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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 2h
Thanks, Trump. The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule apnews.com/article/drug...
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The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule
Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 4h
The case for worldwide optimism, with some caveats. The truth about $11 a day might surprise you www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The truth about $11 a day might surprise you
The past three decades have seen a spectacular rise in global wealth.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 5h
Jobs like driving a trash truck were once well-paid bulwarks of the middle class. But like so many of his generation, his son is finding that the ballooning cost of living in California means a steady job in manual labor doesn’t provide the same life. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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A father and son drive trash trucks in Southern California. One has built a life, the other feels stuck
Salomon and Angel Olea spend 12 hours a day emptying commercial trash bins around San Diego County. But while Salomon has been able to buy a house, his son, Angel, struggles to even pay rent.
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you think Trump’s “musings” and “jokes” are not worth headlines, no matter how shocking or offensive they may be, then you haven’t been paying attention. The past decade and past week show they're too dangerous too ignore. My new piece at @contrariannews.org www.contrariannews.org/p/dont-dismi...
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Don’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’
No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My god. The utter and complete corruption of MAGA and the Trump administration is stunning in its boldness. All the while your bills go 📈 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/10/2026
American politics in the 21st century in one table:
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No sympathy from me. Pike and her boyfriend lured their 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer into a wooded area in Knoxville where they tortured and killed her. Over roughly thirty minutes, Slemmer was beaten, slashed, and had a pentagram carved in her chest before Pike killed her
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Christa Pike Live Updates: Her Lawyers Say She Is Angry and Confused After Failed Execution
A Tennessee judge said the state must preserve syringes and other material from the execution chamber a week after Ms. Pike survived two doses of a drug meant to kill her.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pike and her boyfriend lured their 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer into a wooded area in Knoxville where they tortured and killed her. Over roughly thirty minutes, Slemmer was beaten, slashed, and had a pentagram carved in her chest before Pike killed her www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Christa Pike Live Updates: Her Lawyers Say She Is Angry and Confused After Failed Execution
A Tennessee judge said the state must preserve syringes and other material from the execution chamber a week after Ms. Pike survived two doses of a drug meant to kill her.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Decline is a choice, and MAGA made it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat
A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Harmeet Dhillon is intentionally destroying the Office of Civil Rights. No surprise there. Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The call is coming from inside the house! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals
Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, the secretary dresses down officials.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And there it is …
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m sure Republicans will find a way to blame the Russian pneumonic plague issue on Fauci.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A fun detail: Poirot repeatedly describes the Macho Jesus his leetle grey cells dreamed up as like a “Mustang.” You might think this is merely weird and homoerotic, but it’s actually linked to a bit of misinformation evangelicals like to use to retcon Jesus as a high-T alpha male.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just one more sick and twisted "Christian." Jim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86 apnews.com/article/jim-...
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Jim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86
Jim Bakker, who along with his then-wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful “The PTL Club” TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has di...
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A "serial child molester." The Pedo Party. www.wsj.com/politics/for...
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Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert Dies at 84
The longest-serving Republican speaker’s post-congressional career collapsed in scandal.
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That Snarky Autistic Chick @ladysnark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just POTUS inviting a country we're currently at war with to take out a couple of our most important naval bases on the west coast. This is treason.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“The coin in question was listed for sale on eBay and is branded “U.S. ERO Yuma ICE.” Along with a snarling wolf-like creature, the coin, which is in the shape of a police badge, features two twisted mottoes. “There is no hunting like the hunting of man,” it says.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 05/10/2026
Stevens: Endorses Abdul Slotkin: Endorses Abdul Nessel: Endorses Abdul Peters: Endorses Abdul Whitmer: Endorses Abdul Harris: Endorses Abdul DSCC: $30M helping Abdul OBAMA: Endorses Abdul Leftists: "WHY DO MODERATES WANT ABDUL TO LOSE???" www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...
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Barack Obama is to appear with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit
Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026
The Trump administration wanted NYC to explicitly turn away trans veterans from a shelter so NYC was forced to turn down funding for it because it would violate city and state law. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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NYC turns down $1.3 million for homeless shelter due to dispute over transgender veterans
The city says the federal government would have required them to exclude transgender veterans from seeking shelter beds at the Borden Avenue Veterans' Residence.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump mailed in his own ballot while calling mail voting "cheating" Then he tried to run our elections through USPS & the Supreme Court stopped him Now he's telling GOP to vote by mail? His "election security" crusade was only ever about one voter : him -TN
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Trump Urges Republicans to Vote By Mail After Criticizing Practice
It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.”
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thanks, Trump and your anti-vaxx nutcase allies. Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US apnews.com/article/meas...
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Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Forced sex with kids. He was the first Republican and "Christian" leader we learned about, but far from the last. It's their brand. www.wsj.com/politics/for...
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Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert Dies at 84
The longest-serving Republican speaker’s post-congressional career collapsed in scandal.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Forget Demon Sheep, now it's Just Lick It. IYKYK. ‘Creepy, Weird’ Steve Hilton Ad Denounced by California Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Steve Hilton’s ‘Just Try It’ Ad on Mail Voting Denounced by Republicans
An online spot for Mr. Hilton, the G.O.P. candidate, is full of sexual innuendo that has befuddled Republicans and Democrats watching the race for governor in California.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Glad I got mine!
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The richest man in the world is agreeing with some explicitly crazy sexist shit about how only high-testosterone men should vote (no women, no “low-t” men).
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"India" lolz
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s almost like giving the troops testosterone tests and waging war on DEI didn’t protect us as much as NOT starting a war with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, alienating all our allies and purging the FBI of counterterrorism experts would have. Who knew? #Eyeroll
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let's go GSV! Valkyries’ aggression pays off with decisive Game 1 win over Aces in WNBA semifinals www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...
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Valkyries’ aggression pays off with decisive Game 1 win over Aces in WNBA semifinals
The Golden State Valkyries held the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to their fewest points all season to win Game 1 of their semifinal series 71-60 on Sunday at Chase Center.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
2025’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — ensured that its tax cuts were immediate while its controversial cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs wouldn’t take effect until after the midterm elections. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Republicans tried to punt health care cuts until after the midterms. It didn’t work.
While most GOP-enacted cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs won’t happen until 2027, Democrats are speaking to the voters already feeling the squeeze.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congress is bad. Except, of course, for my representative.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
MAGA California is kooky and corrupt. An election chief lost. Then he padlocked the ballots and called the FBI. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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An election chief lost. Then he padlocked the ballots and called the FBI.
Shasta County, California, where election doubts run so deep that some don’t trust results even when their choice prevails, offers a glimpse of what happens when distrust in voting systems takes root.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
David Frech is always a good read. Check this out. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/o...
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Opinion | The ‘God Gap’ Is Narrowing in Texas
It may not be enough for James Talarico to win. But might it also be a sign of a change to come?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He’s been president for six years, and his healthcare legacy is cutting coverage while offering nothing but a laughable “concept” of a plan. Six years later, the “plan” is still just empty promises dressed up as policy.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Source: www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." She didn't have surgery until she was an adult.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A sexually suggestive ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton has drawn millions of views — and condemnation from allies on the right and Democrats. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Provocative, sexually suggestive ad by Hilton campaign condemned by political allies on the right
GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton faces backlash from fellow Republicans and Democrats over a provocative ad.
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endorsement: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in years www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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Endorsement: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in years
OPINION: Prop 38 would give billions to an institute co-founded by billionaire Michael Milken, also known as the “junk bond king,” who was pardoned by Trump in 2020, the editorial board writes.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The House and Senate needs to submit STAND ALONE BILLS. None of this bullshit that sneaks in other bills that they KNOW would never pass if it was a STAND ALONE BILL.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
literally in the next 48 hours! be aware!
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump, who has long denounced mail-in voting and sought for months to restrict it because, he claims, it is "inherently corrupt," urges Republicans to vote by mail. @timbalk.bsky.social Evan Gorelick www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Trump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in Midterms
It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.”
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Vote To 86 47 @ex-rino.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Politico anoints Carl DeMaio as the head of revived CA conservatives, bypassing the weak and sclerotic CAGOP. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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The Loneliest Man in American Politics Has an Army
Shunned by both parties, a furious blue-state outsider offers a glimpse of MAGA without Trump.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every election cycle, there seems to be a stolen valor plot line. @nlanard.bsky.social on the one this time: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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David Flippo blamed staff for exaggerating his military record. His own hat tells a different story.
The Nevada Republican sported V-shaped emblems that signify a valor award next to a Bronze Star. Flippo never received a Bronze Star for valor.
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