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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The developer trying to build a private road through Yosemite has already been blocked by courts twice. Now they're trying to bypass them by getting the regime to hand them the land. 157 members of Congress just demanded the deal be killed. Join them: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/09/2026
The impacts of the Iran war will intensify in the form of huge jumps in the prices of gasoline and diesel, analysts predict. Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline threaten to elevate what had been a shipping crisis into a broader disruption of oil.
washingtonpost.com
Analysts predict gas price jump, long disruption from damaged pipeline
The forecast of economic impacts beyond November’s midterms contrast with the Trump administration’s optimistic messaging.
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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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
a tributary connected to the Hackensack River. Crews have been working to contain and clean up the spill, but the extent of damage to wetlands and wildlife may take time to fully understand. This is exactly why the rapid expansion of massive data centers deserves far more scrutiny!
patch.com
Data Center Spills 5,500 Gallons Of Diesel Into North Jersey Creek
The spill happened Friday night at Equinix data center, which is located on Hartz Way and is expanding.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The Donald J. Trump Trade War has caused dairy, grain and livestock farmers to lose their Canadian market. Already reeling from the Trump Tariffs, farmers are expected to lose $31 billion this year and $32 billion next year.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The Donald J. Trump Iran War, and related Pentagon mismanagement, has left the mighty U.S. military depleted of weapons and its best officers—while millions of Americans are straining to afford groceries because of an inflationary spiral. ...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How not surprising that a president who acts like a petty mob boss is holding one of our nation’s treasured institutions hostage until we meet his conditions—that is, putting his stupid name on the building. I say we just put it in mothballs until he is gone.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 14/09/2026
Trump Jr.'s wedding: — A $100k private island — A $70k fireworks display — A celebration bankrolled by a Russian oligarch Trump and his family are profiting off the presidency in ways never seen before. The corruption is staggering.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/09/2026
According to a whistleblower report, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has directed officers to: ⚠️ Unlawfully access state voting records ⚠️ Misrepresent themselves on state election agency websites ⚠️ Search dozens of voter files using faulty data 🔗: demdock.com/3SZJXH9
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NARRATOR: "The funny story about the so-called 'Russia! Russia! Russia! Hoax' was that it turned out the connections between Russia[!] and the Trump Family were far deeper and numerous than was originally thought."
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES Trump’s emergency request to impose new mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of the midterms. The restrictions remain blocked. Justice Kavanaugh joined the denial, while Justices Alito and Thomas dissented.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026
The threats to free and fair elections are real and growing more serious by the day, Marc Elias writes. What once seemed like an abstract threat has now become concrete. The risk of a rigged election is no longer unthinkable. The need for action can no longer be denied: demdock.com/4cHT3im
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John Harwood @johnjharwood.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump now shouting his childlike insecurity and bottomless need for affirmation from the Kennedy Center rooftop. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is simply ridiculous, and should be called out as such. * The US is not "in" Iran. * The US has no easy path to "keeping the oil." This is nonsense puked up by Trump's brain, or perhaps by Natalie to keep him happy.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14/09/2026
Online grifters, private companies, and far-right ideologues have transformed traditional American diplomacy, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes. She explores how they’re wielding their newfound power:
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Donald Trump’s Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“.. They’re going to do it either way,” Gardner said. “That they’re getting generous tax breaks for doing so is just icing on the cake for them.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing outbreak that’s sparked a political clash between state and federal officials.
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Adult woman dies of measles complications in growing Pennsylvania outbreak | CNN
A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing out...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Washington DC federal court BLOCKS Postal Service mail-in ballot rule. First court to prohibit USPS from taking steps to allow voluntary compliance with anti-voting rule. A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries!
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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Iran used Claude to target “hundreds of individuals in Israel and the Jewish diaspora,” to track U.S. forces, develop weapons guidance software and wage “cognitive warfare” to spread propaganda, according to a report by Anthropocene, Claude’s AI company. jewishinsider.com/2026/09/anth...
jewishinsider.com
Anthropic report reveals Iran-linked actors used AI tools to target Jews, develop weapons
The threat intelligence report detailed how Anthropic disrupted several actors running influence operations, building weapons guidance software and surveilling U.S. naval forces
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New this morning
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So Tennessee's governor can invade Memphis but Kentucky's governor can't go find out if their senator is alive? @govandybeshear.bsky.social
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 13/07/2026
Graham began his career as a tool for Newt Gingrich, who began the descent of the GOP into full amorality, and ended as a tool for Trump, who completed the process.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13/07/2026
The greatest threat to our democracy is us not believing in it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=coPY...
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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Lincoln's Warning
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/07/2026
Exclusive: Sen. Schiff’s office says newly uncovered documents show even more taxpayer money went toward giant Trump banners on federal buildings in DC.
meidasnews.com
Schiff Says Newly Uncovered Documents Show Additional Spending on Trump Banners Across Washington
Senator Adam Schiff's office says newly uncovered government documents reveal additional Trump administration contracts to produce and install large
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🔵Blue Dot Buckeye🔵#Blues 🦋💙🌊🗽🌪️ @buckivotesblue.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Criminal conspiracy and coverup. Blanche needs to be disbarred. In the meantime, he should never be confirmed as AG. #Blues
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/07/2026
New in PN: Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism "Graham died a coward. From Gingrich to Trump, he embodied the movement-to-racket transformation of the GOP. Has America ever seen a capitulation so self-abnegating as his conversion from snarling Trump critic into swooning cheerleader?"
publicnotice.co
Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism
From Gingrich to Trump, Graham was a fixture as the GOP became increasingly malignant.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
IN MEMORY OF MITCH Mitch McConnell censured Elizabeth Warren for attempting to read a letter by Coretta Scott King at the confirmation hearing of inveterate racist and Putinist collaborator Jeff Sessions. www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/u...
nytimes.com
Republican Senators Vote to Formally Silence Elizabeth Warren (Published 2017)
Ms. Warren was accused of impugning a peer when she condemned Senator Jeff Sessions’s nomination for attorney general while reading a letter from Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Don’t come to us for mealy mouthed nice words about Graham. He was a reprehensible figure
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Anti-Democratic Party Hysteria Is Out of Sync With Reality
Democrats’ successes should not be ignored; plus a note on Senator Lindsey Graham
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Joe Biden never lost to Trump. He defeated Trump in the 2020 election.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
David Axelrod: All the signals are flashing red, the latest being POTUS's summary dismissal of the remaining Federal Election Assistance Commission members.

Put that together with political hack Pulte's odious appt as DNI; election deniers in the most sensitive oversight positions; Trump's exec order on mail-in voting, and potential use of the Postal Service as a weapon of subversion; his pathological prioritization of the SAVE act, which would be the most powerful voter suppression tool in generations; and his persistent, unfounded claims of election fraud, which he uses to justify extraordinary federal interventions.
On the square, the GOP would take a beating this fall, largely because of Trump's unpopularity.

So he's setting up Plan B--do whatever you need to do to win.  Anything.
Anyone who says "Well, he wouldn't do THAT" hasn't paid attention.  He's already proven he will!

So the period AFTER the Midterms may be even more turbulent than the run up to them.

The courts are going to be very busy this fall.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
NEW: If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
This week at Democracy Docket: Election denialism is alive and well in Georgia and Pennsylvania — while Trump’s DOJ continues to stumble
If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Vaccine and science denialism has deadly consequences.
Screenshot of a ProPublica post on X reporting that autopsy records for multiple infants showed Vitamin K deficiency as the cause of or a contributor to their deaths, and that the babies' parents had refused the standard newborn Vitamin K shot. The post links to a ProPublica article titled "Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can't Forget About the Babi..." and includes an image of ink footprints from a newborn.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
May 17, 2026
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May 17, 2026
Thousands of people gathered today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to engage in an eight-hour taxpayer-funded evangelical worship event to “rededicate” the nation to Christianity.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 17/05/2026
Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but we are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.
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Public Schools First NC @publicschoolsfirstnc.org · 18/05/2026
Want to show REAL teacher appreciation? Support educators by voting for candidates who champion strong public schools and value our teachers! Your vote is your voice, let’s stand up for North Carolina’s students and educators.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Big announcement on March 3. No part of this ever happened.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The prosecutions of Comey are unjust and worthy of numerous people being fired/impeached, but he's still a combination of dipshit and liar. He was very much "in politics" when he broke multiple DOJ policies with his little stunts like the press conference and the late letter.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
With a timeline of receipts. 🤣
3 checks to Trump Soho, signed by Eric Trump, all dated 2015-2016, with a picture of Eric and Lara in between, captioned:

Sept. 19, 2016
Lara and Eric Trump attend Eric Trump Foundation golf invitational on Sept. 19, 2016, months before scandal engulfed the charity.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
As Eric Trump promises a lawsuit against @jenpsaki.bsky.social for pointing out that his trip with Daddy to China was little different from Hunter Biden's, Forbes describes how his cancer charity billed events at Trump properties. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Ian Gillule, a former membership and marketing director at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, pointed the finger at Donald Trump when speaking with Forbes nine years ago. “In the early years, they weren’t being billed [for the club]—the bills would just disappear,” Gillule said. “Mr. Trump had a cow. He flipped. He was like, ‘We’re donating all of this stuff, and there’s no paper trail? No credit?’ And he went nuts. He said, ‘I don’t care if it’s my son or not—everybody gets billed.’”

So everybody got billed.

After the 2011 event, the Trump National Golf Club sent the Eric Trump Foundation a $20,000 bill, a copy of which Forbes obtained through the public-records request. Below the dollar amount sits a one-sentence line: “Please feel free to contact Dan Scavino at [his phone number] if you have any further questions.” The conflict-of-interest was obvious: Scavino, who now works as deputy chief of staff in the White House, was at the time serving both as the general manager of the Trump National Golf Club and as a board member of the Eric Trump Foundation. Beneath that stood another signature, Eric Trump’s. It’s not clear whether Eric signed the bill in his capacity as an executive at the Trump Organization or in his role as head of the charity.

More invoices followed. After a break in 2012, the club charged the charity $100,000 in 2013, $88,000 in 2014, roughly $80,000 in 2015 and $99,000 in 2016. Other Trump properties got in on the action, as well. Trump SoHo—a hotel in which the first family held a roughly 18% interest in 2014 but later divested—charged the nonprofit $45,000 in 2014, at least $8,000 in 2015 and $23,000 in 2016. Mar-a-Lago collected $11,000 for a satellite event in 2016, as Donald Trump closed in on the presidency.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Probably should be a bigger deal that the Trump Administration used taxpayer dollars to host a Christian Nationalist event in the nation's capital, but, nah. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump-backed prayer festival on National Mall draws thousands: ‘We welcome Jesus!’
Critics of Sunday's "Rededicate 250" event said it portrayed the United States inaccurately as a Christian nation and sought to erase the line between church and state.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A bedrock principle of America’s founding was religious freedom, not a national religion. Theocracy is the stuff of ISIS. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...
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Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Founding at Rally
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
As The Daily Beast notes, there were a WHOLE BUNCH of empty seats. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-humili...
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Trump Humiliated as Citizens Fail to Flock to His Free Event
The president spoke via video to a sea of empty seats.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
What happened to the $10b Trump allocated for this ridiculous boondoggle?
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 15/05/2026
In a short span of time, both King Charles and President Xi showed the world what a laughingstock Donald Trump is. Republicans are either gluttons for punishment or too dense to notice. Probably both.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
No American should be comfortable with the President of the United States accusing a reporter of treason for critical reporting.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/05/2026
NEW: Cleta Mitchell's election denial group released a new handbook providing election officials with a roadmap to make voting harder and election administration more vulnerable to partisan interference. And its proposals are rooted in distrust of elections and conspiracy-laden claims.
democracydocket.com
Cleta Mitchell's election denial network releases new blueprint to severely restrict voting
It outlines a vision that would transform voting from a fundamental democratic right to a complicated, rule-bound process accessible only to those who can navigate a maze of requirements.
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