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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/06/2026
Trump claimed a saboteur armed with a box cutter caused a 350-foot gash in the newly renovated Reflecting Pool. But the manufacturer behind the project says the issue was simply "finish coat separation" and makes no mention of vandalism, sabotage, or criminal activity.
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Reflecting Pool Coating Supplier's Statement Conflicts With Trump's Sabotage Claim
Manufacturer cites “finish-coat separation” issue, no mention of box cutters
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
White House spokesperson: "President Trump has been right about everything on Iran"
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/06/2026
I remember when non-binding language suggestions from university HR departments were national news, subject to repeated outraged columns in multiple media outlets. Do you see any of that national outrage about this real, bona fide, state-enforced intimidation & censorship?
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My late uncle Albrecht - an antifascist in Czechoslovakia in 1938 - was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo. For the leader of the Conservative Party to call a democratically elected Labour politician a 'Gestapo officer' is simultaneously silly and shameful.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The most important democracy story of the day. 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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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026
Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”
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‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
(🎶) ICYMI, here it is: a whole concept album about Elon Musk and his friends THAT YOU CAN DANCE TO, optimistically titled BILLIONAIRES on the hope there will never be another trillionaire and Musk will cease to be one soon. Lots of explicit lyrics and angst, share widely.
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Billionaires - Album by Hounds | Spotify
Hounds · album · 2026 · 11 songs
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/06/2026
New episode of the PN Pod with @paulwaldman.bsky.social is live. We discuss the humiliating Iran MOU, how “chief negotiator” JD Vance is being set up to take the blame, Israel’s increasingly precarious position, our level of concern about Trump refusing to leave power, and much more. Check it out:
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Unconditional humiliation
Aaron and Paul unpack Trump's surrender to Iran.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 18/06/2026
One state chief welcomed modest flexibility. Another warned that federal dollars are pushing states to conform to the Trump administration’s beliefs.
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Is education really being returned to the states? Two state chiefs say it’s complicated.
One state chief welcomed modest flexibility. Another warned that federal dollars are pushing states to conform to the Trump administration’s beliefs.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Musk functionally ran the US government for 6 months last year and managed to: increase spending, slash services, kill 100,000s, and help nurture both Ebola & Screwworms. Yet somehow no one mentions this when they talk about the company he is going to take public this week.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/06/2026
benny johnson’s wife? huh.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
You’ll be shocked to hear that this golden calf was commissioned by cryptocurrency investors to promote a memecoin called $PATRIOT. 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
i'm sorry any world in which this statue exists is one in which @dieworkwear.bsky.social needs an independent nuclear deterrent
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
At this point, I think he is just trolling us.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/05/2026
The Vornado Realty CEO said the slogan "tax the rich" is as hateful as racial slurs. TAX THE RICH!
A social media post by More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) that says, "Shocking stuff from the CEO of Vornado Realty Trust on his latest earnings call:".
Below it is an image of a quote that reads: “I must say that I consider the phrase ‘tax the rich’ — quote, tax the rich — when spit out with anger and contempt by politicians both here and across the country, to be just as hateful as some disgusting racial slurs and even the phrase, ‘from the river to the sea,’” Roth said. He also criticized Mamdani’s singling out of Griffin, calling it an “ugly, unnecessary video stunt.”
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The entitlement is obscene.
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Don Jr. Just Posted Video Of Him Arriving At The White House For A 'Sleepover At Dad’s House'—And People Are Pissed
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
If the restaurant asked you for ID, sir, it might be that your "date" seemed to be under the legal age to be served alcohol
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Resistbot @resist.bot · 03/05/2026
Virginia just became the 18th state to join the National Popular Vote Compact, pushing the pledged total to 222 electoral votes. 48 more and the winner of the popular vote wins the White House—no constitutional amendment required.
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End the Electoral College: It’s Time for Math to Outweigh Maps
Join 2,235 people. End the Electoral College: It’s Time for Math to Outweigh Maps The core promise of our republic is simple: one person, one vote. Yet, under the… Sign and Resistbot delivers your letter in minutes.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/05/2026
1. Flip the Senate this year 2. Block all GOP SCOTUS nominations 3. Hold the Senate and elect a Dem POTUS in 2028 4. Kill the filibuster 5. Pass HR1 6. Pass 18 year term limits on SCOTUS 7. Fill the 5 new vacancies with liberal justices 8. Have nice things
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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
a DoJ official threatens a @umich.edu faculty member. But rather than denouncing Terrell, President Grasso denounces the chair of the faculty senate ladies and gentlemen, institutional neutrality
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Title @clevertitle.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Excellent thread on Farm bill insanity!
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 30/04/2026
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has delivered a devastating assessment of Donald Trump's Iran war: the president is steering the U.S. toward humiliating defeat, and the only way out requires acknowledging a loss his fragile ego will never permit.
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Trapped Trump has US on verge of its 'worst strategic defeat in history': analysis
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has delivered a devastating assessment of Donald Trump's Iran war: the president is steering the United States toward humiliating defeat, and the only way out requires acknowledging a loss his fragile ego will never permit.According to Krugman, there is no ...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Statue of limitations has not expired on this tweet.
A Jack Posobiec tweet reading just:

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Wow in less than 24 hours, your voices got Hydro Flask to join the Save the Forest Service movement!
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.
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‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility
A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"When you have a president who's running the country like a mob boss instead of a government, who's running the government for himself, of himself, and by himself, & for his cronies, instead of the people, by the people, and for the people, there's only one solution, & that's impeachment & removal."
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
ICE agents shot another driver -- on Tues. He had just asked to call his wife. They shot him six times. One bullet his jaw. Now he can't speak and has been mostly unconscious. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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Victim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It’s nice to know that republicans will absolutely not check Trump‘s power no matter how insane his tweets become. Just makes you feel good about the whole American experiment
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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There is no disconnecting Musk's open white supremacy and neo-nazism from his destruction of USAID. He fed USAID "into the woodchipper" because he knew what the consequences would be and did it on purpose.
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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Countries reporting fuel shortages so far Ethiopia Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Australia Thailand Sri Lanka India Pakistan Bangladesh
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I have some fun book news coming in 3 days - but in the meantime, please add my book on Goodreads:
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The Great Pumpkin Pancake Party
This warm, beautiful picture book follows Lily and her …
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Just a day after her firing, former attorney general Pam Bondi’s pictures have been taken down — and thrown in a trash bin, MS NOW reports www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...
A portrait of Pam Bondi in a trash can
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Speaking of visibility, America has absolutely shown its whole goddamned ass on trans issues, displaying its cultural capacity to be whipped into stupid fear and hatred of a tiny group by cynical demagogues. We have met the enemy and he is us.
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Doug @dougishere.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@kenwhite.bsky.social I miss Patrick
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
WE can end this.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Portland Yesterday WE can end this.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
WE can end this.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/03/2026
From @theatlantic.com, pictures from No Kings www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Photos From the Third Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest
More than 3,000 marches and rallies took place yesterday in cities and towns across America during the third “No Kings” event, where millions protested against the policies and actions of President Tr...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I have to smile when white suprematists talk about “reverse racism” because they are unwillingly admitting that racism is alive and well in America. Otherwise, there would be nothing to reverse.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"What choice did I have? My boss wanted it." —Donald Trump
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“The lid is going to blow off the boiling pot at some point.” Lead of a column from September 2020, predicting the militarization of normie Democrats. I was already there, as the last few paragraphs, really the whole damn thing, make clear. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Will Democrats grow backbones amid Trump-Republican rush to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Most Americans didn't vote for Trump or the GOP Senate. The time has come to consider new states, more justices and 18-year Supreme Court term limits.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This seems highly illegal. And if it somehow is allowed to continue, why would anyone else enter into any sort agreement with this administration?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets asked to leave restaurants because she keeps stealing their tablecloths.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Pete Hegseth is a drunk racist who never made it past major, so he's convinced any racial minority or woman who made it to a higher rank must have done so solely because of "DEI." He was picked for the job because President Grandpa liked to watch him on the teevee, but he knows *he* is qualified.
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Crazy story: Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana’s Barksdale bomber base during week of 9 March in 4 hour waves, disrupting Epic Fury ops "It is the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of operation in wartime, something that never happened even in World War II."
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Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana's Barksdale bomber base - Asia Times
Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, in Bossier Parish not far from Shreveport, was attacked by drone swarms during the week of March 9. The attack
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Rep Andy Ogles (R Tenn), a Christian Nationalist Islamophobe, recently had a friendly meeting with a delegation from Russia, a country that is currently helping Iran kill American troops and target US bases and aircraft.
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