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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 22/03/2026
The Air War College asked Kori Schake not to give a scheduled lecture on civil-military relations—a subject that she writes is “extremely relevant” in the current political climate. Here’s what she would have said:
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The Lecture I Couldn’t Give
Now more than ever, our armed forces need to understand the history of civil-military relations.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives? A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit. Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit? A: No, we didn’t.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026
Swalwell: "We have a 70-plus-year history of failure not just in Iran, but all over the world, of trying to force regime change. By the way, it's being led by a guy who has more plans for the ballroom he's trying to build than anything he's gonna do next in the Middle East."
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/03/2026
A Reuters analysis of Michigan state data found childhood vaccination rates dropped sharply in 2025. The share of toddlers completing the recommended series of seven vaccinations fell to 66.5% — a decline 13 times greater than the average annual change over the last 18 years reut.rs/4bxP9Hy
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Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan under RFK Jr's influence
Vaccination rates among young children in Michigan dropped sharply during the first year of the Trump administration, a Reuters analysis of state data shows, providing an early indication of how vacci...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/03/2026
Here’s the news from Iran – Donald Trump is making America lose wars again | Simon Tisdall
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Here’s the news from Iran – Donald Trump is making America lose wars again | Simon Tisdall
Humiliating failure now looms, as symbolically damaging to US global standing and national self-esteem as Afghanistan or Iraq, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/03/2026
As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the Trump Administration is gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the government regulator built to protect Americans from financial ruin. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/9Xw2VX
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Trump’s Reckless Gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the White House is dismantling the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/03/2026
Israel said on Sunday it had launched more attacks on Iran, while the Iranian government continued strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets in Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan. n.pr/4snVTyt
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U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into 2nd day, as the region faces turmoil
Israel said on Sunday it had launched more attacks on Iran, while the Iranian government continued strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets in Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan.
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Idealistic Planter Boxes @axleryde.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Great conversation between the departing Surgeon General of the US, Vivek Murthy & John Favreau on the importance of building community. I put my efforts into reducing #carDependency bc driving increases distance between people and weakens community. youtu.be/yCFfBNREyX8?...
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's 3 Essential Ingredients for a Happy Life
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer? You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators. So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 11/02/2026
NEW: "A new research paper ... finds that higher immigration literally saves lives—and suggests that, by extension, lower immigration costs lives." www.thebulwark.com/p/another-de...
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Another Deadly Consequence of Trump’s Deportation Campaign
We just got new evidence of how much we stand to lose by getting rid of people from “shithole” countries.
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Rebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
STEALING OUR MONEY! tRumpstein ADDED $696 BILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS ... Borrowing $94 billion in January alone!!! 100% of Gross Domestic Product! The HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS EVER MADE UP OF GDP WAS 106%, and that was immediately following World War II
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Report: U.S. added nearly $700 billion to national debt in four months - NewsBreak
(The Center Square) – The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
On Monday evening, Rachel Maddow spotlighted this group working out of Baltimore. Just another in a long list of unsung, American heroes. Donate to their project! www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
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Project Salt Box: How citizen sleuths are monitoring ICE in Maryland
Inside their homes scattered around the Baltimore area, the group of watchdogs is unearthing records, like property filings, contracts, and government procurements, that are otherwise overlooked.
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Gene Sharp Quotes @gene-sharp-quotes.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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Gene Sharp 1987 interview
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson @mayorofchicago.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I believe the People of Chicago want a mayor who's laser-focused on addressing their needs, here and now.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/01/2026
Q: Do you have comment on the career prosecutors that are resigning in Minneapolis? BLANCHE: *walks away*
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Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
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encara.bsky.social @encara.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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A Nurses Open Letter to Alex Pretti
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encara.bsky.social @encara.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The NFL must act NOW to stop ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime sign.moveon.org/petitions/su...
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NFL: No ICE at the 2026 Super Bowl!
The @NFL must act NOW to stop Trump's ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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MS NOW @ms.now · 21/01/2026
OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social: “Implying that he could seize territory from allies by force is disastrous for the Western order and the NATO alliance.” READ MORE: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | Trump's 'madman' approach to allies is a catastrophe for the U.S.
In his bid for Greenland, Trump's unpredictable treatment of friends mirrors his treatment of foes.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/01/2026
What would happen if every state acted like Donald Trump’s America? | Kenneth Roth
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What would happen if every state acted like Donald Trump’s America? | Kenneth Roth
In a might-makes-right world, US allies, not to mention the emerging powers of the global south, would begin to hedge their bets in dangerous ways
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20/01/2026
5/6 💸 America’s enormous debt pile is one Achilles heel the Europeans could utilize — seeing as they hold most of it. But the EU is unlikely to start the firesale of Washington’s assets, as it could result in the financial equivalent of nuclear mutually assured destruction.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20/01/2026
🔴 Donald Trump’s threat to seize Greenland has upended this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos as European leaders scramble to agree on a response. Follow our live coverage of what promises to be a frenetic day of global diplomacy 👇
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Greenland consumes Davos — live updates
World leaders descend on the WEF’s Alpine jamboree today as fissures widen in transatlantic relationship.
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WBUR @wbur.org · 14/01/2026
Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing back on a renewed effort by federal authorities to stop unplanned Congressional inspections of ICE facilities.
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Moulton fires back as DHS renews effort to block unannounced Congressional visits to ICE facilities
The fatal shooting of Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis also has spurred lawmakers to file bills holding ICE agents more accountable for their actions.
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FieryHeart @thefieryheart.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
When ICE shows up in Minnesota, people with whistles swarm and make a racket to warn everyone. People bang pots and pans. They honk. Here's a sign outside a Minneapolis church honoring this. It reads: "Blessed are the whistle blowers for they play the music of salvation".
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Conway: This man is violating his oath in myriad ways each and every day. Impeachment is not an option. It is mandatory. It is required. It is morally, constitutionally, and legally obligated.
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Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Wait, they got something done?
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House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Your activism will be even more important this year. Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you…
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10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
'As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than wrong with you.' Jon Kabat-Zinn. #ArtOfBreathing
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Steven Charleston @stevencharleston.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
I have been thinking about heroes. Real, down to earth, hard working heroes. There are so many. Risking their own welfare to help others. Standing their post to keep things stable. There are all kinds of heroism needed these days and, thanks be to Spirit, we are blessed to have it in abundance.
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Steven Charleston @stevencharleston.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
To live a life of integrity. To be thought of as being trustworthy. To make an impact on the world. To find peace of mind and heart. To discover why and how. To understand.
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Presbyterian Outlook @presoutlook.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage In "The Tears of Things," Richard Rohr calls readers to transform their anger into compassionate action through true prophecy, writes Amy Pagliarella. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage
In "The Tears of Things," Richard Rohr calls readers to transform their anger into compassionate action through true prophecy.
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
“unless the single grain of wheat loses its shell, it remains just a single grain” ~ Richard Rohr reinterpreting John 12:24 in a general way that is, I think, quite beautiful about the transformation of growth
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 26/12/2025
Trump spent Christmas Day bombing Nigeria & claiming Christians are suffering genocide—while placing Nigeria on his travel ban to ban all Nigerian refugees Meanwhile Trump claimed white South Afrikaners were suffering genocide & got them refugee status ASAP I cant qwhite figure out the difference🤔
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
He’s bombing Christian’s on Christmas Day. Think about that shit There is no hell deep enough for this man
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Cliff Schecter @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
60 Minutes killed a story on awful CECOT conditions. Barry Weiss is Hegseth-level-outta-her-depth, CBS is Fox, The Ocho Corp media's dying, good thing for democracy. Independent media's rising. BAM broke stories on Venezuela & Epstein last week. No better time to Subscribe for TRUTH: blueamp.co
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Blue Amp Media | Cliff Schecter | Substack
Cliff Schecter & David Shuster didn't just discover the GOP's evil, find our voices, switch sides. We've been at this 25 years. Cliff wrote ads that helped Pres Biden beat Trump in '20. David exposed ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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Carl Gustav Jung @jungquotes.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported? Noem: We have not deported military veterans. Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
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Carl Gustav Jung @jungquotes.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
“A marriage is more likely to succeed if the woman follows her own star and remains conscious of her wholeness than if she constantly concerns herself with her husband’s star and his wholeness.” -Carl Jung Conversations with C.G. Jung, Page 51
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Carl Gustav Jung @jungquotes.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"I must find what my soul needs, for no one else can give it to me. I must shape it myself, for no one else knows what my soul is." -Carl Jung
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/12/2025
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown. Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours° Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!! No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/12/2025
Rage bait is a worthy Word of the Year, Amogh Dimri argues. “Because the English language had previously failed to provide such an efficient term, we should be glad that the internet has come through”:
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Rage Bait Is a Brilliant Word of the Year
In the free market of language, the most innovative and incisive words win.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/12/2025
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
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Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
🚨 #SocialSecurity is on the chopping block. Thanks to Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” retirees are now staring down $18,000-a-year benefit cut in just seven years. Seniors who paid in their whole lives are left holding the bag. – $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.
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A new analysis projects a 24% cut to Social Security benefits by late 2032.
Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will cause sharp cuts to Social Security by late 2032, a new analysis says.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Venezuela’s distressed economy now faces worst nightmare: a possible war with the U.S. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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Venezuela’s distressed economy now faces worst nightmare: a possible war with the U.S.
Experts warn Venezuela's fragile economy could collapse under a prolonged war with the U.S., amid sanctions, hyperinflation, depleted oil revenues and mounting foreign debt.
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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
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