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Robin Jones

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 1h
Rescuers worked at the site of the Russian strike in Pryluky all night and day. Russia killed 22 people here for Putin's birthday, 5 of them were children. ​They celebrate like this, crashing apartment buildings onto sleeping residents. ​search and rescue operation continues.
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 5h
the Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ignorance was shown the door!
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936. Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
This black and white photo shows a clean-shaven man, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sitting at a desk and wearing a suit. He holds a paper in his right hand and appears to be speaking into a microphone that sits on the desk.
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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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Jacob Weindling @jakeweindling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wrote about Michael Bennet's heel turn against establishment Democrats www.jezebel.com/establishmen...
The jig is up in the Democratic Party. The base has shifted, and they don’t want the kind of capital-friendly and compromise-minded politics that made Bennet the apple of Barack Obama and other establishment Democrats’ eyes. People want fighters, not folders, as Brad Lander famously said. We can fight about socialism versus liberalism later on when we can afford the luxury of ideological debates, but for now, this is a crisis and we need serious people willing to call it one and propose the major reforms needed to pull this constitutional car out of the ditch.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absolutely nothing will stop me 👇
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Among the more notable documents is a redacted version of a report produced by Cornell’s disciplinary hearing panel. It sheds additional light on the university’s investigation and summarizes the panel’s findings. Here’s a link to the doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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John Doe v Cornell University Hearing Panel Decision and Report
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed. Do not forget this.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My God. “Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round” 10/4/26 share.google/98oX9qvRmmBE...
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Brazil heads to runoff presidential election after Bolsonaro, Lula miss majority vote
Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff election.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FACT CHECK: TRUE
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
September 30, 2026
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September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them.
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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey Texans ... How many homes do you own? Paxton...has 15 Talarico.... Has 1.. Vote Talarico...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Robin Jones @freespiritgeekmom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Abdul El-Sayed set the model this year in Michigan’s US Senate race…showing that you don’t cringe or hide when the billionaire class turns the firehose on you. You don’t duck or wince. You make the money itself, and what it represents- the issue- an albatross to hang on your opponent’s shingle.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Xavier Becerra put the Steve Hilton contradiction right on the debate stage: enforce Trump’s federal immigration laws, but ignore California’s own protections? Then he dropped the hammer: “You seem to welcome immigrants who look like you, but deport immigrants who look like me.”
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Anonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Two systems of justice: one swift and relentless for the people, another slow and hesitant for the oligarchs. Accountability shouldn’t depend on power or wealth.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking: "Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is pausing all executions this year after Christa Pike survived two deadly doses of pentobarbital." Calls for a 3rd party review of Pike's botched execution. Tennessee had planned to kill another person on Dec. 3.
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Court stays Christa Pike execution in Tennessee: Updates
Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. A court stayed her lethal injection that was scheduled for Sept. 30.
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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The same people who's mantra was "back the blue" immediately pivoted to "back the blue...except the ones trying to stop an insurrection at the Capitol, fuck those guys." This was the moment that confirmed that MAGA is a cult, choosing violent criminals over police officers. All for their leader.
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ME HOW YOU CAN PARDON 
PEOPLE WHO BEAT POLICE 
OFFICERS… AND THEN 
VILIFY THE OFFICERS”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/09/2026
You heard the guy - if you love what's been going on the past 2 years, vote for a Republican in November.
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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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Robin Jones @freespiritgeekmom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The policies would reduce the projected cumulative goods and services produced in America by $1.9 trillion, or $5,612 per person, from 2025 to 2028, and by $12.1 trillion, or $34,369 per person, from 2025 to 2035.”…reduce economic growth by approximately one-third and increase the federal debt.”
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 28/09/2026
$24.49 a gallon for gas in Noatak. I don’t know how anyone can afford that. Alaska families are being crushed by the unaffordable cost of living, and Dan Sullivan keeps on voting for the war that’s making everything more expensive. Alaska needs change.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UNREAL!!! Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students. The goal of Trump regime to erase the LGBTQ community from existence thehill.com/homenews/edu...
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Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.
Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pumped up to be in Belfast tonight with @dunlapforcongress.bsky.social 🔥
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
Why not just cut to the chase and give the weapons directly to Iran? thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Trump floated US weapons sales to Xi, ambassador says
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday that President Trump proposed selling weapons to China during recent meetings with the country’s president Xi Jinping. “President Trump continues t…
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Smotrich calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon, Gaza areas Smotrich calls for the annexation of parts of Gaza and Lebanon and urges war in the West Bank, sparking Palestinian condemnation and regional concern. www.newarab.com/news/smotric...
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Smotrich calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon, Gaza
Smotrich calls for the annexation of parts of Gaza and Lebanon and urges war in the West Bank, sparking Palestinian condemnation and regional concern.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law" A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it's too late. @kimwehle.bsky.social for Zeteo:
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Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law
A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it’s too late.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/09/2026
"America was designed with dangers like Donald Trump in mind... We are watching America’s first real challenger to its systems, safety nets and security against a leader resembling a mad English king." Read more from Oscar Robshaw here: bit.ly/3TbWjvX
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Uppity Black Woman @uppityblackwoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I wonder what maga thinks about being told what they can & should eat instead of their good'ole cheap beef. Are they going to protest? Are they going to tell trump they didn't vote for that? This is almost as bad as President Obama's Obamacare death panels. www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-...
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US agriculture secretary tells Americans worried about beef prices that 'there are other sources' of protein
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suggested Americans worried about high beef prices switch to another protein instead, as grocery costs continue to strain household budgets.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/09/2026
We’ve paid down more than $12 billion in debt, eliminated the old bill backlog, and grown our Rainy Day Fund from near zero to more than $2.5 billion. We have given Illinois a stronger financial cushion to protect taxpayers, invest, and grow even during hard times.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
September 26, 2026
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September 26, 2026
Trump’s war on the free press is continuing.
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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
these are pogroms israeli settlers are carrying out pogroms against palestinians in the west bank
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Translation: the W Bank is under full siege. Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the military to impose a "general closure" on the West Bank, preventing Palestinian labourers from entering settlements.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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