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Frederick Speers

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Senior leader in high-tech learning | Poet & author of two books: So Far Afield; and, In the Year of Our Making & Unmaking | Proud husband & dog dad | Gaymer & geek | Wildlife fan | Colorado | Pronouns: he/him 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Personal account: views are my own.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6h
We’re honestly still taken aback by Elon advising the Pentagon on the future of wars. Didn’t we all see how badly he failed with DOGE?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 5h
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8h
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump is using the U.S. treasury and our tax dollars like it’s his personal piggy bank. And just like he squandered hundreds of millions given to him by dear old dad, he’s squandering our money now.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
Help democracy by staying informed. Become a Democracy Docket subscriber today. If you can afford it, become a premium member. Either way, sign up now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Joe Scarborough: It’s important we now have documentation that the Republican Party has corrupted itself to this degree. Republicans now support the Centralized State stealing taxpayers’ money to run ads for their political party.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "Billionaires are pouring money into TX to try to buy this Senate seat ... they are hoping that Texans will care more about these manufactured culture wars than actual wars. They're hoping Texans will care more about pronouns than prices. But I think Texans see through this distraction."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are winning races in districts Trump won by 18, 19 — even 20 points. If districts that red are now in play, the GOP is in deep trouble. The midterms are our chance to stop Trump in his tracks. Organize. Volunteer. Donate. Vote. 💙 #TrumpsCorruptCongress
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders.
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Roadrunner33 @roadrunner33.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Maine Senate race should be first and forefront on every News Outlet Senator Susan Collins was under criminal investigation for bribery Trump stopped the investigation Full 🛑 Stop She should be resigning not campaigning
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So Trump has decided he can label everything he wants as a national security necessity: his ballroom, his arch, his banning of journalists and a free press. Don't doubt that he will try to undermine or even stop midterm voting as a national security risk. Note: It's all a lie.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Holy crap. Susan Collins is finished. What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/09/2026
ICE is purposefully trying to make it harder for lawyers and loved ones to contact people held in detention, making it nearly impossible for some people to challenge their removals. ICE must let the outside world know where they are detaining people.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
Shot in the back. No criminal record.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Donald Trump is again violating the First Amendment. Perhaps this can be noted during the White House Correspondents Association's next black tie dinner honoring Donald Trump. Support independent media that stands to the felon rather than eating with him.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
QAnon terrorist Lauren Boebert is accused of having sexual affairs with 3 of her staffers, 2 women and one man and paying a former staffer $200K to keep them quiet. Another lifelong hateful homophobic bigot who promotes Christian family values proven to be a closeted fraudulent hypocrite.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Allegations against Lauren Boebert include sexual relations with Congressional employees, hush money payments, and thousands of dollars in misused official and campaign funds. Here's the redacted complaint: media.coloradotimesrecorder.com/wp-content/u...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am setting a very ambitious goal this weekend of 1000 new Democracy Docket subscribers. No spam, or unwanted emails. Just information and analysis about what is happening to voting and elections. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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The Advocate @advocate.com · 19/09/2026
Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl were caught on hidden camera by 60 Minutes meeting with a client seeking a Trump pardon.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/09/2026
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns. trib.al/ulXQWvD
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Trump’s Voter Fraud Quest Is Turning Illegal, Whistleblower Says
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 18/09/2026
“If you’re a US citizen you have no reason to fear” – Markwayne Mullin, responding to a video of a teenage US citizen being repeatedly punched in the face by ICE.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
45 days until the midterms. That means all hands on deck to ensure the turnout and the results are too big for Trump to rig. If you're not a subscriber to America, America (free or paid), I hope you'll join us, add your voice and benefit from the analysis and the community. www.americaamerica.news
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America, America | Steven Beschloss | Substack
Essays of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. With passion and urgency. Click to read America, America, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Kathryn Rifkin @kathrynrifkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"J. Michael Luttig,scathing New Republic op-ed,Republicans have become so loyal to President Trump that they'd refuse to accept an election outcome that removes them from power. "Today's congressional Republicans ...doomed the U.S. to another Jan. 6 next Jan. 3."" www.rawstory.com/michael-lutt...
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MAGA will dust off their old playbook to block a November loss: Conservative ex-judge
A prominent conservative former federal judge is warning that House Republicans may attempt to block Democrats from being seated in the next Congress even if voters hand Democrats a decisive midterm v...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
He's not got any idea what he's even voting on. He has to be told how to vote. He's incapacitated. He's incapable of representing the people of Kentucky who are currently being taxed without representation.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rep. @aoc.bsky.social : “To see what Patriots owner Robert Kraft did to line up all the stadiums to censor speech in that one specific way… this isn’t just about one artist.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day — and we're less than 50 days from the midterms. The best time to check that your voter registration is up to date is right now. And remind your friends and family to do the same. This is absolutely vital. ⬇️ nationalvoterregistrationday.org
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National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/09/2026
NEW: As ice caps melt and new shipping lanes open in the north, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has arguably never been more important. Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Vladimir Putin has been working tirelessly to subvert and weaken the United States. Donald Trump has made his task easier and more successful. This story should be better understood by Americans. @davidcorn.bsky.social's new book is essential to our efforts to expose the truth--and overcome it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Responding to new whistleblower claims, Democrats warned against what they called the latest Trump administration move to “rig the election” by illegally accessing voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democratic senators blast Trump scheme to ‘rig the election’ by illegally accessing voter data, following whistleblower claims
“It’s unreliable data, combined with data they couldn’t get through failed litigation, being used to manufacture allegations and misidentify individuals as an ‘unlawful voter’ and that false label has...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am a one-issue voter: Get Republicans out of office.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
(WSJ) - American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz was bound to cause a fuel crisis. Now, they say it is here. @wsj.com $CVX www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system. (Published Oct. 2023)
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We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
45 million acres is the size of Washington state. Stripping protections and opening that much public land to industrial logging isn't "resource management"—it's a permanent fire sale. Tell your Rep to stop it: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nessel: What I think is likely to happen, more likely than not, is that we won’t go through the normal certification process that we usually go through. The president will try to throw a wrench in our ability to do that, and the certification will have to come in the courts,
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