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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 08/10/2026
Mike Rogers says he helped plan the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He's also said he was “there” & saw the terrorist leader's body. But what really happened? Metro Times found that Rogers has repeatedly exaggerated his role in the historic operation. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...
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Mike Rogers has spent years exaggerating his counterterrorism experience and role in the bin Laden raid - Detroit Metro Times
A Metro Times review found that Mike Rogers repeatedly exaggerated his involvement in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, claiming he helped plan the raid and suggesting he witnessed events fir...
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Best campaign ever.
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Paxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“The planning underscores just how much the president wants to reduce gas prices and demonstrate progress in the conflict before the vote, administration officials told us.”
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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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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
At 5 pm Eastern tonight, watch defiance.org
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New Assistant White House Press Secretary Beni Rae Harmony wearing a “fuck Joe Biden” t-shirt and holding a rifle.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.
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Torturously Okay: Dead and Loving It @torturouslyokay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Natalie turning up with no previous indication she was there made me literally guffaw
Natalie Harp, without introduction, interjects some details into Trump’s Time Magazine interview
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s the new name now.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'd almost feel bad for his standing section having to pretend this is normal if they weren't such a knot of toads.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's the fluttering hand gesture that really marks a master politician plying his trade.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The fact that this was *previously used as a campaign ad during the presidential campaign* removes any real defense as to its purpose. Its not a public service announcement. Its a campaign ad that has become state propaganda.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mr. Trump posted on social media: “It is a Great Honor to be Chairman of The Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make The Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!”
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Damn right.
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Considering History: The New Deal and the Crucial Contributions of Federal Workers | The Saturday Evening Post
At its heart, the New Deal was a series of programs through which federal workers reshaped America for the better.
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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope future generations judge us all for empowering Mark Zuckerberg, the man who only ever had one good idea which was born out of his desire to rank the hotness of women who would never look at him. He really is not the symbol of our times that we want, but he is the one we deserve.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don’t worry, GOP! Turning the triumphal arch into an ammunition dump will certainly turn these numbers around!!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reminder. 💚✊
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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 10/09/2026
REACHER: I need help with my iPhone SUPPORT: regular iPhone or duo? REACHER: how can I tell SUPPORT: if it folds it’s the duo *extremely loud crunching noise* REACHER: it’s the duo
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
Two cats on a platformed tower. One is on the lower level, head hidden behind the middle section. The second is on the top tier with only their head showing.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Weird coincidence how actual Nazis and white supremacists end up everywhere in the Trump admin, even in top jobs that require specific approval from Cabinet members!
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 04/09/2026
Interesting side of Hitler I was unaware of "Arguably Adolf Hitler’s greatest passion and pastime outside of his quest for world domination was his obsession with architecture and urban design." Here he is with a model of the 330-foot high triumphal arch he wanted. hitler-pics.com/2023/05/06/h...
Hitler in 1932 inspecting a model of a triumphal arch he was going to build
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tired of lazy ‘disarray’ spin? @nberlat.bsky.social ‘s breakdown of races from ME to TX shreds beltway tropes with real data, while exposing actual GOP chaos. Love his sharp, incisive wit and essential perspective. Great piece in @atrupar.com ‘s Public Notice.👇🏼
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The best and the brightest.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
WSJ weed story: Not the weed of my youth, ’60s, ’70s ’80s. It's scientifically enhanced, multitudes more potent. The smell: not the pot I loved in the 70s, with a woodsy, not foul smell. The aroma of modern weed is hard to distinguish from the occasional outlets of gas from the city’s sewers.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
People's thoughts on older neighbors smoking weed, from WSJ: "I was friends with a senior woman who went to a lot of senior-citizen dances. She said there was always a huge crowd outside smoking pot. I asked her if anyone drank. She said all the drinkers are already dead."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As a reality check, I'd like to see "Latest batshit move:" added to the start of headlines like this to make it 100% clear that this is not normal.
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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States
President Donald Trump says he's renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
When are major media going to write stories about the president’s obvious mental illness? The failure to do so is journalism malpractice.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Three presidents since the 1990s have reduced the deficit: Biden, Obama, Clinton. Let's stop allowing the Republican lie that they are fiscal conservatives who are good for the economy.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Song Sparrow wakes me up every morning. Some call it the Beethoven Bird b/c it sings a phrase like that in The Fifth Symphony: www.instagram.com/reels/DWt36s...
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Josh Martin on Instagram: "The beethoven bird is constant in my yard right now 🐦 🥹 #guitar #birds #birdsofgeorgia @kieselguitars"
502 likes, 20 comments - koalanights on April 4, 2026: "The beethoven bird is constant in my yard right now 🐦 🥹 #guitar #birds #birdsofgeorgia @kieselguitars".
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BOSTON…😕 ✈️
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The people who matter to him don't rely on anything so plebian as the grid.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
"This isn’t just meant to stop liberals from engaging in anti-ICE activism. It’s meant to destroy trust among activists, who must now constantly worry about whether HSI has infiltrated them. It’s meant to drive out of public life anyone the administration disfavors." — @snipy.bsky.social
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DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew
It's the stuff of East Germany.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Stick Season www.instagram.com/reels/DcLA72...
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💀Kris Golojuch💀 on Instagram: "Noah Kahan OWNED San Diego tonight, closing Petco Park with an extended version of Stick Season with over 40,000 fans in attendance! 🔥 @petcopark @noahkahanmusic #sand...
1,732 likes, 12 comments - scareventures on August 17, 2026: "Noah Kahan OWNED San Diego tonight, closing Petco Park with an extended version of Stick Season with over 40,000 fans in attendance! 🔥 @p...
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Noah Kahan www.instagram.com/reels/DcLGcX...
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The Best of San Diego CA on Instagram: "🔥 SAN DIEGO TONIGHT! Noah Kahan lights up a PACKED Petco Park as thousands fill the stadium for an unforgettable night in Downtown San Diego. 🎶🏟️✨ #NoahKahan #...
402 likes, 8 comments - thebestofsandiegoca2 on August 18, 2026: "🔥 SAN DIEGO TONIGHT! Noah Kahan lights up a PACKED Petco Park as thousands fill the stadium for an unforgettable night in Downtown San...
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Unreal. He's like a starving rat. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/a...
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Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building
The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I loved the Kennedy Center. Maybe someday we'll be able to get it back on its feet.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Trump has ruined EVERYTHING. free link wapo.st/4wXECik
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Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover pushes National Symphony Orchestra into crisis
Individual donors and audience members have walked away from the National Symphony Orchestra, documents show, costing the Kennedy Center millions in additional losses.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The last decade has been one long parade of Republican politicians selling their souls to Donald Trump.
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In Michigan, a Former Trump Critic Shifts Toward Election Skepticism (Gift Article)
Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sunk his first Senate bid two years ago.
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Weighing Fauci's legacy - and finding so much to be grateful for and no serious basis for condemnation. An evidence-filled article that should be read by all. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Why MAGA Is So Obsessed With Fauci
In the aftermath of pandemics, people either try to forget them or find others to blame for them.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Two things I especially appreciate abt this story. One, it explains why this is so important for dumbasses like Nate Silver.
These might not have been the most consequential misrepresentations the administration has made, but in a way, they were some of the boldest. The proof was not in some secret file, but on the National Mall, where anyone could look. And look they did.
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Waiting anxiously for catatonia to hit: bsky.app/profile/radi...
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@velshi.com Ali, if anyone can do it, you can: please teach your fellow MSNOW-ers how to pronounce "po-li-ti-ci-za-tion." They all incorrectly truncate it to "po-li-ti-za-tion."
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Moving cameras?????????????????????????? God help us all. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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butterisbetter1.bsky.social @butterisbetter1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
In 9/2024, Trump advisor/fundraiser billionaire hedge-fund owner John Paulson said on CNBC "we need to protect American jobs and protect American manufacturing". America has lost 75K manufacturing jobs since Trump took office in 2025. Believe their lies until they kill you. Free link wapo.st/4yR8j5X
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The last day of a factory in Trump country, as its work moves to China
For generations, this Ohio factory was a way of life. Then came the final shift.
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