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Dave Urban

@davidjohnurban.bsky.social
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Concerned US citizen and Pennsylvania resident who loves reading about politics and policy.

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Jim Bellefeuille @jimcat74.bsky.social · 4h
@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social Jen, I have to say I’m disappointed. You used to update blusky with your guests so we could follow. I know you’re busy but following you on blusky is something I’ve looked forward to
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CtObserve @ctobserve.bsky.social · 4h
When #MorningJoe got up and left rather than encourage viewers to stay tuned for @stephruhle.bsky.social this week... it was bad, really bad. They need to pay the early dayside anchors to follow 'desolation pay.' Rude, belligerent, ego on full display. 🙂Next Up: Ari Emanuel with Rahm Emanuel🙂
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CtObserve @ctobserve.bsky.social · 4h
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social will give you a solid 20 minutes every day.🏅 @ahylton26.bsky.social on the weekends and any 'On Scene' work she does delivers.💥 The others on @ms.now need to toughen up — show out who who they are. Doesn't mean you use profanity like Scarborough does...it means work.
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Lawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social · 5h
He’s now the Democrat most likely to flip a Senate seat. 11 point lead.
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Lawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social · 5h
The Tech Bros & Crypto Bros worst nightmare
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 2h
Jon Husted 'doesn't care' about Ohioans, says @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social youtu.be/WzLNnoQ_mY0?...
Sherrod Brown
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 2h
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump called Americans 'enemies of ours.' In 33 days, they will get to vote.  youtu.be/sa3nmWmx3TM?...
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder:

"enemies of ours"
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 6h
TONIGHT: @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Promotional graphic for MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Senate nominee Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Dave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 16h
Trade Deficit Soars in August: The Tariffs Don’t Seem to be Working deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trade-defi...
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Trade Deficit Soars in August: The Tariffs Don’t Seem to be Working
Yet another war that Trump seems to be losing
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'ROAD TO HELL': Trump's followers get a dire warning from Democratic Sen. @booker.senate.gov youtu.be/0kqO4j6JE-I?...
Sen. Cory Booker
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump: "We have the best economy anywhere in the world. There's no economy like this economy. The only thing we don't have is good public relations. We don't seem to be able to get the word across."
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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A bunch of rich CEOs want to play God and make decisions that affect every worker in this country. How about we just implement meaningful guardrails on AI?
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Dave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...
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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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Dave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s The Last Day Of The Quarter. Let’s Rally For Our Battleground Candidates And Party Committees Today And Make Sure They Close Strong!!!!!! open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
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It’s The Last Day Of The Quarter. Let’s Rally For Our Battleground Candidates And Party Committees Today And Make Sure They Close Strong!!!!!!
We need to have a big day peeps. Decisions on ads, where to put final resources will be made based on the q3 fundraising totals for candidates and committees. Let’s be Hopium strong for them today!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@mainedems.bsky.social Elon Musk is trying to buy Susan Collins a sixth Senate term. Pass it on vote.org #GOTV4Democrats
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TONIGHT: @jocelynbenson.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: ‘Stupidest Senator of the Day’ Schmitt falsely accused Jack Smith of perjury youtu.be/ZpmsUO5CUEs?...
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"he caused that violence"
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump’s tariffs 'hitting us harder than ANY OTHER STATE,' says Michigan Democrat youtu.be/M17LeMUNiwI?...
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TelecomOne @telecomone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The bond yield story just keeps getting starker.
Line chart titled "10-Year Treasury Note" showing the yield on the 10-year Treasury note from late 2025 through September 2026. Treasury yields surged dramatically to 5.29 percent on September 29, 2026, the highest level in the period shown. This represents a sharp 130 basis point increase from the October 2025 low of 3.96 percent and a particularly rapid 45 basis point climb over just the final month. After trading mostly between 4.00 and 4.75 percent for nearly a year, yields broke decisively above 5.00 percent in September 2026, signaling a fundamental shift in borrowing costs and market conditions.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Just a comment on the media. The @msnowreports.bsky.social coverage of Jack smith is terrible. Cutting away. Talking over it. Awful.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is hilarious - you can't make this up. Sen. Eric Schmidt (Missouri) just humiliated himself alleging falsely that Jack Smith was in Atlanta at an NBA "Hawks" game. Smith was in Maryland at a women's "Hawkeyes" game
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Man Rubbing Eyes with Headache
ALT: Man Rubbing Eyes with Headache
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Dave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Beclowning of Scott Bessent paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-beclow...
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The Beclowning of Scott Bessent
Another Trump enabler pays the price
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TelecomOne @telecomone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
-Jack Smith Sept. 29, 2026
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meet @paigecognetti.bsky.social, one of our very best candidates of the cycle.....
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/09/2026
With one deft impression, the “Saturday Night Live” season premiere captured the dissonance between how tech CEOs and the public talk about AI, Paula Mejía writes:
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An SNL Exchange That Captures the AI Disconnect
The Season 52 premiere’s standout moment took an Anthropic co-founder to task.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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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 Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'WE'RE GOING TO REPORT ON IT': New @maddow.bsky.social doc details small town newspaper taking on corrupt sheriff youtu.be/20tFc1IYkDs?...
MS NOW's Rachel Maddow
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today, Marist's midnight poll drop is from Ohio: Sherrod Brown leads Sen. Husted 51% to 43%. Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 44%. A key stat: 50% *strongly disapprove* of Trump, in Ohio. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TONIGHT: @raskin.house.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tonight, President Joe Biden & Dr. Jill Biden were at the Howard Theatre in D.C. to celebrate the retirement of labor leader President Lee Saunders with Rev Al Sharpton & his daughter, Ashley Sharpton.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TONIGHT: @vanhollen.senate.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Palantir founder Peter Thiel: “If you’re evil, you’re not bad. You’re actually maybe kind of good.” Apparently, even evil gets a rebranding campaign.
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TelecomOne @telecomone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No one except the soulless criminal who's president of the U.S. would say Canada is "one of the worst countries in the entire world." Trump uses China as a good example and Canada as a bad example because he loves dictators and wants to be one.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: "We ended the war with Congo and Rwanda." Reporter: "I was there a month ago and I witnessed Rwanda still killing a lot of Congolese." Trump: "And you witnessed it? How is Ebola going?"
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
TONIGHT: @maddow.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Political Cartoonists are the best. deAdder rocks it every time he sits down and draws his next masterpiece.
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BIG NEWS: Another new poll has us leading 48% to 46%. Be a part of history. Share the word, make a plan to vote, and let's get this done!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2026
Talking about my struggles with being overweight still makes me uncomfortable, since weight can carry moral judgment in ways that other health challenges don't. But that fear stops too many struggling from getting treatment that could extend their lives.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Reveals He’s Lost 80 Lbs. with GLP-1 After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis (Exclusive)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells PEOPLE that a GLP-1 has contributed to his 80-Lb. weight loss, but that he initially started taking it after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have never underestimated Trump’s lying, or his ability to spew bullshit. But he has in fact lost substantial control of his mind. And his ability to distinguish truth from lies—which was never really strong or important to him—is, at this point, de minimis.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Almost nothing Trump says any longer is true.
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Since Ashley Hinson went to D.C., 842 healthcare entities have closed here in Iowa. Iowans are hurting, and they deserve someone in Washington who will fight for them, not for billionaires and big corporations. That's why I'm in this race: to put Iowa and Iowans first.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even the middle class is getting poorer.
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