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Whoever wins the governorships in the battleground states will certify the 2028 presidential election. There are election deniers running, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. We've got to beat them. My new NYT op-ed:

nytimes.com

Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans. (Gift Article)

The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

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djsting.bsky.social @djsting.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are you sure it wasn’t eleventybillion KA$h

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Every now and then it's helpful to just stand back and acknowledge that the core Trumpist and Republican electoral strategy is to use every means possible to prevent American citizens from voting for who will represent them.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

ICE and FHP conducting immigration stops in Fort Myers, Florida this morning.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Trump is so stuck in the '80s that he keeps trying the movie cliche of "we'll solve our problems by putting on a cool show!" Military parade, the "Great State Fair," a UFC fight at the White House, the Formula 1 race, etc. Except he's not the scrappy teen hero. He's the evil real estate developer.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026

NEWS: Trump dismisses concerns from military families about deplorable conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, then says their record-long deployment is “not nearly long enough” before heading to his private club in Bedminster.

meidasnews.com

Trump Dismisses Sailors’ Nightmare Deployment as He Escapes to His Private Club

As sailors endure a record-setting deployment marked by reports of food shortages, exhaustion and dire conditions, Trump dismissed their families’ concerns before heading to his private club.

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

At every step in the WI-Gov primary, my message has been the same: whoever you've been supporting, commit to doing all you can to ensure that the nominee wins in November. It's all on the line.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Let's not lose sight of how abnormal this is. Trump is demanding prosecutions over Reflecting Pool fiasco even though his own DOJ has shown conclusively it isn't supported by facts or law. On the pod, @barbmcquade.bsky.social is brilliant on the bigger stakes here: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

newrepublic.com

Trump’s Fury at Reflecting Pool Mess Darkens as Damning New Leaks Hit

As Trump’s effort to jail people over his failed renovation starts looking even worse, a former federal prosecutor explains why this corruption of DOJ is so dangerous—and how to fight back.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026

interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

nytimes.com

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

WALKINSHAW: “Jared Kushner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia… Trump is trying to build a hotel and golf course in Saudi Arabia… it’s hard to know when Trump is acting in his own interests or the interest of the 🇺🇸 people.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026

My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Exclusive: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched With Crowd on Jan. 6 talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Exclusive: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched With Crowd on Jan. 6

On Jan. 6, 2021, a man approached the Capitol who looked like...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Four years ago, Biden gave a speech warning about the dangers to democracy and the networks refused to air it because it was "political." I wonder if Trump making a partisan case for relitigating the 2020 election and calling for his political opponents to be jailed is going to be "political" too?

As Biden warned about democracy’s collapse, TV networks aired reruns
While broadcasters typically air a prime-time address by the president, they determined that this speech was more ‘political’ than newsworthy for live coverage

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Exactly. The president is going to spin some incredible lies about the 2020 election and the media -- and every single Democrat in the country -- has to be ready to smack this bullshit down immediately. Not a mealy-mouthed fact check or, golly, this is weird. Call it out as an assault on democracy.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 13/07/2026

ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Trump's secret police killing local residents at random

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

MEHDI: “How scared are Trump + his inner circle about the content & impact of the Epstein Files?” SWAN: “We got their focus group data — people brought it up spontaneously. It came up higher than crime, data centers… some of the most salient issues were lower than Epstein.”

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

They're continuing to kill people because this administration has told them that the people they're apprehending -- and those who defend them -- deserve violence, that no amount of violence is too much, and that no matter how egregious the abuse, they'll never be held accountable.

bangordailynews.com

ICE agents involved in fatal Biddeford shooting, lawmaker says

It's at least the 11th fatal shooting involving an ICE or Border Patrol agent since President Donald Trump took office last year.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The New Mexico Attorney General is claiming that the Justice Department — effectively acting at the behest of Trump — is obstructing the investigation of Epstein's former Zorro ranch.

ms.now

Opinion | New Mexico’s AG says DOJ is stonewalling probe of Epstein ranch — again

The Trump administration is withholding key documents needed to move forward with an investigation into Zorro Ranch, the state AG said.

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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Private equity is buying America's hospitals and nursing homes. The playbook: pile on debt, sell the building, cut staff. The result, one landmark study found: patient deaths up about 11%. #news #information #privateequity

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/06/2026

Column by Philip Kennicott: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was meant to amplify the ideals of our democracy. It’s now a police zone, where arrests are motivated by the president’s need to blame his own mismanagement on an imaginary enemy.

washingtonpost.com

Column | At the Reflecting Pool, Trump turns a serene oasis into a police zone

The botched renovation and images of arrests strike at the heart of the president’s supposed reputation for competence.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thanks to @bsky.app, I met @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, visited his lab, read some journal articles, went out and did some fieldwork with him on a boat, and now have written this article. Takeaway: Ancient fish are cool. Science is cool. Public institutions should do cool ancient fish science. (gift)

startribune.com

Perry: Minnesota waters are full of ancient fish ― and the science behind them is pretty cool

Contributing columnist David M. Perry joined the U’s GarLab team on an electrofishing expedition June 15 to learn more about gar and other native rough fish species.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Step 1: Brag that Trump was fixing something Obama screwed up Step 2: Pursue most corrupt solution possible Step 3: As a result, badly fuck up Step 4: Loudly squeal that someone else sabotaged you, so as to dodge blame Whether it's the reflecting pool or Iran, Trump's con is the same.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot into a car and killed him. Family members say his mother was holding him in the passenger seat. The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.

mississippifreepress.org

Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting Call

A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/06/2026

While Americans are getting squeezed by rising costs, Trump wants as much as $200 BILLION more for his war with Iran. That’s on top of his $1.5 TRILLION defense budget request. How much is this war really costing Americans? I’m pressing for answers.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

on this day 105 years ago in 1921 the Tulsa Race Massacre began when white supremacists destroyed Tulsa's Greenwood district. This group of citizens destroyed 35 blocks of "Black Wall Street", killed 300, and left 10,000 Black citizens homeless.

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 28/05/2026

I want you to hear straight from me about what happened at Delaney Hall on Monday and what I saw inside the facility. ICE out of control. GEO Group profiting off of human misery. People living in inhumane conditions. Let me walk you through it.

youtu.be

What I Saw Inside Delaney Hall Detention Facility

YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Not only does Trump's IRS settlement hand him a $1.8B slush fund. It also bans the agency from auditing Trump and his family, allowing him to avoid nearly $100M in penalties and get away with any future tax-dodging. He is the most corrupt president in American history.

nytimes.com

With Trump’s Deal, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Also: Trump reaching "settlement" with IRS that could lavish millions on himself while paying off Jan 6ers shows how the political economy of MAGA fascism (h/t @lioneltrolling.bsky.social) really works. He persuades MAGA that his self-dealing is in their interests: newrepublic.com/article/2105...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🔥 HAYES: “You get the pattern here, right? One after another… so there’s no Black members of Congress left in the states of the old Confederacy. They want a New Jim Crow, now they have a blessing from the Supreme Court.” #Tennessee #Memphis @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Still waiting for the first hero to stand up and say something to Trump as he berates and personally attacks another female reporter who asked a legitimate question. It will probably never happen because some things are more important than decency and courage. I guess.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/05/2026

yes. change the statute on which this decision turned and redistrict according to the legitimacy conferred by the people of the state

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We've reached the point where one party has so obliterated the rule of law that everyone else continuing to abide by it will only hasten the end of our democracy. That's a recipe for chaos and violence. It's terrifying, and I don't know what we do about it.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

english.elpais.com

‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments

A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of ...

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 07/05/2026

The deception around this is probably much larger than we have any idea.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

If Republicans feel really strongly about getting taxpayers to pay for Trump's golden ballroom, they should go out there and hold some town halls with their constituents. They can bring photos of the chandeliers and maybe a sample of the marble for them to look at. I'm sure it'll be a big hit!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/04/2026

Still feel like "Musk and his crew of incels destroyed a bunch of stuff they didn't understand and thereby hastened the deaths of millions of children" did not get the public attention it warranted.

wired.com

USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew

Political appointees wanted a quiet drawdown, the whistleblower says. DOGE wanted an execution.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/04/2026

Ossoff: "How does American politics really work? It's coin operated. Money goes in, favors come out. It's been running on secret money, corporate money, billionaire money ... all of this gave rise to a depraved president who exploits this rot to empower and enrich himself"

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

BREAKING: Trump announces two week window for Congress to remove him from office

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Senate Republicans refused to convict Trump after Jan 6. Republican SCOTUS appointees gave him immunity. Republicans in Congress today stand idly by as he unleashes death and destruction across the globe. We are now at the whims of a mad king because GOP leaders have refused to constrain him.

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I'm not sure how you can be against removing this man from office right now. What will it take? A nuke being dropped? It's too late then. The purpose of impeachment and the 25th Amendment is to prevent that type of thing from happening, not just to react to it.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 07/04/2026

Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.

Washington Post
Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal
The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don’t comply.

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