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Systems, governance, and failure modes. Interested in how democracies break and how they hold. *The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13h
Todd Blanche’s motion for summary judgement in my Epstein redaction training video lawsuit is due tomorrow after a short delay. Multiple sources told me there were videos training FBI agents on how to redact Trump from the Epstein files. I’m suing to get them.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026
A federal judge ORDERED the Trump admin to privately show him the memo purporting to justify boat strikes that have killed 234 people in the Caribbean and Pacific. Judge Engelmayer rejected several rationales for withholding the memo from the public and will determine whether to release it.
The Court directs defendants to file the declaration(s), and to arrange for the Memo to be available for in camera review, within two weeks of this decision. See ACLU II, 2016 WL 889739, at *6 (ordering Government, within five days, to produce document at issue and “advise the court who has received [it] (including persons who received it from its original recipients) and for what purpose”); Elec. Frontier Found. v. U.S. Dep’t of Just., 826 F. Supp. 2d 157, 172 (D.D.C. 2011) (directing agency to “provide further explanation regarding whether it shared with non-Executive Branch entities the responsive documents that it withheld from the plaintiff”). Defendants are authorized to make appropriate redactions in the declaration as publicly filed, while filing the unredacted declaration under seal. Upon review of these materials, the Court will determine whether to commission supplemental briefing.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
> @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hahahahahahahaha this ad is awesome
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BREAKING: trump to sign executive order renaming the Atlanta Hawks to the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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grantsodiosa.bsky.social @grantsodiosa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Invalid question. Both things can be and undeniably are true at a the same time. Please take 18 minutes to get caught up on Project 2025 using the link below. ProPublica put a lot of effort into researching &analyzing the details which are undeniably verifiable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
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Russell Vought: The Shadow President
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They are gonna claim the machines are rigged In addition to seeking assistance from the Trump administration, the resolution directs Raffensperger to share data on Georgia’s election machines with the DOJ and DHS to assist with federal investigations into voting machines.
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Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines
“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
vote.gov
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Reuxben @reuxben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Again, it’s great that you’re raising awareness, but you’re not some random guy online, you’re a sitting congressman, and a more visible one, at that—why can’t you lead the call/pledge for investigations and prosecutions if entrusted w/the majority? There should be a uniform, steady call to action.
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Walter Ehrhardt @wehrhardt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Remember Judge Cannon? Well, She’s Back Put yourself in the shoes of an FBI agent. In August 2022, you helped carry out a court approved search warrant at Mar-a-Lago.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/09/2026
EIon Musk’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $984B Jeff Bezos’s Wealth 2009: $6B 2026: $370B Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $256B Federal Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Billionaire tax rate: 8.2% Worker tax rate: 13% Pay workers. Tax & Abolish Billionaires. Save our economy & country.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Call your Senator and tell them to vote “NO” on Dr. Heidi Overton 🚫
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
She's more offended about being called out for bribery than she is about casting the deciding vote that helped gut voting rights and bodily autonomy. Maine will take out this trash in six weeks.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 22/09/2026
Now leading HuffPost:
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"Mooch" Calucci 🤞 @moochcalucci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way by William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg September 22, 2026, 5:00 am
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What was the point in testing Trump? Everyone knows Trump is Putin’s useful idiot who does whatever the Russian czar desires, even if it’s selling out the American people and the Western Alliance
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Kelly has ordered the government to RESPOND to the CNN/MSNOW/Politico TRO by TOMORROW, and a hearing is set on the Temporary Restraining Order motion for WEDNESDAY at 3:30 PM.
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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These are the guys operating the Trumpbot.
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Oblivion @droblivion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Strange coincidence, I suppose. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal Court
The U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
4/ And the kicker: "Meanwhile, it has been estimated that the military operations had cost US$4.7 billion by mid-2026 – funds that could have instead been spent on evidence-based law enforcement, public health, and developmental interventions."
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Diamond Life @diamondlifeca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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George @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind." www.rawstory.com/trump-arch-2...
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Depth of Trump's 'darkness' exposed by 'stupid' push to militarize DC arch: expert
President Donald Trump's push to militarize his arch in Washington, D.C., is one of his most revealing moves yet, according to one military expert. Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic and a re...
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Rep. Thomas Massie is one signature away from forcing a new Epstein files vote. He says DOJ continues to "unlawfully withhold over 3 million Epstein files that should be released to the public." Speaker Johnson canceled two House workweeks Massie says were meant to stop him.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The corruption never ends.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“My badge didn’t work, the officer asked me to hand it over.” MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner says she has indeed been banned by authoritarian fascist Trump, as he throws a tantrum over the coverage of his countless failures.
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Navy Man (descendant of ANTIFA since the revolution) @navymanhy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well, if they insist...
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🍁SamFibonacci 🇨🇦🍁 @samfibonaci.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Red Riccardo @redriccardo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dudes been prez for last two years.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: A BIG order in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, ordering him to finally answer my complaint. I explain how the judge rejected every one of Blanche’s excuses as to why he blew the deadline to respond & why this order moves my lawsuit even faster to the finish line: youtu.be/9bKB3rbRNCo?...
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🚨Judge SLAMS AG Blanche And REJECTS His EXCUSES In NEW Order In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m a former in-house lawyer for Harvard. During my recent role as DEI Director at UCLA, I fixated my AuDHD brain on digesting, analyzing and memorizing Project 2025. Since then, unfortunately every one of my political predictions has come to pass. P2025 is 55% complete. The last 1/2 is terrifying.
project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
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paddytheirishfella.bsky.social @paddytheirishfella.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
NEW: Judge Sullivan isn't buying Todd Blanche's excuses for refusing to hand over handwritten FBI notes underlying four Epstein survivor FBI interviews. He's ordered Blanche to hand them over for in camera review by 9/24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16/09/2026
The checks are made out to “Originalism, LLC.”
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mike DODGERS is too cowardly to show up to debate me.
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Trump and all GOP/MAGA are Pedophiles! @budincanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Fuck Trump and all the degenerate pedophiles that still support him.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
America First! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Cyndi @savannahpeace.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: Rep. Massie (R-KY) brings forward a resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ken Paxton’s social media posts are being overwhelmed with Texans asking why he is afraid to debate James Talarico.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
#SomethingborrowedsomethingbluesomethingMoscowwiredtoyou.
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