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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 6h
Before you get too excited about Lauren Witzke rewriting science textbooks, remember that she’s a flat earther: "I haven't seen [a round Earth]. I don't trust anything I don't see anymore. If I haven't seen it myself, I don't believe it."
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2026
President Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews. n.pr/4e71nbY
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Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
President Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews.
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NPR @npr.org · 22h
Congress got rid of a $7,500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicle buyers. One year later, are people still buying EVs? n.pr/47bN8ix
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One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?
Congress got rid of a $7,500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicle buyers. One year later, are people still buying EVs?
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NPR @npr.org · 22h
Disabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die. n.pr/4hVoNDu
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Foster care often fails kids with disabilities. Consider these cases
Disabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Apparently Justice just came to this conclusion after taking the opposite position for over a decade.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Paxton throws Trump and the RNC under the bus. Says Trump’s RNC convention in Texas hurt his campaign.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids set to open at an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, to speed their deportations — to countries unknown. ICE is putting kids at risk of trafficking. @cnn.com:
CNN is granted access inside an immigration court hearing where dozens of children facing deportation, some as young as three years old, appealed to stay in the United States. Many of them facing the judge without an attorney representing them.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
According to several people involved, the Trump administration initially floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders using a white male actor in her welfare fraud ad has almost caused a bigger MAGA meltdown than a black woman playing Helen of Troy.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Did you see a Trump campaign ad while watching football this weekend? Well, that campaign ad was funded by your tax dollars. Here’s why that’s a crime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5fw...
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Trump’s Illegal Advertising
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help. (Published May)
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Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1. Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and a GOP candidate for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a centerpiece of his election campaign. So I reviewed years of Feely’s podcast appearances to see what he actually thinks about female athletes. 🧵
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 28/09/2026
The filings came a day after another Trump company applied to trademark "TRUMP TV," the name of the White House channel launched Sept. 21 after it barred some reporters. Wonder if Trump's USPTO will approve Trump's trademark request. ̄\_(ツ)_/ ̄
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 28/09/2026
New: A Trump-owned company applied Friday to trademark "MAGA" and "45-47" for streaming apps, TV broadcasting, and news and commentary on politics and current events. tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=... tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=...
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Mark:
MAGA
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US Serial Number:
50129191
Application Filing Date:
Sep. 25, 2026
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Yes
Currently Base Application:
Yes
Register:
Principal
Mark Type:
Trademark, Service Mark
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The trademark application has been accepted by the Office (has met the minimum filing requirements) and has not yet been assigned to an examiner.
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New application awaiting assignment to an examining attorney. See current trademark processing wait times for more information.
Status Date:
Sep. 25, 2026
 
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Goods and Services
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Owner Name:
CIC Operations LLC
Owner Address:
115 Eagle Tree Terrace
Jupiter, FLORIDA UNITED STATES 33477
Legal Entity Type:
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
State or Country Where Organized:
DELAWA
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At least 21 people have been shot by federal immigration agents during the second Trump administration, according to an ABC News count. Will ICE instigate violence during midterm elections? abcnews.com/Politics/fed...
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Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people during Trump's 2nd term
At least 21 people have been shot by federal immigration agents during the second Trump administration, according to an ABC News count.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: “This victory makes it 25–0 in stopping the federal government from seizing your private voter data,” said Maryam Jazini Dorcheh, Vice President of Litigation at Common Cause. “The record is clear: states run elections — not the president.” www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Victory for Washington State Voters: Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Private Voter Data
This marks the 25th loss for the Department of Justice in their campaign to obtain state voter files
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING on MS NOW: Former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey, who joined the FBI as 'co-deputy director' work alongside then-Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is stepping aside. Bailey was overseeing election-related matters at the FBI.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The U.S. and Russian teams also removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse. n.pr/4AC1wxU
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'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: The aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the floods in Texas’ Hill Country expose weaknesses in federal and state policies that allow people to live in dangerous areas where homes could be swept away.
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Two Years After Hurricane Helene, People Are Still Allowed to Live in Harm’s Way
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the floods in Texas’ Hill Country expose weaknesses in federal and state policies that allow people to live in dangerous areas where homes could...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“In the weeks and months after the war began, Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers spoke in favor of Trump’s decision and called the war 'long overdue.' In April, he said the war had left Iran 'absolutely a toothless wonder'...” www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...
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GOP Senate candidate who praised the Iran war now campaigns against the pain it caused | CNN Politics
In 2024, then-Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers stood on camera in a zippered vest in a large grocery store
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Dan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why Christianity is true #maklelan3476 youtu.be/OPAX6xV6LEs
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Why Christianity is true
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Pentagon's public tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased this week without explanation from Trump's Defense Department. The total number of troops now wounded during the war is 861, according to DCAS.
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Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Juvenile crime is on the decline in Tennessee, but officials plan to spend millions on two new youth prisons. “The argument that’s made is that [juvenile crime is] worse than ever,” said one advocate, but “the data doesn’t back that up.” with @wpln.bsky.social
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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.
Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sen. Ron Wyden responded to a Christian faith group that urged him to exercise oversight of a new ICE facility for unaccompanied children at an airport in Alexandria Louisiana. Wyden warned of risk of the Trump regime disappearing kids into trafficking. www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-to...
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Exclusive: Top Senate Dem Responds to Christian Faith Group's Plea for Oversight of New ICE Facility for Kids
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, has responded to a Christian faith group that...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨 New ICE facility for unaccompanied kids set to open at in Alexandria, Louisiana, within an airport. Alexandria is the largest deportation hub in the U.S. ICE plans to put migrant kids on planes as quickly as possible. To countries unknown. This is child trafficking. And must be stopped.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’ll take “things that happen when SCOTUS won’t tell you n for $1000, Alex www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Trump’s 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, With Taxpayers Paying For It
An ad nearly identical to one President Trump ran during his 2024 campaign returned on Saturday, paid for using public money. Several ethics lawyers it may violate federal law.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We need to get a full accounting of every dollar each media company accepted of our money stolen by Trump to run his partisan political ads on their channels. Companies who accept these ads are receiving property stolen from the American people & are a disgrace for accepting them
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New ICE Trafficking Center for kids set to open at airport in Alexandria, Louisiana. ICE plans to speed up deportations of unaccompanied kids, whisk them into planes to unknown countries. Trump regime is facilitating trafficking of migrant kids. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids
The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding center for migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting removal from the U.S., putting it next to a Louisiana airfield that has become ...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🧵New ICE prison for kids set to open at airport in Louisiana to facilitate trafficking. Sen. Ron Wyden: “This move to sideline human trafficking experts is more evidence that the Trump administration will deport kids” into trafficking. apnews.com/article/huma...
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AP exclusive: Change in human trafficking policy could make some minors easier to deport
The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
A Colorado marijuana company’s voluntary recall of dozens of contaminated products comes after state regulators’ monthslong delay in implementing stricter testing protocols. The proposed testing rules still have not gone into effect.
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Colorado Marijuana Company Voluntarily Recalls Dozens of Contaminated Products Amid State Regulatory Delays
After state officials failed to implement stricter testing protocols that were planned to take effect in July, a marijuana manufacturer recalled dozens of products when a third-party lab found contami...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW: President Donald Trump said that the U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong when it rejected a pro-GOP gerrymander in Missouri — and he isn’t happy about it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting Missouri gerrymander
President Donald Trump is annoyed with the U.S. Supreme Court again, this time for deciding to block a gerrymandered map in Missouri.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
NEW: Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn campaigns as a “family farmer” and rails against out-of-state investors. But records reviewed by MeidasTouch paint a very different picture.
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Zach Lahn is a Millionaire Investor Who is Running a Misleading Campaign Claiming to Be a Family Farmer
Iowa Gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn claims to be a family farmer, but in reality he is an investor and political consultant who doesn't live on his farm
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Having a free press is essential to a democracy. That’s why Donald Trump wants to do away with the free press. Here’s what you need to know now: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Hard Pass
Just after midnight last night, Judge Kelly entered an order directing the president to unban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
Two months after the CEO of defense contractor Navatek used a shell company to send $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC, the senator committed to getting Navatek $32 million in naval contracts, according to company emails.
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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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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just slammed the Supreme Court's use of its "emergency docket" — suggesting the court has misused the process in allowing the Trump admin to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges play out in lower court.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CNN is about to travel the same dark path of WaPo and CBS News. They will say it's not true. They will ask you to ignore what you see and disbelieve what you hear. Instead, I suggest you support independent media. You can start with Democracy Docket but there are many others. demdock.com/4w6emld
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
The Eighth Circuit just ordered Missouri to use a GOP congressional map that the state’s own Supreme Court ruled never legally took effect. Now the fight heads back to the U.S. Supreme Court, with Missouri voters and the November election hanging in the balance.
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Eighth Circuit Forces GOP Map on Missouri Voters After State Court Block
The panel’s September 21 ruling directs officials to abandon the 2022 districts still required by Missouri’s highest court, leaving voters days away from another Supreme Court fight.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/09/2026
The First Amendment defined the right to free speech and a free press. But a free press doesn't just happen. It's something we must protect. Your support is essential to our ability to provide journalism that upholds your right to know. Donate now: n.pr/4hgyjzz
Statement on White House bans from Thomas Evans, NPR’s Editor in Chief: Barring journalists from the White House because the president dislikes their reporting is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, and NPR condemns it without qualification.The American public has a right to know what its government is doing in its name — not only the coverage a president finds flattering, but the full and accurate account of the use of power and public resources.That right belongs to the public, and it is not the president's to revoke. The press, and specifically public media, exists to conduct that accounting to every American, in every community, in service to the public interest.NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold these First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2006 sex crime in New York.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
Quite the shot of Trump disembarking from Marine One last night. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 23/09/2026
The Trump DOJ is defending a deal that would let churches endorse political candidates from the pulpit without risking their tax-exempt status. Churches shouldn’t get to operate as tax-exempt campaign arms. If you want to play politics, pay taxes. www.christianpost.com/news/doj-sid...
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DOJ sides with Christian groups, IRS in Johnson Amendment appeal
The U S Department of Justice has come to the defense of the National Religious Broadcasters and other nonprofits with whom the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to limit enforcement of a federal
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Republicans are working hard for you America.
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