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ACLU @aclu.org · 4h
Secretary Hegseth announced that the Pentagon plans to livestream the military's first execution in more than six decades, carried out by firing squad. Turning an execution into a public spectacle only exposes how cruel, barbaric, and immoral the death penalty is. We must end the death penalty.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 5h
It doesn’t much matter if only a small number of men hurt women if the vast majority of “good” ones are unwilling to do anything about it.
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I Know Why Cornell Was the Tipping Point
Thirty years ago, my mother told me to never be alone with a group of boys—even if they were my friends.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something
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cpflory.bsky.social @cpflory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Colorado Sun brings the receipts...it appears there might be plenty of grifting going on. What a surprise 🙃
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 08/10/2026
Last week, the EPA held a hearing on its proposal to remove the agency’s authority to regulate the power sector’s heat-trapping emissions, which would be a massive blow to fighting climate change. Here’s UCS’s Rachel Cleetus’s testimony in that hearing:
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My Testimony Opposing the EPA's Proposal to Stop Regulating Power Plant Global Warming Pollution
Last week, the EPA held a public hearing on its proposal to entirely remove the agency's authority to regulate the power sector’s heat-trapping emissions under the Clean Air Act. If finalized, this would be a huge blow to efforts to protect people from the rapidly worsening impacts of climate change
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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/10/2026
In our latest report, we identified 76 ways that the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda is making our democracy increasingly unrecognizable. We've also laid out the roadmap for the next Congress to investigate this onslaught on our civil rights and course correct.
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Mass Deportations Are Breaking Our Democracy. Here’s How.
ACLU breaks down key findings from our latest report on mass deportations' impact on democracy.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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cpflory.bsky.social @cpflory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unfit to Serve anntelnaes.substack.com/p/unfit-to-s...
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Unfit to Serve
Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made headlines by offering this vision of the military: “No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals.” Inspired by this wisdom, we’...
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As warned, Trump isn't using his new powers under the recently passed sanctions law to further punish Russia. Just the opposite: U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
WATCH: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica revealed the existence of the case for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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cpflory.bsky.social @cpflory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂😂😂
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cpflory.bsky.social @cpflory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee anntelnaes.substack.com/p/jack-smith...
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Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Republicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MTG has really been going after her own.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning...” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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Jena Griswold @jenagriswold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thankful to have Ken Salazar's support! "Colorado needs an Attorney General with the courage to fight for the rule of law and for the people of Colorado. Jena Griswold is that fighter. I am proud to endorse and support her for Colorado AG." ~Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General 1999-2005
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 28/09/2026
An unelected political appointee is disobeying the will of Congress & the rule of law by withholding funds for programs approved with bipartisan support. Blatantly unconstitutional. Flagrantly anti-science. The latest example of authoritarianism from the Trump admin.
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center bill
Republican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision.
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cpflory.bsky.social @cpflory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Of course. "Trump aligned America with an industry that is still plagued by the very criminality that he said he was fighting by arresting Mr. Maduro." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
At the height of the ICE raids earlier this year, agents in armored military vehicles rolled through residential neighborhoods. Masked agents patrolled public parks and stationed themselves outside elementary schools; squadrons of ICE agents snatched pedestrians off the streets. 🧵
Federal agents line up in front of community members at the scene where federal agents fatally shot a man while trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 28/09/2026
Today, the Trump administration finalized a rollback of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks. This move effectively kills the nation's CAFE standards, a program that has saved drivers $321 billion in fuel costs since 2010. Read UCS Statement: act.ucs.org/46NApCk
“The federal government’s decision to gut fuel economy standards is a handout to automakers and oil companies that will strap American consumers already struggling with an affordability crisis...Weakening these standards means drivers will spend more on fuel while having fewer options to choose efficient vehicles."
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is stealing your taxpayer dollars to pay for campaign ads. It’s illegal, shameful, and wrong. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 27/09/2026
Surveillance is not safety. Flock cameras are tracking Texans everywhere they drive, all without a warrant. Our freedom and privacy shouldn't be the price we pay for Big Tech's surveillance network.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“From Bordeaux to Paris, via Rennes in Brittany and Die in the southeast, thousands – 120,000, according to organizers – turned out ‘for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.’”
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Danger! Danger!! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
please read
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Johnson: "When people are promising free things to you, you must ask what the real price is. It's your freedom. It will drive costs up. It will make people more dependent upon govt, & that's the communist's ultimate goal." (Trump literally just proposed giving people $5k if they vote Republican...)
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UPDATE | A call shortly after midnight about three suspicious vehicles traveling towards a base used by the U.S. Air Force in England led to the arrest of five men early Sunday morning, the Gloucestershire police said. www.stripes.com/branches/air...
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Counterterrorism unit investigates after five arrested near RAF Fairford
Police in the United Kingdom evacuated homes in a village next to a military installation used by the U.S. Air Force after arresting several men.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
DILLEY DETENTION CENTER NUMBER 2 Call it a “staging facility” all you want. The contract says detention. There’s playground equipment behind the fence. And Dilley has already held children far beyond the roughly 20-day Flores limit. Now they’re building “Dilley 2.” We know what this is!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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cpflory.bsky.social @cpflory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Two for Tuesday nickanderson.substack.com/p/two-for-tu...
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Two for Tuesday
President Trump’s attack on the freedom of the press is so blatantly unconstitutional that I figure it deserves two cartoons.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week
At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Hairball 😡🙄😡🙄🌊✊ @hairball-redux.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is horrific. This man was shot in the back by ICE and has been taken out of the hospital and put back in detention, *with the bullet still in his back and his entire left side paralyzed.* He was forced to sleep on the floor and given no pain medication. www.macombdaily.com/2026/09/22/i...
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Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney says
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was being held Tuesday at a federal center in South Texas.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
Fire stations are paying more and waiting longer for new trucks. Why? A few big corporations bought up the fire truck industry and jacked up costs. That's not right. Corporate greed can't come before public safety.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TALARICO: “The richest 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. 3 dudes (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined… they aren’t just buying yachts and jets anymore. They’re now buying power.” 🇺🇸 (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...
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GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
The challenges facing our cities may span borders, but so do the ideas that can solve them.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
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Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot
Over 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'IOWANS HAVE HAD ENOUGH!': Dem Senate nominee @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social blasts GOP rival Hinson for backing Trump's war youtu.be/2-k8t8TvOZQ?...
Iowa Rep. Josh Turek
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 17/09/2026
🌎 A WIN FOR CLIMATE! The Big Oil immunity bill has been halted for now after the House Judiciary Committee adjourned before bringing it to a vote. The fight is not over, but today we can celebrate continuing to hold polluters accountable for their decades of climate disinformation.
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