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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 10h

Shocking! And here I had thought so much of its honor and integrity….

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10h

I wrote about Judge Kelly’s reasons for finding Trump violated the First Amendment when he revoked WH passes for journalists. Understanding of the legal analysis behind the headlines here: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-ong...

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Trump DOJ sued CA with an unconstitutional & illegal demand to start throwing out mail in ballots weeks before the election We @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org are intervening, repping the NAACP & @lulacorg.bsky.social to shut down this unkosher baloney It will not stand!

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 9h

As we awake to a new day, my thoughts are with the families of the three children and one teacher killed in the horrific assault yesterday. Let’s hold the entire Bend community in our hearts and pray for a full recovery for the teacher and student still in the hospital.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

You win by running on, not from, your values. You win by running against your opposition, not against people your opposition shames & blames. You win by energizing your base to act as choir to convert the conflicted. More importantly, doing this, you set yourself up to actually govern.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

You cannot "reform" something built to abduct, assault, terrorize, traffic & kill. You can only abolish it. And that goes both for ICE & the MAGA Murder Regime that has unleashed its full occupation & assault on us.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Your vote is your ICE whistle, blow it. Your vote is your gas bill, lower it. Your vote is your Supreme Court, remake it. Your vote is a data center, ban it. Your vote is... Revenge of the Voters. Coming Soon.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

There are absolutely exceptional Dems running, and they merit praise, but we do the truth and ourselves a disservice to say "Blue Wave" as it implies voters' actions are motivated by embracing Democrats. It's a "Red Wipeout" or "Republican Repudiation." (H/t Michael Podhorzer.)

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

"Honey please I need you to get this done for me today" Allegedly Amb. Guilfoyle, asking Trump ally to wire $100K to her AmEx before her confirmation She also asked him to quit putting it in writing Just item 1 of 10 in this week's @contrariannews.org publisher's note 👇 -TN

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“Honey Please”— Stop Stealing From the American People!

How we are fighting the Trump & Cronies Top 10 corruption scandals: Publisher’s Roundup 88

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...

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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution

Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)

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Fangorn's Friend @fangorn04.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I'd be glad to hear about a social media platform that works better for stories of global resistance. That said, I spend very little time on any social media platform. Bluesky just enough to see posts from @karenattiah.bsky.social but mostly I'm hard at work organizing to GOTV and protect it.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Twitter got a lot of its global cultural zeitgeist from Egyptians using it during the Arab spring and anti-government protests. BlueSky likes to think of itself as “resistance”, but global stories of resistance don’t penetrate well here. It’s America-centric platform for X refugees.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump keeps breaking the law, & we & our partners keep beating him in court Just lately: his $1.8 B slush fund tossed, his mail ballot order blocked & the bogus charges against Davey Hearn dismissed for good Every round of it, in this week's @contrariannews.org publisher's note👇 -TN

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“Honey Please”— Stop Stealing From the American People!

How we are fighting the Trump & Cronies Top 10 corruption scandals: Publisher’s Roundup 88

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The other important thing to know about Rhodesia (and Ian Smith) fandom in the US is that it has a long history on the radical (and not so radical) right. Here’s the American Conservative Union, the people behind CPAC, stanning Rhodesia in 1978.

OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Hon. Philip M. Crane
Member of Congress, Illinois FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN
Thomas S. Winter
SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN
Jamesoo Campaigne, Jr.
Publisher
SECRETARY
Stefan T. Possony, Ph.D.
Author and Lecturer
TREASURER
Hon. Mickey Edwards
Member of Congress, Oklahoma
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. John Ashbrook
Member of Congress, Ohio
C. Lee Barron
Coral, Idaho
Hon. Robert E. Bauman
Member of Congress, Maryland
Jeffrey Bell
Trenton, New Jersey JohnS. Buckley
Chairman, Young Americans
Sor Freedom
John Chamberlain
Author and Columnist
Leroy D. Corey
The American
Conservative Union
316 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 546-6555
October 18, 1978
Mr. Ron Dreeszen
421 Southwest Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR
97204
Dear Mr. Dreeszen:
ACU, as a public interest lobbying organization, is continually involved
As a leader in the American Legion, I believe you are probably concerned
about many of the same issues with which we are also concerned.
Al though I
realize you have a very busy schedule, please read this letter with the
COON OTOW
thought of strengthening lines of communication between us.
Ronald B. Dear
Attorney, Houston, Texas
Donald J. Devine
University of Maryland
M. Stanton Evans
Editor and Author
Hon. Jake Gam
U.S. Senator, Utah
Alan M. Gotteb
Critens Committee for the Right to Keep and
in many areas and we would like to share a few with you.
One such area is
that of national defense.
Through an ACU television documentary entitled,
"Soviet Might/American Myth:
The United States in Retreat,
ing to do our part to bring the tragedy of the weakened
we are attempt-state of our defense
system to as many Americans as possible. The film features Senators Barry Goldwater and Jake Garn, General John Singlaub, Admiral Thomas Moorer,
Richard Harvey
President,
Congressman Richard Ichord and ACU Chairman Congressman Philip M. Crane. Our
Texas Freedom Forum
Hon. Jesse Helms
goal
is to air the film throughout every state.
Enclosed is the November
U.S. Senator, North Caro…

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

what's a Klan rally between friends.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 10/10/2026

Michigan lost a quiet giant this week. Margaret Hamilton, who grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Hancock High School, went on to lead the team that wrote the onboard flight software that put Apollo 11 on the moon.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

When they go low, we bury them.

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Here's a great guide to how to worry about the midterms - constructively. Yes, there are dangers - but we can overcome them. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-tal...

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How to talk about threats to the midterms

A toolkit for conversations with stressed-out (or burned-out) people

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump just shitting all over the legacy of his pal Lindsey Graham

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/10/2026

I've made it my mission to give filmmakers every opportunity to bring their productions to Illinois, while creating good jobs and opportunities for our people.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

An amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

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David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

David Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The right’s hysteria over immigration really boils down to how they look at this chart. The % of America’s foreign born in 2025 is comparable to the % throughout much of the 19th and early 20th Century. What the right really doesn’t like is where immigrants are coming from: Latin America.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Thanks be to God that we no longer have to live under the tyrannical yoke of the woke radical left language police.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The White House considers anyone that uses the term, "Artificial Intelligence," as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term,
"Super Intelligence," THE ENEMY! President
DONALD J. TRUMP
524 ReTruths 1.73k Likes
10/8/26, 12:14 PM

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Rule # 1 of winning debates (and elections) is force your opponent to fight on your turf, don't ever wander onto theirs. Pedophile protector party has zero space to talk about people's lives & choices - attack your opponent not the people your opponent shames, blames and reviles.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is what Christo-fascism looked like — specifically the Romanian fascism of the 1930s. Hegseth is a Christo-fascist. (1/3)

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

America's favorite game show! Guess what medical care this was for? Note: we also pay thousands each month for comprehensive insurance and with it the "opportunity" to pay thousands more at ER if shit goes down.

Screenshot of bill from ER for "hospital services" billed at $8,894, with insurance covering $6,846.90, payment of $595 made and $1452.10 due.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Counterpoint

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When they go low, and they have never done otherwise, we bury them.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Everyday newly incensed I was called "hyperbolic" and yes "hysterical" for insisting we call their all out attack on us the MAGA Murder Bill and them the MAGA Murder Regime. If anything, that's too sanguine.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/10/2026

Da Coach was not only an icon in Chicago, but the entire football world. Our thoughts are with Mike Ditka’s family, friends, and Bears fans today. May his memory be a blessing.

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Legendary coach, Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka dies at age 86

Mike Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end who became an NFL legend for his time as coach of the Bears, has died at the age of 86.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As expected. The Republican Alabama Sup Ct will allow a Florida man to become Alabama’s governor IF he wins the election. www.al.com/news/2026/10...

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Alabama Supreme Court rules on Tommy Tuberville residency lawsuit

Tuberville is on the ballot as the Republican nominee for governor Nov. 3.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hey Wikipedia, tell me about Francis Bellamy, the minister who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance that Linda McMahon wants school children to recite every morning.

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Bellamy was a Christian socialist, who
"championed 'the rights of working people and the equal distribution of economic resources, which he believed was inherent in the teachings of Jesus!"[6. In 1891, Bellamy was
"forced from his Boston pulpit for preaching against the evils of capitalism" [3] and eventually stopped attending church altogether after moving to Florida, reportedly because of the racism he witnessed there. '0! Francis's
career as a preacher ended because of his tendency to describe Jesus as a socialist. In the 21st century, Bellamy is considered an early American democratic socialist.""]

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 09/10/2026

The Secure Rural Schools program—created by Oregon's own @wyden.senate.gov—is a lifeline for rural communities, providing funding that keeps schools and libraries open, maintains roads, and keeps communities safe. We need to pass this extension.

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Wyden, Merkley introduce bill to extend secure rural school funding

On Thursday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were joined by their Idaho colleagues Republican Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, in introducing legislation that would extend funding

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 09/10/2026

As autocrats dismantle institutional constraints, they inherit the impossible task of managing everything themselves—creating an opening for resistance that compounds pressure across multiple fronts. #holdfast Juggling Toward Collapse steadystate1.substack.com/p/juggling-t...

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Juggling Toward Collapse

How Overload, Not Outrage, Breaks Authoritarian Power

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

One word stands out to me from the Kimberly Guilfoyle story. Papering. First I’ve seen that word basically used as a synonym for “taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy.” So has Trump world devised its own lexicon for corruption? Or is this actually a word regularly used by crimers?

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am proud to have had a small part in one of Boris Marte’s many good ideas and the wiser for having listened to him explain how he came to the idea of a self-critical but vital form of memorial politics. Grieving along with his friends and colleagues. www.erstestiftung.org/en/in-memory...

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In Memory of Boris - ERSTE Foundation

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Boris Marte, who has left us far too soon. He helped to establish ERSTE Foundation as well as so many initiatives that have shaped ...

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 09/10/2026

The administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Being read to and encouraged to read was one of the greatest gifts my parents ever gave me. My parents never put any barriers on their own library, bought us book lights so we could read in the car, and pretended they didn’t notice when I’d be up past bedtime reading under the sheets.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

BREAKING: We sued Trump for raiding $20M of your money, some meant to honor fallen officers, for his midterm ads He says "his" super PAC will cover the tab now. And the millions you already paid? @democracydefendersaction.org & Hecker Fink rep @wisdems.org & a D candidate👇

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Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson @ashdashlee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The New York Times reported this morning that Homeland Security has investigated more than 150 organizations in a hunt for groups it says may be helping noncitizens register to vote. The documents came out through a records lawsuit by Democracy Forward. Here's what's in the 166 pages. 🧵

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Former Senate President Pro Tempore Sandra Cunningham was a true leader, public servant, and voice for the people of New Jersey. She will be sincerely missed. 🕊️ www.insidernj.com/rest-in-peac...

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Rest in Peace, Senator Cunningham - Insider NJ

Senator Cunningham served as a Hudson County lawmaker from 2007 to 2024. She was the wife of Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The DHS Secretary is riffing on the “great replacement theory” - a white nationalist conspiracy theory that holds the elites (or other conspirators - in this case, “socialists”) are set on changing society through immigration and illegal voting. The GRT is everywhere on the American right now.

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Fangorn's Friend @fangorn04.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Too Little Too Late award for Tillis.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Spare me Sen. Thom Tillis’s self-interested redemption book tour. When he had the opportunity to do what was right, he failed nearly every time. For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.

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Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Once a week, for the next 10 weeks, I’m going to share a short passage from my book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable. This isn’t a greatest hits collection. I want to revisit ideas that still feel useful for where we are now and that will help us keep the Republic. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-republ...

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The Republic, Revisited

Ten Essays for Right Now

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is the real deal. Iowans, make sure your friends vote!

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