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"There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman Resisting...again.

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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 6h
“Well, we wouldn’t have had to take care of Pierre. Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do,” Jack said. “We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 7h
BANNED BOOKS WEEK - October 4-10, 2026 1980 - Challenged in Vernon-Verona Sherrill School District (N.Y.) for content, called "filthy" and "trashy." 2013 - Plaquemines Parish School Board in Belle Chasse, La., lifts a 12-year ban. Source: Kenya Downs, PBS News #LetBooksBe
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Uh huh...right after he stops the war in Iran and apologizes to E. Jean Carroll.😒 www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Trump promises another round of checks before the midterms
The president said he’ll send “nearly $100” checks to 20 million seniors.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"It’s universally understood that the president’s popularity is the single most important variable affecting midterm election outcomes." nymag.com/intelligence...
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How Low Can Trump Go?
He is now flirting with some of the worst presidential popularity measures on record, and this probably isn’t his rock bottom yet.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"It's not only wrong and inappropriate, it's obscene and should never have been done. It's the wrong monument, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, dedicated to the wrong man." Jon Gundersen, U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War Today's protest against Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"And of the 11 states where the homicide rate is falling fastest, six are considered sanctuary jurisdictions (ICE receives limited cooperation from local officials/law enforcement) by the DOJ: Vermont, Delaware, Maryland, Illinois, Washington State and New York." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Problem With Trump’s Crime Claims
The president says that his immigration crackdown is behind falling crime rates. The numbers don’t back that up.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂🤣What a Schmitt Show!!😂🤣 slate.com/news-and-pol...
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This Mortifying Attempt to Trap Jack Smith in Perjury Was Like Something Out of The Office
The whole exchange has to be seen to be believed.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"But the arrest of Gershkovich on the charge of espionage was plainly a farce...an excuse to procure a diplomatic bargaining chip. As one Russian talk-show host put it in the days after Gershkovich was locked up: 'We’ve replenished our exchange fund.'” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/b...
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Book Review: ‘This Cursed Beautiful Land,’ by Evan Gershkovich (Gift Article)
In “This Cursed Beautiful Land,” the journalist Evan Gershkovich explores what he learned while imprisoned in the country his parents fled.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Staggering staff losses at the CDC have left the agency "zombified'—and unable to address a series of escalating health crises
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Union: CDC Lost a Third of Its Workforce In One Year
Under Trump 2.0, the country's premier public health agency has been "zombified."
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#VoteDemocrat for national security.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin initially claimed that there were as many as 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada's voter rolls. There were zero.😠 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle (Gift Article)
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks." William Shakespeare www.propublica.org/article/debu...
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"...Hegseth is an unqualified frat-boy. He is a disaster for the Department of Defense. He should never have been hired. And he needs to be fired. And his actions are actually making our country less safe..." (Retired) Brigadier General Leela Gray, U.S. Army
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore press credentials for the three news outlets." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the Court Order Blocking Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico (Gift Article)
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore press credentials for the three news outlets.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The American free press at work. Kudos to @propublica.org!! www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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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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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
AVERAGE U.S. GAS PRICES Regular Per Gallon Today $4.47 Yesterday $4.47 Week Ago $4.31 Start of War $2.98 AAA, as of 09/20/26
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy. Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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The Hidden Danger of America's Wealth Gap
Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To date, Trump is the one person who has added the most to the U.S. national debt, at +10.91 trillion. "Donald Trump across two terms ($7.80T in 2017–2021 plus $3.10T in his second term so far). Term 2 is incomplete." Source: us-debt-clock.com
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the president doesn't have the authority to deny a news organization's access to the press pool, based on the fact that he doesn't care for their coverage. It's viewpoint discrimination. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House (Gift Article)
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"The Kennedy Center is a place that is not only about the artists who perform there. It is a symbol of the importance of the arts to a democracy." Elizabeth Alexander, 2009 Inaugural Poet
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"When the American people send their sons and daughters to war, they're owed the truth." Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, Retired www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Pennsylvania health department lists total cases at 693, with 99 in the past week. But considering that measles kills about one to three of every 1,000 children it infects, the actual number is likely much larger. Milder cases are going unreported. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
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Pennsylvania’s Measles Outbreak Is Enormous
The two latest deaths suggest that the true number of infections is much larger than reported.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Give us another chance. Or give us another couple of years to continue work on the amazing things we've been doing for the last two years." J.D. Vance, Vice-President of the United States Yeah...no. #VoteDemocratic
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The grift that keeps on giving...😒
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The precursor of the crisis will come sometime before noon on January 3, when Speaker Johnson removes current House Clerk Kevin McCumber and replaces him with a person loyal to Johnson and House Republicans..." newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Supreme Court has sided against President Trump (loser)...The ruling released Monday by the high court means the U.S. Postal Service is expected to continue delivering ballots as usual. www.npr.org/2026/09/14/n...
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The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“All roads with you (Donald Trump) lead to Putin." Speaker Emerita of the House, Nancy Pelosi www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Russian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party (Gift Article)
The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Go raibh maith agat, Éire."❤️
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“The measures I propose to advance the (AI) frontier at a safe pace will not be easy,” Amodei wrote. “But I believe we owe it to humanity to try.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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AI’s Code-Red Moment
Anthropic’s CEO warns that the makers of artificial intelligence “owe it to humanity to try” to slow down.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." Benjamin Franklin
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain: joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Judd Legum
American journalist, lawyer, and political writer
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Never Forget www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Man Who Refused to Sit on the Sidelines
Kevin Dowdell, a lieutenant in an elite FDNY rescue unit, taught his sons to take action. When he disappeared on 9/11, they went to Ground Zero to search for him.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How Trump Is Using the Postal Service to Intervene in Elections www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: How Trump Is Using the Postal Service to Intervene in Elections
Our politics reporter Reid Epstein explains how the Trump administration is using the Postal Service to intervene in mail-in voting in state elections.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A useful heuristic for judging economic experts is once someone's lied to you, they'll lie again. Drum them out.⁣ ⁣ Same goes for think tanks. If the name sounds like a bad college rock band, it's probably in the propaganda business. youtu.be/bsZmjRkYgTs
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Washington Post recorded Trump making 30, 573 "false or misleading claims" in his first term. Last night in Dallas, Trump pledged $500 to nearly 1M who claim they were overcharged under ObamaCare. For those waiting by the mailbox for the check, well...as we say in the South, "Bless your heart."
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"...Trump began his midterm-convention address last night by casting his spell on the crowd in Dallas. 'This place is packed,' he announced from the stage, pointing to the back of the American Airlines Center, where everyone could see hundreds of empty seats." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s Dream World in Dallas
At a midterm convention, Trump tries to defy the odds one last time.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"I'll tell you what. A lot of people don't call it a war. I'll call it a military conflict because it's, it's small potatoes for us." Donald J. Trump www.newsweek.com/list-of-amer...
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List of America's dead in Iran war as Trump calls conflict 'small potatoes'
As of Friday, 18 U.S. service members have been killed in the conflict in Iran, which began on February 28.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The current advantage held by Democrats, though, is far wider than recent Republican leads and similar to the one the party held in 2020, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the presidency and the party gained a slim advantage in the House and the Senate. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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Gallup Polls Show Democrats Outnumber Republicans Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections (Gift Article)
Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The MapQuest app downloads for free. Just sayin'...😏 www.ms.now/news/apple-m...
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Apple renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as MapQuest downloads surge
The tech giant followed Google in renaming the body of water shared by the U.S. and Canada in response to Trump’s executive order. MapQuest has refused to rename the lake on its app.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If only there were a mandatory vaccine for stupid. #vaccineswork
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"What we're going to need in 2028 is someone who can bring a divided nation back together. That will have a little humility and a whole lot less swagger than some of the people (Pete Hegseth) who are considering running." Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.), CG USAREUR-AF www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say
The defense secretary has floated a White House run with close friends and associates, two people said. And Hegseth sparked speculation with an event in Iowa this month.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Judge Indira Talwani has temporarily blocked the US Postal Service from carrying out a plan, issued under an executive order from President Trump, that could limit mail voting. Yas queen! www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/p...
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Judge pauses US Postal Service plan to implement Trump’s new mail voting restrictions | CNN Politics
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the US Postal Service from carrying out a plan, issued under an executive order from President Trump, that could limit mail voting.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
When life gives me a choice between a beloved Northern neighbor and Jeffrey Epstein's best friend, I find myself singing..."O Canada."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/08/2026
🏛️ In her dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned against the Supreme Court's ruling allowing Trump's anti-mail voting executive order to move forward. She stressed that “no judge or Justice” has concluded that Trump’s order is constitutional: demdock.com/4wRTIoD
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"European leaders have refused to join his war with Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel flatly rejected his Gaza plan. Gulf Arab states forced him to abandon plans to charge a shipping toll in the Strait of Hormuz." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
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In Canada and at Home, Deference to Trump Turns to Defiance on Tariffs and Other Issues (Gift Article)
While the president remains the most dominant figure in the world, other leaders and institutions are pushing back more vigorously than at the beginning of his second term.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"...the national debt has climbed by a total of $11.6 trillion across the two Trump Administrations—so far—a figure that comprises more than a quarter of the total amount." Chantelle Lee, Time Magazine, 08.21.26
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“It’s a 50-50 tossup,” said Douglas Heye, a Republican strategist. “Republicans are nervous. They’ve watched Trump’s numbers be a constant limbo contest of ‘How low can they go?’” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Can Democrats Win Back the Senate? Why Their Chances Are Improving. (Gift Article)
Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump’s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Oh, my God! Everybody is hurting right now. I mean, the grocery store doesn't have a Democrat price and a Republican price. People are really tired of being sick and tired." Hallie Shoffner, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Arkansas and former Sixth-Generation Farmer hallieshoffner.com
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Wouldn't his mugshot be more appropriate?😒 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump Is Putting His Face on Everything
The more you look, the more you see.
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