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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 18h
Term limits and an ethics code are as popular as ever, but Supreme Court expansion at 68 percent among Democrats and 56 percent *among independents*?? The first candidates to figure out that "I will vote to add at least four seats on day one" is a winning message are gonna absolutely clean up.
Party ID	Favor or oppose
Favor	Oppose
Enforce strict ethics code for justices
Republican	91	9
Independent	81	19
Democrat	91	9
Limited terms for justices
Republican	71	29
Independent	75	25
Democrat	88	12
Increase number of justices
Republican	35	65
Independent	56	44
Democrat	68	32
Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, Sept. 2-9, 2026
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 18h
Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq...
Proposal	Favor or oppose
Favor	Oppose
Enforce strict ethics code for justices	89	10
Limited terms for justices	79	21
Increase number of justices	53	47
Marquette Law School Poll, national survey: Sept. 2-9, 2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination"
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h
NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14h
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h
DOJ “has hastily hired a new crop of 130 people -- some w/ criminal records, minimal experience, tarnished work histories, hyperpartisanship and downright bizarre public statements.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You could have covered & not stopped covering "we will invade our NATO allies" as a presidency-ending scandal. You could have covered & not stopped covering the open monetization of the presidency as an outrageous presidency-ending scandal. See also: all the rest. You decide this all the time:
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Trump has moved the ethical line" drives me crazy. It pretends there are no other actors with agency in 🇺🇸 politics or the media. You could have treated this as a nonstop five-alarm scandal & crisis for democracy. You didn't do that. You did for EMAIL & BIDEN OLD. Other choices were right there.
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An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line.
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pure Michigan! “Mr. Pasek said, Mr. Trump seems to have lost his way. He started a war when he said he wouldn’t, sending the price of gas through the roof. And he seems to talk more about ballrooms and arches than he does about how he will bring prices back down” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. (Gift Article)
Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.
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TovahR 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇲 @tovahr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Trump's Bubble: Natalie Harp
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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TovahR 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇲 @tovahr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=oLo1... On today’s episode, Charlie flies solo to dive into Thom Thillis’ recent debate gone wrong with Stephanie Ruhle, Trump’s publicly funded PSA video, the importance of staying vigilant against misinformation as citizens and more.
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After the Midterms, What is Trump Capable Of?
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/10/2026
www.adamkinzinger.com/p/how-to-los...
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How to Lose Friends and Fake Bravery
Thom Tillis is selling a book about standing up to Donald Trump. His voting record tells a very different story.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/10/2026
Have you guys noticed that Republicans who were a rubber stamp for Trump for the last decade are now suddenly pretending to be defenders of democracy? Amazingly, Senator Thom Tillis is finding his courage right around the time his book tour is launched. How brave! Read my take at the link below ⬇️
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’ve been away this week, but in my absence @jonathanalter.bsky.social, @dgraham.bsky.social, and @mollyjongfast.bsky.social got together for a great roundtable about Republicans giving up on key races, potential stumbling blocks for Dems, and violent rants from a muddled Trump. Don’t miss it:
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Trump’s Midterm Pitch? Bomb LA.
YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Leaked audio of Ken Paxton revealing he wants to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid: “Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.”
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump cratering by many fresh metrics: *approval below 35% *underwater in every red state with competitive Senate race *Ds +8 in generic ballot *Rs admitting their gerrymanders might not deliver *Rs privately fear "worse than 2006" On the pod we bring you all of it: newrepublic.com/article/2163...
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Trump Polls Take Brutal Turn as Allies Grow Rattled: “Worse than 2006”
As Republicans start fearing they’re heading into George W. Bush 2006 territory, a leading forecaster explains how Trump’s low approval is expanding the map for Democrats in hidden ways.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/10/2026
Crooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks. bit.ly/47LYauM
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NEW: Collins Took Campaign Cash From Pharma Executive's Family in Potential Straw Donor Scheme - Maine Democratic Party
Zeteo: Collins <3 Contractor Cash
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Smithsonian is funded by Congress and heavily intertwined with the federal government, but it's not an executive branch agency. The president is not even nominally their boss. He has absolutely no lawful power to issue orders to them.
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kelsey ables @kelseyables.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The new footnote revives a strategy the White House has used to intimidate the institution over the past year. In April, OMB went as far as to require the Smithsonian to comply with Trump's budget request, which has no force of law, over the appropriations bill Congress passed.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don't know how it will play in Maine, but Troy Jackson seems to be winning this debate
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade
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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As one of the MANY women who visited Collins' Maine offices & begged her not to confirm Kavanaugh, I'm so grateful Troy Jackson is pushing her on this.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“We can’t eat road salt” -Troy Jackson. One line showed all the problems Donald Trump has caused Susan Collins. She’s bragging on carveouts she gets thrown by the Trump administration on tariffs, but his larger trade war with Canada continues.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The OSCE report on the 2020 election pronounced it free and fair. Trump will never forgive them for telling the truth.
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Baby Jane @babyjanehudson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Excellent reporting. Thorough, specific important details, I have missed reading news\good journalism. Chicago peeps ⭐
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our best hope is that his incompetence will make his attempt to steal this election fail. It's obvious he's going to try.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: We're losing $3 billion in healthcare. We're losing SNAP benefits. We're losing heating assistance. Susan Collins could have stopped that if she really cared. But she doesn't. She does whatever Trump wants. I can't understand how anyone in their right mind can actually defend that vote
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
October 6, 2026
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October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This feels like what life was like before modern medicine. Four young kids, born to "Followers of Christ" family died of treatable illnesses. This is willful ignorance enabled by religious exemptions. Parents were not touched due Idaho's child abuse laws. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Lisa Bahr @lisabahr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mark your calendars for tomorrow!! This is going to be a GOOD conversation. 2 of my favorites: @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @macfarlanenews.bsky.social reporting. 🙏🇺🇸💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMS4...
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Scott MacFarlane | American Conversations
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 06/10/2026
President Donald Trump's promise to give out $5,000 "dividend" payments if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterms could violate multiple federal criminal statutes that criminalize buying or coercing votes, write Bruce Swartz, Harry Seavey and Cara Barazia.
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Auctioning Democracy: Trump’s Promise of a $5,000 “Dividend”
Trump's pledge to pay $5,000 to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress could violate federal criminal law.
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 07/10/2026
Promising to pay voters if they vote for a Republican? A federal crime, but no one pays attention -- not DOJ, not Congress. Will voters, or will enough of them normalize such behavior?
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
happy bday South African Anglican cleric Desmond Tutu, b.1931. "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." “Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
happy bday educator Edna Meade Colson, b.1888, Petersburg, VA "She was among the first women to register to vote after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and she was the first African-American woman to become a lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People."
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Try Paid For By yourself: paidforby.info
paidforby.info
Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
2. The mailer was obtained by Popular Information through a new web app, Paid For By. More details here:
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The falsehoods billionaires are mailing to Ohio voters
A pro-Ramaswamy super PAC was caught pushing misinformation.
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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Soooo good. Must click through to see them all.
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The lack of self-awareness is something else. As if the Trump administration has any credibility lecturing any other country about its international obligations. One of the first things Trump did was pull out of the WHO. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Exclusive | U.S. Escalates Pressure on Russia Over Siberia Lab Death
The U.S. has warned Moscow that its failure to disclose details about the death violates international health obligations.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
It's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The center of the Court has moved consistently right.” - SCOTUS veteran Pam Karlan joins me to preview the start of the new term on a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider podcast. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/PWqbjg
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/10/2026
What's at stake in November? Armageddon. NEW POD - LIVE MONDAYS AT 6 PM ET: @matthewjdowd.bsky.social trades the studio for the shoreline. From the Straits of Mackinac, he talks with political insiders about where we're headed and what's really happening in our elections. bit.ly/3Vv97yk
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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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 th
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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