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Political junkie, USA and Canada mostly. substack.com/@politicspete I ‘fight’ Class Wars and rightwing propaganda through memes and fact-based News. Immigrants and Trans people aren’t the enemy, billionaires are. DM is disabled.

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We endorse Nate Adams to represent District 2 on Oakland’s City Council! Nate is a long time DSA member who served comrades as co-chair of @DSAEastBay, stood up to criminal landlords, and seen first hand how the greed of capitalists keeps innocent people hungry and unhoused.
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
DSA is proud to endorse @dsa.la member Angela Gonzales-Torres for Congress. Gonzales-Torres’s congressional agenda takes up an arms embargo on Israel, labor protections, Medicare for All and abolishing ICE.
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DSA endorses @austindsa.bsky.social comrade Misael Ramos in the race to represent District 1 on Austin’s City Council. The President of the historic Rogers Washington-Holy Cross Neighborhood, Misael is also an accomplished community/union organizer and advocate for housing justice and public transit
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
DSA proudly endorses Lesly Muñoz in her bid for re-election to the Oregon State House of Representatives! Lesly has been unapologetic when it comes to fighting for healthcare, education, and democratic socialism.
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
DSA backs Ashley Herrmann in her race to represent Florida's 69th District! In a state that has a history of being notoriously hostile to organizers of the working class, socialists like Ashley stand strong and we stand with her!
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
DSA is proud to endorse our comrade Robert Hunter in his race for the Alabama State House! Robert is a founding member of North Alabama DSA and an organizer with an impressive organizing record!❤️
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‼️ALL OUT IN NYC! WAR CRIMINALS NOT WELCOME HERE!‼️ Genocidal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting New York City to speak at the UN General Assembly this week. 🧵
Graphic describing Netanyahu Out of NYC march with a mugshot of Benjamin Netanyahu.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
this is a genuinely crazy story
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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This merger should’ve been blocked. Instead, it will concentrate American media under Trump-aligned billionaires, threaten thousands of jobs, and give the ultra-rich even more power. Our economy and democracy pay the price when power is concentrated in the hands of a few.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mike Rogers was a leading advocate for boosting opioid prescriptions. He took over $1M from Big Pharma. He has always prioritized personal profit over the health and safety of Michiganders. That's not public safety. Watch our new ad, "Safe."
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I got two daughters, they're 8 and 3. And I know everything I do is gonna shape the world they grow up in. But everything you do is gonna shape the world they grow up in."
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Hugh JoLady @keepinitrealkat.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Recordings from inside U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's office allege pressure to 'break the law'
YouTube video by NewsChannel 5
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/02/2026
BREAKING: The death toll from a strike that hit a school in southern Iran has risen to 85 people, an official says on Iranian state TV. Follow AP's live updates for more.
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Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran
Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/02/2026
United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a “major combat operation” against the Iranian regime. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/us-ira...
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Politics_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
JC 🤦🏻‍♂️ www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
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Iran latest: US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
US President Donald Trump has called for regime change in Iran and said
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
When is someone going to investigate the real fraud in our govt? The big fraud?
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Stunning and historic result in the Gordon and Denton parliamentary by-election in the UK. The anti-genocide Green Party led by Zack Polanski has won the seat from Keir Starmer's governing Labour Party. Nigel Farage's Reform UK and its odious candidate Matt Goodwin beaten.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
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Politics_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
But yeah, by all means, interrogate Hillary 🙄
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/02/2026
Two Russian women or two Russian girls? 🤔 Bill Gates now says his Epstein relationship was a “huge mistake.” He even admitted to affairs with two Russian women, while insisting he never saw any criminal activity.
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Politics_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Didn’t watch but I’m sure it went something like this
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This guy gets it.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is trying to expand the state’s already massive tax breaks for data centers. Data center companies are already saving nearly $500,000,000 in local property taxes this year in Oregon. Now the Governor wants to double key tax breaks from 5 years to 10.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/02/2026
TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)
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Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax System
Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/02/2026
NEW: If Attorney General Pam Bondi’s team wins this case, thousands of immigrant moms and dads could be exposed to deportation for minor involvement in the juvenile court system, a new realm for President Trump’s deportation regime.
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Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases
Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers alone at home for a half hour 15 years ago? The Trump administration says yes in a pending court case with sweeping implications for both the immigrat...
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🚨Trump's ICE Covered Up the MURDER of a Fourth U.S. Citizen for nearly a year—and with the help of Texas, seems to be burying video evidence. Via @jordanchariton.bsky.social www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/trumps-ice...
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Trump's ICE Covered Up MURDER of Fourth U.S. Citizen
Before Keith Porter, Renee Good, & Alex Pretti, ICE shot & killed Ruben Ray Martinez. A passenger, who disputed ICE's "self defense" account, just died—and ICE hid its involvement for nearly a year.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
NPR: “The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds” www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
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Leah Bobeah @leahleahbobeah.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Another great Lights On💡✨with @jessicadenson07.bsky.social and special guest Mark Thompson @themts.bsky.social, discussing accountability for this illegitimate, treasonous regime - and the upcoming No Kings event March 28th ! @removalcoalition.bsky.social #removetheregime #impeachconvictremove
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LIVE: TRUMP Belongs IN JAIL As Accountability Sweeps the Globe | Lights On with Jessica Denson
YouTube video by Jessica Denson
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
"The President Must Be Removed From Office" Zeteo is calling today for Donald Trump to be democratically removed from office, via impeachment or the 25th Amendment. The evidence, as laid out by Zeteo's @andrewperez.bsky.social in today's First Draft, suggests he is unfit. zeteo.com/p/time-for-t...
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
“By declining the State of the Union visit, the US Women’s Hockey Team’s polite 'no thanks' says more than any corporation, or tech billionaire, or media company is willing to say. Amid so much cowardice, it’s those who stood up who will be remembered…
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Puck You: Women's Hockey Team Snubs Trump's Invitation
After winning gold, the Women’s team didn’t feel the need to play along.
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Politics_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Someone asked if I’d be watching the State of the Union
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
“Today, the people of Merrimack and all of New Hampshire proved that organized, local voices are more powerful than a federal agency’s ruthless expansion,” she said. “This is a victory for us and all of New England but it is not the end of the fight.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...
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Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won’t move forward, governor says - The Boston Globe
“We can breathe easy again,” said the chair of the Merrimack Town Council, which had opposed the warehouse.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
NEW: Judge Aileen Cannon rules to prevent the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's report into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified government documents www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
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Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.
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Michael Eagle @michaelfulmer.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.
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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
"Why aren't reporters asking whether the president has the legal right to launch another Middle Eastern war?" From my Zeteo piece/newsletter today: zeteo.com/p/an-illegal...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
A reminder that no matter how many videos of ICE abuses appear online, a chunk of America, a big chunk of Trump’s base, is not just totally fine with it, they want it, enjoy it, revel in it. The cruelty is indeed the point. The rest of us non-sociopaths need to reckon with that depressing reality.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Could not be more proud of you, Team Canada.   You’re coming home with 21 hard-fought Olympic medals. Though what Canadians will remember most is how you wore the Maple Leaf: with pride, with grit, and with determination.
Prime Minister Carney is presented a jersey by the national women’s hockey team.Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.Prime Minister Carney poses for a photo, wearing a hockey jersey.Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
In this 2024 interview, Jack Hughes, who just scored the game-winning goal for the US Olympic hockey team, explains why it was important for him to embrace Pride Night when many other NHL players refused to do so.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/02/2026
a guy who claimed to be named John Barron and sounded a lot like Trump called into C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court's tariff decision and call Hakeem Jeffries "a dope" (John Barron is a pseudonym Trump has used for himself when talking to journalists)
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Platner: We are all beginning to realize — right, left, Republican, Democrat — we are just there to be exploited by a small group of people who, in some ways, are kind of running the world for their own benefit. And the Epstein files show that in glaring fashion.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/02/2026
A federal tool to identify noncitizens on voter rolls keeps making mistakes. “This is not ready for prime time,” a county clerk in Missouri said. “And I’m not going to risk the security and the constitutional rights of my voters for bad data.”
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“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
As I have watched measles cases in my home state of SC skyrocket to almost 1,000, I wondered why I hardly ever heard anything about the severity of complications. Here’s what I found.
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Jessica Denson @jessicadenson07.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
South Korea putting us to absolute shame. Their insurrections goes to prison for life. Ours sits illegally in the White House destroying America and Congress does nothing about it.
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B J 1CelticWomyn @1celticwomyn.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A focus for our NO KINGS PROTEST! Thank you @jessicadenson07.bsky.social From the Lights In Podcast!!
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