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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still have elections, but under conditions that are not equal and not fair.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ohio, we know what’s at stake in this election. This year, mail-in ballots need to be received by Election Day. Send it in at least 10 days early or drop it off at your county Board of Elections to make sure your vote is counted.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 11/10/2026
The “Jane Doe” who filed a lawsuit against Cornell for sexual assault has been criticized for her changing story. Why do some sexual assault survivors do that? A psychologist explains how the brain responds to trauma, sometimes making it difficult for survivors to fully process their experience.
theconversation.com
Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying
The brain’s acute response to the trauma of sexual assault can block a person’s ability to accurately assess what they experienced.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Engage the base. Persuade the middle. Alienate the opposition, better yet, expose precisely how sick and evil they are.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Construction workers in #SanDiego stood up to ICE agents who tried to kidnap their co-workers on the job site...workers stopped their job, helped their co-workers get away and demanded that ICE leave." Source Stop ICE: www.instagram.com/p/DeQGKxtv4Pq/
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If and when we get the truth and reconciliation process, and an American Nuremberg underway, the number of Trump lackeys who will say “I was only following orders” will rival that of the Nazis after World War II
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10/10/2026
Trump says he’s on the ballot in November. Nearly 50% of Americans have a very unfavourable opinion of him. Republicans, brace yourselves.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm the anti-Flock camera candidate. Mike 'Mass Surveillance' Rogers wants to surveil you without your consent. He wants 10% of what Google has on you.
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pipeline CEO Turned Senator Wants to Limit States’ Power to Block Pipelines readsludge.com/2026/10/09/p...
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Pipeline CEO Turned Senator Wants to Limit States’ Power to Block Pipelines
Sen. Alan Armstrong holds tens of million in stock in Williams Companies, the company he led, plus performance awards that could pay him up to $32.5 million. Williams has publicly backed his bill.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/10/2026
Nearly 12,000 book bans took place in schools over the past year. Here in Illinois, we were the first to fight back and ban those very book bans. We stand for free expression, diverse ideas, and the right to see ourselves in the books we read.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
a big part of ossoff's rhetorical success is it doesnt contain the compromise and caveats that are a baked-in part of democratic party rhetoric. theres no pretending that his opponent is just misguided or will be pulled back from the edge by "the good republicans." ossoff is saying "fuck this guy"
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2026
Facebook turned outrage into profit, and America paid the price. In his review of 'The Social Reckoning,' @sonnybunch.bsky.social examines how Zuckerberg's algorithm fed users ragebait and pushed them toward extremism. lnk.thebulwark.com/4yht3lV?utm_...
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Whoever wins the governorships in the battleground states will certify the 2028 presidential election. There are election deniers running, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. We've got to beat them. My new NYT op-ed:
nytimes.com
Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans. (Gift Article)
The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.
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Phillip Anderson @phillipanderson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Things do typically, not always, tend to tighten a bit right before E-day. And sometimes the bottom just drops out. This is looking more and more like a “bottom drops out” situation. We’ll know more in a few weeks, but, holy shit, this dude looks cooked af
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
PA-07's Ryan Mackenzie: — Lied about his age on Tinder — "Embellished" his business career — Scrubbed his opposition to "forever wars" from campaign’s site — Voted 6th times to keep up the Iran war The Tinder lie is silly, but the expanding war isn’t.
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In a Pennsylvania congressional swing district, a Republican incumbent faces allegations over embellishing résumé
Ryan Mackenzie, running for re-election, is accused of ‘fabricating’ a career in the real estate industry
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 08/10/2026
RIP Margaret Hamilton. Lead software engineer for the Apollo program. Here she is standing next to the code she wrote to send humans to the moon. Barack Obama gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...
Margaret Hamilton. Lead software engineer for the Apollo program. Here she is standing next to the code she wrote to send humans to the moon.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
At least 81 U.S. military aircraft totaling as much as $3.3 billion have been lost or damaged since the Iran war began.
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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not a legal expert but seems like “adherence to originalism” has been highly selective, not remotely “blind.”
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 03/10/2026
In addition to being America’s top economic commentator, Paul Krugman is also an excellent interviewer. @gelliottmorris.com and I had a fantastic conversation with him on the midterm metrics we’re looking at, including the generic ballot, primary turnout, special elections, and more. Watch here!
the-downballot.com
Paul Krugman discusses the midterms with David Nir and Elliott Morris
We separate the signal from the noise with the must-read commentator
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election? Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. My new piece:
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What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?
Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hegseth seems more intent on waging war against the Pentagon than against Iran. @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
newyorker.com
Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War
The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress’s top target.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let’s go win this Sandusky County!
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
State of the US Economy: Poor: 44% Fair: 31% Good: 19% Excellent: 3% YouGov / Sept 28, 2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026
Voters have begun to wake to the fact that America has a genuine maniac at the helm, and one who has bogged down the economy to boot. Spotlighting his criminal and authoritarian behavior today intensifies these concerns. This time really might be the time:
lnk.thebulwark.com
Impeach Him Again
There’s never been a better time.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
this Pete Hegseth speech is indistinguishable from parody. words fail to describe the absurdity. here he's talking about governors coming to the Pentagon to grovel to him and Trump so they can be rewarded with a new military base
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The fact that Pete Hegseth remains Defense secretary is a moral failing of our nation.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?
meidasnews.com
Eric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith Faceplant
A glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the largest data centers in the world is being built in Bowling Green because Jon Husted gave tax cuts to a company worth trillions of dollars.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEWS: Jack Smith hearing backfires on Republicans. Republican Senator storms out. Katie Britt caught too stunned to speak. Worst hearing to date. Meanwhile, Trump's senior advisor is bracing for a f*cking rough midterm cycle, a survivor speaks to me about sexual violence on college campuses.
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NEWS: Jack Smith Hearing Blows Up in GOP's Face, Trump Adviser Braces for "F**king Rough" Midterms, Survivor Speaks Out, and More
Good evening.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is how you write a headline about the Eric Schmitt hearing debacle. @rollingstone.com
MAGA Senator Humiliated After Attempt to Corner Jack Smith Backfires Comically
Sen. Eric Schmitt thought he was nailing the special counsel on a conspiracy theory — but he mixed up his basketball teams

By Jack Crosbie

September 29, 2026
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Official monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year!
a graph of US monthly solar generation
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
Russia’s shadow war against the West is escalating. At the same time, figures with ties to Moscow keep turning up around Trump’s inner circle. Evan Gershkovich tells @timmiller.bsky.social why it’s a counterintelligence nightmare.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Daaaang www.pressherald.com/2026/09/27/i...
Portland Press Herald Editorial Board headline:

It’s Maine’s turn to be concerned about Susan Collins | Editorial
The senator’s complacent response to open allegations of bribery sends voters a very clear and disrespectful message.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 28/09/2026
Decades of walls, checkpoints and Israeli military restrictions have made Palestinian suffering largely invisible to Israelis. The new documentary “NAZA” is the latest (but not the first) attempt to break that blockade. theconversation.com/in-naza-isra...
theconversation.com
In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation
Barriers, checkpoints and surveillance have made the plight of Palestinians easier to keep hidden. But thanks to films like ‘NAZA,’ that’s starting to change.
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Urvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026
There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
"Most presidents engage in diplomacy in order to advance the interests of the United States and/or their political standing and that of their party. Trump, though, mostly seems to chase the narcissistic thrill of standing on the world stage and feeling important."
publicnotice.co
Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 27/09/2026
Students with disabilities (and their parents and guardians) rely on federal protections when schools fail them. But now cuts to the Education Department’s civil rights office have left thousands of complaints dismissed without investigation. theconversation.com/what-civil-r...
theconversation.com
What civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This headline is upside down & not direct enough. Change their tune? It's an enormous flip flop. Say that. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now

As their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/09/2026
Republicans and Democrats alike over the weekend criticized a White House official for a social media post.
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'You have no shame': Conservative fury hits Trump official over lavish party video
Republicans and Democrats alike over the weekend criticized a White House official for a social media post.Meghan McCain had a short response for Dan Scavino, a top White House aide, after he posted a video of himself partying."One of my friends couldn't afford air conditioner this summer," John McC...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If the nation wasn’t led by madmen, this would be a huge story. As it is, Trump’s offer to sell weapons to our most powerful adversary is just another sign of America’s national suicide.
nytimes.com
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump’s trade war with Canada could intensify the headwinds Republicans are navigating ahead of the November midterms, with its effects poised to reverberate in northern battleground states with crucial Senate races Justine McDaniel www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
latimes.com
Trump's trade war with Canada adds a challenge in Senate races
The dispute stands to heighten voters' economic worries and add to the GOP's political challenge in dead-heat races, analysts say.
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brianmoore2.bsky.social @brianmoore2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We must never let him forget this
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