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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 8h
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 7h
Exactly. This is such a lie. Email had a purpose. The internet had a purpose. Search had a purpose. Everybody loved Silicon Valley in the 90s because they made shit that did what it promised. Now 3 guys who never made SHIT have ALL the money in SV. They're scam artists. Not engineers.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
I took a friend who hasn’t been to an NFL game in 20 years to the Vikings today, there’s been no touchdowns, and multiple injuries. There’s been a penalty every play too. I asked him if he was having fun and he just looked at me like this.
Guy looking at you with oxygen meme
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 11h
💔🕯️💔🕯️💔
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed. Do not forget this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)
pic of Natalie walking, bag in hand
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 9h
In light of that Atlantic article going around featuring the traumatized truck driver who hit Pierre Damas Bel, I'll re-up what I wrote a month ago. craigcalcaterra.com/blog/there-i...
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Blood on J.D. Vance’s hands
A young Haitian man walked in front of a truck. His blood is on J.D. Vance’s hands
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 10h
Alll of this. I started my career in construction, working office jobs alongside people who worked trades. Know how many 60-year-old guys I saw working as bricklayers? Doing demo? Zero. How many 50-year-old roofers there are? Zero. One reason unions fight for high wages is because careers are SHORT.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h
the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Florida's state government has been under continuous Republican control since 1999, spanning roughly 27 years.
Social media post:
[image of Byron Donalds speaking at a podium]
"We're going to lower insurance premiums 20% in the state of
Florida."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A few years ago, I said greedy egg producers like Cal-Maine were using their market power to deliberately drive up egg prices. My right-wing critics fried me for saying this — but now they all have egg on their face.
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Fox News Mocked Me For Being Right
When I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GOP ads right now are all about attacking trans people. Over, and over, and over. I was a gay teen in 2004 watching the Bush campaign try to win on attacking gay marriage, but the resort to this hate drive in campaign ads feels so dialed up now. I can’t imagine being an lgbt kid watching tv today.
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decitect @decitect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ken Paxton’s immorality was not OK for former Mrs. Paxton, but it’s sure fine for the people of Texas.
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White Plains Rich @whiteplainsrich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
She can't tolerate living with this lying philanderer, but wants you to spend the next six years with him.  If that isn't the essential essence of the GOP, I don't know what is. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him
In a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I watched this ad and it’s amazing. Doesn’t even use his name. The very clear almost explicit subtext is: my dudes, if I can suck it up and vote for this lying sack of shit, you can too, okay?
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decitect @decitect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Paxton’s immorality was not OK for former Mrs. Paxton, but it’s sure fine for the people of Texas. Sure, Angela!
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
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relentlessyapp.bsky.social @relentlessyapp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Put this in every single Democratic attack ad across the country. Every. Single. Word.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/10/2026
Stand Up for Science is proud to endorse Jasmine Clark, PhD for Georgia's 13th congressional district. It’s crucial we mobilize at the ballot box to put a stop to the war on science that’s being enabled by a complacent Congress. A vote for Jasmine is a vote for science & democracy.
Campaign poster endorsing Jasmine Clark, PhD for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. 

Text on the right hand side reads "A vote for Jasmine is a vote for science and democracy." and "Jasmine Clark is a molecular biologist and an experienced, fearless leader, who is a strong science voice in government, protecting funding for CDC, NIH, and healthcare."

To the left is a portrait of Jasmine, a short woman with curly hair and glasses, smiling. 

Bottom left hand corner features a logo that reads "Stand Up For Science Endorsed"
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Justin @jlentini09.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Shared by a woman I would've used a steak knife
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Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Families in Kentucky and across America are still waiting on their DOGE checks and Tariff refund checks. Does @barrforsenate support socialism? Because that’s what this is.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 03/10/2026
As Donald Trump and Kash Patel attempt to rewrite history, we know that Trump will be remembered as the worst President ever to serve. Our investigations are just getting started, and we will slow this Administration's attacks on our democracy come November.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2/ That machinery is already here. TechTonic Justice found AI or automated decision systems throughout Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment insurance, Social Security disability & Medicare-related care. This is not some future debate. www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
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Inescapable AI — TechTonic Justice
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decitect @decitect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Scratch up the fretboard, methinks. Better that they’re your audience.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 03/10/2026
I almost never drill down to COUNTY level races, but I've whipped up one more fundraising page for TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS by special request. secure.actblue.com/donate/tarra...
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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump’s TIME interview should have been treated about like Biden’s debate performance. That it mostly wasn’t says a lot about the media’s ongoing normalization of Trump’s cognitive downward spiral.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 03/10/2026
Mark Zuckerberg tells investors that his AI push is a huge success. But when it files its taxes, Meta tells the IRS its giant data centers are an experiment that might fail. Why? Because calling them an experiment lets Meta claim a tax credit meant for real research.
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Wyldefire @wyldefire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was just told last night that my disabled son may lose 2/3s of his caregiver funds. This pays me to be his trained, live-in caregiver, and if anything it will CAUSE US to become homeless. All while Trump lives for free off tax payers. Anyone can become disabled at any time. Vote Blue. Please!
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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rents for new leases of regulated 1-bed and studio apartments in Berkeley ticked down a bit in September '26, sequentially and annually, to a median $2098/month. That is the lowest of any September in a decade. Even in nominal dollars, that's lower than 2019.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caring for aging parents is incredibly difficult, both emotionally and physically. It takes a toll. Help can make the difference, but it's expensive and often out of reach. We need more public assistance to help care for our aging community. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
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How Aging Life Care Managers Help Families
They can arrange a move to a senior living facility, deal with Medicare and Medicaid, recommend doctors, drive a client to the dentist, and much more.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Call the Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline at 844-WHOS-KEN. Learn about his record and leave him a voicemail. (It’s a real number.)
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t own a diesel car but if I did, I’d be keeping more of an eye on the record profits that Shell, BP et al will be recording over the next months & I’d be thinking these are the people making my life worse. Greedy corporate fbckers. Not people in boats who arrive with nothing but hope & dreams.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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Harbourmaster Productions @harbourmasterrr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If anyone would like to read a nice article about my band, you can do here: nevolume.co.uk/music/artist...
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 03/10/2026
You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 03/10/2026
A new California law will help formerly incarcerated firefighters find jobs with the state’s firefighting department, CalMatters reports:
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They fought wildfires while serving time. A new law gives them a shot at Cal Fire jobs
Gov. Newsom signs a new law will give incarcerated firefighters a leg up when applying to entry-level jobs with Cal Fire.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Diplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which is
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 03/10/2026
"Let's say that, in fifty years, the world has become the property of two or three large conglomerates that obtain their energy by mining deposits in space." All that's left is the last part of the sentence, and we'll be there. 🤭
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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
trump is sending $500 checks to people utilizing the ACA in battleground states with a letter stating that Biden 'overcharged' them through the system. They're only being sent to swing states. This is blatant vote purchasing, and not one fucking thing will happen to him over it.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.
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The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In some ways, the biggest difference between me and a person who is "successfull in media" is this clip right here. Thompson is summoning every ounce of her strength to sit there and listen to sports praise of a sexual predator. I'd... lose my shit and get fired.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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