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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 7h
Imposing 18-year term limits for justices would improve the Supreme Court by ensuring no single person has generational power, by giving each president two appointments per four-year term, and by lowering the stakes of the confirmation process. bit.ly/47DWAuZ
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3 Charts that Show the Need for Supreme Court Term Limits
Interactive data visualizations analyzing changes in Supreme Court tenure, unequal numbers of presidential appointments, and narrowing Senate confirmation votes make the case for reform.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1h
🧵 1/ Some GOOD public health news! 🎉 A new study estimates that 1.3 MILLION cervical cancer deaths have been averted across 48 countries since their historical mortality peaks. That's an extraordinary public health achievement. www.medpagetoday.com/reading-room...
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Big Drop in Cervical Cancer Mortality Worldwide
'Data show the incredible feat of public health'
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1h
🧵 4/ Here's the really exciting part. WHO has set a goal of eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem. And it's within reach! But we need to expand access to HPV vaccination, screening, and treatment worldwide. This is what investing in public health can accomplish. 💙
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1h
🧵 3/ Much of this progress happened BEFORE HPV vaccines were widely available! Decades of screening, early detection, and treatment saved countless lives. Now we have vaccines that prevent most cervical cancers AND new tools like HPV self-sampling that make screening easier and more accessible.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1h
🧵2/ Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by persistent infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is incredibly common. Most infections clear on their own, but some persist and can eventually lead to cancer. The good news? It's largely preventable!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h
Like my friend @rokhanna.bsky.social says here, Congress has a constitutional right to assess the damage of the Iran War. Denying a Member of Congress even a briefing with military officials is a full blown cover up.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 3h
Moving jobs overseas or hiring foreign workers is capitalism. Policing children's bodies is fascism. State-run sports programs that prohibit minority participation is fascism.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h
Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.
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Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 46m
When Jon Husted voted against the release of the Epstein files, he chose to protect predators and enablers instead of fighting for survivors like Annie Farmer, Sharlene Rochard, and Wendy Pesante. I’m honored to be joined by these women in our fight to hold pedophiles and their enablers accountable.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 9h
Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
This has to be an 8th Amendment violation. Don't forget that everyone in the US, even visitors, are protected by the Constitution.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 2h
Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukrainian frontline city
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Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukrainian frontline city
Two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h
Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6h
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 07/10/2026
A Brennan Center poll this year found a wide and bipartisan desire for politicians to do something about corruption in government. Will they listen? bit.ly/4zE44KL
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The Midterm Issue Nobody Can Ignore
Candidates say they’ll curb corruption, but are the plans strong enough?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
As budget director, Russell Vought has often ignored Congress by … not signing the checks. At other times, he’s been able to take money Congress intended for one thing and use it for something else by justifying it as a “national emergency.” Listen to our latest episode:
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Podcast: Who’s the Shadow President?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h
Enjoyed this thread. Have always wanted a duffle coat but have never gotten around to buying one. Gloverall makes a model called the Monty that I've long admired.
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 16h
26/x So next time you button a peacoat or fumble with a duffel toggle, think of a cloth town on the Nete, Dutch traders on the Hudson and men on open bridges in the Arctic. Both coats were made for one job: keeping a watchkeeper warm. They still do it.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h
Love these photos of a gansey sweater over at Highland Threads. Such great knitting. A gansey is a type of fisherman sweater with identical front and back sides. Last photo shows one from Flamborough Marine, my favorite contemporary maker for this style. highlandthreads.co.uk/wick-museum
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
NEW: What comes after Trump and RFK Jr.? Public health has been decimated but what was there before wasn’t enough either. I'm launching the Public Health for America Working Group to build a public health system that can't be broken.
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A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?
Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Can just one reporter please ask Trump to name the “eight wars” that he settled? 🤨
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 18h
Good evening to Juan Linz, who was right about presidentialism & wrong that 🇺🇸 was immune to its faults. A system that can’t remove an executive who declared himself a Mad King in the Oval today, & now is reiterating his OK with 🇺🇸 cities being destroyed has completely failed at its most basic task.
Linz astronaut memePerils of presidentialism
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Worth watching: South Carolina Dems are starting to roll out ads featuring GOPers endorsing Dem Annie Andrews. On our pod, Jalisa Washington-Price, who runs a PAC, says a $2 million ad buy is set to feature a former GOP lawmaker from a deep red county: newrepublic.com/article/2163...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 17h
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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Eli McCann @elimccann.bsky.social · 18h
I'm doing a book signing tomorrow evening for Stitched, Thursday, October 7, at 7 PM at Folklore Bookshop in Midway Utah. Please come! It will be a party. folklorebookshop.com/events/62629...
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Eli McCann | Stitched | Folklore Bookshop
📚 Your favorite independent bookstore in Midway, Utah. Bestsellers, fiction & more | Book clubs & events | Cozy reads & gifts | Visit us: 49 North 200 West #101 Midway, UT USA 84049
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 07/10/2026
Justice John Roberts grinning
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21h
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19h
Most people use AmEX for the points. In the Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle texts, it's so the money "won't show" I was an ambassador myself & I've never seen anything like this She denies it, but you can smell this one from Athens! More on @CNN.com 👇
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 19h
Ohioans know Jon Husted is responsible for the data centers raising our utility rates and they’re ready to hold him accountable.
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 21h
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h
Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Democratic candidate for Congress, Bernadette Greene-Placentia, went out to fix one of her damaged campaign signs in Arizona. She was attacked and raped. Please note that this article may be triggering and do take care if you read it.
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
😕 things @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty never mention
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Sen. Thom Tillis says he expects there will be pressure on Mike Johnson to not seat the new Congress if Democrats win
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Congrats again to the Harvard economists & other elites who told us this guy was a “credible Treasury Secretary” & a “renaissance man” because he had the right degrees & went to the right cocktail parties & because it’s a Big Club.
Furman and Moore praising Bessent in FTGeorge Carlin Big Club quote
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New strong candidate for best sentence of journalism in 2026 just dropped in this wild Kimberly Guilfoyle story from WSJ “‘Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,’ she texted [Eric] Deters, adding a prayer hands emoji and a PDF with bill payment instructions from American Express.”
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Pay Her $100,000 Amex Bill
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event. Trump had him removed as a speaker. A Moore spokesperson: "Governor Moore has always said he will work with anyone when it comes to delivering for Marylanders but bow to no one when it comes to standing up for them."
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A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event. Trump had him removed as a speaker.
The president asked Anduril Industries to remove Maryland Gov. Moore from the speaking program at an event celebrating a defense tech investment in a working-class community.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are suing the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on campaign-style TV ads promoting Trump. The ads carry explicit disclaimers saying they were paid for by the U.S. government, which the party argues violate federal law.
Court document with case title: Democratic National Committee vs. Donald J. Trump, The White House Office, Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleges misuse of taxpayer dollars for political advertising.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 23h
Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'
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Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'
Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic National Committee sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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