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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
Federal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Trump caught in ANOTHER SCANDAL ahead of midterms | Another Day
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/world/a... Is there anyone who still believes that this man is not an outright racist?
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Donald Trump Asks ‘How Is Ebola Going?’ During Question About Congo War
A question about the continuing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took an unexpected turn Monday when President Donald Trump brought up Ebola instead. White House correspondent Hariana Verá...
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All American @blueskyairborne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WTF. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Data center developer offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns
Report says that many residents are rejecting the offer due to fears of noise, falling property values, and mistrust.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump admits to skimming funds from National Treasury.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Like drinking from a firehose jamestalarico.substack.com/p/like-drink...
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Like drinking from a firehose
The past year has been busier than I ever imagined.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump claims he’s gotten Greenland – What will he do with it?
I doubt if he has the faintest idea
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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All American @blueskyairborne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If course MAGATs will see this as tRump lowering prices on fuel hero worship. It's not. He's not a hero. It's not lower fuel prices. Hope your community has winter fuel relief benefits. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration set to roll out lower fuel economy standards for cars, light trucks
The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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National Guard Deployment in DC and the Posse Comitatus Act
It’s not only illegal, it also conveys the wrong image of the capital of a democracy
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tell the Secret Service to stand down, and you, too, can have a memorial like Kennedy and Lincoln.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Judges Reject ICE’s Underhanded Attempt to Maintain Third-Country Removals prospect.org/2026/09/24/j... Some ICE people need to stand before a judge and account for this.
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Judges Reject ICE’s Underhanded Attempt to Maintain Third-Country Removals - The American Prospect
An appeals court made clear deportation flights to third countries must stop immediately, but flight data showed ICE may be violating the order.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Tiny US Office Strikes Secret Deals to Push Deportations
Washington Post looks at how the newly created Office of Remigration works
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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When Everything Becomes A National Security Threat
They have become the magic words that can make constitutional restraints disappear—especially when the courts defer to claims of national security.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It. www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
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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 experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc...
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All American @blueskyairborne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Share his face. bsky.app/profile/melm...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Paul @fucktheracists.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Poor, sad, stupid orange white man. He would sell his soul—and country—for a few hollow words of praise."
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All American @blueskyairborne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh Lawdy, we in trouble now. bsky.app/profile/noth...
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms newrepublic.com/post/215887/... via @newrepublic.com
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Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms
The Defense secretary pointed out that the number of service members unregistered to vote would outnumber the populations of multiple blue cities.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC
Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sums it up perfectly.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Charles A. Ray (@charlie45)
He’s in denial. The Blue Wave is coming.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson
If Democrats win the House in the midterms, as expected, Mike Johnson won’t hold the gavel in any meaningful way again.
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What in the name of all that is sane and decent is this??? Mussolini, Hitler, and every other fascist leader are fanning themselves in hell and asking why they never thought of the less than subtle “love me” media blitz.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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What drives someone to vote for Trump? In his new Steady State article, Charles Ray argues that distrust in government is a major factor. He urges readers to look beyond stereotypes and consider… | T...
What drives someone to vote for Trump? In his new Steady State article, Charles Ray argues that distrust in government is a major factor. He urges readers to look beyond stereotypes and consider what...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/09/2026
Paxton won’t agree to debate Talarico, and we all know why. He doesn’t want to answer these questions: “Why did you give an Epstein-style sweetheart deal to an admitted child predator? Why were you impeached… by your own party? Why do you own 15 homes on a government salary?” James Talarico
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A reminder that China shared imagery with Iran that allowed the Iranians to kill American soldiers.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...
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NBC, CBS and More TV Networks Didn’t Film Xi’s Arrival Amid Trump’s Press Ban (Gift Article)
The White House TV pool has suspended its coverage of President Trump since he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 24/09/2026
Tommy Tuberville says it’s “terrifying” that your airline pilot might be a furry. Please keep your seat belt fastened until the senator has finished inventing things to worry about. Read more here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Civic Witness Series - Questions from the Attic steadystate1.substack.com/p/civic-witn...
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Civic Witness Series - Questions from the Attic
How do we stop treating distrust as stupidity?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Kelly just concluded there's no "national security" argument in this case (CNN/MSNOW/Politico)
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Paul @fucktheracists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is incredible.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When people don’t trust their government: a major national security weakness charlie45.substack.com/p/when-peopl...
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When people don’t trust their government: a major national security weakness
Apathy and distrust are the real enemies
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 23/09/2026
Elon Musk owns X. Now Paramount’s owners are reportedly considering bringing him in as an investor while moving toward acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. That would give him financial influence over CNN and a major film and television operation. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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A foul Musk lingers over the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
The conservative owners of Paramount are reportedly considering asking Elon Musk to invest.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Hollowing out a hallowed institution
Deep gashes in the State Department that will take a long time to heal
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Why Greenland and Denmark agreed to a deal with Trump
President Trump signed a new deal with Denmark and Greenland, which would allow the U.S. to open two new military bases in the Arctic. CBS News' Holly Williams has more on this.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Comprehensive Case Against Pete Hegseth [Part 1] nsl4a.substack.com/p/the-compre...
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The Comprehensive Case Against Pete Hegseth [Part 1]
The Secretary of Defense’s toxic leadership style is corrupting the civil-military relationship and endangering Americans.
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All American @blueskyairborne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Dear MAGA, You Did This.
And We’re All Fucking Paying for It.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation prospect.org/2026/09/23/a...
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AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation - The American Prospect
Strange nerds distributing imaginary stories on the internet is no basis for a system of government.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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ICE Raids Have a Chilling Effect on Local Economies
New research from Wharton reveals how cities targeted in last year’s ICE raids suffered long-term economic losses of up to $14 billion.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/ice-...
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ICE Raids Have a Chilling Effect on Local Economies
New research from Wharton reveals how cities targeted in last year’s ICE raids suffered long-term economic losses of up to $14 billion.
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sports Illustrated should sue.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump TV? Everything Donald slaps his name on fails.
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