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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 24/09/2026

‘By Jensen’s logic we ought at this point be shutting down OpenAI. Their software has repeatedly been shown to be reckless, and because they have consistently covered things up we cannot trust them. They seem neither competent nor trustworthy.‘ garymarcus.substack.com/p/i-think-th...

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I think it's not a great idea for a Democratic congressional nominee running unopposed in a deep-blue district to spend their time going on Fox News to do police abolition takes.

HANNITY: Okay.

You want -- obviously, I went through your list. You want the Green New Deal. Would you like to abolish prisons and abolish the police?

RABB: Well, you know, what's interesting about that statement is long before there was any notion of policing, we had Founders that did not even understand that term. Policing is something that has evolved over time.

Ultimately, what we want is to have communities that are safe. And 99 percent of what police do are not going after the bad guys. All of that can be done in different ways, professionals who are trained to do so.

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HANNITY: So you support -- so you want police -- okay, I'm talking about police that arrest bad people that commit crimes and commit robberies and rape, the child molesters. the drug dealers, those people, the people that have guns, protect the innocent.

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RABB: Were there people who did that before the term police existed, though? I mean, let's talk about this in the appropriate context.

HANNITY: You want to go by the definition. Everyone watching this show knows what policing is. You know what policing is. So let's not play word games. Do you want to be the police or not? Do you want to defund them?

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RABB: I absolutely do. I'm a state lawmaker who represented 70,000 people for 10 years. No --

HANNITY: Do you want them safe and secure? You do -- you do recognize there are murderers, rapists, child molesters, drug dealers, bad people in this world. Do you want to have people that are hired to arrest them?

RABB: We need to keep our communities safe. And there are ways of doing that long before --

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HANNITY: I ask you, do you want police --

RABB: -- the term police ever existed?

Socialists Seize Control Of The Democratic Party

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“.. All I’m saying is, y’all be careful,” Kennedy said. “You’re getting into the foothills of violating the First Amendment.” @politico.com $DIS www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Whoa. on Williams's opinion Blanche basically says doesn't have to follow. I have studied 11th cir precedent and i believe I'm right and she is wrong So saying he and Department can ignore federal court. (Exactly opposite of what they did w/ Jack Smith) Someone needs to jump on this.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Follow this: First, Trump quietly buys up to $5 million of Dell stock. Then, he urges his followers to “go out and buy a Dell.” Today, his Pentagon awards a $9.7 billion deal to Dell. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Dell Wins $9.7 Billion Defense Deal To Streamline Software Buys

A unit of Dell Technologies Inc. won a $9.7 billion contract to help the US military handle its licenses for Microsoft Corp. software related to email, spreadsheets and other needs across classified a...

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Chris @calaninc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

America is verifiably worse off because of Trump's deals, and could use some relief from his self-promoted talents.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A federal judge also ruled that federal funding was withheld to coerce a pardon for Peters.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Whether it’s Ken Paxton committing multiple felonies or James Talarico ordering a vegetarian taco, both Texas Senate candidates have troubled pasts.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

So the evangelical preacher who worships Donald Trump - an utterly corrupt, dishonest, lawless, cruel sociopath who’s also a serial sexual abuser of women, & most likely a pedophile - the preacher who worships THAT immoral monster is worried America is “morally rotten?” Seriously Franklin Graham???

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Internal AutoZone memo: “.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” (via Costa Oil) $AZO

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Today in “the rule of law is for pussies and losers”

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Steve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

At $1.4b, (assuming $400m from private donations and $1b from Congress) the cost overrun of the ballroom now exceeds $1b. Thats more than overrun on the fed renovation by about $250m, which is two buildings. Should Pirro investigate?

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Ed @edmoriarty.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Have they considered dicing up all of their data center loans, repackaging them as AI-backed securities, and selling them? Just a thought.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

My own view is that the central problem with today’s #SCOTUS is the extent to which it isn’t—and doesn’t think it should be—accountable to other government institutions, especially Congress. Today’s “One First” walks through eight of the levers Congress *used* to pull to keep the justices in line:

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225. How Congress Used to Leverage the Court

History is replete with examples of Congress using its powers to leverage, nudge, and even threaten the Supreme Court. A big part of how we got to where we are is that Congress has stopped doing so.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

i dont have sympathy for these people but every one of these stories needs an opening paragraph thats like “this outlet didnt offer a single fact check or rebuttal to trumps claim hes pro farmer instead we were like ‘hell yea brotha’”

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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 03/05/2026

Brad voted Trump bc he promised to be “the most pro-farmer president you’ve ever had.” Instead, tariffs cut Brad’s export market; the war surged fertilizer prices by 70%. So Brad arranged his family’s final sale. “Farm is going dry,” said the ad. “Every cow must go.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...

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The Last Days of Butter Ridge

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/04/2026

Iran/Ukraine, what's the difference

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

by my tally we are now spending ~$2B to companies to NOT build more energy infrastructure. in the middle of an energy crisis

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

/8….is very capable and experienced writers deliberately imitating his style within the bounds of briefwriting. Deliberate evil, in other words.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Here’s Trump threatening violence, calling for his political enemies’ executions, celebrating the deaths of people he didn’t like, and otherwise casually promoting political violence. There was also the small matter of Jan. 6 and subsequent pardons for violent felons.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/04/2026

A Reuters investigation found a broader-than-previously known Trump administration effort to expand federal control over elections across at least eight states reut.rs/3OOM7Ht

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Let’s talk about God & Trump, shall we?

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The message of the Right reacting to Virginia is the same as the message of "2020 was rigged": no victory by anyone but us is ever legitimate. We are the only ones allowed to win. These people are cartoon villains entitled to no respect and no trust. Rabid dogs.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 21/04/2026

The words "North Carolina," and "Missouri" do not appear in this piece of shit article. Neither does the word "decade." "Florida" and "Texas" appear in subordinate clauses, after words like "After Virginia ..." and "Gov. Gavin Newsom of California framed ..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

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Democrats Once Loathed Gerrymandering. Now They’re Pushing for It.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 21/04/2026

The press is intent on whitewashing Republican agency out of everything.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#ICYMI: Yesterday's "One First" took a deep dive into Saturday's @nytimes.com scoop on the behind-the-scenes machinations in the February 2016 Clean Power Plan ruling—and what the memos tell us about how #SCOTUS handles emergency applications in general, & about Chief Justice Roberts, in particular:

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221. Chief Justice Roberts and the Clean Power Plan

Remarkable reporting from the New York Times provides a peek behind the curtain of the February 2016 rulings that ushered in the modern emergency docket. And what it reveals is pretty discouraging.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Gen. Caine and Adm. Cooper should put a statement now making clear the U.S. military will not follow orders that would mean committing war crimes, including military actions whose purpose would be to destroy a country or a civilization.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

MAKING the threat is cause to immediately remove him from power and put him in a room with padded walls. CARRYING OUT the threat is cause to immediately remove him from power and put him in jail.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

In Easter message, President Trump calls for openness and recognizes power of redemption to save us from Hell Today in the @nytimes.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 18/03/2026

Trump does not think strategically, historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. Allied leaders know that if they help him in the Gulf, he won't be grateful, or even remember www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“Melania” to receive FIFA Academy Award for Best Picture

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/03/2026

One of the primary safeguards of our elections is the decentralization of the system itself, its management at the local level. The president’s plan to “nationalize” our elections would sweep this all away.

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The Voter Fraud Fraud

There just isn’t evidence of significant election cheating—but that won’t stop the GOP from pushing its dangerous SAVE America Act.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/03/2026

Hahahhahahahaha toy soldier really hopes you think the military academy is the military! It ain’t lol

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Steve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Wasn’t the bargain that we’d give up our freedom and democracy in return for all getting rich ? Guess we got the short end of that stick. Live: Dow futures tumble 800 points as U.S. oil tops $100 a barrel to begin the week's trading www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/s...

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Dow futures tumble 800 points as U.S. oil tops $100 a barrel to begin the week's trading: Live updates

The Dow recorded its worst week since President Trump unveiled his tariff policy in April.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

We are bombing Iran to drive out their authoritarian government that cruelly suppresses the democratic will of its people. And if they won't surrender, we're going to cancel the midterms. by Donald Trump

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The WSJ calls it “the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️ @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It's time for Democrats to stop focusing on issues that only elites care about, like unemployment and the price of gas, and start talking about things that matter to regular Americans, like Black mermaids and the genders of the characters on Paw Patrol.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/01/2026

The U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office. A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies. Read more: scim.ag/4boPkq8

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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office

A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/03/2026

When economists say the president can't really do much to change prices, what they mean is he can't do much to *lower* prices. ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4repfy4

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Trump’s “Warflation” Has Just Begun

If he were trying to increase prices on purpose, would he be doing anything differently?

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

There's No Face Like Noem Wicked Witch of the Midwest Kristi Noem has more shmutz on her face than the Tin Man, and she probably bought ruby slippers with taxpayer money. But we know Stephen Miller is the (grand) wizard behind the curtain and Kristi's only skill is shooting Toto. by Maureen Dowd

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying U.S. troops on the ground inside of Iran, according to two U.S. officials, a former U.S. official and another person with knowledge of the conversations.” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/03/2026

Huge slap in the face to democracy. Democratic Colorado governor, @colorado.gov, just publicly signaled clemency to Tina peters, convicted of election interference. If election crimes have no consequences, why would the next denier stop? Full breakdown: youtube.com/watch?v=lTSCC_9-FpY

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

POLL: “Dems' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak… The path to 2026 doesn’t run through the center. It runs through the fight.” www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Brilliant tactic to wait until tens of thousands of Iranian protestors are slaughtered and *then* tell them to rise up 🤡

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Killing a bunch of elementary school girls to distract from having raped a bunch of middle- and high-school girls is pretty fucking grim.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

In several rounds of intense negotiations, Tehreran was unable to match the bribes to the Trump family offered by its regional rivals Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

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