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C.S. Lang

@cslpoetry.bsky.social
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Appalachian refugee now residing in the Cape Fear. Lover of Caves, all things literary and diverse. Enemy of MAGA, bigotry and hypocrisy. I'm probably not writing at this moment but I'm thinking about it. (No DMs nor porn s'il vous plait)

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roonj.bsky.social @roonj.bsky.social · 14h
@ms.now @nbcnews.com @cnn.com @newsmax.com @pbsnews.org @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social A laboratory accident in Siberia has triggered an emergency health response after a researcher died from a suspected pneumonic plague infection following a broken test tube at an anti-plague research facility
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News Analysis @newsanalysis.com · 14h
Ukraine plans to increase strikes on Russian oil refineries, President Zelenskiy told Reuters, as a response to Moscow's recent airstrike policy targeting Ukrainian cities. #Ukraine #News
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Ukraine to hit Russian refineries over Moscow's 'new doctrine'
Ukraine plans to increase strikes on Russian oil refineries, President Zelenskiy told Reuters, as a ...
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h
‘Concern’ for the ‘humanitarian’ nature of the ongoing #genocide in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem - never extended to criticism of Israel’s replacement of UNRWA with the system of privatised aid, which killed and injured thousands #albomp #auspol. Why? theconversation.com/privatised-a...
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Privatised aid failed the people of Gaza. The world should learn not to repeat it
New research looking into the US government-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows when aid is handed over to corporations, civilians pay the price.
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Elaine Partnow @epartnow.bsky.social · 14h
Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood apnews.com/article/coll... I feel so sorry for this younger generation. We are leaving them with such a mess. #Liberty&Justice4All
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Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood
Many college students today are feeling anxious about their future. They have concerns about their job prospects, homeownership and impending adulthood.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 15h
Christa Pike and the Absurdity of Humane Execution www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Christa Pike and the Absurdity of Humane Execution
Doctors in Tennessee are attempting to save the life of a woman whom the state just tried to kill.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 15h
<em class="small">ICE</em> Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity
ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 15h
The Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax
Most Democratic voters say that they favor a wealth tax, but a California ballot initiative has plenty of liberal opponents.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 15h
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Vanity of Kings
How the ancient pharaohs attempted to preserve their legacies for eternity.
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nafala25.bsky.social @nafala25.bsky.social · 15h
Pass it on to Melania @axios.com @cnn.com @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 15h
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
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AI Could Worsen a Common Cognitive Trap
Almost everyone knows less than they think.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry
A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Bait and Switch
Fishermen have always exaggerated the size of their catches. But AI has taken the practice to a different level.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/10/2026
A former Florida congressman and political mentor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his role in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government.
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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
Former congressman David Rivera (R-Florida) maintained that, despite a $50 million lobbying contract from Venezuela’s government, he advocated for the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.
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DJ (he, him)🏳️‍🌈 @dmrh0720.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/vid...
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Is James Talarico about to flip Texas for the Democrats? | Politics Weekly America
Jonathan Freedland speaks to James Henson, founder and executive director of the Texas Politics Project, about why a blue wave in the Lone Star state would be seismic
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MI Mary 🐸 @mimary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Two ex-ministers from Orbán era held over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds
Ministers from former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunity
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Wendy the Woke @nomorex61.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“White House wants to redirect the money to a limited set of administration priorities, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing” Congress appropriated these funds and yet the GOP refuses to stand up and do their jobs! Vote the cowards out #Sheshed www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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LoriPica 💙 @loripica.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... What!???? 🤬 HE FKING feels bad for the Cornell 7!!!!!! Let that sink in!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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Trump says ‘I feel badly’ for accused Cornell gang rapists after Hochul announcement
Trump was prosecuted by New York AG Letitia James, who is taking over the Ivy League rape investigation, for business fraud after losing the 2020 election
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump expresses sympathy for Cornell students accused of rape, 'because they won’t get a fair shake' from New York attorney general Letitia James www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural gas pipeline – US politics live
President has claimed pipeline project was part of a deal made last year to lower tariffs on imports from South Korea in return for billions of dollars of investments in the US
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Adam B. Bear 🇨🇦 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @adambear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Doesn't appear to be Trump's best day in destroying America when a GWB Judge in the WDTX rules against him. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas (Gift Article)
The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.
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REBELTEMPLE🌟 @rebeltemple.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brazil’s leading presidential candidates snub TV debate ahead of Sunday’s election apnews.com/article/braz... Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro snubbed a planned debate, depriving 158 million voters from watching them face off. #Occupy #Brazil
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Brazil's leading presidential candidates snub TV debate ahead of Sunday's election
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro have snubbed a final chance to debate ahead of the election.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hancock Public Health Reports Measles Case with Multiple Exposures - Local News share.google/vQdJzw32eBd0...
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Hancock Public Health Reports Measles Case with Multiple Exposures - Local News
(Release from Hancock Public Health) FINDLAY, Ohio — Please be advised that Hancock Public Health has confirmed one (1) measles case in Findlay, Ohio, with exposure in several locations. The individua...
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Not the Orcas, the Sperm Whales this time. When you consider what the Whaling industry did to their species you can understand the blind revenge, Humans are no different. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/au… #SpermWhale #Yachting
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Gang of eight sperm whales sink yacht after ramming boat in South Pacific
Crew described terrifying encounter as they were woken up by “loud thud” as the 52ft vessel was struck
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Right’s Identity Politics Take a Bizarre Turn
MAGA activists are having a meltdown over a throwaway character in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s political ad.
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k8mcgee.bsky.social @k8mcgee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This needs to be permanent 😤 Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region apnews.com/article/bord...
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Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region
A federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Cheat Like Hell”: Can Trump Actually Rig the 2026 Midterms? – Mother Jones share.google/5FMG9LU6a41w...
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“Cheat like hell”: can Trump actually rig the 2026 midterms?
Trump is 0–25 in court on voter rolls. But the real danger may still be ahead. Ari Berman joins the debut episode of “Stress Test” to explain why.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 02/10/2026
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Canada, U.S. failed to properly probe allegations that Russia was behind Havana Syndrome, Bolton says
Former U.S. national security adviser points to Moscow in alleged sonic weaponry attacks on Canadians and U.S. diplomats in Cuba
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thewraithrides.bsky.social @thewraithrides.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump said on Wednesday he has done "a very bad job" of explaining his economic record as his job approval rating ​sags under the weight of high gasoline prices (Reuters) It's hard even for Trump to Weasel-Word out of his miserable economic record!
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Toil And Trouble Media @toilandtroublemedia.com · 02/10/2026
Bold flex for a guy whose base can't read. TnT www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Hegseth’s new ‘field manual’ for troops is filled with his speeches
The 144-page manual was handed out ahead of Hegseth’s ‘State of the Force’ address
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Endicott Author @endicottroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
THIS is what I call Waste, Fraud and Abuse: www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
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‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
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Unofficial Guardian (UK) Bot @guardian-uk-rss.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Feeling wired? The truth about ‘nervous system resets’
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Feeling wired? The truth about ‘nervous system resets’
The internet is full of warnings about our ‘dysregulated’ nervous systems. But, experts say, you don’t need to reset yours – you might just need to make it more flexible. Here’s how (and no, you don’t need an acupressure mat)
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Mirek L @mirek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sending three carrier groups to one small area of the globe, leaving the Pacific and Atlantic exposed, does not seem to be a really good strategy to me. But I’m not a military expert like Trump or Hegseath. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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US sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid stalemate in Iran war
Deployment underscores evolving complexity of Trump’s war against Iran as US midterm elections loom
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InsaneChihuahua @insanechihuahua.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social @houserepublicans.bsky.social @senategop.govpeeps.us @asmrepublicans.bsky.social @cnn.com @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @nbcnews.com @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @politico.com @theatlantic.com @c-span.bsky.social @apnews.com
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(Self) Regulators, mount up! @bankuei.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I keep thinking how the abduction agency snagged up all those workers at the battery plant and fucked up a multi-billion dollar deal. Pretty sure S. Korea is being strict with their demands and wary of this go around as well. lite.cnn.com/2026/10/02/b...
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Trump announced a $54 billion energy investment from South Korea. South Korea said he jumped the gun | CNN Business
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Well-Funded Fight to Keep Latinos Voting Republican www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Well-Funded Fight to Keep Latinos Voting Republican
Amid deportations and Trump’s lagging popularity, one Koch-backed group has recruited Michigan Latinos to reach more than 100,000 voters for the Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Here’s Who Democrats Want to Impeach Next
There’s little desire to go after President Trump again—but lawmakers want to investigate his administration and family.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Time to Consider Becoming a Bricklayer
College degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The GOP’s Culture-War Hail Mary
Will it work?
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?
“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Scientists Once Calculated the Date of Doomsday—and It’s Next Month share.google/klQwumugRAsg...
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Scientists Once Calculated the Date of Doomsday—and It’s Next Month
In 1960, the journal Science published an article in which scientists predicted doomsday would arrive on Friday, November 13, 2026. So should you be worried?
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone Hates Private Equity. Trump Is Bailing It Out. | The New Republic share.google/CGP2i7t2KsC8...
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Everyone Hates Private Equity. Trump Is Bailing It Out.
The industry has become the midterms’ most indelible political symbol for Wall Street’s reckless greed.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right? share.google/kpLtGjjSxEiw...
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Analyst exposes 'dark truth' of how Trump milked cash out of his voters: 'Epic story' - Raw Story share.google/vXfzXwGt3UQX...
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Analyst exposes 'dark truth' of how Trump milked cash out of his voters: 'Epic story'
President Donald Trump has hit on a single dark formula to milk cash out of his supporters, former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes argued to MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday's edition ...
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Review of 'embarrassing' Jack Smith attack texts yields 'remarkable detail': report - Raw Story share.google/DbFEVP30txsW...
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Review of 'embarrassing' Jack Smith attack texts yields 'remarkable detail': report
A new review of text messages behind MAGA Sen. Eric Schmitt’s (R-MO) botched attack on Jack Smith reveals a “remarkable detail," The Hill reported Thursday. Neither basketball team at the center of th...
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAGA Farm Owners Are Finally Seeing the Consequences of Voting for a Deranged President Who Wants to Deport Their Workforce www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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MAGA Farm Owners Are Finally Seeing the Consequences of Voting for a Deranged President Who Wants to Deport Their Workforce
I can’t believe they’re only just realizing how much Trump’s anti-immigrant policies have cost them.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Problem With Trump’s Crime Claims
The president says that his immigration crackdown is behind falling crime rates. The numbers don’t back that up.
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C.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Want to Reform Democracy? Start Here.
A more constrained executive branch could begin to take shape with a smaller pardon power—and a bigger House of Representatives.
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