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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Yet another reason why I suspect Hegseth lacks the capacity to effectively lead/command US military personnel.
newrepublic.com
Hegseth Accused of Exposing Troops’ Locations
A new watchdog report reveals how the Pentagon has been ignoring guidance to protect troops’ locations from foreign adversaries.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Does arresting the wife of an enlisted man and mother of four US citizen children, a person who’s been here since she was 6 years old, make our country great again?
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 16/10/2026
This WSJ investigation exposes yet more Tether-related corruption at the White House, revealing that they paid Bo Hines' consulting firm millions as he was ensuring the Genius Act stablecoin law would benefit them. I needed a diagram.
Diagram showing how former White House crypto council officials Bo Hines and Harry Jung connect to the consulting firm NXUM, Tether and Tether US, the Fellowship PAC, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, including payments of $6.3M+ from Tether and $6.5M+ from the PAC to NXUM, and a loan from Tether to Lutnick.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 16/10/2026
Read the full issue (or listen to the audio version) at www.citationneeded.news/issue-111/. Citation Needed is entirely reader-funded. If you find my work valuable, consider a pay-what-you-want subscription: www.citationneeded.news/signup/
citationneeded.news
Issue 111 – Back the winners
A Trump crypto adviser’s firm took millions from Tether while he shaped stablecoin rules in their favor, a Senate probe targets Lutnick’s not-so-former firm, and crypto’s biggest super PAC plays it sa...
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 16/10/2026
The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to hear New Jersey’s case over whether states can regulate prediction markets, complaining that Kalshi refused to ban easily manipulated bets and expressing concerns over consumer protection and game integrity.
In prediction markets
As New Jersey petitions the Supreme Court to take up the issue of whether state gambling laws should apply to prediction markets, it’s found a new ally in the National Football League. The NFL filed an amicus brief urging the Court to take up the case, arguing that sports contracts in prediction markets create new risk, rather than hedge existing risk, and therefore should be regulated by state gambling commissions. They detail complaints around Kalshi’s refusal to comply with their requests to ban bets that are easily manipulated, those involving injuries or referees, and those whose outcomes can be known in advance. They also note that Kalshi’s platform allows participants who are 18 or older, despite many state gambling laws that restrict betting to 21 and older.16
Unlike Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League, which have signed sponsorship or trademark deals with prediction markets, the NFL has been more hesitant. NFL games have drawn huge volumes on prediction markets, with the league’s games accounting for $1.8 billion of the $3.3 billion total prediction market volume on the first Sunday of the most recent NFL season. According to their brief, this is all the more reason for the NFL to worry about the emergence of such platforms, which they say undermine efforts to protect bettors, ensure wagers are fair, and limit threats to the integrity of the games themselves.16

Daniel Wallach, a gaming lawyer who focuses on sports betting, said that the NFL’s encouragement “meaningfully” increases the chances the Supreme Court will hear the case. He added, “It is extremely telling that the sports league which has most forcefully advocated for federal regulation is essentially saying ‘this ain’t it’.”17
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 16/10/2026
Newsletter: A Trump crypto adviser’s firm took millions from Tether while he shaped stablecoin rules in their favor, a Senate probe targets Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s not-so-former firm, and crypto’s biggest super PAC plays it safe. www.citationneeded.news/issue-111/
citationneeded.news
Issue 111 – Back the winners
A Trump crypto adviser’s firm took millions from Tether while he shaped stablecoin rules in their favor, a Senate probe targets Lutnick’s not-so-former firm, and crypto’s biggest super PAC plays it sa...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
"Candidates and political action groups, mostly tied to Republicans, have rushed to adopt the technology, spending more than $137 million to promote such ads this year, the researchers found."
nytimes.com
$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms
Republicans have used A.I.-generated content more often than Democrats, ranging from subtle enhancements to convincing deepfakes.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Trump officials scrutinized Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2019. They didn't find citizenship issues. 
The earlier review of Omar's immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
washingtonpost.com
Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019. They didn’t find citizenship issues.
The earlier review of Omar’s immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Darryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 16/10/2026
It's basically just a demo of the practical effects used in James Bond movies before the turn of the century.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
@marcmaron.bsky.social on Nazi's and incels...or Nazi incels? 🤷🏽‍♀️
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Marc Maron delivers raw, introspective comedy with sharp wit and brutally honest storytelling #MarcMaron #StandUpComedy #StorytellingComedy #DarkHumor #ComedyClips
TikTok video by pmh9752
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trouble in paradise? “Andreessen Horowitz lays off ‘majority’ of portfolio recruiting team” (AI investor/billionaire Marc Andreessen is a close ally of Peter Thiel & JD Vance) … 1/ share.google/4obaWFpbbznm...
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Scoop: Andreessen Horowitz lays off "majority" of portfolio recruiting team
It's been a key "value-add" for the venture capital giant.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
7/ bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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tinker-b.bsky.social @tinker-b.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Yikes!
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10/15: An AI Agent just deleted an entire season of a TV Show just weeks before its premiere. Classic. #breakingnews #technews #ainews #ai #technology
TikTok video by Darren Francis News💡
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Is there a Democrat or progressive version of ALEC? So much can be done at the state level! This is why I donated to @davidhogg.bsky.social's Leaders We Deserve. @moreperfectunion.bsky.social rocks!
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Michigan’s Radical Solution to Corruption in Politics
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Having listened to this, I'm glad I've listened to Chris Hedges' podcasts, speeches, etc. to psychologically inoculate myself. This also confirms what I've thought for a while, particularly since 9/11. @gilduran.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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How Trump Is Expanding the Definition of ‘Terrorism’ — and What It Means (w/ Dan Boguslaw) | TCHR
YouTube video by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Jon Husted took a maximum campaign contribution from an Epstein co-conspirator weeks before blocking the release of the Epstein files. He sided with the predators funding his campaign instead of the survivors demanding accountability.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
More people need to speak out like Nicole. Sports gambling will destroy our youth. The signs are already there. What a disaster. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
cjr.org
Nicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”
Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: I wrote about why so many people wanted to believe that Ukrainian airstrikes on a Russian data center reduced troll and bot activity online, even though it's almost certainly not true. Featuring @noupside.bsky.social: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Drone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe It
A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 15/10/2026
Here is that piece: Zoning Out: A recent book contends that the global economy has a new geography of special zones, islands, and enclaves that benefit the world’s wealthiest residents. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
nybooks.com
Zoning Out | Daniel Immerwahr
To stand on the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building in 1950 was to stand atop the world. From the world’s tallest building you could gaze down upon
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 15/10/2026
A piece in the November 2023 New York Review of Books catalyzed my interest in tech extremism and led to my book. It's great to see things come full circle with Sue Halpern's very positive review of "The Nerd Reich." The Plot to Delete Democracy www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
nybooks.com
The Plot to Delete Democracy | Sue Halpern
In The Nerd Reich Gil Durán shows how Silicon Valley billionaires have pushed a fringe ideology—what is popularly called techno-fascism but is closer in aspiration to straight-up totalitarianism—into ...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
BREAKING: A complaint has been filed with the California Bar against White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, citing Popular Information’s reporting, for “the Unauthorized Practice of Law and for Holding Herself Out as Entitled to Practice Law.”
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
According to Pew Research, 62% of Americans are politically uninformed when they vote You can help lower that number & prevent yourself & others from becoming a statistic 👇
guardrailsofdemocracy.substack.com
How to Research and Fill It Out, Your Ballot.
Saving Democracy, one action at a time
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Good news -- albeit, temporary -- re: BARC (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center). More info on next steps on how to Save BARC coming soon.
govexec.com
A judge just put USDA’s employee relocation plans on ice
The order blocks the department from moving about 2,600 employees or closing affected offices while a legal challenge to its reorganization proceeds.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/10/2026
Crypto exchange Kraken owner to buy European bank ft.trib.al/9jXJTEd
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Crypto exchange Kraken owner to buy European bank
San Francisco-based Payward is purchasing Lithuania’s Saldo Bank as it seeks to become broader financial services company
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If the US and other counties fail to adequately regulate digital stable coins, we will experience an economic collapse that, given the size of the US debt, repeating the bailout we did in 2008 won't be an option. The US is not too big to bail. These AI companies should be considered the same.
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Hope Maryland can kiss Cong. (R-MD) Andy Harris goodbye this election. And, let's replace him with a "good" Democrat -- i.e., one who's doesn't hesitate to identify what's happening as fascism and isn't beholding to the AI/crypto lobbies.
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Some CEOs/corporate leaders-- e.g., Gannet for USAToday, Mt. Sinai Hospital -- are still buying the AI hype rather than making informed decisions. @pivotpod.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social @gilduran.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @wsj.com @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com
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Scott Galloway Pokes Holes in Jeff Bezos's 3-Day Workweek Prediction
YouTube video by Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
PsyOp -- It's no coincidence they're changing the "war optics" the media will bombard us with. We're now going to see Ukraine replace Gaza -- i.e., genocide of white people. Remember @timothysnyder.bsky.social's "Do not obey in advance." @hcrichardson.bsky.social @gilduran.com
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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
financebuzz.com/republican-s...
financebuzz.com
A Major Republican Just Said Social Security Tax Hikes Are No Longer off the Table - Here’s What To Know
Some Republicans are now open to higher Social Security taxes, with proposals that could raise or remove the wage cap and increase deductions for high earners.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/10/2026
Prayers for Pope Leo 🙏🏽 The first American pope underwent surgery today at Gemelli Hospital in Rome to remove a cancerous growth from his right lung. Surgeons removed the entire lower lobe of his right lung. The 90-minute procedure was successful, with no complications.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
here's Bruce Blakeman tonight claiming "I never said that I would cut Medicaid in half" -- immediately followed by a clip of him saying on Fox Business in June that "we make sure we cut Medicaid in half"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Richard, a Georgia truck driver and three-time Trump voter, has finally caught on. He says he’s voting for Ossoff after Trump’s war sent diesel costs soaring. “It pisses me off. We just want someone in office who’ll stand up for us.”
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
We at @zeteo.com, including @premthakker.bsky.social, @andrewperez.bsky.social and me are doing a new series of very Zeteo-y profiles, Tuesday - Friday this week, on the Four Horsemen of the Trump-ocalypse (the working title was: The Warmongers) Here’s the first horseman zeteo.com/p/stephen-mi...
zeteo.com
American ‘Psycho,’ Fascist Dork: Inside Stephen Miller’s War of Terror
The world’s most powerful unelected bureaucrat is leading Trump’s wars on immigrants, civilians, the law, and human decency. It doesn’t matter that he’s made Trump historically unpopular.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
france24.com
EU warns online platforms over livestreaming US execution planned by Pentagon
The European Union warned digital platforms on Monday against livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist who is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3 fo...
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Great @unftr.com episode today -- Max departs from economics to talk politics -- now that the midterms are happening (#GOTV - Please, vote early via dropbox now or on Nov. 3, 2025) -- with @franifio.bsky.social.
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Glad to see Paulina Boorsook talking about her book Cyberselfish, originally pushed in 2000, w/ @katie-drummond.bsky.social from @wired.com on San Francisco's NPR/PBS station @ww2.kqed.org.web.brid.gy. Kudos to @gilduran.com for making the reprint of this pivotal, seemingly prophetic book possible.
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Paulina Borsook on WIRED's Uncanny Valley
YouTube video by Paulina Borsook
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Oops! I meant @thenerve.news!
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Persistence pays off...eventually! Congratulations, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @theverge.com!
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The invitation-only gathering comes as Ireland leads negotiations over the Digital Omnibus, raising questions about whose interests are represented as the EU rewrites its digital rulebook, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Liz Carolan.
buff.ly
At Ireland’s AI Summit, Tech Industry Dominates as Civil Society Sits Out
The invitation-only summit comes as Ireland leads Digital Omnibus negotiations, raising questions about whose interests are represented, writes Liz Carolan.
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
@foodresearchlab.bsky.social @foodresearch.bsky.social @feedingamerica.org @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social @cspinet.org @foodandwater.bsky.social @foodandwateraction.bsky.social @foodnetwork.bsky.social
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
@washingtonpost.com @washingtonsun.com @nytimes.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @meiselasb.bsky.social @michaellewis65.bsky.social @timnitgebru.blacksky.app @gilduran.com @davetroy.com @davekarpf.bsky.social @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
@indivisible.org @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social @indivisiblesode.bsky.social @indivisibleroc.bsky.social @indivisiblepgc.bsky.social @indivisiblebowiemd.bsky.social @indivisibler1c.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @gilduran.com @democracynow.org @ms.now @cnn.com @michaellewis65.bsky.social
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Protect food security & safety in the US and worldwide! #SaveBARC (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center) Fed-owned 6,582 acres slated to be closed holding 100+ yrs of research/data. Contact your House rep ASAP to demand BARC stay open! And, share this post. Thanks! www.house.gov/representati...
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Find Your Representative | house.gov
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Economist @deanbaker13.bsky.social, computer science researcher @timnitgebru.blacksky.app & others are right -- the problem isn't AI/tech; it's the tech CEOs responsible for hype to boost IPOs and who've created "malware" (Dr. Gebru) for which they're responsible and should be held accountable.
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DCPolicyGeek 🇺🇸💛🚫👑 @dcpolicygeek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Data centers are req'd infrastructure. However, hyperscaled data center developments advance AI and crypto -- both of which are being used by "the nerd reich" to undermine democracy and banking in the US and worldwide -- aren't. For more info, follow @gilduran.com and @thenerdreich.com.web.brid.gy
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 13/10/2026
After a woman obtained public records indicating a Google datacenter would cover only one-third of the cost of a new solar plant to power the facility — contradicting its promises that ratepayers would not be on the hook — her electricity company sued her.
theintercept.com
An Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued.
Cases in Arkansas and California show how desperately we need a federal law against lawsuits intended to chill free speech.
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Chicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ms Rachel from the top ropes
From Ms Rachel's account on Threads, she writes, "CORECIVIC, a company that makes hundreds of millions locking up KIDS in immigration detention
has a PAC that's sending campaign checks to Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
Susan Collins chairs the Senate committee that writes ICE's budget.
ICE is CoreCivic's customer.
The company gets paid out of a budget she controls, and it pays into her campaign."
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