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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.

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Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration. This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.
This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.

Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress's appropriations powers.
OMB is an agency of the executive branch. It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.
The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.
I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

1/ Scott Wilson (PhotoAdvocacy) went from the gut-wrenching observation and documentation of the Sand Wash Basin #wildhorse roundup to the opening of Hoof Beats at the CU Boulder Museum of Natural History, alongside First First Gentleman #MarlonReis and Cheyenne Arapaho artist #LewisTallBull.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If I were running for president I would announce everything of Trump’s doing that I planned to undo by executive order on Day 1. And add to it for the next 2 years. This is on the list.👇👇👇

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So in addition to being a former clerk to SCOTUS Justice Neil Gorsuch, Mike Davis’ lobbying clients include Hewlett Packard and Walmart. Have the CEOs of those companies been asked to “disavow” and “sever their relationships” with Mike Davis?? He is a grotesque racist.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A billionaire dictator who'll lose everything if the opposition replaces him on Jan. 20, 2029 is stockpiling killer drones and high-powered rifles on towering monuments and ballroom roofs I'm sure it's nothing to worry about

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/ The soulful eyes of Steve, who has been picked up in Wisconsin by his namesake. Thank you to everyone who donated to give him the life he deserves. He is safe in the best of hands. We can’t wait to welcome to Skydog.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hello. This is your reminder that the Russians secretly paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s private island wedding reception. The entire family is on the take and they believe the American people are suckers who won’t care. We care.

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

1/ We are #fundraising to get this 13yo #mustang from Cold Springs OR to Skydog. A kill buyers’s dream, he must weigh a ton - they make a lot of money on a horse like this as they’re sold for their meat by the pound. Let’s get him out of there. To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

🚨 Patel admits agents will be deployed to polling places 👇 WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls? PATEL: Nope W: So you are sending FBI agents? P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026

huh, looks like trump’s cheap beef ploy is one part standard issue trump corruption and one part “republicans are ideologically committed to allowing tainted food on the market” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...

nytimes.com

Opinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?

On second thought, I’m not that hungry.

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Jason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court has placed the redistricting referendum on the ballot. It has also barred the use of the 2025 map in the general election. The 2022 map that almost guarantees Emanuel Cleaver's victory will be in effect. ENORMOUS

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emtoo.bsky.social @emtoo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@bluestein.bsky.social I'm shocked that anyone at AJC thought it was a good idea to publish this "op ed," even with the disclaimer that makes it clear Jackson paid for it.

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

1/ Bess and (Bumble)Bee spent most of their lives wild. What a huge shock to be rounded up, confined, and dumped in the slaughter pipeline without enough to eat. In safe hands now, they will be turned out with a band of seniors, including Mabel, when they have put on weight and recovered.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A tetanus-diphtheria vaccine that doesn’t need a fridge has passed its first human trial. UK scientists reformulated a licensed shot using trehalose, the sugar that lets desert plants survive without water, keeping it stable for up to two years at 30°C. Gavi buff.ly/1kNIUHB #ShareGoodNewsToo

gavi.org

Fridge-free vaccine passes first human trial, raising hopes for the hardest-to-reach

Unreliable electricity makes it hard to keep vaccines at the right temperature – this development could change that.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

At this point, if Trump ordered troops to deploy to Fifth Avenue with specific orders to shoot Trump’s political opponents on sight, a federal court would issue an injunction, but SCOTUS would overturn it, 6-3 “per curiam,” on the ground that nobody got shot yet, let’s wait and see.

nytimes.com

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is Sunbeam. You helped us save her life along with 3 other #donkeys at the kill pen, +1 as she is pregnant. She will be vet checked to make sure she's safe to travel in her condition. We can’t wait to meet them and give them the good life they deserve. #thankyou

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tired of shitting yourself because the GOP's trying to steal votes? Here's info from a veteran. I live in the US capitol of ballot fraud! The good ol' NC-09. I've personally been hit by two (2) NATIONAL NEWS-level GOP attempts to steal elections. BOTH 👏 FAILED 👏 because we WORKED. Here's how.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NEW: The Trump administration says it will ask the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause a judge's Aug. 11 nationwide block on U.S. Postal Service work for President Trump's mail-in voting order if the judge does not pause or cancel that ruling by 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday

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Motion for Reconsideration – #196 in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11549) – CourtListener.com

MOTION for Reconsideration re [183] Memorandum & ORDER,,,,,, , MOTION to Stay , MOTION to Vacate by Frank J Bisignano, Department of Homeland Security, Joseph B. Edlow, Derek T Kan, Amber F McReynolds...

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emtoo.bsky.social @emtoo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Anyone who makes a decision so clearly BAD doesn't belong in public office.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Prescription drugs are about to get even more expensive. Trump is coming for Medicare Part D subsidies, which try to keep drug prices down (they're still too high.) We desperately need Medicare for All. No parts A, B, C, or D. No premiums, co-pays, deductibles. Just healthcare when you need it.

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**°•.FAFO.•°** @fafo-ez-one.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Jon Ossoff: "Never let them forget: They hunted the vice president to kill him. They built a gallows on the Capitol lawn. They assaulted police officers with flagpoles and bear spray, and they tried to seize the presidency for Donald Trump."

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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Weeks after Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Collins sought to put the furor surrounding his son-in-law’s extremist posts behind him, David Alan Scheer II is still stirring online outrage. 1/ #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ajc.com

Mike Collins’ son-in-law sparks fresh outrage online

As the Republican U.S. Senate nominee tries to put the furor over his son-in-law's extremist posts behind him, David Alan Scheer II continues to stir online outrage.

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

1/ We call on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for an immediate suspension of the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Sale Authority program following an investigation published today by Dave Philipps #nytimes.

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Pete Fuller @petefullerga.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The meat of it. Jackson's talking out of one side of his mouth (repeatedly, on tv) and doing the other that puts money in his pockets.

As billionaire Republican Rick Jackson blanketed Georgia’s airwaves this spring with ads vowing a crackdown on undocumented immigrants if elected governor, a company in his healthcare empire was in the throes of a costly legal battle over the treatment of its immigrant workforce.

A lawsuit filed by foreign-born nurses accused Avant Healthcare Professionals of luring them to the United States with the promise of the American Dream, only to pay them substandard wages and trap them in rigid contracts for years. According to their lawsuit, when they tried to quit, Avant threatened to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sought to charge them five-figure fees for leaving.

“Avant’s ‘employment’ is essentially indentured servitude,” the plaintiffs wrote in their complaint.

Avant denied wrongdoing. But on June 22 — days after Jackson became the GOP nominee for governor — the company agreed to a settlement that would give more than 5,000 current and former immigrant workers a share of a $3 million payout and waive unpaid fees.

At times, Jackson’s campaign and his business have struck different tones on immigration. For example, in a campaign ad that helped fuel his political rise this spring, Jackson looks directly at the camera and says, “I don’t care if you’re a Muslim or a Mongolian. You don’t have the right to force your culture on our country.”

But in a corporate guide to navigating culture shock in the US, Avant tells its foreign workers, “You don’t have to choose between the culture you came from and the one you’re adapting to. Finding harmony between the two creates a well-rounded, multicultural identity that enhances both your personal and professional life.”

In 2020, Avant sued the Trump administration over visa delays for workers it was trying to bring into the US from the Philippines. Earlier this year, Avant’s leadership described the difficulties it has faced under Trump’s new visa policies and expressed optimism that a lawsuit challenging a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas would be successful.

“That is a lot of money if we were to bring in the volume of nurses this year under the H1B that we brought in last year,” Lesley Hamilton, Avant’s senior vice president of global operations, said in a March video. “Money that … my brain can’t calculate right now at this minute.”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Trump administration is reportedly selling off thousands of wild horses, including to buyers suspected of sending them to slaughter

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Wild Horses Are The Next Victims Of Trump's Wildlife Protection Rollbacks: NYT

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026

Ossoff: "Now he's threatening to bomb close US partners in the region bc of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is a condition that only arose because of his foolish and reckless decision to plunge us into war after he promised us peace... he's delivered us yet another neocon war of choice"

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

NEW: Trump admin is urging the Supreme Court to "promptly" clear the way for the Postal Service and other agencies to try to finish carrying out an executive order to restrict mail-in voting for the midterms. It filed this legal brief after a lower court expanded a block on USPS work on the order

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Josh McLaurin @joshforgeorgia.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Did you know on May 19 a record 2,000,000 Georgians voted in the primary election, and Georgia Democrats got 54% of those votes? Did you know that’s the highest primary vote share since 1998, the last time we won the Governor’s mansion?

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emtoo.bsky.social @emtoo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What an absolute weasel this guy is.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20/07/2026

This top Trump Treasury nominee can't say whether the Trump administration is going to take away Social Security benefits from our seniors.

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Justin Glawe @justinglawe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Things are going really well at the Fulton County election board meeting, where a believer of Trump's election lies just held up an adult diaper and said "shit is going to hit the fan," adding that the FBI is going to arrest them all.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026

KING: Is there a problem w/ voter fraud? CLAYTON: I don't think we can say K: We've had hundreds of analyses C: I would love for Americans to have incredible confidence in the integrity of our elections K: I would too & I'd appreciate it if this admin would cease undermining that confidence

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026

OSSOFF: Are you aware that Gabbard was present at the Fulton County raid? CLAYTON: ... O: What is going on here? C: ... ... O: Are you aware that members of this committee are probing Gabbard's potential misconduct? CLAYTON: .... Uh uh .... COTTON: Senator Ossoff your time is expired!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/06/2026

Guess what changed after the supreme courts birthright decision? Literally nothing. The right is acting like they just fell out of a helicopter and panicing

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

When did the common law rule of birthright citizenship first reach America's shores? 1584. Elizabeth I issued a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh to establish a settlement. Children born to her subjects would be treated "as if they were borne and personally resident within our saide Realme of England."

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

America's roughly 1,100 billionaires (and 1 trillionaire) are collectively worth a record $9.24 trillion. The wealth of the bottom half of the US, roughly 65 million households? $4.3 trillion. It's not radical to tax the rich. It's radical to allow this level of wealth concentration to continue.

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emtoo.bsky.social @emtoo.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

My senator speaking the truth.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 12/06/2026

NEWS: In a complete reversal, Senate Republicans threw out my bill that would cover IVF for our servicemembers in the next defense bill. They supported it last year. And the year before. But this year, they chose to betray our heroes who dream of having a family. Outrageous.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🔥 “You are a LIAR.” MUST-WATCH — @charlesmblow.bsky.social humiliates Hal Lambert on national TV, as he continues to peddle Trump’s voter fraud LIE 🤥 (now in California) while also admitting he has no proof.

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