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Dan F

@democracy-dan.bsky.social
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Proud dad of 2 strong girls. Love travel, social history, politics, reading, coffee & food. Pro-democracy, anti-tyranny.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Struggling to find a time in history when capitalists and oligarchs self regulated themselves. Poorly regulated AI will lead to serious harms. We must demand a better approach (and soon).
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Susan Collins is a crook. Trump covered up for her. ProPublica has the story.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump is a world-historical villain who's putting us all in extreme danger, so put him at the center of this story. Dems can highlight how Trump is actively using DOJ and EPA to help AI data centers steamroll communities, and vow that a Dem majority will stop it. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2154...
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Now that Trump has lost at SCOTUS over the USPS rule, he is going to be even more unhinged. I imagine he will try something even more extreme in the coming days. He is on the ropes and the wheels are coming off the clown car but we can not let our guard down.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 11/09/2026
Exactly one year ago, a then-newly formed advocacy group brought thousands to the Missouri State Capitol to protest a severe gerrymander. That group, People Not Politicians, won two major victories today on its anniversary. Here's the backstory, on All Rise News buff.ly/VcHwwVw
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/09/2026
Even the crickets were embarrassed.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Acting by himself (as Circuit Justice for the Eighth Circuit), Justice Kavanaugh has *denied* Missouri's (fairly ridiculous) emergency application asking #SCOTUS to put back into effect its 2026 gerrymander. The Missouri Supreme Court's ruling that reverted back to the 2022 map will stand.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW: This piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. Democracy Docket decided to share it with everyone because the stakes for this election are too high not to. Premium members always get my exclusive analysis first. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here...
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Here is Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What an insult to the thousands who tragically died on the planes, in the towers, and to those who rushed into the buildings trying to save others. Why lie about where you were? The definition of a true POS!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/09/2026
Trump has found so many ways to use the presidency to enrich himself and his family that we had to narrow the list down. Here are 75 of the most staggering examples of Trump corruption in 2026. And yes, there were more. Read Ron Filipkowski’s full breakdown:
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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026
So far.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/09/2026
The Hugging Face incident may turn out to be one of the most important milestones/warnings in technological revolution now underway. History may look back at this moment/point to it. Everyone should be reading ab it and thinking about it. Here are a few good pieces: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
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Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
(Gift Link) A US Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans...
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail (Gift Article)
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So much fun plus who knew Mapquest was still around!
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Lake he still wouldn’t be able to locate it on the map - MapQuest
Check out my custom map where I renamed Lake Ontario to Lake he still wouldn’t be able to locate it on the map!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Dem. appointees, #SCOTUS has *granted* the Trump administration’s request to freeze a district court injunction that had blocked the mail-in ballots executive order. But Trump’s EO remains blocked by a different injunction in a different case—at least for now:
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Deleted tweets show now-Trump aide Natalie Harp’s zealous support on Jan. 6 | CNN Politics
Years before Natalie Harp became a key White House aide to President Donald Trump, she posted more than 150 tweets demonstrating extraordinary devotion to him on January 6, 2021.
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Jason Berlin @jasonberlin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So why was Natalie chosen over Rubio and many others to ride in the secret getaway truck and plane? Why is she so important? Presidential preferential treatment for some unstated reason. Or maybe she is the only one willing to change his smelly diaper? Questions we should all be asking. 🤔
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Jason Berlin @jasonberlin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Free Texting is back - w/ a new name: TEXT ON T@P & a WAY improved interface! 🌟 Help @FieldTeam6.org #RegisterDemocrats in critical swing states/districts. 💙 Once trained, text from your computer anytime 9a - 9p. 🕘 📅 Trainings: Thursdays 3p PT/6p ET #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/Y5pFMSY6
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/08/2026
The case before the Hawaii Supreme Court did not warrant such an impassioned condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court. But Associate Justice Todd Eddins and his colleagues wanted to send a message to the country. Read it.
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A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The liars can’t keep their lies straight. They are all pointing fingers. This is the eventuality many of us have been waiting for, hoping the rest of America can no longer hide from the corruption, politicization, and complete ineptitude. All the wheels are coming off the clown car.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
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Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Subtle. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Shocked but not shocked that R’s continue to give Trump space to play war games with Iran. I fear the consequences of their kowtowing will be disastrous for much of the world. It is sad that these jokers might only act after it is too late. A true embarrassment for America.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Not a single word about how these tariffs violate both our WTO & USCMA obligations. Every time Trump does this, the NYT & other outlets simply write as if we live in an international vacuum, where the US has no obligations under signed, ratified international treaties. It's journalistic malpractice.
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Jason Berlin @jasonberlin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17/07/2026
In this section of his speech, Trump is lying about the intelligence community's findings about China's actions in the 2020 election. This is the actual IC finding, declassified in 2021. www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
Key Judgment 4: We assess that China did not deploy interference efforts and considered but did not deploy influence efforts intended to change the outcome of the US Presidential election. We have high confidence in this judgment. China sought stability in its relationship with the United States, did not view either election outcome as being advantageous enough for China to risk getting caught meddling, and assessed its traditional influence tools—primarily targeted economic measures and lobbying—would be sufficient to meet its goal of shaping US China policy regardless of the winner. The NIO for Cyber assesses, however, that China did take some steps to try to undermine
former President Trump’s reelection.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I’m in Paris to investigate the scope of Epstein’s international sex trafficking ring and how it intersected with the world of modeling; to reveal who was a part of this dark world; and to see if the French judicial system is the key to real accountability.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham - I am still human so I feel for his family. But when we look at his character, all I see is a man who lost his way somewhere and made a deal with the devil. Inconceivable that he was once a close ally and friend of John McCain. Ethics can not and should never be situational.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I stepped away for 24 hours only to learn we are now at war with the Islamic Republic of Japan. Crazy that Japan became an Islamic country overnight and we decided to attack them. 🤡
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
Trump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump couldn’t resist interfering, now turning a potential great story of triumph against all odds into one of corruption, tarnishing the US and the mens soccer team forever. It is classic Trump where his delusions of grandeur turn into piles of shit, algae, toxic chemicals and the decline of the US
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I would have opted for watching a live stream of paint drying or water dripping from a faucet than watch Trump and July 5 fireworks paid for by our tax dollars. What a disgrace and disservice to our 250 year history.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/07/2026
Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If Trump made 800M+ last year from his crypto coins, that means people lost 800M+ as his coins are worthless. Let’s focus on his fleecing of everyday Americans! He is the greatest grifter ever.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ask yourself or your friends- what are you more afraid of, an authoritarian/fascist movement that seeks to subjugate you and take away personal freedoms or a democratic socialist that is trying to improve the lives of everyday people.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/06/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now the biggest threat to this country are not a handful of House candidates in New York, it is the president of the United States who is trying to destroy American democracy."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/06/2026
📬 USPS is rushing to carry out Trump’s wishes on restricting mail voting, which could disrupt mail voting and hand the Trump administration private voter information. Here’s how we can fight back: bit.ly/3SPmUhD
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Pete Hegseth is removing or blocking the promotions of all military officers who he has determined would not participate in an illegal pro-Trump self-coup (auto-coup) in 2028. You can believe me now or believe me in 2028. Either way, stop seeing what Hegseth is doing as random.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It is has become increasingly ironic that we call these 6 people in black robes justices when all they do is inflict harm. We are in need of some real justice!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don’t give Trump admin voter rolls
“You are going to make a decision that people cannot vote by mail. That’s unacceptable," one senator told the postmaster general.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
69-page bar complaint filed against Acting AG Blanche by @democracydefendersfund.org , > 100 former judges, et al. dea5edf3-e27d-4adc-a42a-b9c082bc3167.usrfiles.com/ugd/dea5ed_b...
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Let’s add starvation to the list of accomplishments of the Trump Crime Syndicate and the sycophantic Republican Congress. In all those red states, will they still vote red or will they finally realize that the only ones who really care about them are democrats?
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Blatantly obvious that Iran knows Trump wants a deal and out of the quagmire. I wonder if they are over playing their hand just a little with the posturing. Trump is an irrational actor - he could just let Hegseth go crazy for a few hours. Congress isn’t go to stop him. Very precarious situation.
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Not sure what is peeling more - the reflecting pool or Trump’s skin. Sorry, had to be asked
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Truly international war games - still scary times Both Bibi and Trump thought they could control the other person Trump negotiated a horrible agreement that is still loosey-goosey Israel cant effectively give up its sovereignty No one is happy about Iran gaining strength So many lessons
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Dan F @democracy-dan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
So I have to wonder - did Putin influence Trump’s surrender? Putin is intent on destroying the US/US influence and this disastrous MOU takes us another step closer to the edge. A stronger Iran helps only Russia while putting much of the world on high alert.
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