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Chase Middaugh

@chasemiddaugh.bsky.social
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Lefty political junkie. Film nerd. Sports masochist (Braves/Bills/Sabres). Heretic. MCN - BUF - PDX - DEN - LBC. He/him/his. 🏳️‍🌈

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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 5h
British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 7h
October 7 Three Years On: For Israel, a Day of Questions Must Also Ask the Difficult Kind open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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October 7 Three Years On: For Israel, a Day of Questions Must Also Ask the Difficult Kind
Former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy looks at Israel's response to the deadliest attack against the country and where it’s headed next.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 7h
Just more absurdity
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h
$6 BILLION. Of taxpayer money. While the Hunter Biden hunters stay silent. Obscene.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h
And if you say this is wrong @MarshaBlackburn calls you a communist
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 7h
First Draft: 😳 GOP Panics That Racism and Trump’s Election-Rigging Attempts Will Fuel Democratic Victories open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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First Draft: 😳 GOP Panics That Racism and Trump’s Election-Rigging Attempts Will Fuel Democratic Victories
Republican operatives are in midterms meltdown, with years of gerrymandering and stirring up hatred set to come home to roost. In Maine, Senator Susan Collins met Troy Jackson on the debate stage.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19h
Congrats again to Anthony Kennedy
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Citizens United, Explained
The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19h
A naked, gold-covered Trump statue has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg. It’s called “Orange Plague,” also known as “King of Injustice,” and shows him sitting on another man’s shoulders holding an enormous golf club. Covered in reportedly 23-karat gold, of course.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court 8 years ago on October 6, 2018. @bagleycartoons.bsky.social
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19h
*adds to the impeachment proceedings list*
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 21h
Troy Jackson: We're losing $3 billion in healthcare. We're losing SNAP benefits. We're losing heating assistance. Susan Collins could have stopped that if she really cared. But she doesn't. She does whatever Trump wants. I can't understand how anyone in their right mind can actually defend that vote
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 19h
Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity | Robert Reich
The allegations against seven men at Cornell University come amid a climate of belligerent sexism
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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 21h
elizabeth holmes is tweeting, texas brought back the firing squad, megyn kelly defending gang rape, what fucking decade is it
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22h
anti-trust anti-trust Anti-Trust Anti-Trust ANTI-TrUST ANTI-TRUST ANTITRUST ANTITRUST ANTITRUST When the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 banned mergers that threaten to significantly reduce competition, this is the sort of thing they had in mind.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21h
I admit to being rather confused when some folks offer that Andrew Tate should face the death penalty for his sex crimes when it's a well-known fact he was brutally murdered by Greta Thunberg back in 2022.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h
Buying the company // everyone unsubscribes
Larry and David Ellison. Larry looks pleased. David looks emotionlessLarry and David Ellison. They both look disappointed
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mashallah brother (haram) @e11even745.bsky.social · 21h
Yamamoto ran a 39% ZONE% and a 63% strike rate backed by a nearly 40% chase rate. The only guy who could stand to keep the bat on his shoulder long enough to coax a walk was rowdy tellez, who had 419 PAs in 2026. 408 of those were for fucking AAA Gwinnett.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 21h
Six years ago this week, a fly attempted a brazen attack on VP Mike Pence during a live debate. Today, another fly (potentially an associate) attacked Sen. John Hickenlooper, leading Hick to slap his own face on television. These flies are a menace.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23h
It‘s utterly unconvincing when Susan Collins tries to pretend her vote for Kavanaugh wasn’t a betrayal of women’s right to bodily autonomy.
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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 23h
Schrödinger’s whiteness
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 23h
C'mon #Braves - do something.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 23h
Well, fuck. Pt. II.
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"And 👏 we 👏 did 👏 nothing 👏 to 👏 stop 👏 it 👏."
Democrats
@TheDemocrats
A pro-Trump billionaire family now controls all of these platforms.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It looks like Mike Johnson finally just crawled up in there and nested.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 23h
Damn it
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ve covered death row cases for nearly a decade and witnessed several executions. What happened to Christa Pike wasn’t an anomaly. It could happen anywhere. With another execution planned for this week in Texas, let me explain why. THREAD 🧵
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
WTF, Kim? #Braves
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ronald, PLEASE stop wasting challenges. #Braves
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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
F*cking hysterical. The Ravens players were all given invites to stand with Trump today at a Baltimore photo op and only four showed. Three of the four were the punter, the kicker, and the long snapper. I’m dyin’ 😂
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The fact that the word is just "Republican" (singular) rather than "Republicans" (multiple) is very telling, troubling, yet not at all surprising. A much of cowards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Republican rebukes Trump for suggesting Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego
Congressional candidate Jim Desmond says he ‘served to protect Americans, not write off American cities’
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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Kirstin Lobato was 18 when she was arrested for the murder of Duran Bailey. In 2017, a judge vacated her murder conviction, finding that Lobato’s lawyers failed to call experts to testify to time of death, which would have supported her strong alibi. Today, Lobato received a $29.5 million settlement
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 "An unimaginable position to hold. Stop this right now." @timmiller.bsky.social calls out Democrats like @repbillfoster.bsky.social & Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov who appear ready to let Trump's corporate allies get away with corruption🧐. #BananaRepublic 🍌 Full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZjK...
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
First Draft: Forget Hasan Piker, Donald Trump Is America’s Worst Campaign Surrogate open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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First Draft: Forget Hasan Piker, Donald Trump Is America’s Worst Campaign Surrogate
The president went to Nebraska – and showed yet again why Democrats including Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed are desperate for him to visit! In Maine, Susan Collins faced more embarrassing reporting.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 06/10/2026
Texas could be on the verge of its biggest Democratic statewide upset in 30 years. And Ken Paxton sounds worried. In leaked audio, Paxton said he’s never had “less control” over a campaign — and that Trump’s Dallas convention hurt his numbers. @jamestalarico.bsky.social leads in the polls.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Environmental Destruction Agency open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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The Environmental Destruction Agency
For them, it’s all about money
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court
Norma Bowe, 69, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My man looks like a beluga whale pitching Bitcoin
Elon Musk, douchy and doughy and pale
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Amazing lying
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘De-Trumpification’: America’s Ruler Is ‘Consumed’ by Fear His Self-Tributes Will Be Erased open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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‘De-Trumpification’: America’s Ruler Is ‘Consumed’ by Fear His Self-Tributes Will Be Erased
As Dems flirt with tearing it all down, Donald Trump is forcing administration officials to brainstorm novel legal arguments for institutionalizing his personality cult forever.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gee,who would have guessed? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign
‘I don’t control message or what we’re doing,’ scandal- hit state attorney general reportedly says at private event
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're so fucked. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Here's the part where Cornell requires a "reflection paper" from a perp who testified that after he got the "free pussy" text, he only went into the room because one of the guys in there had a vape he could borrow.
Within ninety (90) days after this Decision becomes final (otherwise subject to
reasonable extension approved by the Title IX Coordinator), Respondent will submit
to the Title IX OfEcc a reflection paper that engages with the specific circumstances for
which he was found responsible and contains a detailed proposal for future University
educational materials to train undergraduate students around the intersection of social
media use and sexual harassment, as well as bystander intervention. The reflection paper
must also include recommendations to the University's Office of Sorority & Fraternity
Life with respect to substance use prevention efforts in Greek Life organizations on
campus. Use of artificial intelligence tools of any kind in the creation of this reflection
paper is prohibited.
" The Hearing Panel expects that Respondent will take this educational opportunity
seriously and apply what he learns to help improve the University/Greek Life community.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
First Draft: Free-Falling Trump Whines, Bitches, and Bribes – as New and Stunning Polls Keep Piling on the Pain open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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First Draft: Free-Falling Trump Whines, Bitches, and Bribes – as New and Stunning Polls Keep Piling on the Pain
The president made his $5,000 ‘promise’ (bribe?) again, and called a must-win candidate a ‘pain in the ass.’ It’s almost as if he wants to lose. Plus: Ro Khanna takes an early shot at a ‘28 rival.
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good riddance www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Dennis Hastert, former House speaker disgraced by molestation allegations, dies aged 84
The Republican, who was sent to prison in 2016 in a hush-money case tied to the allegations, died over the weekend
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: When asked earlier this year if he regretted not seizing voting machines and ballots after the 2020 election, Donald Trump said, "Well, I should have." Now he's telling us exactly what he plans to do in this year's midterms, and this time, we should believe him. youtu.be/MBLiMjSXros
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Trump Just Admitted His Post-Election Plans. Believe Him.
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Breaking: What Russia May Be Hiding About the Plague saltypolitics.substack.com/p/breaking-w...
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Breaking: What Russia May Be Hiding About the Plague
A likely case of pneumonial plague is prompting questions the Kremlin won’t answer
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