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Michael Bull

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
IMO, This is the whole ballgame. Money corrupts absolutely. Josh Turek: "We need to have campaign finance reform to get dark money out of politics. I want to sponsor a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. We can have oligarchy or we can have democracy. We can't have both."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
WATCH: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica revealed the existence of the case for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ken Paxton’s former top cop: Ken Paxton, I know you're watching right now, so I want you to look at me very closely. There's an old saying by a famous Texas Ranger captain. He said, 'A man in the wrong can't stand up to a fellow in the right as long as he keeps on coming.'
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
newrepublic.com/post/215181/... 🚨 PSA🚨 TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW DO NOT USE OR SIGN UP WITH ELON MUSK'S VoteSafe
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Elon Musk Spends Millions Tricking People Into Giving Up Personal Data
Musk’s midterm spending has a sinister ulterior motive.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So Trump is promising all adult citizens $5,000 if Republicans win the next election. Where's he going to find 1 trillion, 349 billion dollars? There are people in this country dumb enough to believe this is going to happen, and this is why we can't have nice things.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)
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Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel revealed he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist.
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JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 06/09/2026
================= PHONEBANK for TROY! ☎️ MONDAYS 7-9PM ☎️ ================= Join us for a phonebank to invite folks to canvass & upcoming events! Phonebankers of all levels are welcome. We will provide training & scripts. FMI 👉 www.mobilize.us/jacksonforma... #MEpolitics #MESen #JacksonForMaine
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Phonebank for Troy! · Jackson for Maine
Join us for a phonebank to invite folks to canvass and to upcoming events! Phonebankers of all levels are welcome. We will provide training and scripts. Computer access is suggested.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026
It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.
The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/08/2026
In Wisconsin alone, there were 39 private schools where every student used tuition vouchers during the most recent school year. Together, these schools educated 7,923 children and took in roughly $87 million from the voucher program.
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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Wren Walker @wrenwalker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"..companies such as Costco, Apple, and Delta Air Lines continued to defend or maintain key diversity initiatives.. The results show that the corporations that remained firm on their stance on DEI did not take a hit to their bottom line." #DEI www.blackenterprise.com/pro-dei-comp...
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Pro-DEI Companies Are Doing Just Fine According To New Study
New research finds S&P 500 companies that maintained DEI policies performed as well as — and sometimes better than — peers that pulled back.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
For the first time in modern history, the United States is no longer classified as a liberal democracy, and data shows changes under President Donald Trump’s second term are accelerating a pattern seen in democracies that later failed. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/for-the-fi...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"The decision by Trump to dissolve USAID — once the world’s largest humanitarian donor — gutted maternal and neonatal care, decimated nutrition programs for millions of pregnant women and children, and left scores of birthing centers devoid of equipment and medicine..." apnews.com/article/usai...
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USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying
The Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Susan Collins is out arguing "my procedural vote [for the Big Beautiful Bill] did not determine whether that bill advanced." That's bonkers nonsense. There were a few senators holding out and Collins coming off the fence paved the way for passage. Everyone understood this at the time! #MEpolitics
Steven Dennis tweek: Susan Collins votes aye! After convo with Thune! A no vote would have stalled the bill!
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Debra🐝 @seedsong.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
youtube.com/shorts/dPlmS...
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Cyclospora is a story about…yes, explosive diarrhea…and also corruption and oligopoly. 🥬
YouTube video by Abdul El-Sayed
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Matt 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🤔 @yupitsmatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
How do YOU define patriot? Because Trump pardoned the men he considers patriots. #Blues
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If for some reason you thought the narrative that Trump only cares about the ballroom and not the war in Iran or our troops was questionable, well, this ought to clear things up
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Sen. Susan Collins has supported [Trump's] policies and nominees 96% of the time, and so is also guilty of this assault." #MEpolitics
Portland Press Herald letter.
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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Fraud alert
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Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Republicans are using Red Scare tactics now for same reasons as before. It’s not about promoting democratic debate (should the wealthy be exempt from taxation?); it’s about distracting from the current administration’s corruption and incompetence... my latest www.contrariannews.org/p/the-red-sc...
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The Red Scare Returns to America
This time, though, it is pure farce.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 13/08/2026
i feel like this post and the hed really miss the most important part of this which is that the United States Federal Government convened a grand jury and presented a complete hoax to them, complete with graphic illustrating a wide-ranging conspiracy involving every liberal organization.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 07/08/2026
Confronted with an obvious need for renewable energy, Trump admin officials used taxpayer money to scuttle an offshore wind project. Then they did it again. And again. And again. And this week, again. Total price tag in wasted taxpayer money: ~$4 billion and counting www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Team Trump uses taxpayer money to scuttle yet another renewable energy project
As one key Democratic member of Congress summarized, “It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money.”
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is exactly the same thing John Sununu did while chief of Staff under Bush I, which caused a months long scandal resulting in Sununu’s resignation and reimbursement of the cost of travel.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We are now under the 3 month mark before the midterm elections. That’s not just a marker of how soon we can send Trump a message. It’s 89 days out from the election, and that’s legally significant for every registered voter. Read here to find out why: joycevance.substack.com/p/89-day-unt...
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89 Day Until The Midterm Elections
And why it matters
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/08/2026
Yep. Voting is a privilege and a responsibility. I was raised that way, and I raised my kids with that in their ear too. WE ALWAYS VOTE.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
ICE activity in NYC has increased significantly in recent weeks – and with Trump’s TPS cancellations, we fear they may ramp up detentions of Haitian New Yorkers in the coming days. (1/3)
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Michael Bull @caylobull.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Oh HELL YES
Connections puzzle rating showing a uniqueness score of 1 in 666
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Michele Fiore raised more than $70,000 for a memorial statue honoring Las Vegas police officer Alyn Beck, who was killed in the line of duty. She used the funds for cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter’s wedding. A jury convicted her in two hours. Trump pardoned her before she was sentenced.
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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I watched his speech, and honestly? He seems far more like a normal person than Platner ever did. Now he needs to raise the insane amounts of cash his predecessor did. I just gave for the first time. If you’re able, chip in.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/07/2026
Representative Mike Collins has publicly bragged about his relationship with his son-in-law, who just happens to be a white nationalist influencer. trib.al/fMMGG8P
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GOP Senate Nominee Very Close to His White Nationalist Son-in-Law
Representative Mike Collins has publicly bragged about his relationship with his son-in-law, who just happens to be a white nationalist influencer.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We watched corporate media all weekend demand every Democrat say whether they agree with any comment ever made by Democrats who won primary in NYC. Meanwhile they don't ask any GOPer if they agree with GOP Rep Tom Emmer saying this week Somalis should “go the hell back to where they came from"
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Trump policies mean that the US is ceding the field in clean energy to China, while doubling down on the dirtiest, most dangerous fossil fuels.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Iowa House Rs are testing negative messages against Democratic candidates. (For instance, "[Democrat's name] supports sexually explicit material in Iowa's elementary schools [...]") If you receive one of these polls, please take screenshots of the Qs, and share them with me. Thank you in advance!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In a new court filing, SPLC provided evidence that the prosecution into the org came directly out of a letter that extremist groups sent to Stephen Miller complaining that they had been included in SPLC's Hate Map. emptywheel.net/2026/06/23/h...
A table comparing claims made in a letter to Stephen Miller to the claims made in the document predicating FBI's investigation into SPLC.

It shows that much of the FBI memo was quoted directly from the Miller letter.
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
THEO IS MISSING IN JERSEY CITY: last seen at Halladay Street and Maple Street, he's chipped: 985141007667522 and 55 pounds. If you've found or seen him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT THEO!
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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Last time the Knicks were NBA champions was the year the DOJ charged Fred & Donald Trump with housing discrimination based on race.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/05/2026
An insane level of corruption—even for Trump. A $1.7 BILLION slush fund for Trump’s hand-picked stooges to hand money to January 6th insurrectionists and his political allies. Here’s the President’s priority as Americans sell their plasma to afford gas and groceries:
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Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: Sources
President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Roberts Court doing the judicial equivalent of “we can’t consider a Supreme Court nominee in January, it’s an election year” and “of course we’ll confirm a Supreme Court nominee in October of an election year when voting is already underway.” Deeply bad faith. Liars whose only principle is power.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/04/2026
Eric Trump -- the president's son -- is on Maria Bartiromo's show bragging about one of his companies landing a $24 million Pentagon contract
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Scenes from a personalist regime: Uday and Qusay go on TV to announce their great luck in winning public contracts.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/04/2026
Beginning in March, ads targeting Black voters compare Virginia’s redistricting referendum to Jim Crow. The mailers were sent by a little-known group that received $9 million in donations from Peter Thiel, the PayPal and Palantir co-founder who is a longtime mentor of Vice President J.D. Vance.
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A Republican dark money group blankets Virginia with deceptive mailers ahead of redistricting vote
Ads targeting Black voters compare Virginia's redistricting referendum to Jim Crow.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 18/04/2026
An article I wrote for men about "Rape Academy." Women already know this & I say this with full awareness of how uncomfortable it makes men: Most men are not safe to be around alone. This is not sustainable & men must lead the change. Men, we need to talk: qasimrashid.substack.com/p/men-we-nee...
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Men, We Need to Talk About "Rape Academy"
This isn’t about women. This is about us. And it’s long past time we had this conversation
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/04/2026
Four Democrats voted with the GOP on reauthorizing a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens. If you’re represented by Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, Gottheimer, or Suozzi, ask them why they’re siding with the Trump regime on government surveillance.
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Tell Congress to Say No to Warrantless AI Mass Surveillance
The War on Terror-era legislation that authorized decades of civil liberties-eroding mass surveillance is set to expire on April 19. Congress should let it die. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence...
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NPR @npr.org · 18/04/2026
Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data. n.pr/4sLetjV
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Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump
Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.
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