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Historian, Statistician, IT Pro. Activist. Thank god we have independent media and national activist groups, the real fighters and defenders of democracy.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16h
The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump. trib.al/7fBHWJR
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Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt
The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 16h
"Tax apologists will continue to tell us that the ultrarich are overtaxed and that to address budgetary challenges the optimal policy is not to tax the ultrarich more...Or really, any tax increase or spending cut that doesn’t reduce the obscene wealth piles of the ultrarich."
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The Tax Avoidance Two-Step of the Ultrarich
Rightwing Tax Strategy: First understate the income and overstate the tax rates of the ultrarich, then claim the revenue from taxing them more wouldn’t amount to much.
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Senate EPW Democrats @epw.senate.gov · 16h
The fossil fuel industry wants to hide the truth, but we can’t let them. We’ll continue to shine a spotlight on the industry’s climate denial and dark money schemes, until Republicans see that their big polluter donors’ lies aren’t worth the money.
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The science Big Oil wants to hide from you
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 16h
Over 2,300 pounds of breakfast sausage have been recalled due to potential contamination with plastic shards.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h
‘A Massive Power Grab’: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-massi...
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‘A Massive Power Grab’: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 16h
Josh Hawley: There is a role for Congress, and it is to ban mifepristone
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
After heavy lobbying and huge donations from Big Tech, Trump killed a proposed Biden-era rule requiring AI companies to disclose their riskiest experiments to federal officials. Everything is for sale. This is worth a read: www.levernews.com/ai-regulation-was…
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AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h
Sarah Matthews reacts to Speaker Mike Johnson saying Republicans would do “exactly what we have been doing already” if they keep the House.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 15h
Important loss for Trump in the bogus IRS tax settlement case. 11th Circuit declines to stay Judge Williams's order. Absent SCOTUS review, it will now return to Williams to assess penalties for contempt and sanctions.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 15h
WIN: Today, a judge issued a final ruling to block Trump-Vance admin’s efforts to add unlawful conditions to federal grants that support state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions and providers. This win invalidates multiple attempts to weaponize this crucial violence prevention funding.
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Court Rules in Favor of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, Protecting Crucial Grants to Support Victims of Violence Nationwide
Final Ruling Follows Series of Court Orders Blocking Unlawful Administration Attempt to Weaponize Violence Prevention Funding
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Senate Commerce Dems @commerce.senate.gov · 16h
Now is not the time to pass regulations that increase what Americans pay at the pump. Yet that's exactly what NHTSA's own analysis says this rollback of fuel economy standards will do—leading to American families paying thousands more in gas.
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camofarc.bsky.social @camofarc.bsky.social · 16h
You should watch this... thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/p/meidasdefe...
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MeidasDefense Election Security Update, 29SEP26
A recording from The Ken Harbaugh Show's live video
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 18h
This is what Congress is doing instead of regulating AI or giving us healthcare.
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 19h
The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025.
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Justin Glawe @justinglawe.bsky.social · 18h
This is what happens when you put super computers in the pockets of a bunch of rednecks with poor reading comprehension and then elect them to Congress.
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Sam Kamin @sjkamin.bsky.social · 18h
“Mr Senator, I know ball. I’ve played ball. I’ve cleansed myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka to rid myself of the bad Clem Haskins juju and will rah rah rah for Ski U Mah against all opponents, including the HawkEYES of Iowa. You, sir, do not know ball. Dirtbag.”
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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 18h
Every day Republicans continue to stand by this war is another day people are being forced to pay for something they don’t want.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 18h
Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection to reject the peaceful transfer of power & deny the people's will. He never should have been able to run again. GOP senators condemning Jack Smith for conducting a fact-based investigation as politics & worse are engaged in treachery of the worst order.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h
Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.]
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 23h
Twenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. “The choices that Trump regime has made since 1/2025 have increased the number of people who die in the field and in custody,” immigration atty and investigative journalist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h
The prosecution is struggling in oral argument over whether Judge Boasberg can conduct contempt proceedings; the judges are pointing out its position is contrary to its own internal rules. You can listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1B...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 21h
Really really bad
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camofarc.bsky.social @camofarc.bsky.social · 21h
Well YEAH! Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington Rs & Ds agree sourcenm.com/2026/09/28/r...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22h
I’m of two minds on these ads. They are clearly illegal. They are textbook examples of Trumps effort to push us into autocracy. They are also the last thing Republicans need when the albatross around their neck is Donald Trumps extreme unpopularity.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22h
As AI companies look to Washington for an antitrust exemption that would allow them to coordinate on safety measures, an existing legal doctrine offers another path, write Tal Feldman, Kevin Xiao and Ibrahim Dagher. How any state government could authorize and supervise AI safety agreements:
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Any State Can Make AI Safety Cooperation Legal
State governments have the authority to allow AI companies to coordinate on safety measures without running afoul of federal antitrust laws.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
His priorities are showing. When gasoline prices spiked, Trump stood on the sidelines. When diesel spiked, he jumped into action. Who is he trying to serve?
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camofarc.bsky.social @camofarc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AOC Nails It. AI steals our knowledge & ideas and offers mindless servitude in return. Reported by @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Today in Politics, Bulletin 469. 9/28/26
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center bill
Republican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision.
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 28/09/2026
Trump’s summit with China’s Xi Jinping was a perfect metaphor for the entire Trump presidency: no strategic goals or coherent plans, and a clear win for America’s main global adversary. prospect.org?p=145456
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/09/2026
Dems: make the midterms a bloodbath so that the Republicans never think of trying this again. Are you in the settle-the-score camp?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even as profits soar, corporate tax payments are down 25% this year thanks to Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. One of the main beneficiaries? Big Tech — which is using the tax breaks to help fuel its AI boom as it spends a fortune on the midterm elections. Remember this...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Sen. Ossoff on RFK Jr.'s reckless decision to cut cyclosporiasis monitoring: "There is no excuse. There is no justification. It's madness."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are back in court to stop Trump from stripping citizenship from babies born here 3 months after losing at SCOTUS, he's trying to rewrite the 14th Amend. from the Oval Office SCOTUS settled this in June--NO do-overs bc he didn't like the answer! -TN
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/09/2026
The Trump admin rejected the UN Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics because it mentioned equity, solidarity & universal access to sexual & reproductive health care services. They're so obsessed with banning words & controlling women that they’ll risk millions of lives to do so.
The graphic displays a photo of Donald Trump and the red Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Trump admin willing to risk millions of lives just because of their war on words and women."
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has removed all Title IX protections for students facing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the biggest media failures (among many) of the past year has been the failure to cover the Venezuela "operation" for what it was--a smash-and-grab mafia state theft by the U.S. that violates international law and the rights of Venezuelans while achieving very damn little for the U.S.
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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No mercy for MAGA. Not now. Not ever. www.againstallenemies.net/p/no-mercy-f...
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No Mercy for MAGA.
Not now, not ever.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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Save America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nothing captures USA politics quite like our billionaire president standing outside his mansion telling everyone “we have the best poverty.” via @crimsoncami
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 28/09/2026
"...the rate of total US household wealth now attached to the richest 0.00001% in the US is more than double what it was towards the end of the Gilded Age." Fixing the tax code isn't about punishing wealth. It's about protecting democracy from oligarchy: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We’re not in a new Gilded Age in America: inequality is now far worse | Casey Michel
Today’s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country’s richest have much more power than they once did. It’s an Age of Oligarchy
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 28/09/2026
Healthcare can be as divisive as any issue in U.S. politics, but pharmacy benefit managers are now a unifying target, whether in a bipartisan home in Tennessee or in statehouses across the country.
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Republicans and Democrats Find a Unifying Target: Pharmacy Benefit Managers - KFF Health News
Some states have considered barring companies that own a PBM from also owning brick-and-mortar pharmacies, as CVS does. Two states have followed through. A similar proposal at the federal level has gained prominent sponsors, aligning conservative, busin...
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camofarc.bsky.social @camofarc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"..those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom 'must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.'” @milestaylor.bsky.social quoting Thomas Paine Let's all work our asses off now & through the next months: >to get Dems & Indies to -make sure their voter registration is active -vote early 1/
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
George W. Bush had plenty of opportunities to speak up. January 6th. The January 6th Committee. Trump’s return to power. Mostly silence. But now he’s stepping back into politics to help Republican senators get reelected? Yeah. I have some thoughts.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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