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Cynthia Kaplan @cynthiakaplan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The thing about lying is that because your brain is being asked to say something nonsensical, it glitches on the most fundamental bits of language.

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Zak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

100%. There is a huge failure by the DC press corps, and if it was any other president, of either party, they would definitely be reporting it.

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Cynthia Kaplan @cynthiakaplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

His job is not to be hopeful, his job is to fix shit.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026

You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026

NEWS: Donald Trump’s own nephew, Fred Trump, is publicly calling out his uncle’s lies about 9/11, saying Trump’s claim that he brought a crew of workers to Ground Zero “so offends me that I need to speak out.”

Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X from Fred Trump (@FredTrump_) that reads:

“There are two reports out today that relate to the tragedy of 9/11. I will comment on them today because doing so on the 25th anniversary this Friday would take away from the solemn memories. I try not to comment personally about my uncle, but his claim that he brought a crew of workers to help at the sight so offends me that I need to speak out. He was not building a “big building “ at the time. The only crew he claimed to bring to the site would have been secretarial and accounting employees from Trump Tower I knew many of them, and pretty sure they were not capable physically to help (if they could, I am sure they would try). Regarding the US Steel Building, ironically, the grandfather of a very close friend of mine was one of the original engineers- the bldg was built strong. Second, the brother of a partner of mine was an engineer that was immediately called to perform an inspection. While people were originally concerned, it was eventually cleared for occupancy- not creaking and ready to fall. I hope this brings some truth to that story. The second story will follow. FT @NicolleDWallace @ErinBurnett @VaughnHillyard @ErinBurnett @kaitlancollins @MaraGay @RogerLau @HReneeHarvey”

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’m hoping decency will prevail this round.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Trump, empowered by SCOTUS, entered office convinced he could do insider trading, sell pardons and favors, take bribes, steal and openly flout the law. Now, with the prospect of investigations looming, he is growing ever more fearful that he miscalculated.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Decades before Dolly Parton helped fund research supporting Moderna's Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, she raised money for people with HIV and AIDS and joined the 90s "Break the Silence" campaign promoting AIDS awareness, sex education & condom use - at a time when doing so in country music took courage.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The company that killed bookstores is now killing books, literally.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026

Mamdani: "If a New Yorker looks at what ICE is doing and wants to see more of it, they should vote for Bruce Blakeman, who has created his own militia in Nassau County. If they look at what ICE is doing and they are shocked by the inhumanity and cruelty, they should vote for Gov. Kathy Hochul."

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW

On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/07/2026

If you're NOT registered to vote but you're eligible, register RIGHT NOW, and share the link below with everyone you know. To hell with these liars. We are going to win. www.vote.org/register-to-...

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ken Paxton recently bought 3 Utah luxury condos worth $1.6 million. He then put them in a blind trust that shares an address with the Dallas home he appears to be sharing with a woman who is not his wife.

nytimes.com

Ken Paxton Bought 3 Utah Condos, Adding to a $9 Million Real Estate Portfolio

The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: "I don't understand how people can be afraid of a fat elderly man who wears apricot makeup, his hair done up like Tippi Hedren in The Birds and sits in a court room and moans and groans and complains”

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/05/2026

Dear media, You don't have to say "E Jean Carroll accused Trump of defamation and rape." You can say "Trump defamed and raped E Jean Carroll." It's been adjudicated. Thank you

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 13/07/2026

"Winning reveals your skill. Losing reveals your character." Here's Haaland's philosophy going into the World Cup: you have to find enjoyment amidst the pressure. And Haaland's post-loss interview: defending the very guy who knocked Norway out with 2 goals. He's a class act through & through. 🇳🇴🏆

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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The Strait of Hormuz was opened every single day of the eight years of the Obama administration. And we didn't have to bomb anyone to achieve that goal. Iran also never acquired a nuclear weapon in those 8 Obama years. And we didn't have to bomb anyone to achieve that goal.

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CASW @sciencewriting.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thursday! Join our Connector Chat for tips on covering extreme weather amidst a changing data landscape, featuring climate reporter @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social , @capitalweather.com's Jason Samenow, and statistician Christopher Wikle, moderated by @reginanuzzo.bsky.social Register bit.ly/weather-chat

What we no longer know: Reporting on Extreme Weather with Unreliable Federal Data. Register at https://bit.ly/weather-chat

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Who imagined winning the Senate might go through South Carolina? Donate, support and volunteer @drannieandrews.com TODAY.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026

NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

propublica.org

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

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ShellsTheMerryZionist @stayscathed.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Listening to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social and Ambassador Samantha Power discuss the 751,000 people, mostly children, who have died due to DOGE cuts & I just want to tell every leftist who didn’t vote for Harris because “genocide” to go fuck themselves.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Heather Cox Richardson for Maine Senate. If she is willing to do it.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Ossoff: While the people pay more than ever for groceries and housing and health care, he builds a monument to himself. While a cancer patient loses health coverage, he adorns his office in gold. Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Like twice a day now I read a headline that makes me remember that time I went to Versailles with my mom, and she looked around and went, “They had it coming.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Heads up to the moms whose SNAP benefits just got cut

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Cynthia Kaplan @cynthiakaplan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

TWO wrongs? TWO? This idea that a woman is somehow a party to her own abortion is both a metaphor and not a metaphor. It's true, but it's also how the GOP feel about every victim of every crime.

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Cynthia Kaplan @cynthiakaplan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Uber has the same clause. You don't have to even be in the Uber, have called the Uber, or had anything to do with the Uber in questions. If you have an Uber account, the clause applies.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.

The former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on post-
traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more com-
mon and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than
combat veterans. He wrote me, “The science on the subject is pretty
clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about
four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a moment— being raped is four times more psy-
chologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and
blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural nar-
ratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow he-
roic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater.”

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Karen Monroy @karenmonroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is how the NAZIS did it- minus the website part

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

unnoticed by whom, npr

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 23/05/2026

If this was a blind ballot and you only saw a campaign's backers, which side would you pick? But this isn't a hypothetical. On the left are Xavier Becerra's backers. Tom Steyer's endorsements on the right.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 20/05/2026

Nancy Mace’s legislation to ban naturalized citizens from government service is hateful, it is insulting to our country’s history, and it is rooted in racism. I call on all my colleagues — including my Republican colleagues who are naturalized citizens — to condemn this.

Jayapal Statement on Hateful Mace Legislation to Ban Naturalized Citizens from Government Service

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I'm quoted in Margaret Sullivan's excellent piece suggesting 5 ways the news outlets can upgrade their political coverage and stop getting manipulated by liars. I especially like: "Don’t put lies or falsehoods into headlines or news alerts." @sulliview.bsky.social

margaretsullivan.substack.com

Five ways the media can do better in this critical moment

Plus: ABC and Disney push back against Trump, and a hopeful sign for a rescheduled White House Correspondents' celebration

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Cynthia Kaplan @cynthiakaplan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The first half hour of @velshi.com this morning should be required listening for all Americans. He and his guest, @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social knocked the breath out of me. We have a lot of fucking work to do.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Excited to live in a country where you can mail someone a handgun but not an abortion pill

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