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Enjoy classic rock, politics, animals, photography, gardening, walking, and vacations with my dear wife. Been a faithful Democrat since the early 1980s.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 16h
Love this 👇
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Appalachian Blue @republicofcascadia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS’s decision on the SAVE database was wrong, but unlikely to have significant immediate impact You should still vote w/ confidence! If MAGA officials try to illegally remove voters, we'll see them in court More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ABC: “A 36yo immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in ICE custody… Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena marks the 55th such case during Trump’s second term… second person to die at the detention facility in Louisiana this year.”
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Costa Rican immigrant died while in ICE custody, agency says
A 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: The state of New York is suing Polymarket, claiming the company operates an illegal gambling platform in violation of state gambling laws.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement
The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Authoritarians want to consolidate state power over what information the public can know. Just a timely reminder.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/09/2026
Under Trump, the government isn't just withholding data it doesn't like; it's killing its own capacity to produce reliable data. @crampell.bsky.social from the archives:
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Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It
The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2026
Illinois will not look away and stay silent — we must remain vigilant and prepared. What happened here during Operation Midway Blitz cannot simply disappear from the public record.
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ICE Says It Can't Find Its Own Records Of Teargassing And Arresting Broadview Protesters
ICE's own rules require reports every time an agent uses force. But the agency says it can't find any from its attacks on protesters on Sept. 19, 2025.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Jeffries: Maria Salazar—she's acting like she had nothing to do with it. You had everything to do with it. You gave ICE the money to violently target law-abiding immigrant families in your community.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dogs waiting to enter children's hospital rooms for animal therapy...Please don’t scroll without giving them some love! ❤ Original post
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We should br happy that Trump went for a massive climb down and got basically nothing with his Greenland deal; and also say that it was a massive climb down from something that was always stupid anyway. What he got was what was always obvious but implicit. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take over Greenland
The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ugh “More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly” At least 22, four or more than acknowledged
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 18/09/2026
The President says he is going to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. He’s trampling on our Constitution and the freedom of the press. His corruption is staggering–and his attempts to cover it up won’t work.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked if Russia is still interfering in our elections. He responded “They’re doing it as we sit here” during his 2019 congressional testimony.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Heads up: The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence the midterms — using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.
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Ed@Retired In CrazyTimes @ed-retired.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/r...
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. • Florida Phoenix
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This take is conservative, Danish, and very much correct.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The surest sign that a majority SCOTUS decision was moral, fair, and based on existing law:
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 15/09/2026
Bad day for anyone whose election strategy begins with “What if fewer people voted?”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Of course Alito and Thomas dissent like the whiny pains in the ass they are.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 15/09/2026
Colbert’s acceptance speech stayed away from political jibes or any comments about CBS, and instead served as a plea to the industry to hire his former staffers.
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Stephen Colbert’s Canceled Late Show Wins Best Variety Series Emmy
Colbert’s acceptance speech stayed away from political jibes or any comments about CBS, and instead served as a plea to the industry to hire his former staffers.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Safe to say the people of Kentucky are not being represented properly
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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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“.. Of course they didn’t know. No one knew it was coming. .. It’s a bad idea. There’s no need for it economically and it looks desperate politically.” @washingtonsun.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social washingtonsun.com/congress/key...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 13/09/2026
'Ordinary citizens do not want to be sent to a war with no end in sight': Russian men consider exile
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'Ordinary citizens do not want to be sent to a war with no end in sight': Russian men consider exile
Amid the threat of renewed conscription, some Russian men of fighting age have purchased plane tickets and are ready to leave if a general mobilization is declared after the elections scheduled for September 18 to 20. Georgia, Armenia and Serbia are the most popular destinations.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Statement from Irish President Catherine Connolly. Ireland, a country that suffered through colonialism and genocide at the hands the English, apparently, has little patience for Donald Trump's embrace of both colonialism and genocide. And President Connolly told him straight to his orange face.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
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‘Serial Killer Empire’: US Kills 3 in Boat Strike, Bringing Trump Murder Count in ‘Make-Believe War’ to 230 | Common Dreams
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends deadly boat bombings in the Caribbean, claiming to target "narco-terrorists."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/09/2026
📬 The DOJ and USPS have said Trump's mail-voting order wouldn't affect overseas voters, including military members. Now, a nonpartisan network of former military and civilian leaders warns a new USPS rule based on that order could actually disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of them.
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Thousands of overseas voters could be disenfranchised by Trump mail voting rule, advocates warn
The fate of the USPS rule currently hangs in the balance before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is disgusting, horrible and disrespectful, but I hadn't expected anything else from Trump….
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/09/2026
trump has a fundamentally zero sum view of the world. if you trade something you are, in his view, losing something. there can be no positive sum gain.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
Donald Trump and Joe Biden at 9/11 ceremonies today. Trump in DC. Biden in NYC. (REUTERS)
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tough chart from Bilello.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026
Yesterday, I was proud to stand with New York’s labor movement to rally for worker power and demand a city that works for all of us, not just the wealthiest few.
Mayor Mamdani embraces a worker in an orange vest.
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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/09/2026
Some sacrifices are too profound for words. On 9/11, the men and women of the FDNY showed us what extraordinary courage looks like — answering the call when our city needed them most.
Mayor Mamdani, FDNY Commissioner Bonsignore and other officials stand with their hands over their hearts. In front of them, portraits of fallen FDNY members blow in the wind
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
LMAO -- Mike Johnson claims of Trumpapalooza that "every seat all the way to the rafters is full" as the camera pans out and shows gobs of empty seats
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/09/2026
NEW: A new audit by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms.
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U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds
An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterm...
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God @thegodshow.com · 08/09/2026
The only reason that some people are demanding Mayor Mamdani skip the 9/11 ceremony is pure Islamophobia. Period.
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