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Steve B

@drwatt.bsky.social
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Democrat fighting for equal justice for all. Love the Notre Dame Fighting Irish but hate what NIL surgar daddy's have done to college sports!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 7h
NEW. Phillips O'Brien explains the problem isn't merely Trump and Hegseth. "The military didn’t prepare for this war. So the military bears [some] responsibility for failures...And I don’t know now whether they are capable of speaking truth to power." youtu.be/-pp7dTdIB1U?...
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Phillips O'Brien on Ukraine, Iran, and What's Next
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Politico @politico.com · 16h
EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Sanders is cracking open his war chest. The Vermont senator is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle.
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Sanders ramps up his midterm play with cash boost for candidates
Sanders is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18h
President Zelenskyy has arrived to the Lyman direction to visit Warriors of the 66th Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstislav the Brave. This Brigade has liberated over 125 square kilometers of Ukrainian land within Operation Vivaldi, working within the 3rd Army Corps.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20h
Go For It Ladies.......
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Speaker Mike Johnson is warning of a “nightmare scenario” if Republicans lose the House: Democrats could investigate Trump, his family, his Cabinet, GOP donors and powerful business figures.
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MAGA Speaker Johnson Calls Trump Family Investigations a ‘Nightmare’ Ahead of Midterms
With control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PM Tusk: "Every night, if not every day, we have to scramble our Air Force repeatedly, because Russian strikes near the Polish border, especially on border crossings and nearby infrastructur, have become quite constant." 📹:Obywatelska_KO
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026
NATO and EU allies support Estonia after 'sabotage' blamed on Russia
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NATO and EU allies support Estonia after 'sabotage' blamed on Russia
Estonia accused Russia of 'sabotage' in an August arson attack on a drone manufacturer.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump is running political ads on your tax dollars, including a recycled one from his campaign It's against the law, & it should make everyone mad My take w/ @arimelber.bsky.social on @ms.now👇 -TN
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Steve B @drwatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As President Lincoln said to an audience in Indianapolis "when the people rise in masses in behalf of the Union and the liberties of their country, truly it may be said, The gates of hell shall not prevail against them".
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
❗️Estonia officially blamed Russia for the arson attack against Milrem defense industry company on August 15 The suspects are in Estonian custody. "Based on the information available to KAPO,the modus operandi of the Milrem attack is consistent with other acts of sabotage carried
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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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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He named names. Both parties. An insider’s road map to corruption in Congress. ProPublica corroborated much of what he said about Susan Collins. The FBI probe died under Trump. Congress must investigate. Subpoena the list. Let’s see who sold their souls. Time to clean house.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ukraine’s FP-9 ballistic missile,capable of reaching Moscow,could be ready for launch by late autumn -Fire Point CEO "The FP-7 short-range ballistic missile (300 km)is already ready&is undergoing codification.The FP-9 long-range ballistic missile (850 km)is also,you could say,in the final stage.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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James Sample @jamessample.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
""The parchment is intact. It was never meant to be merely an exhibit." New at Who Decides Who Decides?: The Parchment vs. The Promises www.google.com/url?q=https...
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These talks show that Russia is not interested in peace at all - Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social "There are many countries outside Europe who say: talk to Russians, and then there will be a result. But these talks show that Russia really is not interested in peace at all.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If we have to pay property taxes on the unrealized value of our homes, we should have no problem taxing billionaires on the unrealized value of their market gains.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 28/09/2026
In Lourdes, Leo XIV urges the Church to continue 'the search for truth, justice, forgiveness and reparation' in response to sexual abuse
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In Lourdes, Leo XIV urges the Church to continue 'the search for truth, justice, forgiveness and reparation' in response to sexual abuse
On Sunday, the pope met with survivors and, according to one of them, acknowledged the 'systemic nature' of sexual violence. Victim groups, who had feared the issue would be sidelined after a period of reckoning, found his words encouraging. Many say they now want 'action.'
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"I immediately thought of Viktor Orban as soon as I saw this last ad because they were the same type of thing he did before finally losing his last election earlier this year. He spent 235 million euros of Hungarian taxpayer money on propaganda campaign material." open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
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Donald Trump’s latest impeachable offense
Just before noon today, the President of the United States was standing just inches away from the trophy at the Medinah Country Club outside Chicago, wearing an extra-large suit that bulged along his ...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We must “recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name and fight it…We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” — Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
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On Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy Indicts Trump’s War on Immigrants
Preaching on the Good Samaritan for World Day of Migrants, Washington’s archbishop named Minneapolis, a five-year-old used as bait, and a nation that “passed on by.” He told Catholics to fight every d...
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia feels it can terrorize Ukrainians with jet-powered drones and face no consequences. The best response is to destroy the Tsymbulova drone base. But that requires our own ballistic missiles. We don’t have them yet, and there’s little point in counting on partners. So we endure and wait.
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Steve B @drwatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NFL players need to have a show analyzing the stupid analysts each week!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. When he fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge for a profit. When the Hebrew prophets saw corruption, they spoke truth to power. When I take on this corrupt system, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Acosta: This is a Category 5 fuck-up of epic proportions. It is likely to go down as the worst presidency that we have ever witnessed in this country’s history. That tops the first administration that ended with an insurrection.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right plan to toughen neutrality
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Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right plan to toughen neutrality
Final results from the Swiss government showed over 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan championed by a right-wing populist party.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A federal judge has declared that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated $7 billion in grant funding for clean energy programs in disadvantaged communities. insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...
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Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Over Canceled Clean Energy Grants - Inside Climate News
The Solar for All program was intended to provide dozens of grants for clean energy programs in underserved communities. The Trump-appointed judge said the program’s termination was unlawful.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s a cult. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Leo XIV, a calm and unifying pope, draws huge crowds in Paris for Mass at the Concord
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Leo XIV, a calm and unifying pope, draws huge crowds in Paris for Mass at the Concord
According to the Vatican, 800,000 people attended the event. In front of several presidential candidates, devout Catholics and the simply curious, the pope spoke in his homily about "the thirst for transcendence." He then left for Lourdes, the next stop on his journey.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
RepubliKKKans Are Bad For America, Vote Accordingly.......💙
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NATO could begin shooting down Russian aircraft and drones that deliberately violate the Alliance’s airspace, Czech President Petr Pavel said. According to him, such a scenario is possible if Russian aircraft continue to violate NATO airspace and ignore warnings.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Pope Leo to meet with French survivors of sexual abuse in Lourdes to address what he calls an 'open wound'
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Pope Leo to meet with French survivors of sexual abuse in Lourdes to address what he calls an 'open wound'
Leo XIV is scheduled to meet with seven survivors of sexual abuse in Lourdes on Sunday. Although French bishops were once at the forefront on this issue, acknowledging the systemic nature of the abuse, associations now denounce a step backwards.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 26/09/2026
Conflict. Extreme weather. Rising living costs. Millions of people are affected across the globe. Europe is stepping up to support them ↓
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Amid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in Miramar
Community leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 26/09/2026
Parts of one of America’s most advanced fighter jets ended up in Hong Kong. China reportedly has them. Xi Jinping just left Washington after a state visit with Trump. So…did anyone ask him about the F-35 parts?
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 26/09/2026
⚡Finland, Sweden launch first joint intercept of Russian jets over Gulf of Finland Finland and Sweden’s air forces carried out their first joint operation on Sept. 24, scrambling Finnish F/A-18 Hornets and Swedish JAS 39 Grimness to intercept, identify a Russian formation over the Gulf of Finland.
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Finland, Sweden launch first joint intercept of Russian jets over Gulf of Finland
The joint September mission follows a serious encounter on June 12, when Sweden was forced to scramble its Gripen jets twice in a single day to intercept Russian Su-24 Fencer and Su-34 Fullback strike...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that President Trump "encouraged" President Zelenskyy "to travel to Moscow to meet with Putin." Maybe President Trump saw that video of President Zelenskyy and meant on a missile?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maine Republican Paul LePage **then**: “The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.” www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u... Paul LePage *now*: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported
The former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV arrives in France on first apostolic visit in 18 years
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Pope Leo XIV arrives in France on first apostolic visit in 18 years
President Emmanuel Macron greeted the 71-year-old pope on the tarmac, as he marked the first official trip by a head of the Vatican since Pope Benedict XVI in September 2008.
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