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Evan McMurry @evanmcmurry.theatlantic.com · 09/10/2026
Watching people die by violence “damages the spectator irreversibly,” @gcaw.bsky.social writes. “To see this process is to be diminished.”
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The Real Harm of a Public Execution
It is hard to appreciate how awful this viewing experience will be, until you have it.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h
Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 15h
Americans don’t want ICE at our election sites.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 17h
This is unacceptable. When I make it to Washington, I'll push to ban Congressional stock trading.
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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 15h
Donald Trump is a Russian asset and has been since the KGB recruited him in 1987. He used his properties in Miami to launder Russian money. Once you understand all that, the rest makes sense. www.huffpost.com/entry/russia...
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Trump Says Ukraine Should 'Get A New Leader' As He Blames Zelenskyy For Diesel Prices
Three children were among those killed when Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 15h
So Trump’s closing argument for Republicans is to finally explicitly back Russia over Europe? Flailing petrostate over capitalism? Autocracy over democracy? I hope Trump is brave enough to correct Corporate Media as they desperately try to spin this for him.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19h
Today in DC: "Beginning Saturday, crews will start another major round of cutting at the historic public golf course. The first phase contains 169 trees marked for removal. The Trump Administration says as many as 529 could eventually come down..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign
Beginning Saturday, National Park Service crews will start another major round of cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 15h
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
Truer words were never uttered: California has the US number one economy, and it's been booming for a decade; it also ranks in the top five states in education, healthcare and life expectancy. Tennessee, conversely, ranks in the bottom five of the fifty states in each of these categories.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
The obvious conclusion: Trump is either weak-minded, totally under the control of Putin, or both.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 14h
26 years ago, we eradicated measles. Now, this year alone, there have been over 4,000 cases, 40+ outbreaks, and people have died. RFK Jr.'s anti-vax rhetoric & conspiracy theories have consequences. He must resign NOW. Vaccines are safe & effective. Period.
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U.S. measles cases top 4,000, far surpassing last year's total, CDC says
The record number of measles cases in the U.S. so far this year has topped 4,000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 14h
MTP post:

Turns out Zelenskyy is good at standing up against dictators.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 14h
⚡️ "We do not need or want Russian fuel in Australia," Energy Minister Chris Bowen stated, rejecting any participation in Washington's arrangement. Bowen stressed that Canberra's approach remains unchanged, maintaining that Moscow must not be rewarded for its invasion of Ukraine.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 14h
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 14h
Once again, Musk tries to buy the election. Election officials in multiple states have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk, the billionaire who is spending heavily to sway the midterm elections in Republicans’ favor.
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Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN Politics
Election officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h
"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
Collage of 12 Republican posts on X opposing Russian oil purchases, 2022–2026. Senate GOP, 7/28/26: "Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." Senate GOP, 7/14/26: backing Graham's bill to hold "major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable." House GOP, 3/8/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil. Biden is fueling Putin's war on Ukraine." Rep. Garret Graves, 3/8/22: calling on the administration "to ban Russian oil." House GOP, 3/7/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/4/22: "Stop buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/3/22: "sanction the oil and gas industry in Russia." House GOP, 3/2/22: "Instead of buying Russian oil..." Rep. Steve Scalise, 3/1/22: "stop financing Putin's war with Russian oil." Marco Rubio: "Stop importing Russian oil... That's the plan." Rubio, 3/9/22, on Russian oil imports. Peter Navarro, 6/24/23: India "buying up bargain-basement Russian oil."
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14h
Mike Johnson says he wants to mow lawns if Republicans lose Congress. Perfect. He’s already spent years on his knees for Donald Trump. At least this time he’ll have something to show for it.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 14h
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 14h
Katie Zacharia previously served as a spokeswoman for Kristi Noem, appeared regularly on Fox News & Newsmax and most recently advised Trump Media and Technology Group. Among the posts she deleted, she called for the suspension of habeas corpus, a bedrock safeguard against unlawful detention.
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Deleted posts expose Trump's new press secretary's 'sordid online history': report
President Donald Trump's new White House press secretary appears to have tried to scrub parts of her online past before taking the role.Katie Zacharia, named to the post Friday, has a "sordid online h...
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 14h
Thanks to RFK Jr.: Measles Outbreak in Pennsylvania Is Now the Biggest in U.S. in 35 Years Cases in state surpass prior record as falling vaccination rates fuel the disease's rapid spread www.wsj.com/us-news/meas...
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Measles Outbreak in Pennsylvania Is Now the Biggest in U.S. in 35 Years
Cases in the state surpassed a prior record as falling vaccination rates have fueled the disease’s rapid spread.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 14h
I stand with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Slava Ukraini!
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Map of tanker’s route
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 16h
Just so you understand the depth of the cynicism: Trump’s failed war with Iran not only raised America's gas prices, but also global oil prices, which allowed Russia to make a gigantic amount of money and fund the killing of Ukrainians. ​And then they blame Ukraine for a disaster of
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15h
U.S. soldiers wounded in an Iranian drone strike tell the AP the military's medical system failed them: “I was just kind of on my own, at least it felt like that.”
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 13h
Growing up next door to an aggressor, you don't take freedom for granted. As a young Latvian shares, Ukraine isn't just fighting for itself—it’s breaking a cycle of occupation so the next generation across Eastern Europe can finally live without looking over their shoulder.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 13h
"If Greg Abbott is not man enough to debate me, then he doesn't deserve to be the Governor of Texas." Gina Hinojosa
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h
Trump just handed Putin a lifeline weeks before the midterms. Energy analysts say his Russian diesel deal won’t meaningfully lower prices. And a tanker that left Russia weeks before the announcement raises an even bigger question: How long was this in the works?
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Trump Reopens U.S. Market to Putin’s Diesel — Consumers Get Little Relief
Days after the White House invoked an emergency to ease diesel costs, Trump promised Russia new fuel sales as analysts warned the arrangement is unlikely to move prices.
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 13h
And FEMA's down 4500 employees.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14h
Former UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson on traitor Trump buying Russian oil: "The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. And yet the White House is apparently determined to force American drivers to bankroll Putin’s slaughter."
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 13h
Why does Trump keep siding with dictators instead of democracies? michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/trump-has-...
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Trump Has Shamelessly Abandoned Ukrainians
Doing so does not advance American interests or values.
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Ali Robison, MD @breadandberries.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In case this isn’t clear, the hepatitis B vaccine has been rigorously studied and is incredibly safe and effective. The infants who could be harmed in this study are *actual human beings* that are *incredibly vulnerable* and being sacrificed *pointlessly* by these ghouls.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13h
explains why he’s never had to worry about running out of material
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h
With Trump’s latest betrayal of Ukraine, MAGA Republicans who continue to defend Trump when he licks Putin’s balls can all go fuck themselves. Trump is a feckless, pathetic traitor — and he has the blood of innocent Ukrainian children on his hands.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 22h
A comedian's joke is intolerable. A livestreamed execution is not. Trump said Kimmel "should be immediately fired." Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said, "Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do." The Pentagon will stream one Dec. 3. Happy holidays!
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h
The power of the purse is Congress’s strongest check on the president. If a president can both spend money Congress refused to give him and refuse to spend money Congress ordered him to spend, Congress no longer has the spending power.
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Why You Must Care About the Ballroom
Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 22h
A Republican filed articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth on Sept. 16, charging an unauthorized war and the boat strikes. Speaker Mike Johnson called it "a stunt" and sent the House home to campaign, AP reported. Some silences are not an absence of power. They are a choice.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 22h
Concern is not courage. Republican senators told The Hill they were blindsided by Pete Hegseth, and a Republican congressman filed articles of impeachment. The House then went home until after the midterms, AP reported. They have described their power. They have not used it.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 22h
👀 Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted over 4,700 major aerial targets and neutralized 48,000+ tactical drones throughout September. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22h
Trump is trying to create chaos and confusion around the midterms. Our job is to deny him the fear and cynicism he needs.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22h
Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, followed by 1.5 million more, as prices soar amid the Iran war.
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Trump announces Russian diesel deal amid soaring US fuel prices
Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, followed by 1.5 million more, as prices soar amid the Iran war.
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 22h
This is BEYOND shameful. Families in Illinois are still picking up the pieces from tornadoes, extreme wind, and floods. But only families in Indiana are getting the federal help they deserve. Donald Trump only cares about the states that voted for him.
A person standing at a podium with the Presidential seal, speaking into a microphone. The backdrop includes people and a building. A caption reads: "CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS. Trump administration denies Illinois' request for disaster relief — again.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 21h
Good Morning ☀️
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 21h
In 1968, a Justice Department memo claimed the ban on troops at the polls does not apply if a president invokes the Insurrection Act. Joseph Nunn of the Brennan Center wrote in Just Security (October 7, 2026) that the memo has "no meaningful legal analysis."
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Harry👊🇺🇸🔥 @scondrasht.bsky.social · 21h
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 21h
18 U.S.C. § 592 bars "troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held," unless needed to repel armed enemies of the United States. Lawfare (September 30, 2026) noted violators face prison, fines, and disqualification from federal office.
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The Insurrection Act Is No Exception to the Troops-at-Polls Ban
Congress restricted military deployments to election sites, even when a broader deployment authority might otherwise apply.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21h
Trump's plan to betray Ukraine and align the US with Russia in their current war continues to unfold in predictable fashion. www.ft.com/content/7fd4...
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US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21h
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for high diesel prices in America from himself to Ukraine. I hope creating an imaginary enemy right before an election out of a country under attack works for him just as "good" as it did for Viktor Orbán.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h
Donald is worried that the price of diesel is hurting his poll numbers. Solution? Give Russia money to murder and kidnap Ukrainian children! He’s so selfless that way.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Trump: "I think you heard about the oil deal with Russia. That is a big deal. That is massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and I want to thank President Putin to be honest with you."
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