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Political junky, human behavior fascinates me

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Robert F. W. Whitlock he/him ❌👑 🌍 ☮️ 🌏 ☮️ 🌎 ☮️ @rfww.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
youtu.be/zJOJ3y1UMDc?... Great talk with @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social @djrothkopf.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @normornstein.bsky.social Important
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A Conversation with Timothy Snyder: Winning is Essential...But it is Not Enough
YouTube video by The DSR Network
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026
If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BIG NEWS: Another new poll has us leading 48% to 46%. Be a part of history. Share the word, make a plan to vote, and let's get this done!
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SandyC @catessh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Angie Nixon isn’t going to win in FL. Dems shouldn’t spend money here on her. Jolly might win but a progressive isn’t going to win in FL right now regardless of how much money is spent. We have a chance with Talarico in TX. Huge difference. FL DEM telling you this.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
Breaking news: The Pentagon’s public tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased by 37 without explanation from the Defense Department. That includes 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines, according to the Pentagon’s database.
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Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The illegitimate Supreme Court enables Republicans to steal elections...again. But our #BrokenTimes still thinks we're only 3-10ths of the way to electoral authoritarianism. We're fucked. Supreme Court Allows Expansive Federal Database for Voter Screening www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening
Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
David Ellison is considering recruiting Elon Musk to invest in Paramount-Warner Bros. once the merger goes through. Hello? We’ve already seen how Elon turned Twitter into a cesspool of right-wing, outright racist content. Billionaires controlling our media is bad for everyone but the billionaires.
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David Ellison Mulls Tapping Elon Musk for Paramount Investment While Closing in on Warner Bros. Takeover: Report
David Ellison, seeking fresh capital for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros., is considering reaching out to tech mogul Elon
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Angry Byrd @tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I will never forget how every Trump voter stayed a Trump voter until they themselves were the next victims of his policies, until then, they cheered him on. The most selfish people EVER. Me, me, me, & what about me 24-7
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In every town, in every room, there's a movement growing. Thank you for being part of this campaign. Let's go win this.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stay informed and know what to expect before you head to the polls. Save this, share it, and make sure the folks in your life are ready too. #Angie4FL
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump's ban on MSNOW, CNN, and Politico is not only part of the autocratic playbook, but the timing is no coincidence. Trump is well in the autocratic backfire process, thus, entire media outlets he sees as threats must be banished. This is a moment of reckoning for America.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sad excuse for journalism: Big profile of DOGE lord doesn’t say a word about all the damage he did. And it was not an “ill fated cost-cutting effort.” It was a malignant, catastrophic attack on the government and its workers by arrogant and ignorant assholes. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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He spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight.
In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE’s mission and the backlash that followed.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
gizmodo.com
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A CNN investigation reveals Russia likely provided crucial satellite information about U.S. bases, giving Tehran a major advantage in the war. And not a word from Senile Satan.
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Every single day during the presidency of Joe Biden, the Strait of Hormuz was open. Biden never pushed to have monuments named after himself. Biden never threatened to bulldoze a building if his name wasn't added to it. And Biden never accidentally confused one of his ex-wives with a woman he raped.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/09/2026
Trump talks about a “plan” but is actually making healthcare harder to afford and access CA is delivering real results to help real people @governor.ca.gov just signed AB1907 to make it easier for Californians to enroll in Covered CA, keep families on the same plans, and avoid gaps in coverage!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As if they weren't bad enough, AI data centers — which Trump strongly supports — could drive a surge in "forever chemical" production. And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water. "Make America Healthy Again."
commondreams.org
Research Warns of Surge in Cancer-Causing Forever Chemicals From AI Data Center Build-Out | Common Dreams
Experts warn of a global surge in PFAS production driven by AI and data centers.
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God @thegodshow.com · 15/09/2026
Thou shalt not bail out the AI industry. Let it suffer.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump’s EPA will no longer limit pollution from gas and coal-burning power plants. Reminder: Trump took millions of dollars in donations from Big Oil, and his EPA chief Lee Zeldin is cozy with the coal industry. Is there anything this regime won’t destroy to please its bankrollers?
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Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The best sermon is the one you live. I preached this morning. But my real sermon happened across Texas this week, as our campaign collected 20,000 pounds of groceries for our neighbors. As scripture says, “faith without works is dead.”
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trump is burning our house down. And he, Kushner, & the rest are walking away with billions while they burn our house down. You don’t sit down with them. You defeat them. You put the fire out. You put them in jail. Hakeem doesn’t get it. He wasn’t built for this moment. He should not be Speaker.👇
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/09/2026
Back then, Bush and Giuliani were right when they affirmed that American Muslims are simply fellow Americans—and today’s Trump-radicalized GOP is wrong. It’s as simple as that.
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How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Republican leaders opposed anti-Muslim sentiment. But the right’s worst instincts won.
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Chitown MikeLFC @tintedredlfc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Is this an accurate description of daily life in America??
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Good thing he's not a Twitch streamer without any formal role in government or his entire political party would be compelled by the media to denounce him. Just a Nazi working in the State Department. No big deal!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why has Trump been attacking unions and workers’ rights? He wants working people to feel helpless and divided. Trump and his billionaire backers realize that the collective power of a unified labor movement outweighs their own power. Know this: Workers outnumber the oligarchs.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Next week, billionaire donors and their puppet politicians will gather at a convention in Dallas to toast their own corruption. In the shadow of this Billionaire Ball, we’ll be collecting food to help Texans struggling with rising grocery prices. JOIN: bit.ly/GroceryDriveTX
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026
I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.
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Dave Robinson @daverobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Canadians are sharing this with their American friends as the anniversary of 911 approaches:
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“With all its moral imperfections & abuses, America could once consider itself the good guy, who helped win the war against fascism and the Nazis…Now America is led by a convicted felon engaging in corruption on an unprecedented scale, a ‘plunderer-in-chief.’” www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
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Can America Ever Regain Its Honor?
A Saturday Prompt
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/08/2026
MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off the night with a devastating overview of the Hope Florida scandal — a situation, she said, where a grand jury just revealed "corruption on top of corruption on top of corruption.
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Jen Psaki pinpoints glaring 'red flag' in GOP charity scandal: 'Too far-fetched'
MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off the night with a devastating overview of the Hope Florida scandal — a situation, she said, where a grand jury just revealed "corruption on top of corruption on top of corruption.""Let me just start at the beginning of this story, because back in 2021, officials in Flori...
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The word is "stole," as in "the American empire invaded and stole the resources of Venezuela" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump says he has secured a vast U.S. stake in Venezuelan oil industry
The plan involves the United States taking more direct control over Venezuelan reserves as crime and steep logistical challenges discourage private investors.
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Nicolle Wallace @nicollewallace.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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My First Love
On the heartbreak, disillusionment, and the enduring promise of loving a beautiful, but deeply-flawed nation.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The AI companies claim their technology will enhance human creativity. But they are quietly undertaking a massive campaign to destroy human creativity. Let me tell you the story of the AI companies' effort to feed rare books into their AI models and then destroy them.
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Marie Antoinette: "Let them eat cake." Donald Trump: "Let them eat Argentinian beef."
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Further American service members wounded in the Iran war were added to the Pentagon’s count of military casualties in recent days, bringing the total number of service members killed or injured to 775. From Stars and Stripes' Phillip Walter Wellman:
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Pentagon adds 60 wounded to Iran war casualty count
Further American service members wounded in the Iran war were added to the Pentagon’s count of military casualties, bringing the total number to 775.
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leelagray.bsky.social @leelagray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Anna Paulina Luna is an absent Congresswoman. Our neighbors in Pinellas and Pasco Counties are being crushed by the cost of living crisis, and Luna is doing nothing to help because she is more focused on herself than Floridians. LeelaGray.com
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
When working people organize, we WIN. ➡️ Angie4US.com/win
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Democratic Party’s mega-donor class is horrified by the rising tide of progressive populism. Too bad. It's time they recognize the real choice is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works for a small sliver at the top.
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SandyC @catessh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social he keeps Hegseth because Hegseth will send out the military if needed to steal an election.
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Claude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If Trump’s poll numbers get any lower the Republicans may need to go back to hiding the corruption. Or maybe they just don’t care anymore.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
FEDERAL OFFICERS THREATENED PROTESTERS AT GUNPOINT. An unhinged ICE officer grabbed a woman walking away, blinded by mace, and dragged her backward at gunpoint. Guns were then aimed at the unarmed crowd. PAXIS.app: A badge is not evidence. Record everything. KEEP PAXIS FREE: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Ready to win in November up and down the ticket.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/08/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump has lost this war. America is weaker, Iran is stronger, the price to reopen the strait increases by the day, the supposed 'deal' that's on the table right now would pay Iran $100 billion a year in order to reopen the strait ... what a victory for Iran."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/08/2026
El-Sayed: "It means holding people like RFK Jr accountable for the DOGE-ing of our public health, for which we now need to be dodging lettuce across the state of Michigan for fear of getting explosive diarrhea, which nobody ever thought you be a consequence of electing Donald Trump, but here we are"
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