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Tom Epstein

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Recovering political junkie

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?
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Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections
America PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Sorry about your dead kid. Hey, you want to see my fancy party room? Look at that gold! Lotta gold. I got a new helicopter, too! Do you feel better now about sacrificing your child on my altar? Worth it, right? Look at that gold."
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
President Trump is saying he's sending checks to some Medicare enrollees, after promising checks for some federal ACA marketplace enrollees as well. If we had a federal Medicare for All system, the president might have found a way to send checks to everyone.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026
Doing the January 6th Commission but for DOGE could splash this on TV and social media for weeks. Imagine the impact.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a lifelong baseball fan, can I say: this is a truly bad idea. Fenway Park is for baseball, Teton Park is for wildlife www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW: War games and draft lawsuits: Democrats work to Trump-proof November election Doing what Congress won’t, attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the midterm. “We need to stay vigiliant,” says Colorado AG @philweiser.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Commentary: War games and draft lawsuits: Democrats work to Trump-proof November election
Stepping in for a complacent Congress, Democratic attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the Nov. 3 election. "We need to stay vigilant," says Colorado's Phil Weiser.
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Swipe to see our recent efforts and accomplishments! 💙
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"For all the affronts, nothing strikes me as more sinister than the Trump administration’s ambitious assault on the planet." Appreciate this from Steve Lopez: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Commentary: We don’t need AI to threaten the future of humanity. We’ve got Trump's climate policies
Trump's ambitious assault on the planet is fueling climate activism.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026
Erection interference?
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
US data centers will be use more natural gas than any country except China, Russia, Iran and the United States. It's like we're inventing a huge new nation, just when the climate needs it least billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...
billmckibben.substack.com
The Two Horsemen, Riding in Formation
Is There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense?
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Eleni Kounalakis @eleniforca.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
September 15th is National Voter Registration Day! Your voice & your vote are important to our democracy. With Election Day being 49 days away, make sure that you are registered to vote before your state’s deadline. Get more information on voter registration for your state here: vote.gov/register
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Register to vote in U.S. elections | Vote.gov
Get the information you need to register to vote, check your registration, or update registration information in your state or territory.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Don't forget: Intuit also gave $1M to Trump's inauguration. This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must end this vicious cycle.
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congress is trying to strip away California’s clean air protections at our ports. We can’t let this happen. Tell your Congress member: Vote NO on the At-berth Rule revocation. Cleaner ships = cleaner air = healthier communities. house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shoot this into my veins! What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
At the moment we have no real idea how to scale up carbon removal--it's a hair on the mole of the ugly backside of the global hydrocarbon industry But we do know how to scale up solar panels and wind turbines and batteries. So that's our job billmckibben.substack.com/p/facts-on-t...
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Facts on the ground
Two things matter now: votes, and solar panels. (And wind turbines. And batteries)
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026
Corporate media asks about Hasan Piker instead of the GOP associations with neo-Nazis. But okay. Good answer by Raskin.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great job on this video by @cleanairca.bsky.social Diana "Dipa" Alvarado!
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Apparently, one thing that USAID was funding before Elon put it in the woodchipper was an early warning system along those Nepali rivers billmckibben.substack.com/p/two-men?r=...
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Two Men
One as great as America ever produced, and the other Elon Musk
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW AD: Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas — and we cannot afford Ken Paxton's corruption. First airing today.
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Lauren Windsor @laurenwindsor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Read my latest in @zeteo.com! EXCLUSIVE: The Right’s ‘War on Woke’ Is a Cash Grab on State Treasuries Derek Kreifels led a decade-long crusade against ‘woke’ corporations. Now, he’s getting state business for his Christian finance firm...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Right’s ‘War on Woke’ Is a Cash Grab on State Treasuries
Derek Kreifels led a decade-long crusade against ‘woke’ corporations. Now, he’s getting state business for his Christian finance firm. Read Lauren Windsor’s year-long corruption investigation at Zeteo
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴
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Tom Epstein @epsteintom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Why are @marcelias.bsky.social @democracydocket.com trying to suppress this well researched article by @adambonica.bsky.social? Every donor I know hates spam PACs that spend a fortune on fundraising costs and bleed @democrats.org small donors dry. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17/08/2026
This is IT! “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy” drops tomorrow (8/18) 1st week sales are crucial to success. So: Give the tech fascists hell, make “The Nerd Reich” sell! Big things coming! Be a part of this moment—please buy it wherever you get your books.
Cover of the nerd Reich book coming August 18
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's honestly so crazy to me that we're facing a technological revolution that could displace millions of jobs in the middle of a housing affordability crisis and every day we talk about whether a trans woman is playing sports or if someone has a non-Anglo name.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Polymarket, which bills its self as a “truth machine,” has been using X to promote brazen misinformation in an effort to drum up engagement. This week, for example, it claimed that babies in the US are required to get 72 shots, which is false.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
If the gop fear influence of Muslims so much why aren’t they demanding Trump and his family give back the BILLIONS in money they got from Muslim leaders of Saudi, UAE and Qatar?!
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Third Way's gonna Third Way, I guess, but Democrats should want no part of it. And as for insurgent progressives: Are they sure they can displace the Dem establishment, just like the conservative movement did to the GOP? Are they sure they *want* to? My stab at a better way forward.
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A Truce Is Still Possible
Factionalists contemplating "war" need to get a grip.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/08/2026
the bottom line is that Trump has been on Putin's side since day one, but every now and then he'll do a little head fake ("Maybe I'll allow Ukraine to make patriot missiles!") to throw people off the scent
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you: Please help us stop this. Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses. We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems. People are dying.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Would you be willing to pay more for renewable electricity? Most Californians say "no" — a useful data point but also a frustrating false dichotomy. I talked to the influential pollster behind a new survey getting a lot of attention: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/renewable-...
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Are Californians willing to pay for clean energy?
It might depend how you ask.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 17/07/2026
This is election interference.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It has become glaringly clear that not only should Congress attempt to pass legislation to fix the erroneous decisions this court has handed down, but it must also reform the Supreme Court itself. ampr.gs/44chjob
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The Supreme Court’s Continuing Role in Undermining American Democracy: The 2025–2026 Term in Review
The Supreme Court’s 2025 term furthered a far-right agenda that undermines the Constitution and the interests of the American people in favor of the powerful and special interests.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Really shameful to see @cnn.com & @cnbc.com sell themselves out to Kalshi like this. I know it's tough to make money on journalism, but peddling bullshit that will make viewers trust you less is absolutely not the answer. popular.info/p/how-kalshi... via @juddlegum.bsky.social @atrupar.com
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How Kalshi infects the news
After inking financial deals with CNBC and CNN, Kalshi's prediction markets have become ubiquitous on cable news.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Abbott Laboratories donated $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration fund. Trump bought around $500,000 worth of shares in Abbott stock last year. His DOJ just dropped a years-long criminal investigation into Abbott for potential deadly misconduct. Everything is for sale.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/06/2026
When billionaires preach "abundance," remember that the richest man in the world killed the poorest children in the world just for the LOLs. And if these AI fascists get their way, most of us will join the starvation class. www.thenerdreich.com/a-silicon-va...
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Elon Musk's USAID Cuts: A Silicon Valley Genocide
World's First Trillionaire is Killing the World's Poorest Children
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Gillibrand made her name calling for the resignation of another senator by positioning herself as a champion of "zero tolerance" for senatorial misbehavior. That's great. I support it. So let's hold her to the same standard. We should have zero tolerance for political corruption. She should resign.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 19/06/2026
Honestly and seriously? Gillibrand should resign.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/06/2026
The near-term goal of crypto, AI and venture capital is to use their massive fraudulent wealth to buy our political system—both sides It’s not happenstance, it’s strategy. If you want to know more, have I got a book for you! Coming 8/18:
Cover of Gil Duran’s the Nerd Reich
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
When you are paying $765 million to companies to get them to cancel clean, renewable energy projects, you are screaming to the world that you are a corrupt fossil fuel lobbyist bitch who does not give a damn about what's best for America. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...
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Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I really have trouble deciding which GA US senator is more brilliant/on point. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I guess I'm just dim but I really don't understand who is buying SpaceX at $160 per share. This is a company that is losing billions each quarter and the profits are supposed to come when we colonize Mars and launch data centers in space.
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Electric school buses are cutting emissions and strengthening CA’s grid. Fremont Unified’s V2G buses can send power back to the grid, improve air quality, and even generate revenue for classrooms. Read more: tricityvoice.com/schools-out-for-summer-but-our-electric-school-buses-remain-hard-at-work/
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School’s out for summer, but our electric school buses remain hard at work | Tri City Voice
School’s out for summer, but our electric school buses remain hard at work: FUSD transportation director talks about EV benefits
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Activate America @activateamerica.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What's Actually Happening in California -- read our latest Substack on the California election results, with a deep dive on late voting and the House races we're following. activateamerica.substack.com/p/whats-actu...
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What’s Actually Happening in California
Late Returns and the House Races We're Watching
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Bill Magavern, CCA Policy Director, was quoted in @politico.com Read full story: politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/06/04/newsoms-ev-plans-hit-a-roadblock-00951171?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=00000169-e873-d95e-ad7b-ee7345c10000
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Newsom’s EV plans hit a roadblock
The governor’s hope that a new EV incentive program will be ready by July is looking less and less likely to happen.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 09/06/2026
REMEMBER WHEN VOTING: Many of the bills passed by this admin cutting funding to social aid programs and various agencies, etc do not go into effect until *after* the mid-terms in Nov. That's by design to help them retain seats in congress before the shit hits the fan. Vote accordingly.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is indefensible on antitrust grounds alone, but the fact that it would be financed by foreign regimes with lucrative financial relationships with President Trump and his family should be cause for alarm. #BlockTheMerger
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/06/2026
Dear ABC and @espn.com, Please don't edit out the boos Monday night at MSG. ~ All of us
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 03/06/2026
these bastards think they own us
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