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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Reminder: progressive is mainstream
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
@maddowblog.bsky.social 13 years ago, a PERF review cited an internal CBP report finding:
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
substack.com/@hunthelm761...
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Hunt Helm (@hunthelm761745)
Ken Burns's The American Revolution documentary reminds us that America was incredibly diverse even in 1776, maybe the most diverse nation in the world then — as it has been ever since and still is to...
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Epstein files. Document 1296-17 has names redacted. Document 1332-16 is the exact same document with no redactions -- and Trump is named in that one. Check out the (somewhat) searchable Epstein Library on the DOJ website and see for yourself. They are redacting Trump's name.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “MoveOn: Volunteer Network Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
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MoveOn: Volunteer Network Call · MoveOn
Welcome to MoveOn's Volunteer Network Call (VNC)! Join us on the third Monday of each month for our monthly community call. These calls offer a platform for activists and supporters to stay informed a...
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Pam Bondi should be disbarred. Anyone can file a complaint. And every American now has knowledge of misconduct. Americans everywhere could flood the FL Bar with complaints, based on her testimony before the Senate committee. Visit The FL Bar's website to find the PDF for the Inquiry/Complaint Form.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
THE FALL OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION is a masterpiece. Driver has written an unflinchingly fair, absolutely brilliant analysis of a vital issue you might think you understand but almost certainly don’t. Read it if you care about America’s future: tinyurl.com/4uznd4cc
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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LouFromBoston @loufromboston.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Murkowski blew her John McCaine moment and ended up voting for the most disastrous bill in US history! No guts. She let the entire country down.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Wow. Please, PLEASE watch this two-minute video. In which Lisa Murkowski, in a self-pitying way, admits to being everything that is wrong with the politics of this moment.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I'm going to re-up this. Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice. These are the two minutes she should be remembered for. (She could have stopped this bill.)
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/07/2025
NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court just wrapped its term, and the rulings fit neatly into the GOP’s preferences. From limiting Medicaid enforcement to boosting religious opt-outs, the conservative majority is gerrymandering the law to serve Republican goals, @LeahLitman.bsky.social writes.
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How the Supreme Court Gerrymandered the Law to Serve the GOP
Read more here.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This is from The Atlantic. This is exactly how Democrats should message Trump‘s bill. 👇🏻
A screenshot from the Atlantic stating the largest upward transfer of wealth in American history.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Part of the problem is they get much of what they want just by creating uncertainty, even if the courts ultimately stop them. If you’re a foreign student who can get into Havard you can go anywhere. Are you really committing four years of your life (and a hefty tuition) under these circumstances?
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 22/05/2025
The USDA is demanding the SSN and addresses of all SNAP recipients on record since Jan. 1, 2020. The USDA says states that don't comply with their demands could risk the withholding of funds related to states’ administration of SNAP. Tech Policy Strategist @nschneidman.bsky.social had this to say:
This is a template for lawlessness that can be used by other agencies beyond USDA...SNAP beneficiaries did not forfeit their right to privacy when they applied to receive assistance for their most basic human needs.
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Technology Policy Strategist
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution? How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ? 20 minutes at the most
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Where is the daily briefing from the Dem Shadow Cabinet? At this point not making this part of the daily media diet of the country seems negligent, political malpractice and a form of capitulation.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Dimon in January on tariffs - “get over it”
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I don't think people in the US fully understand how much our government has made us broadly hated in other countries
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AAUP @aaup.org · 18/04/2025
“Institutions that stood up are remembered for standing up to that power & that coercion, they're remembered for their acts of bravery. Institutions that capitulated are remembered for their willingness to cave to autocratic demands.” — Risa Lieberwitz, president of the Cornell chapter of the AAUP
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'It’s a time to be brave’: Cornell professor talks federal funding freeze
Risa Lieberwitz, president of Cornell’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, says Cornell should stand up against potential demands from the White House.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
With these posts, they’ve made it essentially inarguable that they’re deliberately defying the Supreme Court.
WH tweet annotating a NYT headline to insert the claim that Abrego Garcia is never coming back. WH sharing story with AG Bondi saying Abrego Garcia is never coming back
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Trump couldn't end the Ukraine War or lower prices on Day One, but he could end the Biden manufacturing boom cepr.net/publications...
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Trump Derails Manufacturing Boom on Day One
Analyze the consequences of Trump's policies as he derails the manufacturing boom that emerged post-pandemic recovery efforts.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools) Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 15/04/2025
there's so many layers of fraud and abuse in this story that "someone might have been trying to log into the NLRB's systems with a valid Doge username and password from russia" doesn't even make it into the first 5,000 words
Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in, according to Berulis' disclosure. The attempts were "near real-time," according to the disclosure. Those attempts were blocked, but they were especially alarming. Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password, according to Berulis. While it's possible the user was disguising their location, it's highly unlikely they'd appear to be coming from Russia if they wanted to avoid suspicion, cybersecurity experts interviewed by NPR explained.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Rule of law? Is Jamie Dimon paying attention. Trump is undermining the rule of law every day, with his vendettas against law firms, attacks on universities, illegal deportations, and brazen politicization of the Justice Department and other agencies. Wake up!
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 15/04/2025
DOGE forced their way into National Labor Relations Board's computer systems. A heroic employee saved logs of their activities. Including a login attempt from Russia.
Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in, according to Berulis' disclosure. The attempts were "near real-time," according to the disclosure. Those attempts were blocked, but they were especially alarming. Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password, according to Berulis. While it's possible the user was disguising their location, it's highly unlikely they'd appear to be coming from Russia if they wanted to avoid suspicion, cybersecurity experts interviewed by NPR explained.
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I keep hearing from the DNC that it “is launching” The People’s Cabinet. Great concept, but when? Where? How do we access it?” Is it really happening?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/04/2025
The Trump administration is pretending to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo—while refusing to actually do so, @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/k6OLmbC3
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We’re sending the guy with 0 felony convictions to a horrible prison in El Salvador and keeping the guy with 34 to run the country? Insane.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Trump does care about the pain, chaos, and turmoil he’s causing—in the following sense: He loves it. It makes him feel powerful.
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Exactly! One aspect of Malignant Narcissism is Sadism. People don’t fathom how deeply Trump's driven by it. In normal folk those impulses are offset by caring emotion. Trump has none. He takes glee from others' suffering. Shutdowns, cuts, El Salvador deportations, markets tanking - it's fun for him.
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The Peoples’ Cabinet! This idea came up right here on BlueSky and it looks like it is happening. Let us hope the right voices are a part of this, and the best social media content creators, influencers, and strategists design the format and distribution. Huge. democrats.org/news/dnc-cha...
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DNC Chair Ken Martin Launches “People's Cabinet” to Fiercely Counter Trump Administration Chaos and Lies - Democratsfacebooktwitteremail
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
When Trump tried to knockout our democracy, the judicial guardrails went up Now the grass roots & political leaders are showing up & speaking out Watch out—democracy is coming back strong!
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jedi2023.bsky.social @jedi2023.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
More history adds to legacy
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Elons taken a chainsaw to the federal government effecting everything from food safety to bank regulation to cancer research. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure we’re about to see why it’s cheaper to have regulators rather than to have actual catastrophes.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
So we’re 75 days into trumps second term, people are protesting everywhere. Markets have had two days of absolutely apocalyptic losses. There are grad students being disappeared and a man with an autism awareness tattoo was sent to a super scary prison in El Salvador. They’ve cut cancer research..
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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Let's hope April 5th they get the message.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025
Raskin: "My colleagues would rather go all the way down to the end of the field with Donald Trump rather than admit that that is a blatant violation of American due process and all of our constitutional values."
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
What RFK has done just this week to NOT support vaccines: -fired FDA's top vaccine scientist -buried CDC's measles forecast -shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP) -Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links -Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Get Back - The Beatles (1969) #thebeatles #beatles #paulmccartney #johnlennon #getback
YouTube video by Theakage
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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chouteau.bsky.social @chouteau.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The shadow government/“The Peoples’ Briefing” never happened. If it had, and was done right, Dems would be united, not alienated from their leaders and giving the party a 29% approval rating. Trump and Musk, the Republican Congress are inflicting a real crisis on everyday Americans.
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Wendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I am a proud Tufts University alum, proud parent of a current Tufts student., a proud American & a proud Jew. This morning, I sent this letter to the Tufts President and the Board of Trustees. More than 100 parents and alumni have signed on. cc: @dandrezner.bsky.social @amyspitalnick.bsky.social
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 26/03/2025
I know the GOP believes they are untouchable right now & Dems feel lost in the woodlands, but please take a minute to look at the margins on flips in down-ballot races. This is always the first tell. Tonight a Dem won a Trump +15 State Sen district in Pennsylvania.
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Senator Jon Ossoff was right in telling CIA Director John Ratcliffe that this was a "huge mistake" and him responding "no" yet saying it was an "inadvertent mistake" most definitely is an "embarrassment" to put it mildly. What a total clown show.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Kaufmann: DOGE claims to have found Social Security loans going to 11 year olds and under. It's a survivor benefit annuity to young children whose parents have passed. That's the problem billionaires without a clue doing a job they don't understand
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