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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14h
NEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This seems like a very bad idea
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
Do you know how hard it is to lose the war if you're the United States? It's about as unlikely as bankrupting a casino.
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record-guy59.bsky.social @record-guy59.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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rollingstone.com
Colorado's Elections Chief Took on Trump. She Needed Extra Security As She Gave Birth
Colorado’s secretary of state can say with certainty: “The MAGA threat environment follows us through every step of life.”
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Dave 86-47 @bulldogdemocrat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nailed it. 🔨
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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Tom Powell Jr @tompowelljr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: During a rally just now, Trump invited Iran to “take out Los Angeles and San Diego,” saying it would be a “small price to pay.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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IslandMapleTree @buttermaple.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
nytimes.com
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
meidasnews.com
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Susan Collins has been lying to us for almost 30 years.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026
He’s got numbers nobody’s seen, facts nobody can verify, and confidence nobody can explain.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Mark Tolman (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 🖖 @mtolman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is true, that's what makes it both funny and sad.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE-Gestapo killers shot and injured a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas whilst he was doing his job. I’ll say it again, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
nbcnews.com
Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump's stock-trading is out of control. A president is supposed to govern for the benefit of the entire country — not for his own financial benefit.
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Eileen @eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
POTUS loses credibility, with normal every day Americans, when he bans the Press from the White House. I think CNN, NBC, etc. should start reporting the truth about Trump as a reaction to being banned.
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wylddane.bsky.social @wylddane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What could possibly go wrong. Unbelievable.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Supreme Court's "shadow docket" allows justices to effectively make rulings in secret without explaining their decisions. Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court? www.propublica.org/article/supreme-…
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
He’s got a point!
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The last 30 mins of the fundraiser. Any support appreciated. 113km done and hospital nearly fully funded www.happydoggo.com/tinas-hospit...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Per today's CPI report, Trump's war with Iran has caused an inflation bomb: Gas prices are up 27% compared to last year, airfare is up 23%, and fuel is up a jaw-dropping 52%. We are all paying the price for his warmongering.
theguardian.com
US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs
Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In case anyone is still unclear they put him over the country
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Don't let this fly under the radar: Trump has reportedly made between $1.5M to $4.4M from his oil stockholdings since the start of his Iran War. As gas prices skyrocket, he is personally profiting from your pain at the pump. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-oil-g…
cnbc.com
Trump's oil investments have gained millions during Iran war as his accounts keep trading
Donald Trump retained major oil and gas investments as the Iran war has moved energy markets. CNBC analyzed his holdings
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FED UP! @val.sheshed.rocks · 08/09/2026
I’m sick of this shit! I’m sick of his incompetence. Congress better act now! This idiot has access nuclear codes and is not fit to be President…never has been. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, we are #FedUp and need to remove him from office in January. Period! #SheShed #Pinks
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
nytimes.com
After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Barack Obama had done this, every Sunday show would have talked about nothing else.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/09/2026
When 3M scientist Kris Hansen discovered that a chemical the company produced was in the blood of the general public, her bosses questioned her work. Yet all along, some people inside the company had known the same thing. Listen to this excerpt:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
2. Yes, you can check. He actually said this.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Diesel prices have officially hit a record high.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s no legitimate purpose for ICE to have this information. There are a ton of nefarious ones, though.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/09/2026
From PN: Are voters finally realizing GOP presidents are disasters? "Trusting the Republicans more on the economy at this point is like trusting Sean Combs to be your babysitter ... "
publicnotice.co
Are voters finally realizing GOP presidents are disasters?
Michael Tomasky makes the case that they are.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When this nation’s first president chopped down one cherry tree, he was honest and contrite. When the current president chopped down a slew of cherry trees, he did so in violation of a court order—and didn’t give a shit.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is legitimately hilarious. Dude is so oblivious and surrounded by sycophants that he can’t understand he’s the problem.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/08/2026
If this enrages you, it should. And you’re not alone. The 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is facing disciplinary charges instead of receiving the mental health services he needs. 👀
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yeah, he posted this!
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