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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This poll from Cook is bonkers. A *huge* plurality of voters (43% overall, 61% of Ds) want Dems to focus on changing the political system overall vs. just opposing (21%, 36% of Ds) or working with Trump (35%, 3% of Ds).
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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No mercy for MAGA. Not now. Not ever. www.againstallenemies.net/p/no-mercy-f...
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No Mercy for MAGA.
Not now, not ever.
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Joohn Choe @joohnchoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Following Charlie Kirk's assassination more than 600 people were investigated, suspended, or fired for their social media posts. A year later, at least 10 people have fought back and won, securing job reinstatements or cash settlements totaling roughly $3.4 million. www.patreon.com/joohn/posts/...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What a list. Imagine if Obama did even one of these things. www.meidasplus.com/p/the-75-mos...
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This week’s ‘Noel’s Notes’ is out now; link to subscribe: noelcasler.substack.com/p/a-coat-of-...
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‘A Coat of Many Colors’
At a time when American influence is shrinking on the world stage and being replaced by something far more sinister, I did not expect to find myself tearing up over tales of one of my country’s kindes...
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"I would be beyond livid," a former chief in ICE's Office of Professional Accountability told me of reported arrests at school bus stops. Eric Balliet also noted that fentanyl seizures are *down* 40% under Trump. youtu.be/QS_LQdj894Y?...
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‘I would be BEYOND LIVID’: Fmr ICE official SLAMS reported arrests at school bus stops
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
(Speaker?) @rokhanna.bsky.social : “The skeptics have been proven wrong. A new Yale study shows Medicare for All would save $1 Trillion + 114,000 lives per year.” Here’s the study: ysph.yale.edu/news-article... #MedicareforAllNOW
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
MUST-WATCH: “Nobody hated Dolly. Here’s why.” ❤️ Beautiful stuff From @loswhit
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Giving everyone explosive diarrhea and then losing all the toilet paper is the most on brand thing for this administration possible
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"We love Dolly Parton’s music, but that’s not why we love her. We love her because she spent her entire life unconditionally loving us."
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She Who Never Needed a Crown
Dolly Parton, 1946 - 2026
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026
< 2 years & these people got it so that preventable childhood illness rates are skyrocketing, there's at least 4 simultaneous foodborne illnesses all in the highest risk categories, iran beat us in a war, everything's more expensive, there's gestapo raids, & now CANADA doesn't wanna trade with us
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19/08/2026
Sharing again, in case you missed the deepdive Follow China’s Money. A New Global Order Is Taking Shape. youtu.be/Rk--1aErR8s
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Follow China’s Money. A New Global Order Is Taking Shape.
YouTube video by Onest.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Trump/Republican agenda in one chart 👇🏽
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Trump II has profound consequences that will last a century: -destruction of administrative state & civil service -extreme wealth concentration, tech oligarchy -climate rollbacks -end of rule of law w/o pushback incentivizes future backsliding -Iran Pundits hate this because it sounds shrill
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
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Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
this might actually be how we achieve world peace
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🔥 Jon Stewart Defends Democratic Socialism: “When you call it SoCiALiSm, I think it’s a misnomer — It’s about strengthening a safety net for a country that has suffered too long overvaluing capital and money, and undervaluing labor and work. That’s it.”
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 18/07/2026
If you're 60, 69% of the job growth in your lifetime came under Democratic presidents. If you're 45: 75%. If you're under 28: 100%. Not a typo. The Republican column since 1998 nets out below zero. (Source: BLS)
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Linda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’ve said this before privately and now I’m saying it on the record Go check the status of your voter registration and set a recurring reminder to do it again this time in two weeks. Do not let this lapse.
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’m a card carrying socialist & union member & all that and/but this book fucking torpedoed for me the myth that Democrats & Republicans are “the same.” The massive, fundamental differences btwn D & R administrations in regard to disabled ppl’s lives is INSANE.👩🏻‍🦼‍➡️❤️ judithheumann.com/being-heumann/
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Being Heumann | Personal Story & Fighting Education | Judithheumann
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive education
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Kanew: “Memphis D.A. Steve Mulroy just told us Force Science is training police to kill and telling them the Floyd & Garner killings were justifiable, and D.A.’s & police in Tennessee got mad at HIM for saying it… I don’t get why this isn’t a national story.”
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“The comment period closes on July 2, 2026, so now is the time to act. You can submit comments online” www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
The Postal Service is proposing to amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal el...
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Monte Mader @montemader.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I can’t imagine why AI bros would not want regulation…. ( #NYC your Election Day is June 23) #YouCanPushBackPartner #deconstruction #exvangelical #currentevents #news
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
You thought Elon Musk and DOGE were bad? Russell Vought now wants to codify political control over ALL federal grant-funding, killing grants at will on anything from road repair to rural hospitals, cancer research and schools. Write to Congress! Share, share, share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
In countries that have successfully reversed democratic backsliding in recent years—from Poland in 2023 to Hungary in 2026—opposition movements made prosecuting those who have broken laws a central campaign issue.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/06/2026
"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
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Elite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy Disruption
Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Living through this time feels like the human version of dog years
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Albania is erupting for the second consecutive day in angry mass protests against the Kushner land seizure deal worth $4 billion.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Pakistan: solar just overtook coal as the largest single source of electricity. 21% of power from solar in 2025. Up from 2% in 2019. Coal peaked at 20% in 2020. Want to read more about one of the fastest solar transitions anywhere in the world? Sign up to my Substack janrosenow.substack.com
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My latest @nytimes.com oped shows that the White House is dramatically understating the cost of the war in Iran. By my calculations—and I show my work—this war will cost the typical American family thousands, and it could cost them tens of thousands. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...
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Opinion | Hegseth Says This War Has Cost $25 Billion. I Tallied Up the True Amount.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Here in Spain, we are approving and advancing a process to regularise half a million immigrants. “And I want to say to the Right and the Far Right who oppose this: Spain is the daughter of migration and will not become the mother of xenophobia.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/04/2026
Mamdani: "What are we fighting for?. When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision of what we were fighting for. It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We need your help please. Please share. Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing over a thousand years of Indigenous history ancient ruins, sacred sites, and cultural landmarks built by the ancestors of today’s Pueblo peoples.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Why don’t Rs ever mention that the “Save America Act” would force states to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s SSA-reliant “SAVE” voter purge system? Is it due to whistleblower reports alleging that DOGE—which helped connect “SAVE” to SSA’s data—compromised SSA’s databases? 1/
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DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access, whistleblower says
Members of Congress demand investigations after complaint alleges unprecedented breach of Americans’ data
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Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎 @bpermaculture.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades | New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2518...
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Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades
Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expec...
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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ... there's info on who to complain to to try to stop this at the end of the article, lets share this message and try our best to stop it.
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Since MSM isn't hammering this message daily... I will: If. You. Don't. Have. A. Passport. Get. One. By. The. End. Of. March. GET IT.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A Helpful explainer about our wildly misunderstood immigration laws from @sawyerhackett.bsky.social
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 20/02/2026
New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
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A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors
A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/02/2026
Heads are going to explode 💥 Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third. All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit. 1/3
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Tim Williams Art @timwilliamsart.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We all need to multi-task now... I know for a fact that your elected representatives respond when they get FLOODED with phone calls and emails from their constituents. Call yours NOW and DON'T LET UP. Demand they defund ICE. Demand the FULL release of the #EpsteinFiles.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Who Funds the Right @whofundstheright.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
We are collecting and publishing a database to show otherwise.
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Who Funds the Right
Your data source for information on which American companies donated to the right, sponsor right wing news, rolled back diversity, and have right wing ownership.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The US is trapped in a permanent election cycle; it’s not an accident. Binary parties, unlimited money, and nonstop campaigning are exhausting generations of voters and blocking true governance. This is an important read on how democracy should work. www.patreon.com/posts/electi... #BindingChaos
The image is an infographic that compares election rules in global democracies (referred to as the norm) with those in the United States (labeled as an extreme outlier). It highlights significant differences in campaign duration, spending limits, and campaign restrictions.
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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
"That dratted Paul Revere woke me up last night with his 'the Redcoats are coming' blather."
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The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
A little message from me that might help anybody who finds this time of year a little tough. niallharbison.substack.com/p/to-those-w...
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To Those Who Struggle At This Time Of Year
There is always hope
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