by Executive Branch immigration judges — are a farce. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 21/02/2026
two headlines tell the story of America
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bshiffrin.bsky.social @bshiffrin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The Quintessential Epstein Files Email prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
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The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect
Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 18/02/2026
I wrote about the Ring Super Bowl ad, the state of surveillance, and WeRateDogs
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How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis
The Ring commercial pulled back the curtain on the state of mass surveillance. What comes next is ... woof.
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bshiffrin.bsky.social @bshiffrin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.threads.com/@misanharrim...
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Misan Harriman (@misanharriman) on Threads
MacKenzie Scott gave more in 2025 than Musk, Page, Ellison, and her ex-husband, Bezos, have in their lifetimes combined. Let that sink in, folks. Via Forbes. #matriarchy
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Starbucks Workers United baristas are escalating their fight for a fair contract. I urge you to keep boycotting Starbucks — and delete its app from your phone. Workers are fed up with low pay, chaotic scheduling, understaffing, and illegal union busting. Let's keep fighting corporate greed.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Damn. 😡😡
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c 1. continuing, not 1 off. 2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it 3. literally at hand of federal government, which is 4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Heartbreaking. Infuriating. A call to action.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"In late 2024, while Mr. Herrera was facing felony bribery and other charges in the case, his daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC devoted to Mr. Trump and run by his allies." What happened next will probably not surprise you one bit.
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 12/01/2026
Federal agencies have long warned that firing at moving vehicles is one of the riskiest forms of lethal force, and they’ve adopted internal policies to limit it. @rgoodlaw.bsky.social compiles all the publicly available DHS, DOJ, & CBP use-of-force policies involving moving vehicles: #ReneeGood
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DHS, DOJ and Customs & Border Patrol Policies: Use of Deadly Force and Moving Vehicles
Collection of use of force policies issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, and the Department of Justice over time.
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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Utter betrayal of Taiwan.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot. It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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