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Colleen Kelley

@democracy72758.bsky.social
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I love cooking, gardening, family and reading. Democracy is good.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
#tariffs 🇺🇸 www.foxnews.com/politics/ame...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
Under Trump: -Gas prices are up 43.7% -Grocery prices are up 3.7% -Household electricity prices are up 12.7% -Healthcare costs are up 14.6% -Childcare costs are up 7.6% -Rent is up 5.1% and mortgage rates are at 7.6% Tired of "winning" yet?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
Make no mistake — they want to deport congresswoman @repilhan.bsky.social We are very far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 😳 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
HAYES: “Trump calling Abdul a jihadist, Vance calling Talarico gay...” @ossoff.bsky.social : “Obviously it’s bigoted & offensive, but also politically weak. 40% of 🇺🇸 go without food/health care to afford gas, and they're throwing around schoolyard insults…” (From @acyn.bsky.social )
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
She done lost her damn mind.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h
Wishing a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV. He continues to serve the world as a much needed source of moral authority when many leaders, at home and abroad, are abdicating their responsibilities.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 21h
BREAKING: We just sued Jared Kushner for unlawfully acting as one of the country's top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures. It’s abundantly clear that he should be blocked from performing this outsized role: www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
Abandoning Ukraine will be a stain on the United States for the rest of time
Screenshot of a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reporting a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv targeting critical energy infrastructure, including the CHPP-4 power plant. Zelenskyy says a residential building was also damaged and caught fire, warns of further Russian missile attacks, and criticizes the lack of advance warnings from Ukraine’s partners. An accompanying nighttime photo shows flames engulfing part of a multistory residential building, with debris scattered across the ground.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15h
Trump cultists assaulted a woman wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt at Trump’s Ohio rally. Epstein files contain over 38,000 references to Trump and related terms across 5,300 files. Trump was Epstein's best friend for nearly 15 years at the peak of his crime network.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/10/2026
We scoured social media, court records and local stories for instances of immigration agents holding citizens against their will. The administration doesn’t track these cases. So we have. We’re sharing our database with you.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
When one man, Elon Musk, can pour a QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS into buying elections, we have to ask ourselves: 👇 Are we still a democracy, or have we become an oligarchy where the wealthiest buy the power and the rest of us pay the price?! VOTE to save democracy! 😎🇺🇸✨
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Trump and Musk are doing everything they can to try and force Ukraine to surrender to Putin while Musk spends over $300 million to try and buy the midterm elections to maintain total power. The American government under Republicans are on the side of evil. Vote them out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
"In February 2024, Blanche & his partner Emil Bove — now Judge Bove — insisted that 'a fair trial cannot be conducted this year.' And yet, 22 days before the midterms, with early voting already underway in MN, Blanche’s DOJ searched a candidate’s home over paperwork a dead man filed 3 decades ago."
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Republicans learn to love DOJ weaponization
Just kidding, they always love it when they’re holding the weapon.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/10/2026
That $366 million Elon is spending to try and convince voters that Congress should stay Republican? It's more money than McCain's 2008 campaign spent. But it's also, relative to Musk's net worth, the same as a household at the median income spending $32.
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The 2026 question: Which is more powerful, money or people?
Elon Musk has spent $366 million this election cycle. Philip Bump examines what that kind of money can buy in American politics.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14h
I am so sorry, we will die more quietly then, my sincere apologies we made noises. Friends help, Sir. In Congress or elsehwere. That's one of such things that qualifies you as a friend.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration posted more political ads on the official White House YouTube Monday, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from being aired, pro-democracy groups told a federal court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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More Trump propaganda videos posted to YouTube despite court order
The Trump administration posted more political ads on YouTube, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from airing.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16h
The White House is hiding a report about your taxes until after you vote. Each year the IRS publishes data on what people at every income level deducted and owed. This version is the first look at the GOP tax law from 2025. It was expected in July. It’s October. Full story at link in comments ⬇️
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23h
ESPN producer Nicole Noren quits over sports broadcasting's increasingly predatory promotion of gambling: “I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands.”
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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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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The president of the United States is a Russian asset, he’s compromised, he’s a traitor to this country, Putin has shit on him, he’s on Putin’s side, and he’s not on the side of the free world. And the media in America is afraid to even put any of this out there for discussion.👇
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h
Filipkowski on Putin: He is intentionally humiliating Trump. He wants to diminish the United States. He wants to diminish our credibility and our prestige. What better way to do it than week after week after week, making the president of the United States look like a clown?
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God @thegodshow.com · 21h
Elon cut off Starlink to Ukraine because they blew up his Russian bots and so now his posts don’t get enough likes? Do I have that right?
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 20h
Let me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
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Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h
Good gawd, Andy Harris is a piece of work. He’s about to lay the bullshit on REAL THICK about why diesel prices are through the roof, and his town hall audience can’t control their laughter. People know the truth. Even his own constituents are calling him out. #BlueWaveIn20Days
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 17h
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h
🚨BREAKING: With the threat of federal election interference looming large over the midterms, Senate Democrats plan to send more than 100 congressional staff to observe voting sites in nine states — the first program of its kind for the upper chamber. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Senate Dems will send over 100 election observers to nine states for midterms
Observers will be on the ground to document voter interference efforts, along with threats against election workers, disinformation tactics and any other attempts to meddle with voting.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
Feels like we don’t talk enough about how Peter Thiel, who puppeteers JD Vance and funds Trump, has written that he “no longer believes freedom and democracy are compatible” We are literally being run by people who oppose our very system of government. www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/p...
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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 18h
ell oh ell
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19h
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Ryan Reynolds' Sneaky Grin
ALT: Ryan Reynolds' Sneaky Grin
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 18h
Melania has the power of the purse
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
"You fucking war criminal!" -- Hegseth's talk is interrupted again
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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 22h
This is Russel Dickert (*snicker*) He outed himself on sm. He committed political violence live on tv with the confidence he’d get away with it. Let’s hope he doesn’t. Make him famous.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
OSSOFF: You didn't answer earlier. Answer now. Did Donald Trump win the 2020 election? MIKE COLLINS: You know, the 2020 election. Everybody has seen my views on that OSSOFF: What are they? COLLINS: There was a lot of doubt in that election OSSOFF: I didn't hear an answer
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Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 22h
This nightmare blunt rotation of Elden Ring bosses concerns me.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 22h
The first day of Georgia in-person early voting easily topped 2022, giving an initial signal of a high turnout election to come. Hispanic turnout is up, too, doubling over 2022 (but not higher than 2024) michaelmcdonald.substack.com/p/first-day-...
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First Day of Georgia In-Person Early Voting Indicates Turnout Increases Over 2022
And some evidence of greater Hispanic engagement
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 22h
Well, well, well. This deal, engineered in part by Howard Lutnick, to sell the storied hotel to a Saudi company is dead. The Saudi company couldn't come up with the $100 million deposit ... after promising again and again that it had the $2 billion in cash to buy the place.
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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 22h
This has my vote for political ad of the year ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business: "We have the numbers. So ... it looks like inflation is accelerating. These numbers are higher than the previous month and higher than expectations"
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 22h
Zacharia, despite years of claiming to be a lawyer, is not a lawyer. The latest on the scandal and Zacharia's disastrous response:
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UPDATE: Katie Zacharia’s disastrous response to Popular Information’s report
Zacharia, who claimed for years to be a lawyer, is not a lawyer.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Ossoff: "In my view, based upon the evidence I've seen thus far, the president's misconduct, abuse of power, and corruption, already exceed any prior standard for impeachment."
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 22h
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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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 22h
Fascinating tidbit in this interview with former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), he says that Texas Republicans anti-transgender ads aren't "resonating." "What Republicans are talking about is just not what the swing voter is really interested in." www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
DP: We’re still running transgender ads. It’s just not resonating. $100 million in ads, $125 million in ads, and nothing’s moved the needle here in Texas in a month in the Senate race. Let’s be honest. The 8 to 10 percent of voters in the middle who are going to decide this election, when they hear stuff about boys in girls’ sports, they don’t even know what you’re talking about. This never happened in their communities, and they’ve been hearing about it for so many years, and so many other people have been accused of it. What Republicans are talking about is just not what the swing voter is really interested in.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
New: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. There’s no evidence she was admitted to practice law in the United States, and legal experts say foreign citizens cannot take the bar in China. My deep dive: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren’t sure.
There’s no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
"Starting on Day One of my new administration, we will end inflation, and we will make America affordable again." -Donald Trump www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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US inflation rose to 3.7% in September in blow to Republicans before midterms
Final inflation report before voters go to polls comes amid widespread anger over cost of living under Trump
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h
As Kash Patel heads off to report to his handlers in Moscow and St Petersburg, an MS-Now review shows that criminal law enforcement cases have tumbled dramatically under his leadership at the FBI, and he has adulterated the FBI's records to cover this fact up. www.ms.now/news/crime-s...
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Crime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBI
An analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h
This is a) a really great and specific policy proposal that b) addresses a real problem for government efficiency and c) also American democracy, by potentially reducing the clout of megadonors like Musk
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 23h
Gas prices are up 34.2% over the last year.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Okay, Katie Zacharia's claim to have passed the bar in China appears to be collapsing very fast. The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (paywall) just published this. www.scmp.com/news/us/poli...
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
oh my god someone let mike collins come back for more of what he deserves seems like a mistake bsky.app/profile/atru...
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