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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.

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This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News.

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I guess the point is that Roger Marshall wants to keep this story in the news cycle as long as possible. Nice work.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One obvious point about the Republican rats desperately deserting the sinking Trump ship: They're still rats.

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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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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026

John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 22/09/2026

I think you had to be very online at a time when most people weren't to know that the bush administration was comically evil to the extent that it was, but for those of you who weren't: trust us! these were stupid evil people, not so different from the current ones!

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 10/09/2026

Union and DSA members can get 10 free issues of In These Times delivered to their homes. DSA members: inthesetimes.com/dsa Union members: inthesetimes.com/union Graphic credit: Margaret Vail Palmquist

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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026

Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

👇👇👇👇

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026

The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026

i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?

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Tom Sullivan @tmsullivan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trump demolished the East Wing, wrecked the Reflecting Pool, and made The Arts of War statues look as if they belong outside a P. F. Chang’s. Congress has advertised that America at 250 cannot discipline an 80-year-old man-child, much less lead the world anymore. digbysblog.net/2026/09/18/t...

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The Trump Trainwreck - Digby's Hullabaloo

Where the hell is Congress? One more time. Image via ChatGpt. Base photo 2013 byAnita Mishra via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Has Donald Trump proposed painting over sculptures and portraits in t...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m proud to have @hrc.org standing with us in this race. LGBTQ+ Michiganders deserve leaders who will have their backs when it matters most, not just when it’s politically convenient.

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Beth Caskie @caskiebeth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So, yes, I guess I can still be shocked.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Defund ICE. Take its entire budget and devote it to a Manhattan Project that can devise and implement sound guardrails for AI, and figure out how to stop what can and should be stopped in the way of superintelligence and recursive self-improvement. AI is far, far more dangerous than immigrants.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Eric Trump went on Irish radio and said the people protesting his father were being paid. A man drove up from Limerick with a piece of cardboard. He'd written a number on it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-said...

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Sam Jones @samjownes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Galveston wrote the reason down. “Partisan purpose.” Scrubbed it from the order. Put it back on page 29 of their own brief. Texas Supreme Court: no authority. November runs on the March lines.

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Trump Said He Didn’t See Them. Ireland Made Sure He Would.

A Texas county admitted why it moved the lines. The Supreme Court refused to save Trump’s ballot rule. And FEMA’s head of personnel spent Christmas trying to save 303 jobs.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...

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Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.

The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Literally every fucking election, except maybe 2 of my adult life

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026

Just gonna share this again.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I met a grandmother in Houston. Augusta works 10-hour shifts at the airport, but her wages don’t cover her basic expenses. Now she and her 5-year-old grandson are facing eviction. In the United States Senate, we’re going to have Augusta’s back.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There’s no place for political violence in America. Our prayers go out to Dr. Acton and her team, and we hope that this moment is yet another wake up call regarding how important it is to make sure that democracy is a process by which we address our political differences peacefully.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/09/2026

I'm deadly serious about this: every Republican should be shown this photo on TV and asked if they repudiate/reject/renounce Musk. And if not, why not.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Some of the best framing I've seen in politics in my life. Wonder if other Lakoffians agree.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It'd be REALLY useful to tie this into data centers, especially in Texas. 1) Hey Gregg Abbott, do you disavow Elon's apparent belief that Jews may not be white? 2) Hey Ken Paxton, why is all your campaign money tainted by data center $$?

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Oakland County knows it just shouldn’t be this hard to thrive in the richest, most powerful country on Earth. Time to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All!

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This country was built on the opposition to tyranny...so ICE must be abolished.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"He’s building himself a glitzy ballroom, a bunker, an arch, and he’s desecrating the Kennedy Center. And so I say unto thee: THOU SHALT TAKE DOWN EVERY MONUMENT HE BUILT TO HIMSELF! Thou shalt send bulldozers. Thou shalt not ask permission from the Republicans." open.substack.com/pub/thegodpo...

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Thou Shalt Take Down All Of Trump’s Monuments

Throw him into the trashcan of history.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What does Third Way's new policy agenda say? Pretty much what the progressive agenda says, and then reduced by 50% or so for obscure reasons. @ryanlcooper.com explains. prospect.org/2026/09/04/t...

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Third Way Is Copying the Left’s Homework - The American Prospect

No one else has any ideas worth pointlessly compromising.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Mike Rogers called it “necessary.”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Amen to all this!! 👍👍👍

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"I have a question about the critical Michigan Senate race: Are centrist Democratic officials and pundits going to spend the next 60 days loudly making the Republican Party’s arguments for them?" from @ryanlcooper.com. prospect.org/2026/09/02/a...

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Are Centrist Democrats Too Racist to Compete in Michigan? - The American Prospect

Vote blue no matter who? Not if you’re too brown!

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Beth Caskie @caskiebeth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Behold a brave and true writer with a gorgeous cat to match. Artemis has the best wicked kitty look I've seen in some time.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Susan Collins, will you join us at one our three town halls this week? It'd be your first public town hall in 25 years.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I want to address what happened over the weekend outside Madison Square Garden. A few loud numbskulls must not deter us from building multi-faith, multi-racial coalitions for justice.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026

Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”

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