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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 5h
Adios from the public health trenches, where sometimes my best coping strategy is a little laugh— an ounce of prevention if you will 😉 As spotted on campus today, “what doesn’t kill you, mutates and tries again” So mask up, vax up, wash your hands & don’t give evolution extra material 😂 G’night🌙✨
Photo of a square sign on an office wall that reads “What doesn’t kill you, mutates and tries again”. The text is arranged in a circle, and in the center of the circle are drawings of a variety of multicolored pathogens.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
“It wasn’t a mistake”🤔 “Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?” 🤔 @ericschmittmo pathetically attempts to play it off and act like he didn’t publicly humiliate himself in front of the nation today 🤡
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
“Data centers are gonna be very popular”🤔 Trump again makes it clear his loyalty is to the tech oligarchs (who enrich him and his family), not to regular Americans
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 6h
"When you have people in high office who are so focused on enriching themselves, their family members, their friends, or their donors, then what it means is that they're not actually doing the job to make life more affordable," said Hakeem Jeffries. to.pbs.org/4iRS3vW
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Affordability and accountability top priorities if Democrats take House, Jeffries says
The latest polling shows Democrats with a solid shot of regaining control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. If they do, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries could become Speak...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h
Trump's DOJ wants to deploy 1,000 election monitors for the midterms. But are they all trained personnel? “The same people that you saw on the streets in Minneapolis are the people who I am worried they are going to say are now the monitors from the DOJ,” Marc Elias says.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5h
Pete Hegseth is reducing the total number of positions for general and flag officers by as much as 20 percent, aka hundreds of leaders. Because who needs leadership when you’re in the middle of a losing war, right?
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5h
When the edible kicks in and you’re stuck listening to Eric Schmitt talk about sports ball and John Kennedy talk about the Easter Bunny
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h
No AI Government Guardrails: if we leave it up to Trump Listen to this man 🤦🏽‍♂️ "They're really going to be policing each other... It's going to be very, very safe and there's a self-policing and there's also a group policing and it's going to be great."
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 5h
We will investigate 👏 every 👏 penny! From the crypto schemes, to insider trading, to back room deals – this is clearly one of most corruption Administrations in American history.
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Strider @reluctantranger.bsky.social · 5h
Just learning about this. Fuck you, Cornell.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5h
Really something to have this be your takeaway from the last decade of American culture
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Opinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think.
If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h
Our supporters called America .gov “Selective Intelligence.” We agree. They’re rushing to change its answers to match what Trump wants to hear.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 5h
“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...
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Battle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentary
McCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5h
Iowa farmers are desperately trying to tell leaders how difficult the economy has become for small business owners. Instead of listening, Trump blames Democrats for high prices and calls polls showing competitive Congressional races "fake."
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Trump says the polls are “fake.” Iowa farmers say they’re “bleeding money.”
As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5h
In Poland, leaders are warning that Russia is planning a major attack to test NATO. to.pbs.org/4hAGozt
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Poland braces for potential confrontation as Russia tests NATO defenses
Estonia formally accused Russia of an arson attack on a robotics company this past August that it said was part of a wave of Russian sabotage across Europe. In Poland, leaders are warning that Russia ...
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h
Sigh... it bears repeating: imagine if a Democrat had pulled that shit today in a congressional hearing. Every major newspaper editorial board in the country would be calling for their resignation, and Jake Tapper, through tears, would spend a chunk of his show asking what our country has become.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
🧑‍🌾 “Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket… Democrats could win in several once-reliably Republican states…”
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"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa
Trump's policies have cause severe financial problems for farmers. Iowa is especially vulnerable.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 5h
This is a strange looking creature.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5h
I no longer believe in the Easter bunny, either.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Dan Jago @dj1au.bsky.social · 13h
He and Vance will be perfect for each other.😏
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JEEMS, dog servant @jamesfrye.bsky.social · 17h
the funniest thing about this is it comes mere hours after an axios piece touting him as a vp candidate for vance www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...
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Sen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028
Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy.
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Trevor Foster @darthfos.bsky.social · 17h
A proper chairman would make Schmitt apologize & retract his knowingly false allegations but they won't because they got their short viral moment that the right will put out on blast. This is why there needs to be reforms & actual consequences for Senators who do this kind of garbage.
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 17h
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Oh, look, that movie's on where a woman calmly and
intelligently warns the country not to hire a plainly unqualified
person for an important job.WOMEN
TOO EMÓTIONAL FOR POLITICS

Hillary Clinton- Deposed for 11 hours...did not flinch.
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Rewa @rainbowpray.bsky.social · 17h
Compare Klobuchar and Schmitt, who is more emotional? They say women cant lead. He came in with fake information, called a public servant dirtbag, and implied something that never happened. Klobuchar hit him with the truth while being composed and used adult language in a hearing.
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jane57lisa @jane57lisa.bsky.social · 17h
He deserves to be banished from the hearing! A sitting US Senator maligned and lied about Smith and called him a dirtbag. That demends more than an apology. Schmitt should be ejected and not allowed back into the hearing. When did Congress stop believing in accountability?
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GET OUT OF MY WAY! @getoutofmyway.bsky.social · 17h
Schmittbag. Amy was SENSATIONAL.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology"
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David @davidicw.bsky.social · 16h
If the Senate was a reputable body Schidtt would be disciplined for his lies., cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/09/im-o...
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I Could Be Wrong.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h
What a fucking embarrassment
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 23h
Daily Reminder: SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22h
🏛️ The Supreme Court’s fall term has officially kicked off. The Court will decide which cases it will hear over the coming months. This time around, some of them could impact U.S. democracy. Here are the voting rights and elections cases we’ll be looking out for:
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Supreme Court could take up these critical election cases as new term begins
The decisions made at Monday's "long conference" could have a huge impact on American democracy.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h
How was a Nevada Republican with a 30-year mortgage on a $565,000 home able to loan his Congressional campaign $1.6 million? We don't know, because he has repeatedly failed to submit required financial disclosures that would illuminate his personal financial position.
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The mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for Congress
David Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22h
Trump’s attack on the free press is so transparent that we can all see through it. It’s not about national security, it’s about his inability to deal with criticism. Without a free press, we lose our ability to keep track of what our government is up to. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
Why won’t network evening news broadcasts show their audience video of Trump dozing off during press events in the Oval Office in the middle of the day while people are talking, as he’s done dozens and dozen of times? Is that not newsworthy? Is it impolite? Will you lose access?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
I guess the point is that Roger Marshall wants to keep this story in the news cycle as long as possible. Nice work.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21h
I love this woman. Chuck Schumer, you need to wake your ass up and realize you got an actual boss running for the Senate in Florida. Send her campaign more money immediately.
Tweet from Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon: “Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR”
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h
If the US had such good intelligence on the RAF Fairford suspects, then why did it take a 999 call to arrest the guys? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot
US secretary of state, who offered no evidence for claims, also says many people ‘disturbed’ that five suspects released on bail
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's currency falls to a new record low as the war in the Middle East further erodes Tehran's economic stability. @apnews.com
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21h
A joint project of Home of the Brave and VoteVets: A compilation of Trump's promises that the Iran war he started would be over soon, at AboutTwoWeeks.com. And an excellent short new video showing Trump’s broken promises of peace, which can be spread far and wide. open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...
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How long until the Iran War ends? “About two weeks.”
Donald Trump says it all the time. So we decided to fact-check.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h
Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.
Rep. Jamie Raskin

@RepRaskin
This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. 

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 21h
1. SCOOP Attorneys for JMSN, the singer whose song “Love Me” was featured without authorization in a taxpayer-funded ad that looked and sounded like a political campaign spot, have sent a cease-and-desist letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. My Story: bit.ly/4hRmFwu
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21h
Trump Crimes on Our Dime. "After six years of Trump’s flagrant corruption, it shouldn’t surprise us that he’s diverting public funds to boost himself and his party. It’s just another legal and moral line he thinks he can cross with impunity." www.thebulwark.com/p/congratula...
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Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor
Your tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21h
JUST FILED: Jack Smith gets the opportunity to share his story -- and his findings in criminal probe of Trump -- at public hearing today Democrats are watching Senate race in Mississippi Another probe is launched into Trump's taxpayer-funded TV ads macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21h
Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington: We have failed to live up to the command in Deuteronomy, “you shall not violate the rights of the alien or the orphan,” and to the words on the Statue of Liberty. And so “we are losing our soul as a nation.” www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-los...
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‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’
What we saw in Springfield, Ohio.
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get"
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