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David Belsky

@dbelsky.bsky.social
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Husband, dad, and brother. Photographer. Bruised & aging martial artist. Springsteen fan. Techie. Democrat. I’m less snarky in person. More photography, less commentary at @dbelsky-photos.bsky.social

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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 10/10/2026
Florida Man sets up Wyoming corporation to flood #mapoli with right-wing AI-assisted pink slime. By @aidanryan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/10/b...
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This anonymous news site has rankled Wu and other progressives. Meet the Boston man who runs it. - The Boston Globe
Mass Daily News, a right-wing, largely AI-generated website, has attracted tens of thousands of social media followers and fueled viral media cycles targeting City Hall and Beacon Hill.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Why can’t we have a decent life working 40-50 hours a week? As soon as you figure out a way to make a dollar more, they’re going to take it away from you.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Since December 2024, the average American household is paying: $222 more for electricity. $758 more for gas. $211 more for groceries. $929 more for health care. $256 more on rent. $852 more for child care. $4,330 more for their mortgage. Trump's economy.
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Thomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My column: Two Arab Fighters for Democracy Have Lessons for America www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...
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Opinion | Two Arab Fighters for Democracy Have Lessons for America
Sitting on your hands is not an option when democracy is at stake.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty)
photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 07/09/2026
For decades, reporters have treated hours-long voting lines as a “normal” feature of Election Day instead of investigating why some Americans consistently face greater barriers to the ballot… hartmannreport.com/p/has-the-me...
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Has the Media Normalized the GOP’s Voter Suppression Right Before Our Very Eyes?
For decades, reporters have treated hours-long voting lines as a “normal” feature of Election Day instead of investigating why some Americans consistently face greater barriers to the ballot…
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David Belsky @dbelsky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
First measles outbreaks in the US in decades, food safety in question, tariffs driving up prices, war with Iran drags on, immigrant children being thrown into detention centers but, sure, congress needs to focus on socialism 🙄.
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Tram T. Nguyen @teamtram.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
So grateful to have you with us, @drmariahlancaster.bsky.social.
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Tram T. Nguyen @teamtram.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We’re bringing together some incredible trailblazers for one last push before Election Day. Thrilled to have @ayannapressley.bsky.social, Lori Trahan, @ajcampbellma.bsky.social, and other local leaders join me in Salem this coming Sunday, 8/30 at 12PM for a rally and canvass kickoff.
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Ayanna Pressley @ayannapressley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@teamtram.bsky.social is a barrier-breaker, table-shaker, & the kind of progressive leader this moment demands. As a woman & immigrant, she has lived the struggles facing families in the MA-6th & she brings that lived experience to every fight she takes on. So proud to endorse her for Congress.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Letter from 130 bioethicists condemns the “unwarranted, ill-advised, & frankly bizarre vendetta against a scientist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, rather than making a sincere effort to learn from the painful experiences of the pandemic to improve national preparedness” bioethicstoday.org/blog/an-open...
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Blog - An Open Letter of Support for Anthony Fauci from the Bioethics Community - Bioethics Today
As individuals concerned with ethics in science, medicine, and public health, we wish to express our dismay at the approach taken by Senate leaders to
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Tram T. Nguyen @teamtram.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Boston Globe has endorsed this campaign! Thank you, @bostonglobe.com Editorial Board for recognizing the hundreds of volunteers, supporters, voters, and community members who make up this incredible campaign. Here's to a stronger Massachusetts, and a better future for us all.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
MMR
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors. Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
Children’s immunization schedule
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you are a causal watcher and you hear people saying this, and no pushback, you assume its true. No wonder people are mad. But in reality, this is what the actual evidence, still on the CDC website, says: www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccin...
More than a million pregnant women around the world have received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, before and during pregnancy. Studies have shown no increased risk for complications like miscarriage, preterm delivery, stillbirth, or birth defects.678910111213
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy reduce the risk of severe illness and other health effects from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccination might help prevent stillbirths and preterm delivery.67141511
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David Belsky @dbelsky.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Pathetic.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This is complete insanity. But it’s their new apocalyptic talking point: that we are somehow on the brink of a communist takeover and we need them save us. And they use these end-times warnings as a pretext for power grabs.
Speaker Johnson claims we are on the verge of a communist take over
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/07/2026
Trump will not be president forever. And when he goes, Democrats will face a defining choice: exploit the executive machinery he has exposed, or dismantle it.
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After Trump: Proposals for a Post-Authoritarian America
How Democrats can lead the charge for a new Reconstruction—if they can avoid becoming what they defeat.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
As the Mid-Terms draw closer, expect to see a HUGE uptick in the number of people trying to discourage voting by spreading "both parties are the same" or "voting doesn't change anything" type messages. They know that the only way for the GOP to survive is for most Americans to fail to vote.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Nothing quite captures the spirit of America 250 like promising a century of single party rule if only one party can change election laws.
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Kat Beyer @katbeyer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Because of @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's #250For250 I listened to this 3:19 min speech by Fannie Lou Hamer at the 1964 Democratic Convention. She demonstrates the extraordinary power of plain speech. We can reckon with our history or fail as a nation: That's the choice. youtu.be/agBzy3ATja0?...
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Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Speech | 1964 DNC Convention
YouTube video by Team Espy (Espy For Senate)
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David Belsky @dbelsky.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Perhaps they eschewed the technical analyses because they were too long to fit in a TruthSocial post?
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 28/06/2026
If you want a sure sign that Donald Trump “still has an iron grip on this country,” Molly Jong-Fast writes, “look no further than the way some of this country’s most prominent celebrities — who once had no problem denouncing Mr. Trump — have fallen silent.”
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Opinion | If These Celebrities Are Democracy’s Last Hope, We’re in Trouble
When speaking up actually means risking something, for once, it is more necessary than ever.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/06/2026
Tapper: "I just looked at the State Department's website. They have a Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory for Haiti…That doesn't sound safe to me." Mullin: "That advisory is to American citizens traveling to Haiti, not Haitians going back home." Tapper: "It doesn't sound safe."
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
As a Watergate historian, this might be the dumbest and worst take we’ve seen from JD Vance in a long time. And it’s also a complete misunderstanding of Nixon and Watergate.
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Rep. Kevin Mullin @kevinmullin.house.gov · 26/06/2026
Trump just cancelled the signing of a bill that would make housing more affordable because he would rather see Americans homeless on the street than exercising their constitutional right at the ballot box.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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David Belsky @dbelsky.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Federal Agents Search Voting Rights Group in Ohio” isn’t a headline I ever imagined before 2017. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/u...
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Federal Agents Search Voting Rights Group in Ohio
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 05/06/2026
Have We Learned Our Lesson About Susan Collins Yet?
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/06/2026
NYT headline when the economy added 266,000 jobs under Biden vs. NYT headline when BLS says the economy added 172,000 jobs under Trump.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 28/05/2026
I want you to hear straight from me about what happened at Delaney Hall on Monday and what I saw inside the facility. ICE out of control. GEO Group profiting off of human misery. People living in inhumane conditions. Let me walk you through it.
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What I Saw Inside Delaney Hall Detention Facility
YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/05/2026
Two days ago a sitting US Senator was pepper sprayed for protesting ICE and it didn’t even become national news.
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The New York Times editorial board: “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”
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Opinion | There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
MacFarlane: I'm filling a notebook with misinformation spreading about January 6th today. The idea that these cases were wrongful, no case was overturned, not a one on appeal. And lots of people appealed. They had a 100% success rate for juries at trial.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Keeping this false narrative alive is a corruption of public office. Audits and lawsuits have already answered this question.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
So weird how when it benefits the Dems, the entire year of an election is “too close” according to the GOP, but when it benefits the GOP, one week ahead of an election is just fine for the GOP.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🔴PAY ATTENTION: The Governor of Louisiana is declaring an emergency to cancel an ongoing election so that his party can rig the rules moving forward. This is not just about redistricting... www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander
Early voting was set to begin Saturday in Louisiana’s May 16 primary election, and mail ballots have already been sent out to voters.
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Newburyport Literary Festival @nbptlitfest.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Nicole Beckley, Peter Berkrot, Sierra Gitlin, and Sara Sheckells wrapped up the festival with "Women's Voices of Rebellion and Revolution," readings from the Revolutionary War era that reminded us just how much history left out. Powerful, moving, and exactly what this weekend was all about.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Trump is reported close to a "deal" with himself under which US taxpayers would pay him $10 billion. I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.
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Trump, IRS In Talks To Settle U.S. President's $10 Billion Lawsuit
Trump's adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization are also plaintiffs.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
This is not who we should be—but ICE is so desperate for stats they detain a woman who is legally applying for her green card, a scholarship college student who teaches Sunday School. Trump would have us believe he’s taking criminal aliens off the streets. It’s a lie www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 05/04/2026
Mike Turner reaching Porky Pig levels of stumbling here.
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 03/04/2026
"Republicans just voted to uphold an abortion ban for 462,000 women veterans—even in cases of rape, incest or if their health is endangered."
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Women in the Military Put Their Lives on the Line. The Trump Administration Is Stripping Their Rights
Women in the Military Put Their Lives on the Line. Trump Administration Is Stripping Their Right to Abortion, Healthcare and Menopause Care.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
FUN FACT: Cases of mail voting fraud are extremely rare, accounting for only 0.000043% of total mail ballots cast, or about four cases out of every 10 million mail votes.
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Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings
Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.
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