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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17h
Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...
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ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEO
Surveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 18h
A foreman oversees his crew in Mettler CA. The workers are weeding a carrot field. It is intense, repetitive work that is very necessary as weeds compete for water, nutrients, and light. Thanks to these workers the carrots will grow straighter, healthier, and larger. #WeFeedYou
Workers weeding carrots
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Calçotada bien cargada @nocomproindepe.bsky.social · 14h
US intelligence: Russia provided Iran with satellite imagery to target US troops, ships, and aircraft. Iran supplied Russia with the Shahed drones that attack Ukraine every night. And now Washington is buying Russian diesel to lower fuel prices. It is pathetic.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h
The Pentagon has again quietly raised the number of U.S. casualties during operations related to the Iran war. The military now is reporting that 21 U.S. service members have been killed, up from 18, and 865 have been wounded, up by 98 since August.
nyti.ms
Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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warriorseamstress.bsky.social @warriorseamstress.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Trump is free now. His heart can sing the song he has always wanted to sing, and the American people can no longer deny that the USA is run by a Russian useful idiot or agent of influence. Personally I prefer agent of influence, because vast sums of money are also involved."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/10/2026
SOMEBODY EXPLAIN HOW THIS MAN STILL HAS A JOB? Brenden Cuni, the same ICE agent seen on video brandishing a rifle at the scene of the shooting in NY, where officers shot an unarmed man in front of his 5-year-old child, was also filmed kneeling on a pregnant woman in Minneapolis last December.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
No one is arguing the Fort Hood shooter shouldn’t be punished for the horrific crime he committed. The point is that the execution shouldn’t be live streamed on national television, because of the damage that does to us. 
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Jon Karl: "Our thanks to Adam Hamilton. We requested an interview with Sen. Roger Marshall. He did not respond."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
KARL: JD Vance called your views 'left wing radicalism dressed in the skin suit of our religion' and said they 'aren't Christianity.' ADAM HAMILTON: I thought it was a sad statement that the VP would come here and attack the faith of the pastor of the largest church in the state of Kansas
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
He knew. He intentionally stiffed them because he’s an arrogant prick who sues his OB/GYN patients. They repeatedly tried to get the bill paid. Then someone posted their pleas on social media. A bunch of us retweeted it. It went viral. ONLY THEN did this scumbag pay.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It is, in fact, possible to impeach and remove President Trump from office next week. It won't happen, however, because Republicans also support Putin and Russia and agree with Trump.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In any normal parliamentary democracy, the no confidence vote would be taking place tonight.
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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A new NPR investigation found that despite a court order, ICE is still holding immigrants in a warehouse in New Jersey www.jezebel.com/ice-illegall...
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
Cape May County is home to the highest percentage of veterans in New Jersey. I travelled there to hear firsthand about the number one issue on their minds: healthcare.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 06/10/2026
This is not a speech. Last night in Nebraska, Trump said that a potential attack on Los Angeles or San Diego would be a “small price to pay”. This is a full blown psychological breakdown.
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
John Kennedy is a literal Rhodes Scholar who then ran for office as a Republican & now talks like a man named Earl who steals chickens.
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"
gadgetreview.com
Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
nytimes.com
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 04/10/2026
Serious question: why are all the networks taking the money and running the ads? "The three ads that have already aired have appeared on TV networks including CBS, CNN, MS NOW, Fox News and Fox." www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
cnn.com
‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want. His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.”
thebanker.com
Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Midterm shockwaves. GOP Texas panic. Trump voters defect. Latino backlash. A donor windfall. Kushner questions. Trump’s rally meltdown. MAGA infighting. DOJ poll monitors. And Democrats plan for what comes next. This weekend bulletin is packed. (no paywall)
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 473.
… NYT: “One month until Election Day, voter dissatisfaction with the economy, concerns about political extremism and frustration with Trump have Democrats within reach of flipping 4 Republican-held go...
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📌The headlong rush to remove those B-1s from an allied air base in UK is NOT NORMAL. The intelligence necessitating such a chaotic withdrawal must have been daunting, and again points to the shoddy planning that went into this idiotic, unnecessary war. The world is far more dangerous place now.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
theatlantic.com
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/10/2026
Doctors have been pleading with the FAA to modernize the mandated contents of emergency medical kits, whose requirements haven’t changed in more than two decades. But the FAA’s new proposal has left many in the medical community and some lawmakers stunned.
washingtonpost.com
A push to update airplane medical kits takes a surprise turn
Doctors asked for modern tools like EpiPens to be required. But the FAA’s proposal ignores an expert panel and instead aims to give airlines “flexibility.”
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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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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When was the last time the press ran a story about republicans making intemperate remarks about democrats? Fretting about whether republicans are doing enough to be bipartisan, to reach out to the forgotten voters who favor the democrats?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Trump on Democrats: "They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio:
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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is batshit. This is vastly worse than any Biden decline. Trump has come unglued. He's a danger to the republic.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists
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butternutmn.bsky.social @butternutmn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Especially the two who were recently fired from their jobs in the private sector.
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butternutmn.bsky.social @butternutmn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The National Guard, both Army and Air,many are “citizen soldiers”. In fact many are on leave from their civilian employment to serve. Let’s hope that the employer support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) are able to accommodate these extended deployments.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 02/10/2026
"We have the National Guard here, and they don't do anything. … They're not in any high-crime area in DC. They're in all the tourist areas. They hang out in front of this expensive French restaurant across from my house. … And it costs $3 million a day to keep them here."
liberalcurrents.com
Everything's 'National Security' in Trump's Washington (Half the Answer #106, with Stephanie Mencimer)
Donald Trump is changing the landscape of D.C., from East Potomac Park to the Kennedy Center to the 'Arc de Trump.'
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butternutmn.bsky.social @butternutmn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A valuable opportunity for those on BlueSky.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“For $45 you can start a school and charge $7000 per student — no background checks, they weren’t teachers — and taxpayers foot the bill… SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A SCAM.” @GovBillLee (H/T @piper_for_missouri) Pro Publica’s expose: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
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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butternutmn.bsky.social @butternutmn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Junior high economist….
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/10/2026
The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 02/10/2026
diplomacy.state.gov
The National Museum of American Diplomacy
Located in the heart of Washington, DC, the National Museum of American Diplomacy tells the story of the history, practice, and challenges of American diplomacy.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In a laughable display of sophomoric puffery, childish chest-thumping and just plain weirdness Hegseth underscored his utter cluelessness about what made the U.S. military an unparalleled fighting force. hard to believe he apparently prepares in advance such idiotic phrases ...
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Hegseth’s Dangerous Gibberish
Plus, Trump’s convention backfires, and he is losing, well, just about everyone.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
and everyone who voted to confirm this moron is unfit as well... what did they think was going to happen? Looking at you, Sens. Susan Collins, Dan Sullivan, Jon Husted, Tom Cotton, Roger Marshall, Pete Ricketts, Mike Rounds, Shelley Moore Capito
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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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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "The one thing we have is oil is a little high, but oil is much lower than it was for Biden" (Energy prices are much higher now than they were when Biden left office)
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