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@davidsongc.bsky.social
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Trickle-down economics is a GOP scam. 🚫Citizens United 🚫Presidential Immunity If you want democracy and peace, then invest in education. WVU 💛💙 Pittsburgh 🖤💛 Some of my favorites 🐕🥃🍷✈️ ⚖️

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is a democracy destroyer. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've heard enough today. Listen up: A U.S. president does not have the legal authority to declare martial law to control, postpone, or cancel an election. Got it? Post Anything Here: InteractInk.com
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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HIS MAKING US THAT SHITHOLE COUNTRY HE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT....EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION!
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 27/09/2026
Calling something “illegal” only matters if the law is actually enforced. Mike Johnson and the Supreme Court need to enforce it. No president should be free to ignore the law to punish enemies, reward allies, and enrich himself.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
“You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” How ChatGPT fueled the violent fantasies of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter, according to our new investigation:
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My latest at Public Notice. Canadians are hurt, bewildered, and angry at the US for electing Trump again and the destruction of US/Canadian relations. Thanks again to @atrupar.com for the opportunity to publish with Public Notice. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cana...
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Everything Trump and his cabinet have said about the deal is false. Venezuelan law governing oil does not allow for 100-yr deals, or anything longer than 25 years. And US law doesn't allow us to own shares in companies. Plus, the deal as structured won’t bring new capital to Venezuela’s oil sector.
Experts are ultimately skeptical the oil deal can hold together. “The deal is like the big beautiful wall that Mexico will pay for,” said former US diplomat John Feeley.

‘Skin in the game’
It was less than a month after the January US raid that toppled Maduro that Exxon’s CEO, Darren Woods, said the country was “uninvestable” because of the “legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today”.

Two people familiar with the process said Trump began looking for a way to make sure the US had “skin in the game” – financial ownership that would put investors at ease. The potential answer became the US stake in Betancourt’s firm, North American Blue Energy Partners.

Though the White House and defense department say it has 35% ownership, the Pentagon told lawmakers on the congressional armed services committee in a written briefing seen by the Guardian it has “warrants” in Nabep: rights to purchase shares, rather than the shares themselves.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "I am extending an open hand to all of our neighbors who supported the president in the last election and inviting them to join this movement we are building across the state"
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, multiple people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
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FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller’s wife demoted, sources say
The counterterrorism agents had questioned a request to conduct a threat assessment on someone accused of harassing Katie Miller, according to sources.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism."
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Universal Healthcare is “free” in the same way Netanyahu’s genocide is “free.” American taxpayers pay for it. I’d rather have healthcare than have children slaughtered in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran by the IDF.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICE quietly expanded its enforcement operations across the country as arrests increased and the agency faced new scrutiny over how it is spending billions of dollars allocated for detention. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the nationwide shift in ICE operations, what a new GAO report found about....
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Trump’s ICE Expanded Across America — Now We Know How Far | The Kinzinger Report Podcast
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 25/09/2026
"Remember when Donald Trump promised to get rid of ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in Washington?" said one senior Democratic senator. "Well, GAO continues to uncover incompetence and waste at the highest levels of ICE.​"
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GAO Report Reveals Trump Admin Wasted Millions on Deadly Immigration Crackdown
"Remember when Donald Trump promised to get rid of ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in Washington?" said one senior Democratic senator. "Well, GAO continues to uncover incompetence and waste at the highest levels of ICE."
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our fascist SCOTUS is doing all it can to destroy democracy. www.wmur.com/article/save...
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections.
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
She certainly should be finished, and now she clearly owes Trump. And then there's this little tidbit. Pro-choice, my ass. She's such a fraud. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
THIS 👇 TOO.......
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: JD Vance and admin officials are set to announce that they're removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage — claiming that they were fraudulently enrolled in the program, according to three people with knowledge of the forthcoming announcement.
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Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud
Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mike Rogers was a leading advocate for boosting opioid prescriptions. He took over $1M from Big Pharma. He has always prioritized personal profit over the health and safety of Michiganders. That's not public safety. Watch our new ad, "Safe."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: The Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin over the weekend was taken to a hospital late Monday after experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body, according to his lawyer.
washingtonpost.com
Man shot and detained by ICE is hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says
Wilber Garcés Pérez has been transferred to a hospital after his condition worsened, according to his attorney. He was shot and wounded by an ICE officer in Texas.
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All genuine Americans stand in solidarity with you. 🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
She is such a fraud. A wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Giles @davidsongc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Vote her out. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LOL -- Fox News cuts away from Vance's speech and a host says, "we will bring you back to this rally if he starts to make news"
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE-Gestapo killers shot and injured a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas whilst he was doing his job. I’ll say it again, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists.
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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And the fleecing of the American taxpayer continues...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In my latest I ask: "Am I too worried?" It is a question I ask myself every day — particularly as we get closer to elections. newsletters.democracydocket.com/a-major-win-...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026
This is a great read.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/09/2026
Epstein survivor Dani Bensky gets emotional reflecting on the bipartisan push for transparency: “Our world is so polarized right now and it is so divisive.” “When you just boil it down to base level of, like, ‘R*ping little girls is bad. Can we all agree on that?’”
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“ICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long,” said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar, who represents the district where the shooting occurred. www.commondreams.org/news/ice-sho...
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'This Violence Cannot Continue': ICE Shooting of Man in Austin Sparks Outrage | Common Dreams
"ICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long," said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar, who represents the district where the shooting occurred.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/09/2026
The economic picture is getting grimmer and the world more dangerous. But there are real reasons for hope. Here’s MeidasTouch founder Ben Meiselas's reflection on where we are, what comes next, and why we keep fighting. 👇
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MeidasTouch Sunday Message
Hey everybody, this is Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the MeidasTouch Network, here with my Sunday message.
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wow!! Great response on the "Woodstein" coverage of Watergate. They did it all without Google or iPhones. Ford pardoned Nixon because he was worried about what it would do to this country. Now we know it didn't fall apart. der trumple's WH gang please note: Nixon's guys went to prison.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We are still 380 subscribers short of our weekend goal. If you want to help Democracy Docket grow its influence and scale, sign-up now (free or paid). demdock.com/4w6emld
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
No joke. You trashy asswipes need to put those damn traitor flags down and figure out how to better your own lives. Hating others for stupid reasons won't improve your situation.
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