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@dschimms.bsky.social
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International development professional. Colorado native and resident. Dad. Husband. Democracy fan. Strong dislike of autocracy.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026
Good thing we dismantled the NSC and CISA! www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate
The Justice Department said it had seized domains used by two hacking platforms.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/08/2026
Wab Kinew reacts to Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario: "You know when a rock band is really over the hill and you see them in a casino playing some song from like 50 years ago? I think that's the part of Donald Trump's presidency we're at now."
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’m sorry. What?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ICE ripped 50,000 human beings from their homes and disappeared them into cages last month. 50,000 empty dinner tables. 50,000 cold beds. State-sponsored terror disguised as policy. Silence is complicity. We cannot look away. Fight back.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/08/2026
If this enrages you, it should. And you’re not alone. The 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is facing disciplinary charges instead of receiving the mental health services he needs. 👀
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trump: tariffs don’t raise prices MAGA: yeah! tariffs don’t raise prices, dumb libs Trump: I’m going to suspend tariffs on imported beef to lower prices MAGA: suspending tariffs will lower prices, dumb libs
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026
A 29-year-old mother of four was found dead hanging from a tree in Mississippi. Now her family is demanding answers. And her case is far from the only one raising alarm. Suri Crowe examines the disturbing deaths of Black Americans fueling demands for investigations, transparency, and justice.
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DEEPLY DISTURBING News Quickly PILES UP in…MISSISSIPPI
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Forbes @forbes.com · 18/08/2026
Michael Allen Caruso is accused of kidnapping and molesting a child younger than 5.
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DeSantis Ally In Florida Arrested On Child Sex-Abuse Charges
Michael Allen Caruso is accused of kidnapping and molesting a child younger than 5.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Family members share with MeidasTouch that women aboard the USS Boxer have been “begging” for extra pads and tampons as basic feminine hygiene supplies run out at sea.
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"They Were Begging Us to Send Them Extra Pads and Tampons." Family Member Describes Feminine Hygiene Shortage Aboard the USS Boxer
A family member with loved ones serving aboard the USS Boxer reached out to us directly to describe a supply crisis unfolding on the amphibious assault ship,
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
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Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A family member of a service member currently deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln shared messages with MeidasTouch detailing months without milk, meat arriving rotten, and a deployment with no end in sight.
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Rotten Meat, No Milk: Troops Detail Life Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
Text messages shared with MeidasTouch by a family member of a service member currently deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln paint a bleak picture of daily
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: New Mexico’s entire congressional delegation is demanding answers from Pete Hegseth after Pentagon GPS jamming was linked to a deadly medical plane crash that killed four people.
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New Mexico Delegation Demands Answers From Hegseth After Pentagon GPS Jamming Linked to Deadly Medical Plane Crash
Exclusive: Crash reportedly marks the first time Pentagon GPS jamming has caused or contributed to the crash of a civilian aircraft
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 04/08/2026
A man from El Salvador has died while in ICE custody at a New Jersey detention facility that has faced protests over living conditions and medical care, federal officials say. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Man from El Salvador dies in immigration jail in New Jersey, ICE says
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been held at Delaney Hall in Newark after being arrested June 18, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Trump’s justice department can grant him immunity from audits but I see no reasons why a subsequent administration can’t say: that was patently illegal, toss it out, and crawl all the way up his ass.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/07/2026
Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set default tips below 10%. As a result, tips for delivery workers fell 79%.  In January, we made these corporations change their apps — and in the past six months, we've put $104 million back in delivery workers' pockets.  This is only the beginning.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Ms. Moreno, the daughter of Senator Moreno ... has said that Mr. Miller scalded her chest and stomach by throwing hot water from a skillet at her body; held a gun to her head; pushed her against a wall and hit her head; and fractured their daughter’s collarbone and bruised her shoulder. ...
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good grief, this hits home.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/07/2026
BREAKING: The man who assassinated Melissa & Mark Hortman, and John & Yvette Hoffman, has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison. www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/u...
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Minnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband | CNN
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political at...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/07/2026
Rep. Jacobs: "Are Americans better off when the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed?" Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz." Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Page One. @nytimes.com
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Clearly not the answer they were looking for...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
More war crimes: In its fourth strike on water infrastructure, the US has destroyed two water tanks in Sirik, Iran, completely cutting off water distribution in all villages of the Bemani district and the city of Kohstak, the Hormozgan Water and Sanitation Authority says.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The detail I can’t get out of my head here is how he told his ex-wife that he had been hired by ICE, but she thought he must have been having a delusion, because how could ICE hire someone who had such a long history of family violence?
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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In just the past few hours, the US military reportedly launched missile attacks in Iran on an airport, a bridge, a railway substation, and a communications tower. This is why the US is trying to dismantle the ICC, because it is knowingly targeting civilian sites that could amount to war crimes.
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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Warner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit to compel Connecticut to provide the DOJ its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-16 in cases to gain access to state voter files. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/connec...
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🚨 United States of America v. Thomas
Learn more.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
AP: “A history of terrifying & violent behavior… attacked multiple women… threw boiling water at his ex wife while she was holding her child…” The MAINE killer ICE agent is more proof ICE is hiring the worst of the worst and giving them badges & guns. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Ossoff: In my view, he's obsessed with Georgia because he can't get over the fact that it was black voters and black political power who were instrumental to his defeat in Georgia and in a number of crucial battleground states.
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Alex Aronson @alexaronson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Amy Coney Barrett just told Congress that it would be inappropriate to explain the reasoning behind the Court’s unreasoned shadow docket orders. As if unreasoned judicial orders are a thing. They are not. The reasoning is the whole point.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Here's another news story that will absolutely never be covered by mainstream media. When it comes to election fraud, it's always Republicans doing it.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NEW: The Associated Press has called the Colorado GOP Gov primary for ministry leader Victor Marx. Here is my interview with Marx in May about his unsubstantiated claims, the number of people he's killed as a civilian, and the exorcisms he performs.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
💔 www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
hate to praise Massie, but this is funny
thomas massie claims to have spoken to mcconnell who now agrees with all of massies positions
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Kasie Hunt asked Scott Jennings on live TV if McConnell would be willing to call in to CNN. The discomfort on Jennings’ face while he tried to bullshit his way around that answer was really something. Methinks we still aren’t getting the whole story.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/07/2026
An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So now millions of football fans around the world view the US as cheaters who used political corruption to influence FIFA and we lose anyway. So much winning. When’s the next war?
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The AC is out at ICE's detention facility in Newark, where it currently feels like 107 degrees. Detainees say not even the ventilation is working, and that the water is dirty. Health inspectors recently tried to inspect the facility. They were turned away. www.nj.com/politics/202...
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Delaney Hall’s air conditioning goes out during N.J.’s worst heat wave in 15 years
Air conditioning failed at Delaney Hall during a major heat wave, prompting concerns for detainees as advocates cite ongoing complaints and inspection disputes.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
In his CNBC interview, Trump appears to acknowledge that not just he, but also his sons, are trading on insider information, and to argue that there's nothing wrong with that. Of course, it's a felony.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/07/2026
Yikes. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...
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Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier
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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
White House officials secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500m for the construction of the East Wing ballroom in an unusual arrangement that sidestepped typical contracting procedures designed to control costs, according to a copy of the agreement www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Cool that James Madison envisioned everyone having a rocket launcher but the authors of the 14th amendment explicitly stating their intentions doesn't count for some reason.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/06/2026
Ossoff: "Illegal tariffs, failed war, healthcare cuts, and unmatched corruption. 34% approval and a presidential legacy cemented in disgrace."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
PAULA WHITE: Nobody has stood up like you have stood up TRUMP: *sitting* *asleep*
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Talarico: Every bar has that guy. He’s loud, he’s obnoxious, he makes all the women in the bar feel uncomfortable. He hears you say your name to the bartender and then adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Paxton. And I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
As the Roberts Court is likely about to overturn a landmark century-old precedent — Humphrey's Executor — in favor of a unitary executive theory that the President can fire members of independent agencies at will ... This recent historical piece by the Michael Dreeben is excellent context.
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Looking Back at Humphrey’s Executor
On the forgotten history of the Supreme Court's Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a cornerstone of the administrative state.
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