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Em Roach

@emroach.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The US has successfully negotiated away a requirement that humans review any decisions that AI makes about who to kill in military strikes as part of a UN treaty. The real existential risk from AI is putting a fundamentally unreliable technology at the heart of critical decisions or infrastructure.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s been 210 days since Trump started the war in Iran – with no end in sight. In the Senate, I’ll fight to end this illegal war. Michele Tafoya will tell Minnesotans to keep a stiff upper lip.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My foreign policy views are simple. I think we should be the first among equals to enforce the international law we helped build. Thanks, @ezraklein.bsky.social, for having me on the show.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s a good day to reject corporate PAC money.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
This merger strikes a chilling blow against that freedom — and hands even more power to billionaires like David Ellison to decide what Americans see and hear, all while lifting scrutiny off the federal leaders who pushed it through.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social has shown us what it looks like to take on powerful interests while unapologetically standing up for working people. I'm honored to have her endorsement, and I look forward to joining her in the fight to hold Trump accountable and help people afford their lives again.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you're wondering why Trump is all of a sudden pushing AI and dismissing concerns about its safety as a "hoax," just look at his stock trades.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
He’s got a point!
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Minnesotans vote! This National Voter Registration Day, make sure to register at mnvotes.org, or help a friend get registered to vote.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 11/09/2026
The PPI report (Producer Price Index) was a bigger disaster than people realize. In and out of the news cycle already, but a foreshadowing of epic inflation set to hit this fall. On top of existing inflation. This is a breakdown of PPI and a forecast of what's to come.
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Terrible Inflation Report Warns of Economic Tsunami
YouTube video by UNFTR Media
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When the AI bubble bursts, Democrats must not bail out its Big Tech overlords.
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An AI Bailout Will Be a ‘Which Side Are You On’ Moment - The American Prospect
If AI falls, Democrats can build an enduring political majority—but only if they reject handing a lifeline to Altman, Musk, and the rest of the industry.
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Karishma Manzur, PhD @karishmaforsenate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Improving people’s lives will always be my North Star. Politics as usual has had its turn. It’s time to choose progress. On Tuesday, September 8, vote for Karishma Manzur. #nhpolitics
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
AOC: Let’s put a data center in each one of Donald Trump’s golf courses. Let’s put one in New Jersey on his golf course. Put one in Mar-a-Lago. The only reason I don’t say put one on the White House lawn is because he’ll be out of there soon. If he loves them so much, he can have them.
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: Seth Moulton's super PAC is getting big checks from private equity and venture capital executives as the moderate New Democrat rep looks to unseat Sen. Ed Markey, an original co-sponsor of legislation to close the carried interest tax loophole. readsludge.com/2026/08/27/p...
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Private Equity Execs Bankroll Super PAC Backing Moulton vs. Markey
Partners at major private equity and venture capital firms wrote the largest checks to Advance Progress, which is working to unseat Sen. Ed Markey in the Sept. 1 primary. The industry accounts for mor...
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Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 27/08/2026
You can’t "Make America Healthy Again" while playing games with our food safety.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is the team. 💚 Make a plan to vote for the @dfl.org ticket before polls close today at 8 PM. MNVotes.org
Peggy Flanagan, Ilhan Omar, Cedrick Frazier, Tina Smith, and Keith Ellison
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/06/2026
President Trump’s highly politicized appointment of an entirely unqualified acting Director of National Intelligence underscores why the government’s Section 702 warrantless mass spying power must be reformed.
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Pulte Appointment Underscores Need to Reform Section 702 Spying
President Trump’s highly politicized appointment of an entirely unqualified acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) underscores why the government’s warrantless mass spying power must be reform...
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404 Media @404media.co · 04/06/2026
"We’re also seeing this alongside incredibly risky sourcing, teens posting about wanting to grow an extra few inches. And then we’re seeing AI manipulation from vendors trying to promote these peptides," the biohacking subreddit mod told @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. www.404media.co/companies-ar...
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Em Roach @emroach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Trump insists often that he needs an ultra-secure ballroom to host private events safely. Trump is hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn. How does this make sense? If it goes off without a hitch, it shows the ballroom is not necessary...right?
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“The mission is to close down Delaney Hall, to respect the human rights that all human beings have — no matter what their legal status is,” she said. “We’re seeking a humane response to something that is as close to evil as I’ve ever seen.” www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
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‘As Close To Evil As I’ve Ever Seen’: Protesters Fight To Help ICE Detainees In Abhorrent Conditions
“We’re seeking a humane response to something that is as close to evil as I’ve ever seen,” one volunteer told HuffPost.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Steyer: I have a strong anti-ICE platform. I think they are a criminal organization, and we have a very strong plan when it comes to prosecuting them. You don’t have to trust me. The head of ICE went online to say that my program is unfair to ICE agents, and I took that as a huge compliment.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 02/06/2026
"All this effort on the part of DHS to keep people from seeing into the facilities, and to keep those trapped inside from describing what is happening there, suggests that ICE feels that they have something to hide," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social.
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Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travesty | Moira Donegan
The immigrants’ courage is matched only by the severity of their limited options. Ultimately, the pressure for change will have to come from the outside
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
What now? Oh, hell no. 🤬 The proposal, titled the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, appears as Section 224 of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal year NDAA. It would shift the 2 countries' defense industries to become more deeply intertwined.
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Charles L. Bohannon @clbohannon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
While Americans oppose more military aid to Israel, Congress is inserting something even deeper and more insidious into the US military budget (NDAA): US integration with the Israeli military! Tell Congress: Reject Section 224 of the NDAA. No military integration. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sJEKnN/
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While Americans oppose more military aid to Israel, Congress is inserting something even deeper and more insidious into the US military budget (NDAA): US integration with the Israeli military! Tell Co...
TikTok video by CODEPINK
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Em Roach @emroach.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
this is insane and goes entirely against the interests of the American people. it's really shocking.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We’re both proud Jewish New Yorkers. But there are sharp & clear differences between us on Israel/Palestine. For example, Dan Goldman marched alongside war criminal Bezalel Smotrich yesterday, who called it “just & moral” to starve Gaza. I did not.
Compare the Candidates on Israel/Palestine

Brad Lander

Will vote against U.S. military aid (offensive or defensive) while Israel is violating int’l law and Palestinian human rights

Will co-sponsor the Block the Bombs and Ceasefire Compliance Acts

Calls Israel’s destruction of Gaza a genocide

Has never accepted AIPAC funding and never will

Dan Goldman

Has voted every time to send U.S. military aid to Israel, and made clear he is going to keep doing so

Opposes the Block the Bombs and Ceasefire Compliance Acts

Called Israel’s actions “justified and righteous”

Endorsed by AIPAC and accepts their donations
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I am begging Democratic leadership: don't make fear the strategy for 2028. The GOP attacks everyone. It doesn't matter if it's a woman, a man, a Christian, a moderate, or a progressive. Pick the best candidate. Trust voters. Meet the moment instead of running from it. #ProudBlue
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 28/05/2026
days into a hunger and labor strike of hundreds detained in GEO Group-run Delaney Hall, people inside report beatings, rotten food, crumbling facilities, and denied medical care. protesters and organizers outside are confronting ICE in the Newark street. talked to a few about it: @us.theguardian.com
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‘We won’t stop until they’re free’: protesters outside a New Jersey ICE facility in their own words
Organizers rally outside Delaney Hall, facing violent clashes with agents, as over 300 detainees are on hunger strike
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 28/05/2026
I want you to hear straight from me about what happened at Delaney Hall on Monday and what I saw inside the facility. ICE out of control. GEO Group profiting off of human misery. People living in inhumane conditions. Let me walk you through it.
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What I Saw Inside Delaney Hall Detention Facility
YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ilana Glazer and I are both proud Jewish New Yorkers who believe unapologetically that our safety is inextricably bound up with that of our neighbors, including Palestinians. And that AIPAC and the candidates they support aren’t making any of us safer or freer.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The voters of NY-10 have a big choice to make — between one candidate who will always defend your civil liberties, and another who’s sacrificed your privacy to expand the surveillance state.
Graphic comparing Brad Lander and Dan Goldman on the issue of mass surveillance:

Brad Lander:

Will fight Donald Trump’s warrantless surveillance, and won’t compromise on civil liberties

Led effort to protect Muslim New Yorkers from NYPD surveillance

Co-sponsored NYC’s Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act to enact robust anti-surveillance protections

Dan Goldman:

Voted for warrantless wiretaps

Helped give the federal government unchecked power to spy on political opponents, and use dating apps to track Americans

Missed the recent vote that gave ICE more power to collect Americans’ personal data
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Letting a handful of oligarchs control AI is already proving to be a recipe for disaster. Instead of fueling more war, we need strong regulations in place right now to ensure this powerful technology benefits all of humanity. (1/2)
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Pope Leo warns of AI fueling warfare in first major theological document | CNN
Pope Leo XIV says control of artificial intelligence must not remain in the hands “of a few” while warning that technology is fueling world conflicts, setting out his proposals in the first major theo...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Feds subpoena Hasan Piker over Cuba trips. NSPM-7 is here! www.foxnews.com/politics/fed...
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Feds subpoena Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin over Cuba trips
Hasan Piker and CodePink cofounder Medea Benjamin face Treasury subpoenas in a federal probe into whether activists violated U.S. Cuba sanctions.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 25/05/2026
Several Wisconsin cities and counties have been ending their contracts with the embattled tech company Flock Safety, and Verona Mayor Luke Diaz is heartened by the ongoing domino effect: “We can stand up to be an example for other communities.”
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Foes of AI Surveillance Get Wins in Wisconsin. But They Fear They're Playing Whack-A-Mole. - Bolts
Privacy activists are celebrating Dane County’s decision to end the use of Flock cameras while also calling for protections that can stop the “revolving door of surveillance companies.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Hawaiʻi just passed a new law that limits corporations' ability to engage in political campaigns. Let’s see this in other states.
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New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling
Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics. This move comes after the 2010 U.S.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I am working night and day to fight for free and fair elections in court while keeping you informed about what is happening to our democracy. If you want to help out, subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. That is all! Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tel everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We are the richest nation in the history of the world. There are children in Maine who go to bed hungry. There are elderly Mainers who go cold through the winter. This is a choice we've made as a society. It's the wrong choice.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Dan Goldman is unleashing his massive personal fortune into this race. A blatant attempt to buy this election and subvert the will of NY-10 voters. He may have the money, but we have the people. Can’t thank @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social enough for coming to NYC to support our grassroots movement.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 24/04/2026
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 The CA Assembly is fast-tracking A.B. 1709, a bill that would ban everyone under 16 from social media. This censorship scheme threatens your data privacy and ignores the First Amendment. Tell your representatives to vote NO on A.B. 1709. eff.salsalabs.org/stopcasocia...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/03/2026
We need to know how much energy data centers use – and if YOU are subsidizing the costs of Big Tech companies. Making this data public is the bare minimum.
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rohirim1.bsky.social @rohirim1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/finance...
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The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it
The Government Accountability Office can't even verify the books. Here's what Congress must do.
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
NEW: The corporate parent of Democratic consulting firms SKDK and Wavelength Strategy is partnering with ICE contractor Palantir on an AI-powered campaign targeting system. readsludge.com/2026/03/12/d...
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Democrats Criticizing ICE Are Paying Consultants Tied to Palantir
Two prominent Democratic consulting firms, Wavelength Strategy and SKDK, are owned by Stagwell, a marketing company that partnered with major ICE contractor Palantir to build an AI-driven advertising ...
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
NEW: DOGE Operative Behind Nuclear Safety Rollbacks Sat on Industry-Backed VC Board readsludge.com/2026/03/23/d...
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DOGE Operative Behind Nuclear Safety Rollbacks Sat on Industry-Backed VC Board
A key architect of Trump’s nuclear safety rollbacks simultaneously served on the board of a venture firm backed by nuclear industry investors.
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