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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An extremely important oped, as destroying separation of church and state is central to the Catholic Integralist believers on Supreme Court. Secular democracy is heresy. Note Leonard Leo and his Becket Fund NGO are primary in this SCOTUS erosion of democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Opinion | Religion Is the Roberts Court’s Unfinished Business (Gift Article)
This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As Senator Kennedy chomps on his Coo-Coo Puffs.
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TRUMP IS THE “DEEP STATE”, the “War-Monger”, the “Globalist” (profiting from global crime), the “Fascist/Marxist/Communist” authoritarian tyrant, the “Sick political class” who hates America, the “Fake News”, and ALL that which he falsely accuses Democrats of - EXACTLY like Hitler. MAGA Cult buy it.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones issue on the new Jim Crow
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know.
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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MimirTheRememberer @mimirtherememberer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our great Democratic President John F. Kennedy was ASSASSINATED. If Republican CORRUPT CROOK, LIAR, CHEAT, THIEF & CHILD RAPIST Traitor trump wants his name on President Kennedy's Center for the Arts, he can have the same thing happen to him & THEN we'll talk abt his UGLY TRAITOR name going on too.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 TO MY FRIENDS IN CANADA 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Congratulations !!! History made CANADA becomes the First "Associate Member of the EU" SANE AMERICANS STAND WITH YOU 🇨🇦
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jtickel STAND WITH UKRAINE @tickedoff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Judge Michael Luttig, perhaps the nation's most celebrated conservative judge, says that Trump is hellbent on ending democracy and democratic institutions in America, and he marshals the evidence. We ignore him at our own peril. www.huffpost.com/entry/j-mich...
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Conservative Legal Icon Warns Trump Will Soon 'Wage The Final Battle' Against Democracy
J. Michael Luttig warned of a “catastrophic end” to the president’s “war against American democracy” next January.
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@seaeva2023 @seaeva2023.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The White House is attacking FOX News. #PureBliss
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yes... Kids first...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/08/2026
What is lost when the Supreme Court ignores facts established by lower courts and rules from a record that it—and Trump—chooses? Duncan Hosie explores:
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The Supreme Court Isn’t Interested in Facts
In decision after decision, the conservative justices are ignoring the evidentiary record that lower courts have worked hard to establish.
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Melvin E. Edwards @edwards21228.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What if the principles of crimes against humanity had been applied to Jim Crow America? I asked that question — and followed it to its consequences in my debut novel, Nuremberg, Mississippi. mediawelldonellc.com
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M-A.Stay’Legit™️🇨🇦 @bagdmilksowhat.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Weird how the leaders of the Penn State Cocaine Ring… Look nothing like Venezuelan fishermen.
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reginaldedward3 @reginaldedward3.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
They can't help but reveal their true selves. Republican support of the military was just a facade along the lines of the trickle down economic theory, support for small government and taking personal responsibility. Very disconcerting how I was duped in supporting the Republican Party for 36 years.
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
GRIDDABLE #432 I scored 30! 😊 Streak: 39 🦊 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓢ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓡ︎
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/08/2026
We found a 1980 police report labeled “NO PRESS.” A former city detective testified this designation was not unusual. It meant Syracuse University had “put their foot down and said no press for any kind of rape, robbery, burglary” near the school. (Published June)
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The Wrong Man: The Bestselling Author, the Exoneration and the Rape Crisis the Police Ignored
Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he came to be wrongly convicted and how one or more serial rapists operated for y...
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
One of my favorites!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
It’s amazing how many political argument still used today originated with The West Wing.
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.christiancentury.org/features/pos...
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Post-truth Christians
I was taught to stay on guard against the left’s postmodernism. Now it’s the right that seems unwilling to look truth directly in the...
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Salty Mom @thesaltyinkslinger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Brazil, which has one of the highest per-capita incarceration rates in Latin America, stands out for having one of the most formalized and nationwide systems for sentence remission via reading in the world.”
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Brazilian inmates find relief and reduce sentences through reading
Brazil has a nationwide program that lets prisoners cut their sentences by reading books and proving they understood them
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/08/2026
The catering cart memes are doing me in ☠️😭 Please add any I missed in the replies. We need this laugh.
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Shoshie Rules @shoshierules.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Spot on, John...all of this... "Donald Trump is filth. Hatred is a waste. Empathy is the antidote. The world is bigger than America. We are our brother’s keeper. Kindness is the better path. If they’re going to join a cult, I wish it were that kind."
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Journalist and author Katherine Stewart recently wrote about ties between the founder of outbreak-connected Taylor Farms and Capitol Ministries, which indoctrinates public officials with right-wing religious and political ideology 1/12 religiondispatches.org/2026/07/22/l...
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Lettuce Pray
Recent news reports allege the explosive outbreak of cyclospora-induced diarrhea in 34 states can be traced to lettuce produced by Taylor Farms, the largest producer in the country. (In the past day t...
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
GRIDDABLE #424 I scored 29! 😊 Streak: 33 🐍 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓦ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓖ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓗ︎
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is really good. The Parasocial Style in American Politics, Part 2: Witch Hunts and Comfort Blankets www.liberalcurrents.com/the-parasoci...
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The Parasocial Style in American Politics, Part 2: Witch Hunts and Comfort Blankets
As during witch hunts, social media enables a process of rendering people into totemic figures in a war between Good and Evil.
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Allyship @allyship.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James Baldwin
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Last week, the third lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," asked "What is Fascism?" The fourth lecture asks "What is Communism?" Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Read more about the lecture and watch the full recording here: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-co...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
NEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
GRIDDABLE #419 I scored 31! 😊 Streak: 28 🐰 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓢ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓩ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓝ︎
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Aunt Patty @auntpatty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“Are you a communist?” “No I am an anti-fascist” “For a long time?” “Since I have understood fascism.” – Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
@walshfreedom.bsky.social your love for family should be unconditional, not your love for Netanyahu.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"The vandalism is very real...." Karoline Levitt-June 22, 2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/08/2026
The lie lasted longer than the installation.
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
GRIDDABLE #415 I scored 28! 😊 Streak: 24 🐦 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓓ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓦ︎
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 31/07/2026
DOGE took an axe to CISA and left the U.S. exposed to cyber attacks. Thankfully, our experts in Minnesota were able to identify the vulnerability quickly and work with local communities to stop it.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The See-No-Evil Supreme Court
The majority refuses to see evidence of racism.
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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
What we all wanted to say to Rand after the despicable way he treated Dr. Fauci.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wednesday night, Lawrence O'Donnell gave an epic defense of Dr. Fauci while excoriating Rand Paul, Bernie Moreno, and other Republican crisis actors.
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Annemiek 🇺🇦 🇳🇱 🇮🇹 🇵🇸 @annemiekvanmoorst.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
The complete story of how KGB has the Epstein files, why Silicon Valley is so pro-Russian and why Democrats did not do anything about it. It started with Robert Maxwell, then Epstein, now Trump. Sex-trafficking, blackmailing, financial fraud on a big scale european-security.com/the-cesspool...
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The Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair - European Security
In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just do what Mitch would do, Andy, an act done to honor his legacy.
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Who wore it better?
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
BIG Tent Politics❤️🗽💪☮️✝️
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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Van Jones actually makes a good point here. “Supporting Hamas is not progressive. ‘No police, no prisons, no borders’ is not progressive. Celebrating the murder of Israeli civilians is not progressive. These ideas are REGRESSIVE,” Jones insisted. www.mediaite.com/media/news/v...
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Van Jones Tells Progressives: ‘Quit Pooping in the Kool-Aid Bowl And Telling Us That the Turds Are Ice Cubes’
Longtime CNN political commentator Van Jones has had enough of progressives shoving "crazy ideas" down Democrats' throats.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/07/2026
Quick advice to any Democrat running for anything or already in office: Every interview, in fact almost every sentence should end with “Trump crime family” or “corrupt.”
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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