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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10h

“cowboys” here really reminds me of a brilliant post I saw on Twitter that I’ve never stopped thinking about, which is how the manosphere brand of toxic patriarchy isn’t about MEN, it’s about BOYS. everything is a 12-year-old’s fantasy. Pete is playing G.I. Joe on a trillion-dollar budget

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 6h

Incredible reporting by @tinavasquez.bsky.social here. A story about how the people who put food on American tables are denied water or even the ability to carry it with them or meaningfully ask for it to be provided, lest they lose their jobs working in oppressive heat.

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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields

Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11h

I thought at first that this had to be a parody, but it's Hegseth, so I guess not.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 5h

The US is literally being avoided like the plague.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5h

Are there any old heads still working in news who can remember the firestorm a racist utterance in the WH like this would’ve kicked up.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 8h

The nation explicitly cast as a fortressed bunker ensuring "survivability" for the in-group. A.K.A. end times fascism.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 17h

joe biden is the most powerful president in american history, able to control world events from his home in delaware, far away from the trappings of the presidency. biden, god emperor, manipulator of markets and media. bow before his grace, first of his name.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h

Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...

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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault

Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's kind of crazy that the Natalie Harp news cycle raised some extremely valid questions about the extent of her influence on our octogenarian narcoleptic, none were answered and the press just stopped wondering.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Who is resisting Christian Nationalism? Check out this new report from @prri.org & @snfagora.bsky.social's Meanings and Democracy Lab. State legislatures & religious diversity shape CN resistance across all 50 states prri.org/research/res... @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social

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Resistance to Christian Nationalism in All 50 States: A PRRI-Meanings of Democracy Lab Report

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026

The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)

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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump

Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN

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Lady Levain @breadbae.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

This is actually quite common. In a lot of municipalities the CPS will consider this “neglect.” Not that the state failed bc housing isn’t affordable or the only jobs available don’t provide for cost of living. But it’s the parents fault. It’s another prison pipeline.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And once again, real harms imposed on real people must be set aside until after real damage is done in order to privilege the unproven right of Trump to impose those harms

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Once again, courts acting as the linchpin to the multiple-property-owning plutocracy.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Texas, the voter registration deadline is coming up next week. If you live in Texas and want to vote, be sure to check that you are registered properly — even if you you think you did what you had to. A statewide database to check: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

pretend that instead of money accumulation, the goal is developing and delivering a product that people like…is mark zuckerberg the worst businessman in the history of the planet?

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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 29/09/2026

Josh Marshall: Two things appear to be moving in unison, on a downward trajectory: consumer confidence and the Republican position on the national generic ballot.

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Perfect Storm, Brought to You by Donald Trump

As I noted a week ago, we can’t know whether the current...

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I just had a second to tune into the MAHA shitshow. They have a bunch of techbros talking about longevity and how AI and tech will allow people to live longer. Of course they utterly ignore access to healthcare, income, and all other social determinants of health that actually dictate lifespan.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions in the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 29/09/2026

Don’t ask an elected official if they “believe” in climate change, it’s not a religion. Don’t ask if they think it’s serious: it is. Ask them what matters most: what are they doing about it? Excellent application here, 10/10 no notes 👏⬇️👏

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

me on how we know Trump doesn't have a magic button to win the midterms because he keeps thrashing around looking for a magic button. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-woul...

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Trump Wouldn’t Promise Cash If He’d Rigged the Midterms

He doesn’t have a plan.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Aaron is not underrating this. It's cinema. The sly smirk when Schmitt thinks he's gotten Smith to perjure himself. The hasty vanishing of the sign. Klobuchar getting Kennedy to hold it up. Schmitt getting LOUD and ANGRY when Klobuchar points out he mixed up the Hawks and Hawkeyes.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/09/2026

Lindsay Owens is the executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, who have done some of the most important work on surveillance pricing (using computers to spy on you to rip you off) and algorithmic wage discrimination (using computers to spy on you and steal your wages).

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is where having a Secretary of Education who cares and is knowledgeable about education would be an advantage

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Twenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. “The choices that Trump regime has made since 1/2025 have increased the number of people who die in the field and in custody,” immigration atty and investigative journalist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge

These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So the mill Trump announced in Iowa will be built by a foreign company with a dodgy past, went broke, “a Mumbai-based conglomerate controlled by one of India’s wealthiest families.” And the money will be backed by billions in US taxpayer-funded loans. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...

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How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy (Gift Article)

As President Trump travels the country, he is expected to focus on his economic accomplishments at a time when Americans have expressed deep frustration with his policies.

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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Another judge says climate superfund laws are preempted by the Clean Air Act, even as the Trump administration argues the Clean Air Act doesn't allow for regulation of GHGs. Someone has to be wrong here.

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A Second Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law

A federal judge ruled that the new law, which would force fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion to help cover the costs of climate change, was unconstitutional.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The fact that OAN is reporting this … (a) damn!, and also (b) this sort of thing is very good for democracy because it prepares the most partisan Republicans to understand and (maybe) accept election results that go against them

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend.

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

During the dry season, waterholes can quickly change from givers to takers of life. As water levels fall, the mud can harden into a treacherous trap. When this elephant became completely encased in dried mud, our SWT/KWS Tsavo Veterinary Unit rushed in to help and free him.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can you tell texas republicans are not used to competitive races bsky.app/profile/head...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

They’ve sunk everything into the idea that regular people somehow want a layer of enterprise software between them and every aspect of their lives. They can’t imagine people don’t want to run everything like a business.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Obviously none of this is true, but incidentally: It is wild to talk about tax revenue as “profits.”

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Yes, there are rats fleeing the sinking ship, but Trump’s poisonous influence will still require a major cleanup operation if & when the Democrats regain control in Congress…The only way we truly overcome this dark chapter is by refusing to forgive & forget.” www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...

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Rats Are Fleeing the Sinking Ship

But they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Kaikai is our budding ornithologist. She's fascinated by the hornbills that flutter and flit around by day – and she'd very much like the feeling to be mutual. As you can see, it's a work in progress! www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/kaikai

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here’s Chris Rufo and his podcast co-host addressing “the Indian question,” a reference to “the Jewish question.” That question was whether Jews could be incorporated into European society, and the Nazis were the ones who claimed to have developed the “final solution” to that “problem.”

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If the AI bubble starts deflating, we need to let the market work its magic, not bail out the billionaires and trillionaires deanbaker22.substack.com/p/if-ai-is-c...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:

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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks

Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch

The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.

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Justin Glawe @justinglawe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Until now, a lot of Trump’s lies were hard for regular folks to parse — they don’t believe the “fake news,” think Trump was right because they love him, etc. But this is a lie that Trump can’t get away with. Gas and groceries cost what they cost, and no amount of lying can change that.

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