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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h
So perfect: This week Trump claimed his rallies are having a "tremendously positive impact" on GOP candidates. Then Republicans promptly leaked that they fear the House is lost—and blamed Trump for all of it. On the pod, @stevebenen.com is good on the Trump bubble: newrepublic.com/article/2166...
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Trump’s Boast about Rallies Backfires as Humiliating New GOP Leaks Hit
As Trump’s brag about his rallies runs into reality, MS NOW’s Steve Benen explains how this captures broader truths about Trump’s toxicity, GOP cultishness, and our strange political moment.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 9h
Mid-November, "Musk" will be available for rent on Apple/Amazon etc. In January it will be on HBO.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17h
Obviously, a person who has broken immigration laws should not be allowed to obtain government contracts, right?
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 17h
As for Bauers, he went 0-for-4 on October 6th, his birthday. This bothered him. He was the last man in the cage that night, the first the next day. He had a big hit and scored a run the following day, and against the Dodgers has had two of the smartest, most important at-bats you'll see in years.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 18h
Sarah Langs can tell you but the Brewers are something like three or four games over .500 in games where the other side scores first. That is how they deal with adversity.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 17h
"We have guns too" isn't a bad campaign slogan to run against MAGA, gotta be honest
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 18h
Two points I want to make about this: 1. Democrats should immediately threaten to deport Elon Musk and Melania Trump for *actual* immigration fraud once they retake power. Don't @ me about how we're not like them. Do politics. Make the threat. Force Republicans to react and defend their decision.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 18h
If you don't know, Snell implied the Brewers didn't do well with adversity, whatever that means, and he was going to teach them. He pitched very well today. But look what they did the moment they went down.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23h
Crazy idea: Democrats should defend immigration and immigrants, run on the idea that immigrants make America great, and stop Homer Simpsoning themselves into the shrubbery every time Republicans try to demagogue it.
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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 19h
A hospital network in Wisconsin has unlawfully fired 6 workers during a union campaign, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB's complaint against Rogers Behavioral Health also alleges threats involving litigation and criminal accusations. 🧵
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19h
I called Trump’s deal with Putin “a deepening betrayal” on Monday. Now it’s clear he’s a despicable traitor with blood on his hands as Ukraine’s civilian deaths mount—and who’s making all of us less safe. www.americaamerica.news/p/another-be...
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The Deepening Betrayal By Putin’s Servant
In his deal with Vladimir Putin for Russian diesel, Donald Trump assists Russia’s war against Ukraine and our democratic ally’s fight for survival
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19h
I would take more seriously the people promoting the idea of AI consciousness if they first materially grappled with the (much more obvious) consciousness of animals and how that affects our moral obligations to them.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 23h
Her "immigration status" is that she's been a US citizen longer than either Melania Trump or Elon Musk. The Democrats SHOULD use this opportunity for 100% solidarity with one of their own, and throw the fucking kitchen sink at Trump and his Republicans. I doubt they will but would LOVE to be wrong.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20h
Important to note that a case as prominent as this would take years to wend its way through the courts, meaning any final decision (or possibly even any initial merits decision) wouldn’t occur until years after Trump left office. So in the interim it’s primarily a harassment/intimidation tactic.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
This photo says everything about why Trump keeps hiring unqualified worshipful young women (who look like his daughter)
Pic of Trump boarding Marine One with Natalie and Katie absolutely beaming at him
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My man looks like Stanley Kubrick dressed up as Velma for Halloween
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 20h
this has been the busiest year of my career and honestly a mentally exhausting one. in april we fostered a black german shepherd. by june he was ours. then on a random walk he found a tiny orange kitten. now they’re inseparable. if these two can figure it out, so can we humans.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22h
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any of the accused students had been punished. to.pbs.org/4ypJJaO
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Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any o...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h
Talarico: “I think the responsible thing to do when you have something like the flu is to stay at home and not get other people sick.…That decision to stay home for a week sent my opponent and his conspiracy theorists spiraling."
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 20h
In yet another stunning display of ICE cruelty, Oscar Belgal is still being held in solitary confinement (with a bullet still in his neck) at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center.
Standing with a group of religious leaders & advocates to protest at Metropolitan Detention Center.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 20h
Dictator shit. And Omar is very clearly being targeted out of all of Trump's prominent domestic critics because of her race.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ugly.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It's almost a joke at this point, but the entire story of Mamdani's mayorship really has been "it turns out we can just turn off the orphan grinding machine, the switch was right there the whole time."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"The job of the press secretary is not to lie for the president. It’s to tell the truth to the American public. We’re in such a horrible time that people seem to forget that." On the pod @markjacob.bsky.social is great on the real scandal behind Kate Zacharia fiasco: newrepublic.com/article/2165...
newrepublic.com
Trump Rages as New Press Sec Debut Fiasco Harshly Mocked Even by MAGA
As Trump fumes over his inability to control events, a sharp observer of White House follies explains how his disastrous new press secretary epitomizes something unexpectedly dark and dangerous.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Judo Hip Toss Technique - Martial Arts Training
ALT: Judo Hip Toss Technique - Martial Arts Training
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Just misunderstood lil beans
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Something I wish more people understood: The helicopters thing is an extremely online Nazi idea with its origins in Pinochet's death flights. If you got the attention of right wingers on Twitter, they used to love to tweet helicopter emojis in response. Collins is deep into online neo-Nazism.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14/10/2026
Our state has a sacred obligation to care for those who served. Today we delivered on that obligation with an effective end to veteran homelessness.
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
pretty good ad in another longshot seat.
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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I think Ossoff captures something that Newsom never did: the Dem base wants you to fight but they want real shit not goofy memes and too-online riffs
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"whoa that question about who won the 2020 election caught me totally by surprise who came up with that one?"
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."
In conducting this hearing, the Court is not called upon to resolve factual disputes between
the parties. The facts set forth in this Memorandum Opinion and Order were proposed by the
Plaintiff, unobjected to by the Government, and then deemed admitted by the Court. Dkts. 74, 75,
77.2 These facts establish that high-ranking government officials, including then Secretary of DHS
Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, engaged in a coordinated public relations campaign to impugn the
personal and professional integrity of Ms. Comans. For reasons unfathomable to this Court,
officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an
impeccable record of public service. In short, Ms. Comans was professionally targeted and
personally attacked by government officials for no legitimate reason. The attacks against Ms.
Comans were based entirely on false information, and many government officials knew the
accusations were untrue at the time they were made. With no regard for the truth and with no
consideration for the personal and professional effect on Ms. Comans, government officials
exploited their access to mass media outlets to broadcast false information. These false
statements reached hundreds of millions of people. The purpose of this Order is, to the best of
this Court’s ability, to correct the public record and establish as a matter of law that the
statements made by these officials about Ms. Comans were objectively and demonstrably false.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
STOP LETTING JD VANCE MEET POPES
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: Citing 'other matters of national importance,' Trump cancels his pre-election deposition in defamation suit he filed over BBC documentary. He was to be questioned under oath on Friday. Trump's lawyers say he can't spare time for at least next 2 months www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say
The president was set to be questioned under oath in his defamation lawsuit over the British broadcaster’s 2020 election documentary.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The most consistent negative people use to describe Democrats is "weak." We need way more candidates who lead with this kind of fearlessness. People respond to perceived strength. That comes in lots of styles and tones, but people want to vote for fighters.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump with a fresh smear against Rep. Omar. Yet again he puts a target on the back of a duly elected US lawmaker bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Executing a search warrant while early voting is underway in Minnesota, on an old, moldy "crime" is all you need to know about the motivation here. Absolutely no reason not to wait until the second week of November. It's abundantly clear that this is about politics, not a legitimate prosecution.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 12/10/2026
"AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO"
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AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO
Some AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"There is no excuse for this and you know why I’m furious right now,” the judge said. “I was hearing from plaintiff’s side that this was going to happen and I said ‘no’ repeatedly, ‘I trust the government.’ I trusted you all repeatedly to not do what you have done...” www.ms.now/news/you-did...
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‘You did your absolute worst’: Judge blasts government after she says it defied her on D.C. golf course case
A livid U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes called an emergency hearing after the government flouted warnings to notify the court before cutting down more than 10 trees at East Potomac Golf Course; it cut d...
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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That's Not How It Works! That's Not How Any Of This Works!
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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I shouldn't have to tell you that the church Colonial Williamsburg tore down & replaced with a parking lot was a Black church.
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The stock market hitting records while food banks hit records tells you exactly who this economy is built for. #RepublicanAffordabilityCrisis
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hello? 911? Yes, I’d like to report a murder.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I wrote about the one-man disinformation vector that we need to worry about between now and November: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk
The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I realize it often feels like nothing matters anymore, but a comedian going on SNL and calling women whores— calling the ordinary women he sees at the gym *whores* — because of their clothes matters to me. It’s really gross, and I’m glad Levy said something.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.
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Immigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raid
Rep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There is no known portrait of Columbus that was composed during his lifetime; everything that has come down to us is posthumous. So there’s no way to know whether he looked like Nurse Ratched clutching a sil-pat baking sheet in a short sleeved housecoat or not.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
For those pushing Dems to start making a stink about Elon's fundraising @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is now doing that.
Josh Turek vs. Elon Musk.
Working-Class Underdog vs. World’s Richest Man. 🥊💥🥊

Who’s your money on?

For context: Elon Musk is unleashing a firehose of cash to boost vulnerable Republicans in the battle for the Senate majority, including my MAGA opponent here in Iowa.

Why’s he so focused on this race in particular, you ask?

Well, I’m what MAGA billionaires like Musk fear most:

A candidate who’s not a millionaire and isn’t trying to become one.
A leader with a well-calibrated moral compass and strength of character.
A senator who can’t be bought.
Basically, an honest and up-sitting public servant.
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