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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18h
My name is not the reason we're paying $5/gallon for gas. My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries. My name is not the reason you can't afford your mortgage or rent. My name is not the reason you can't see a doctor. Their policies are the reason.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BREAKING: We just filed a Hatch Act complaint over the outrageous raid on Ilhan Omar's home Officials can't use criminal power to affect an election. This is the textbook case @democracydefendersfund.org & @rwpusa.bsky.social👇
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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🧪⚛️Mary Tsingou Menzel is her name. Her discovery, collaborating with Fermi, Pasta, Ulam was a surprise. The first computational test of a foundation of statistical mechanics (equipartition). It failed. This work was fundamental to the development of nonlinear dynamics and applied mathematics.
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Mathematician Who Waited 50 Years for Proper Credit for Her Work Has Died (Gift Article)
At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mary Tsingou Menzel’s computer programming helped set the stage for chaos theory and other fields.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14/10/2026
NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.
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Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack
Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president. His conclusion about Trump? “This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.” King then goes through the list. WATCH.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12h
The wealthiest in our country should pay their fair share into Social Security. Scrap the cap!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21h
Rich is a 9-time Mike Rogers voter. Not anymore.
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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 22h
This should set off a siren in every defence ministry in Europe: there needs to be much more urgency about developing autonomous capabilities, not subject to US caprices, for early warning of attacks, countering ballistic missiles, communicating with forces or controlling offensive weapons.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Putin, Trump and Musk all colluding to defeat Ukraine
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h
Four days after Musk wrote, “Zelensky has gone too far.” @financialtimes.com #ukraine www.ft.com/content/3708...
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Brian Poindexter For Congress @poindexterforcongress.com · 21h
"Everybody is just struggling right now." I had a great conversation with this Republican voter in Loudonville, Ohio.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 21h
If Abdul El-Sayed wins his Michigan Senate race, “it will destroy the argument from the corporate Democrats at the center of the Democratic Party that you have to be an arch-conservative corporate Democrat in order to win swing states,” says The Lever’s David Sirota (@davidsirota.com).
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Last night, Starlink was reportedly restricted in Ukraine due to a political decision made in Washington. Europeans should be aware that it is dangerous to depend on a partly hostile government for your security, as they could blackmail you at any time. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of system managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23h
The Big Ugly Bill cut taxes for the richest people in America. It is the biggest wealth transfer from poor folk to rich folk that we've seen.
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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is an actual reason why Bari Weiss’ CBS foreign editor told staff that they could not include reporting on Netanyahu receiving advance warning of a Hamas attack before Oct 7. The astonishing tirade in @status.news www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
'Medicare for Americans' Is the Dumbest Healthcare Idea Yet From Billionaire-Backed 'Centrist' Democrats www.commondreams.org/news/public-...
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Critics Say 'Medicare for Americans' Is Corporate Democrats' Latest Way of 'Protecting' For-Profit Insurers | Common Dreams
Corporate-backed Democrats are ignoring the will of the people by pushing a watered-down healthcare plan instead of Medicare for All. Why settle for less when we deserve comprehensive, affordable heal...
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day www.commondreams.org/news/jason-w...
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Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day | Common Dreams
One law professor told Common Dreams the detention of Maj. Jason Watson was a "blatant case of illegal pretrial punishment."
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Today would be a good day for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that yes, this is fascism, and they should report and write accordingly. From August 2024: presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
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We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch
The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
AIPAC's Super PAC spent a record-setting $30 MILLION in Michigan's Senate primary to try to stop Abdul El-Sayed. Now they're spending AGAIN to boost his GOP opponent. We must show them that organized people will always beat organized money.
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Meet the Biggest Super PACs of 2026
Voters are increasingly opposed to U.S. aid to Israel, cryptocurrency, and AI data centers.That's why the Big Money grou
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
www.tickaroo.com/e/GZezi74U88...
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Oct.12: A desperate Trump begins fabricating Democratic scandals ...
President Obama releases new ad endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan“250 years ago, America was founded on a simple idea: This country belongs to all of us — not just the wealthy, not just the well-co...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Stunning reporting by @willbunch.bsky.social on how local cops working with ICE have turned York County in south central Pennsylvania into the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. share.inquirer.com/DFxUdJ Black and brown immigrants there live in terror.
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How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will Bunch
Local cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Mike Rogers knows how to deliver BIG results: bigger hospital bills, bigger access to opioids, bigger war with Iran, and bigger gas prices.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is how you write a headline.
Telegraph headline:

Trump backstabs Zelensky for five minutes of midterm relief
Deal with Putin for Russia’s oil might soften the markets but Ukraine will pay the price
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Did you see something suspicious at your polling place? If you see something, say something. Contact @866ourvote.bsky.social and report any problems you encounter while casting your ballot. #HandsOffOurVote #VoteEarly
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump's plan to betray Ukraine and align the US with Russia in their current war continues to unfold in predictable fashion. www.ft.com/content/7fd4...
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US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yet another example of Pro-Israel PACs trying to buy US House and Senate seats for candidates who will vote to support Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians and smear anyone who opposes the genocide as antisemitic. End this now. Elect Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan’s next U.S. Senator.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 09/10/2026
Read the full report.
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"Student Speech Under Attack: Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech and Dissent on Campus" | American Civil Liberties Union
"Student Speech Under Attack: Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech and Dissent on Campus," an ACLU and Amnesty International USA research report, documents the heavy-handed responses by certain univers...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 09/10/2026
Yesterday, ICE agents in New York shot Oscar Belgal in the neck while his son was in the backseat. This horrifying violence isn't a surprise — it's a predictable result of this rogue agency's brutal mass deportation drive. Enough is enough, Congress must stop these ICE raids NOW.
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Stop ICE's Killings
ICE is traumatizing families and communities across the country. Agents have shot, injured, and killed multiple people in our streets as part of Stephen Miller and President Trump’s crusade against im...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
my main comment is, do they remember who won the battle of the alamo bsky.app/profile/dber...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
SIROTA: “Did Gaza cost Kamala the White House?” GOV. WALZ: "We did the most terrible thing you can do in politics — We tried to walk the middle… the idea that criticizing 🇮🇱 is antisemitic is untrue… Palestinian protestors had a point…” (H/T @levernews.com )
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Top Huckabee Aide Covered Up Report on Killings of 9 Americans by Israeli Settlers www.commondreams.org/news/huckabe...
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Top Huckabee Aide Covered Up Report on Killings of 9 Americans by Israeli Settlers | Common Dreams
One American journalist, who has covered Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, called Huckabee aide David Milstein "a literal traitor."
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/10/2026
Crooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks. bit.ly/47LYauM
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NEW: Collins Took Campaign Cash From Pharma Executive's Family in Potential Straw Donor Scheme - Maine Democratic Party
Zeteo: Collins <3 Contractor Cash
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here's what the Democrats' first bill should be if they win Congress www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Here’s what the Democrats’ first bill should be if they win Congress
This edition of “Opinions” from Eric Schmeltzer asks if Democrats win Congress in November, what’s the first bill they should introduce?
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms www.commondreams.org/news/ice-und...
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'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms | Common Dreams
"If not for the laws that protect the public’s right to know what their government is doing, the public likely would have never known about these concerning schemes."
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 05/10/2026
A Democratic Party that refused to use its power to deliver for the working class ended up being a delivery system for Trump. If Democrats win power and once again do the same thing, they will be a delivery system for an even worse version of Trump - pass it on.
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Jason Woodrow @jasonwoodrow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This morning's message from Indivisible
Your vote is not small to the people spending millions to make sure you never cast it. They know what happens when working people, young people, women, and every fed-up voter show up together. We flip Congress. They lose control. That’s the whole assignment.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Labor's share of income just hit an all-time low. That means for every dollar a company brings in, workers are taking home smaller and smaller slices. Income keeps shifting to the owners. With @svaneksmith .bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 03/10/2026
Dan Sullivan's votes for tariffs didn't help Alaska, but they sure helped his brother's chemical company, where he owns up to $5 million in stock. This is the exact kind of corruption that Alaskans are sick and tired of.
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Sullivan backs policies that enrich his family’s business
Sullivan owns up to $5 million in RPM International stock.
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump White House Told DOJ to Wait Until After Midterms to Push for Abortion Pill Ban www.commondreams.org/news/doj-abo...
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Trump White House Told DOJ to Wait Until After Midterms to Push for Abortion Pill Ban | Common Dreams
"They’re trying to pull one over on voters," said one reproductive rights advocate.
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Conservation Groups Ramp Up Fight Against 'Despicable' Trump Assault on Endangered Species www.commondreams.org/news/changes...
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Conservation Groups Ramp Up Fight Against 'Despicable' Trump Assault on Endangered Species | Common Dreams
Conservation groups updated their legal challenge to the Trump administration's recent harmful changes to the Endangered Species Act.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.
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Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We are losing our soul as a nation," warns Cardinal McElroy, as he urges us all to rise up against Trump’s "evil" immigration policies. www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-los... New on Heads Up News.
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‘We are losing our soul as a nation’
Catholic clergy call for action against Trump’s ‘evil’ immigration policies
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Citing 'Civilizational Extinction Risk,' Khanna to Intro Bill to Ban Recursive AI www.commondreams.org/news/ro-khan...
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Citing 'Civilizational Extinction Risk,' Khanna to Intro Bill to Ban Recursive AI | Common Dreams
Rep. Ro Khanna introduces comprehensive legislation to regulate AI industry, including temporary ban on recursive AI. Civilizational extinction risk must be taken seriously.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump is running political ads on your tax dollars, including a recycled one from his campaign It's against the law, & it should make everyone mad My take w/ @arimelber.bsky.social on @ms.now👇 -TN
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Updated Google Satellite Images Show 'Apocalyptic' Destruction of Gaza by Israel www.commondreams.org/news/google-...
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Updated Google Satellite Images Show 'Apocalyptic' Destruction of Gaza by Israel | Common Dreams
One Palestinian from Gaza said the imagery "shows you the Israeli barbarism and terrorism that the world lets happen."
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flora2024.bsky.social @flora2024.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New York Times Affirms Haaretz Report: Netanyahu Was Warned About Oct. 7 www.commondreams.org/news/benjami...
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New York Times Affirms Haaretz Report: Netanyahu Was Warned About Oct. 7 | Common Dreams
The New York Times affirmed Haaretz's reporting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by another world leader about the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/09/2026
More than 83 tons of meat are being recalled across the country because the products were not properly inspected by federal authorities and were shipped out with false inspection stickers.
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More than 160,000 pounds of meat bearing false USDA inspection labels recalled
More than 83 tons of meat are being recalled across the country because the products were not properly inspected by federal authorities and were shipped out with false inspection stickers.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The difference between Elizabeth Warren’s & Abdul El-Sayed’s policies is that he is a brown man. DR. EL-SAYED is not a member of the DSA (I am though). He is a progressive liberal. “Moderates” like you, Fetterman, & Scholten who treat him like a “socialist threat” while embracing Warren are bigots
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