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DanPearson365

@danpearson365.bsky.social
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Pro-union, pro-Democrat, pro-science. Anti-Citizens United; get billionaires out of politics. Recovering U.S. House Congressional oversight guy. Wondering where the Constitution went.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The wealthiest in our country should pay their fair share into Social Security. Scrap the cap!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Read every word of this and share it.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.
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Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally
Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Why would a physical search of Omar’s home in 2026 be relevant to or necessary for an investigation into whether her dad filled out a form incorrectly decades ago?
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Kitty Voltaire @kittyvoltaire.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
wapo.st
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I feel like centrists should begin to recognize a pattern: 1) New govt. 2) Fascist disruption. 3) Quavering from centrists. 4) Precipitous decline in polling. 5) New election.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look. On why the press looks away:
data4democracy.substack.com
The Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ Side
This is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so.
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“I was asked not to mention the Times at all. I’m choosing not to honor that norm, b/c silence abt how accountability journalism gets suppressed is itself a form of suppression.” Read the back story of how @nytimes.com and @thebulwark.com killed @adambonica.bsky.social’s piece. What a mf badass.
data4democracy.substack.com
With Fear and Favor
Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
we're at the "they're arming unaccountable masked men with electric torture gloves" stage of fascism
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Trump turns National Parks into "piggy bank" Funding shifts from parks to White House vanity projects macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/trump-turn...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The news should be covering ICE like a serial killer on the loose
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"It's not who votes, but who counts the votes. It's not what the law is, but who the judge is. It's a funhouse mirror of 1000 Roy Cohns." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-dirty-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com
The Dirty Bill
Making a clean break with the technofascist economy.
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Laura Portuondo @lauraportuondo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Nothing will ever count as racist to this court except affirmative action.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The genius of Obama's big speech is this: He effectively stated that Trump/MAGA do not accept the Declaration of Independence's promise of equality. In the battle over our 250th anniversary, we need to put that basic truth squarely on the agenda. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2121...
newrepublic.com
Obama’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Points to a World After MAGA
The 44th president’s library dedication speech was a powerful explication of liberal patriotism—and much-needed repudiation of the Trump/Vance fascist variant.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 19/06/2026
Fortunate Son: Crypto Senator’s Kid, 22, Raises $30 Million www.thenerdreich.com/fortunate-so...
thenerdreich.com
Fortunate Son: Crypto Senator's Kid, 22, raises $30 million
“Welcome to the age of Nepomaxxing.”
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 19/06/2026
A 22-year-old just got a $30 million investment valuing his new futures exchange at $300 million. He graduated Stanford, wrote for Thiel's Stanford Review, interned at Andreessen Horowitz. His mom? Pro-crypto Sen. Gillibrand, D-NY. Bipartisan capture in full bloom. fortune.com/2026/06/18/t...
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Son of pro-crypto New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand raises $30 million to launch a derivatives exchange | Fortune
Lux Capital led the investment, which values the Stanford graduate’s exchange at $300 million.
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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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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🚨MINNESOTA BREAKING🚨 FBI/HSI are targeting legal ICE observers with raids and device seizures. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Keep door closed 🚪 No warrant? Deny entry 🚫 Ask for badge under door 📇 Call a lawyer instantly ⚖️ Stay calm & document everything 📱
BE PREPARED
Have you exercised your constitutional right to observe and protest federal actions in Minnesota?
The FBI may visit you.
FOR CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION SUPPORT:
612-444-2654 - NLG Hotline (Protest related)
612-337-0030 - Legal Rights Center (Hennepin
County)
651-222-4703 Neighborhood Justice Center (Dakota, Ramsey, or Washington Counties)
651-641-1011 - Immigrant Law Center of MN
https://www.legalrightscenter.org/firstdefense/
IF YOU'RE FACING INTIMIDATION OR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS:
https://www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS • DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Watch my sobering discussion with @gillianbrockell.com about 'ICE Air,' and the companies that profit from shuttling shackled immigrant detainees across the country, and/or participate in deporting them to dangerous third countries liks South Sudan.
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ICE Air: Gulags in the Sky
Gillian Brockell on the airlines that profit from Trump's deportation machine
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I think we found the guy passing on the orders to corrupt grand juries from the white house/DOJ to individual federal prosecutors. You’ll want to read this. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/main-...
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Main Justice Fingerprints on Grand Jury Corruption
In recent posts I’ve been explaining how corrupt leadership of the Justice...
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Will Carless, USA TODAY @willcarless.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
ICYMI: I had a pretty big story today: A source leaked me Patriot Front’s internal guidance, membership list, and other documents. More coming …
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/06/2026
BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
AI companies are writing their own constitutions. Meanwhile, a shared vocabulary for contesting algorithmic power has been traveling across red and blue states, from legislatures to civil society. New from me in @science.org: "A Civic Grammar for AI Rights" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵
science.org
A civic grammar for AI rights
Earlier this year, the artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, developer of the large language model Claude, published a document it calls “Claude’s Constitution,” described by the company as ...
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
so, this is deeply, deeply horrifying thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-...
thedreydossier.substack.com
I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House
There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Donald Trump is sending the Justice Department after a woman he raped.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ken Paxton’s win gifts Democrats their 2026 midterms strategy The Texas attorney general’s record will mean more attention on the issue of corruption, which Democrats can run on across the country.
ms.now
Opinion | Ken Paxton’s win hands Democrats their issue for 2026
The Texas attorney general’s record will mean more attention on the issue of corruption, which Democrats can run on across the country.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
always follow your dreams www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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'Ted Lasso' star turned football pro: Cristo Fernández signs for USL team
"Ted Lasso" star Cristo Fernández has become a professional football player, signing for USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive, the club announced Tuesday.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court is conducting a coup d'etat. It is at war with the very premise of an electoral democracy. Nothing about that institution or its work is legitimate. Nothing.
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“They are unequivocally the most dangerous people on the planet right now.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
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'Inside Job'
I picked the title for this piece before last night’s events at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
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Bell @pocono.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Always read Will's columns Here's a gift link share.inquirer.com/43rTZG
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SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wakeup call from a dream | Will Bunch
Boomers growing up in an era of rising Black political power thought America had changed for good. What went wrong?
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I know we get inured to stuff, but it is hard to fathom the cruelty here. At a time of tax cuts for the most powerful, they are trying to remove basic supports for the most vulnerable. The Trump administration's war on people with disabilities continues.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
OK, Bluesky I'm finally ready to deal with this I wrote about Graham Platner I still don't know what to make about HIM, but I know this: If Democrats can't adapt his take-no-prisoners populism, their aging party and its 30% approval rating are doomed My column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
inquirer.com
Why the ‘Nazi tattoo guy’ is winning in Maine | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, talk-radio Catholics vote for Trump over their pope
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Michelle R. Smith @bymichellersmith.com · 15/04/2026
An 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US to marry her 1950s sweetheart is being held in a crowded detention centre in Louisiana after she was arrested by immigration agents and cuffed by her hands and feet.
theguardian.com
French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to marry 1950s sweetheart
The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 09/04/2026
Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.
king5.com
UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers
A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Vice President is overseas campaigning for a dictator, because I guess there’s nothing going on here that warrants his attention.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Interesting to see Tucker Carlson and Chris Murphy in direct agreement here:
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Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Trump's latest tweet which appears to call not just for war crimes but for all out genocide against the entire Iranian people. Anyone in a position to participate in such crimes should refuse. Here's why and how. Please share widely. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-us-ira...
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What’s at Stake for U.S. Troops Ordered to Commit War Crimes
Lower-level perpetrators will be the most vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes committed in the Iran war.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 07/04/2026
AI could wipe out millions of jobs and further enrich the super-wealthy while governors and senators are still studying the problem. trib.al/Yl4gf2o
trib.al
Bernie Sanders’s New, Necessary, Bold Act: Taking on the AI Oligarchs
The 84-year-old has a new cause—and it’s as important as anything he’s ever done.
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DanPearson365 @danpearson365.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pam Bondi will be remembered for being the most craven and incompetent Attorney General in American history... SO FAR. Her legacy will have been the destruction of the reputation of the Department of Justice. She will bring a fresh perspective on corruption wherever she lands.
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DanPearson365 @danpearson365.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
As if we needed more evidence, ProPublica releases new analysis of Trump-Bondi DOJ showing they run a Pro-Crime government. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Look how aggressively we are sanitizing Kushner's conflicts. The NYT described Kushner as "having business interests" in the Middle East. KUSHNER IS BEING DIRECTLY PAID TENS OF MILLIONS ANNUALLY BY MIDDLE EASTERN GOVERNMENTS
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Typically, the Republicans believe their choices will affect their enemies only.
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