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pcola1997

@dmpopalis.bsky.social
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contemplative seeker, stumbling along the spiritual path, Episcopalian, mama bear and strong ally for the LGBTQ community 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They force you to slow down: In life, we hate the feeling of being "bogged down" or stuck. But nature uses these spaces to slow things down, store energy, and protect the planet. Sometimes, hitting pause and sinking into the mess is exactly where the magic happens. 4/
Image of my daughter and her dog in a bog.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eric Schmitt just kept doubling down on his Jack Smith conspiracy even after that painful moment in the hearing. Now, we have concrete evidence he misunderstood his own evidence. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/eric-sc...
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New Evidence Shows Just How Badly One Republican Senator Beclowned Himself in the Jack Smith Hearing
TPM has found fairly definitive evidence proving Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) misread...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
seattletimes.com
Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bravo to @govsherrill.bsky.social and other NJ Dem reformers. This is the difference between Rs and Ds. DS police their own
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Embattled New Jersey Lt. Governor Resigns After Ethics Inquiry
Dale G. Caldwell, a Methodist minister and former university president, quit one day after the release of a report that found he had crossed ethical lines.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Talarico should do this every day until the election. It’s a good bit, and Paxton will be able to better relate to the rest of us getting all the text messages from Talarico.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The White House press corps has proven itself inadequate to meet the moment but capitulation is a choice. The current standoff is the ideal time for responsible outlets to adjust, start behaving as fierce defenders of the truth and of democracy, and rise to meet the occasion.
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Four Changes to Help the White House Press Recover Its Spine
🚨41 Days to the Midterms🚨
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New approach: If a reporter is interrupted, harassed, insulted, or abused, the press should exit the room. Period. If Trump refuses to answer a legitimate news question or claims it was a dumb question, every other reporter must ask the same question until Trump tires out or answers.
open.substack.com
Four Changes to Help the White House Press Recover Its Spine
🚨41 Days to the Midterms🚨
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
democracydocket.com
🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Those who ban the press and start state run media are never the good guys in history.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/09/2026
North Carolina: Pete Buttigieg is joining us for our live show in Charlotte on October 18! Get your tickets now: lnk.thebulwark.com/4cZ0WA9
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s not just weird; it’s delusional. HE. IS. PSYCHOTIC. If your grandpa said things like this, you’d take him in for a full neuropsychiatric workup. And it’s time the media starts interviewing psychiatrists and psychologists to talk about it. DO. YOUR. JOBS.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/09/2026
Donald Trump’s Sunday-morning Truth Social post “suggests a president who is now lost in a fantasy city in his mind—a capital where the buildings are festooned with his name, drenched in glitz, and bristling with weapons,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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Trump’s Monumental Obsession
The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Monumental Obsession
The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Studiously impartial C-SPAN calls for the Trump administration to immediately restore White House access to the journalists of CNN, MSNOW and Politico.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Members of Congress from both parties should be demanding Trump undergo a full neuropsych exam. Enough of his crazy bullshit about passing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
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Photoonist @photoonist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
National Trumpoon Magazine Cover
Hand holding gun to the temple of The Kennedy Center
Caption: If You Don't Put My Name on Everything We'll Kill This Center
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Trump’s KIDNAP Plot of Dem House Seats EXPOSED by former Federal Judge to avoid another Jan 6th!!!
For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Livestream link here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km6O...
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George Conway Goes Live From the Kennedy Center Protest
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The entire White House press pool should protest Trump’s decision to kick out certain reporters by refusing — in solidarity — to leave the building tonight. It’s the People’s house, not his. We have a right to know what’s going on there.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is super cool. @zacheverson.com is a journalist following Trump’s crypto corruption. For people who are having trouble understanding how it works, Zach made a game. I love this kind of innovation for helping us understand stuff….
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy 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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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
VICTORY: Trump's mail ballot interference rule is blocked in FULL A fed. judge ruled USPS never had the power to rewrite how America votes, weeks out from the midterms @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org brought this case for LULAC, ASA, SFI, Madison WI & Travis County TX👇 -TN
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Vile, vile people
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Paul Simon pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 by performing “The Sound of Silence.”
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Poking fun at J.D. Vance saying that he believes the antichrist walks among us...yet cannot spot him right under his nose.
JD Vance says he believes antichrist walks among us, as Donald Trump walks among the crowd.
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Tom Tell @thomastell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"I think the corruption issue is a winner electorally, to simply point out how many people are enriching themselves...I think Democrats ought to run on it, and I think they ought to restore this notion of shame for engaging in this kind of corruption." - @radiofreetom.bsky.social
Nicolle Wallace, Norm Eisen, Tom Nichols, and Elizabeth Oyer on MSNOW.
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U.S. Mail Not For Sale @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Postal workers are on the front line of the fight for democracy. They are telling their own bosses to stop attacking vote-by-mail. Will you join us sending a message to @ambermcreynolds.bsky.social & the USPS Governors, who have the power to stop this? usmailnotforsale.org/take-action?...
Workers hold signs in front of a post office. The overlaid text reads “an attack on vote by mail is an attack on our right to vote. Usmailnotforsale.org”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026
NEWS: Donald Trump’s own nephew, Fred Trump, is publicly calling out his uncle’s lies about 9/11, saying Trump’s claim that he brought a crew of workers to Ground Zero “so offends me that I need to speak out.”
Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X from Fred Trump (@FredTrump_) that reads:

“There are two reports out today that relate to the tragedy of 9/11. I will comment on them today because doing so on the 25th anniversary this Friday would take away from the solemn memories. I try not to comment personally about my uncle, but his claim that he brought a crew of workers to help at the sight so offends me that I need to speak out. He was not building a “big building “ at the time. The only crew he claimed to bring to the site would have been secretarial and accounting employees from Trump Tower I knew many of them, and pretty sure they were not capable physically to help (if they could, I am sure they would try). Regarding the US Steel Building, ironically, the grandfather of a very close friend of mine was one of the original engineers- the bldg was built strong. Second, the brother of a partner of mine was an engineer that was immediately called to perform an inspection. While people were originally concerned, it was eventually cleared for occupancy- not creaking and ready to fall. I hope this brings some truth to that story. The second story will follow. FT @NicolleDWallace @ErinBurnett @VaughnHillyard @ErinBurnett @kaitlancollins @MaraGay @RogerLau @HReneeHarvey”
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/09/2026
Why would we not want Europes help? Are we… protecting someone? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Europeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for help
Some European law enforcement agencies chasing leads spurred by information in the so-called Epstein Files say the U.S. Justice Department has not responded to their requests.
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 08/09/2026
A four-star general launched an independent review into Kid Rock’s taxpayer-funded “joy ride” in a military helicopter. Five days later, Secretary Hegseth fired the general. He is purging our military of experienced leaders to cover up his own corruption. wapo.st/3Uuf51X
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/09/2026
“The idea that we would do this to our friends is just batshit crazy.” @crampell.bsky.social explains to @jvl.bsky.social why European allies are moving billions in gold out of the U.S. amid fears Trump could freeze their reserves and use them as leverage.
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Since Trump took office, Democrats have flipped 31 state legislative seats across the country. Republicans have flipped ZERO. Just a preview of what’s coming in 59 days.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Here's the Trump-related scoop on why Maria Bartiromo was fired from Fox News. www.status.news/p/maria-bart...
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Bartiromo’s Fox Betrayal
Fox News offered no explanation for Maria Bartiromo’s abrupt firing. But Status has learned what happened behind the scenes, and why it put the longtime host at odds with her own network.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
With the USPS whistleblower news this am its clear that our pro-democracy movement must launch a comprehensive campaign to encourage people to #Voteearly in-person, then dropboxes, then mail as early as you can, #Day1 if possible. More 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-import...
hopiumchronicles.com
The Importance Of Voting Early, Pete Hegseth Is A Dangerous Clown And Needs To Go, Trump Has Made Venezuela A “Neo-Colony” And It’s Not OK
Bobby Pulido (TX-15), one of our very best candidates of the cycle, joins us live today at 2pm ET. Going to be a good one!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Donald Trump is trying to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat. Voting laws and rules will be in court every day between now and Election Day. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to get the most up-to-date information and analysis. No both-sides, just the truth. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The next time you guys crap on the media, remember that almost everything you're learning about this war and this administration is coming from journalists who are routinely threatened by this White House and its minions. (And I don't mean me; I mean the DC reporters who get these stories.)
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 28/08/2026
Happy Tan Suit Day to all who celebrate. (Originally August 28, 2014)
Obama in a tan suit.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My suggestion is to cancel your subscription to any media company that refers to Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: You don't see this everyday. Wyoming GOP voters rejected a ton of Republicans who wanted to crack down on voting. They ousted nearly all members of House Elections Committee, incubator of new restrictions. And: SoS primary was won by a man who rejects fraud claims + defends election workers.
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Wyoming Voters Oust GOP Faction that Wants to Crack Down on Elections  - Bolts
In a break with the Trump era, the winner of the secretary of state primary strongly defends election systems, and the far-right Freedom Caucus lost a lot of ground in the legislature.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
America's first postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin, is turning in his grave: 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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/08/2026
Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping.
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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Greater Yellowlegs, a locally-rare, large shorebird seen on Sherman Creek in northern Manhattan.
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