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Cranky old Dem When will we ever learn?

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 13h
Public Citizen files a complaint opposing the broadcasting of Trump’s ads as violating laws against taxpayer-funded propaganda. Full complaint buff.ly/kYCsKEW
Public Citizen urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and broadcasters individually, to end airing recent campaign commercials by President Trump and the White House that appear to be in breach of federal law. At least three campaign ads, paid for by taxpayer dollars, appear to violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda (5 U.S.C. §3107) and related provisions of the appropriations laws as well as the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §7324).
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Steve Potts @otispott.bsky.social · 13h
Fascists hate the humanities, which makes sense because they hate humans generally.
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Dan Benbow @danbenbow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why do Americans pay so much for healthcare, prescription drugs, childcare, web service, college, and other 21st Century needs? Because the GOP decided to turn their backs on the social contract 45 years ago. It’s no coincidence Harry Truman called them #TheGuardiansOfPrivilege.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The perpetually slithering Mike Lawler—truly a protean level of political sleaze.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Susan Collins acts as a rubber stamp for Trump's extreme agenda. By voting to give $70 billion to ICE and CBP, she owns the results of those billionaire-backed policies. We must support Democrats to change course.
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Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
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Wandering Hoo @wanderlib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For those who don't feel "Unc" enough at that statement. 2028 will feature voters who's birth was covered under Obamacare.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 28/09/2026
"it certainly sounds like the US government through the DFC is being used leverage a deal for business pals of the Trump family." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/us-ta...
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US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies
This has gotten very little attention, as far as I can tell....
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump faces crucial test for 'tortuous' case at 'vital' hearing: ex-prosecutor #RawStory
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Trump faces crucial test for 'tortuous' case at 'vital' hearing: ex-prosecutor
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: The signs are everywhere that FBI and DOJ are gearing up investigate distributors of abortion pills. While Anti-abortion zealot Andrew Bailey may be leaving, Todd Blanche is Comstock-curious and FBI Director Kash Patel recently told Josh Hawley he's open to criminal probes. @autonomynews.co
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What Was This Anti-Abortion Zealot Doing at the FBI?
Andrew Bailey has always been hellbent on eradicating abortion access. As the FBI’s No. 2, he may have set the stage for investigations into abortion pill providers.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When that orange asshole finally leaves the WH, and he WILL be leaving, the American people need to sue him and the rest of his criminal syndicate of a so-called family, for every fucking dime they stole from us. Every. Fucking. Dime.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Trump's recently-blocked plan to restrict mail voting through USPS was supposed to be even more prohibitive. New reporting revealed that the scheme originally called for the delivery of mail ballots via certified mail, a USPS service requiring ballot recipients to sign for them at home.
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good times for Ken Paxton and Roger Marshall
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump’s decompensating because of failures on multiple fronts. Not one campaign promise has come to fruition. He can't even renovate successfully, even though building is his supposed expertise. 

Trump is so grandiose that he believes he can change reality just by saying it.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Trump's relentless dishonesty has become a central feature of US and world politics. Voters and members of Congress, allies and adversaries, CEOs and investors alike have had to try to figure out how to read a man whose words are so frequently not true." But about 35% of Americans admire his lying.
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 27/09/2026
"Obama tried to freeze Fox out" is a complete lie and it's incredible that Jake Tapper feels the need to both-sides this
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor.
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Tigers Claw 🐅🐾 虎の爪 @tigersclaw1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Then: Woodward and Bernstein Now:
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
also a "kill switch" doesn't exist and nobody can explain how it could
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Very grateful that the press corps caved on the WH’s pool restrictions. Imagine how uninformed we’d be if we had only a transcript, not a video, of these remarks
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Sir, they’ve figured out that you’re not just a war criminal, that you’re MAGA.”
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/09/2026
Donald Trump’s attempt to ban reporters from the White House is “a preview of what to expect over Trump’s remaining time in office—especially if Democrats take control of one or both chambers of Congress,” @qjurecic.bsky.social argues.
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The Two-Year Temper Tantrum to Come
Trump’s recent kerfuffle with the press is a preview of his next era.
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SHRED @tshred.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
With this latest Supreme Court ruling allowing the federal government to tap into voter data what are the chances that Republicans falsely claim hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes and fail to seat the Democrats? The data they seek has an 80% failure rate that was proven in Nevada recently.
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Just Jill 💖 @justjill.sheshed.rocks · 26/09/2026
Maine, it’s time to get this right. Vote Troy Jackson for Senate and kick the concern to the curb. #VoteTroyJackson #MaineSenate #SheShed www.jacksonformaine.com/about
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About Troy Jackson
Fifth-generation logger, lifelong labor champion, former Maine Senate President, and with your help, Maine's next U.S. Senator.
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TrumpWatch @trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue · 25/09/2026
How Trump's trade war with Canada is squeezing a farm cidery in Albany #Trump
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How Trump's trade war with Canada is squeezing a farm cidery in Albany
Nine Pin cider's co-founder said that a local business relying on a nearby harvest should be insulated from the trade war. But it isn’t.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
they are going to come for your contraception, it is literally only a matter of time. I just replaced my IUD and if you think any of the long-term methods of contraception would be a good fit for you and/or your partner, now is the time to do it
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childishdogman.bsky.social @childishdogman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, yes, yes. Nothing to see here just a normal moving out day, no different from those of any other president. No reason to suspect a fucking thing.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Training? What kind of training goes into this? You ambushed a man without identifying yourself, violently body-slammed him to the ground, and injured his skull and teeth. And the moment you realized you had made a catastrophic mistake, you fled the scene like a criminal.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Dr. K @katekaynak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.
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Laid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)
At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
racists are really fucking stupid, you have to be stupid to be racist and one reason you dont elect racists is because that stupidity will show up in other areas for example, they will start wars with iran and kick people off healthcare for never filing claims. stupid shit like that
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Republican Who Drafted Texas Abortion Ban Paid For His Mistress’ Abortions #CrooksAndLiars
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Republican Who Drafted Texas Abortion Ban Paid For His Mistress’ Abortions | Crooks and Liars
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just what the hell has she been up to? This article will tell you!
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This Missouri case is a perfect nesting doll of the consequences of the SCOTUS approach to its docket.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 22/09/2026
“None of us wish [McConnell] ill will,” Beshear insisted, “but we all deserve senators that can actually do their job. And I think it’s fair to say we can now all agree it’s time for term limits for Congress. Yeah, and I’ll throw it out for the Supreme Court, too.”
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Republicans believe AI is capable of governing themselves, while not believing women should govern their own bodies. Think about that...they think robots should have more autonomy than humans.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nate Silver’s latest Senate polling averages show Democrats ahead in a remarkable number of key races: 🔵 NC: Cooper +8.9 🔵 GA: Ossoff +9.1 🔵 NH: Pappas +5.0 🔵 OH: Brown +4.5 🔵 ME: Jackson +4.2 🔵 MN: Flanagan +2.8 🔵 MI: El-Sayed +2.8 🔵 TX: Talarico +2.7 🔵 AK: Peltola +1.7 🔵 IA: Turek +0.8 #VoteBlue
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026
“The No. 1 problem the Kennedy Center has had is President Trump.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/09/2026
A documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the latest culture wars over parenting and raising a family. to.pbs.org/3S2Mtf7
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Documentary explores why U.S. mothers lack support systems found in other countries
A new documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the culture wars over parenting and raising a family. Amna Nawaz spoke with the filmmakers behind...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
US FACTORY OUTPUT DROPPED BY 0.3% IN AUGUST, WHILE EXPECTATIONS WERE FOR A 0.3% INCREASE.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/09/2026
As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products. n.pr/4Am33YL
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Google is helping write AI chatbot safety laws — while pushing for loopholes
As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
People leaving MAGA over gas prices and not child rape is scary.
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TrumpWatch @trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue · 18/09/2026
The Unrestrained Power Of The Roberts Majority #Trump
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The Unrestrained Power Of The Roberts Majority - emptywheel
The Roberts Majority ignores all restraints in its drive to remake our democracy.
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