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CNN @cnn.com · 27/08/2026
Former leaders of the National Archives are urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration's effort to ignore the Presidential Records Act, a decades old law that requires presidents save all official records from their time in office. cnn.it/46oZwej
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Rosie O'Donnell wins the week with this rendition of the Irish classic... "Donny Boy." 🎶 Poor Donny boy, your polls, your polls are falling... “Your reflecting pool is green as Mountain Dew Your wig’s a mess, your ballroom is appalling... 🎶 youtu.be/59St41a2TRE?...
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Rosie O’Donnell Sings a Song for Donald Trump
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 31/07/2026
“We know people want these — they want them now,” Ms. Stryker said. “Electricity prices are skyrocketing, and people are really worried about climate change.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b...
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Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards (Gift Article)
Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/07/2026
(8/9) Trump and Republicans’ goal is not just to keep non-citizens from voting. It’s to keep Democrats, lawful U.S. citizens and eligible voters from casting a ballot. The fact that it’s confusing is the point. The fact that it requires voters to jump through multiple hoops is part of the strategy.
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Your Driver's License Won't Pass Trump's Voter ID Test
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just admitted it: Real ID doesn't prove citizenship. In this video, Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down the 15-word slip that exposes the real…
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Evidence has mounted that the supposed “gash” in the Reflecting Pool is... ...tire tracks Trump caused by insisting his many-ton presidential convoy drive on the pool’s fragile surface. Why? He was too lazy to walk. Per his own edict, he must now do 10 years in federal prison.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Legendary editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant
July 24, 1935- July 13, 2026
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Thank you Belgium for proving that a wealthy pedophile bribing officials doesn’t always mean the wealthy pedophile and his friends win. #ETTD #FDT #WorldCup
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A US state employee has been exposed as one of the major Putin propagandists. It’s the Far Right and “orthodox Christianity” again. Of course it is.
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Idaho labor economist ran far-right online accounts
Sam Wolkenhauer ran anonymous accounts that generated thousands of dollars in subscriptions while posting pro-Russian commentary, slurs and Nazi imagery
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 02/07/2026
President Trump is not renewing a trilateral trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico that he once called "the best agreement" ever.
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Trump won't extend US, Canada, Mexico trade deal that he once touted
President Trump is not renewing a trilateral trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico that he once called "the best agreement" ever.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 24/06/2026
Why did Pete Hegseth HIDE the truth under oath??? THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE THE TRUTH!
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/06/2026
It’s the ninth time a federal court has stopped the Trump administration from getting voter information. trib.al/OJsNOk8
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Judge Smacks Down Trump’s Attempt to Get Maryland’s Voter Rolls
It’s the ninth time a federal court has stopped the Trump administration from getting voter information.
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fretting.bsky.social @fretting.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
SO much worse than Watergate. SO much worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...
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Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files
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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
August 8, 2025. Rasmussen Retorts Substack. Federal Grantmaking Gets a Christofascist Glow-Up Read my zero star review of the new Executive Order. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/federal-gr... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
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Federal Grantmaking Gets a Christofascist Glow-Up
Read my zero star review of the new Executive Order
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
June 6, 2026
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June 6, 2026
In the wee hours of Friday morning, Senate Republicans passed a measure to provide about $70 billion in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protectio...
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fretting.bsky.social @fretting.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Like Covid, if you don't report or test, there's no problem!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/06/2026
NEW: Justice Sotomayor blasted SCOTUS for allowing Alabama to use a gerrymander it previously ruled intentionally discriminated against Black voters. The ruling will upend midterms “in the name of permitting Alabama to discriminate against Black Alabamians,” she said.
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‘It debases the democratic process’: Sotomayor slams Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling
She said the court's conservative majority disregarded "both democratic values and the rule of law" through the ruling.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 31/05/2026
Update: 205 killed www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has killed scores of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
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fretting.bsky.social @fretting.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It's murder.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 28/05/2026
Update: 196 killed so far. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has killed scores of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” —Teddy Roosevelt www.americaamerica.news/p/what-does-...
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What Does Patriotism Mean to You Now?
A Saturday Prompt
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 16/05/2026
Tina Peters sided with Donald Trump’s Big Lie over our democracy. Reducing her sentence is an insult to Coloradans and a reward to a wannabe king. crow.house.gov/media/press-...
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fretting.bsky.social @fretting.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Some good news.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/05/2026
At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption. n.pr/4wrikpc
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How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption
At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The CBS Morning News “saw its lowest-rated April on record” and the network’s marquee evening newscast has hit new lows “not seen in this century.” substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Why CBS Evening News May Never Recover from Bari Weiss' Meddling
Just how bad are things at CBS? Insiders and seasoned pros say it's an absolute "trainwreck."
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Trump's "drug boat" strikes carried out by the military kill 200, largely innocent fishermen. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Trump’s drug boat strikes kill nearly 200 as bombings quietly ramp up during Iran war
The military’s lethal footage of blown-up ships is still a grim routine, Alex Woodward reports. But public attention has shifted from the Pacific to the Strait
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The legacy of the Roberts Court will be that of the Supreme Court that undermined the basis of American democracy (or representative republic). The most fundamental element of the US Constitution is that citizens pick their representatives. Under the Roberts Court, politicians pick their voters.
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CNN @cnn.com · 07/05/2026
President Donald Trump’s operation to “guide” ships through the Strait of Hormuz lasted just 48 hours. Only two ships were guided through. Now, shipping companies and stranded seafarers are again left without a safe way out, unwilling to bear the risk of transit. cnn.it/3RqOlxq
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/05/2026
Chad Bianco just said he’s a proud member of the Oath Keepers.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 30/04/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life.
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/05/2026
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
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Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"Trump administration provided a lower level of security for the White House correspondents’ dinner than it has for other gatherings of high-ranking officials, even though the president and many Cabinet members were in attendance" and we still don't know why www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Correspondents’ dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials
The White House correspondents’ dinner, which was attended by the president and many Cabinet members, was not given top security status that would have unlocked the full weight of federal resources.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/04/2026
Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth appeared to be caught off guard when asked if Pentagon officials had Signal on their phones.
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Hegseth team blindsided over use of secret messaging apps: 'Going to take that as a yes'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was surprised by a question during a congressional hearing on Wednesday over whether Pentagon officials were using a secret messaging app. Hegseth appeared to be caught off guard during the House Armed Services Committee hearing when Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA) asked...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/04/2026
Multiple scientists who served on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions by President Trump. wapo.st/4vWaXpG
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Let me get this straight. The DOJ is indicting someone who allegedly broke through security with intent to kill leaders including the VP & Speaker of the House. Has EVERYONE forgotten that Trump pardoned convicted felons who stormed broke into the Capitol with intent to kill the VP & Speaker? 1/
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you're a Republican or a CNN anchor like Dana Bash, you think the "heated rhetoric" objecting to Trump's attempt to overthrow democracy is the problem, rather than Trump's attempt to overthrow democracy.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/04/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The moral and strategic heart of the defense of liberal democracy doesn’t beat in Washington,” our columnist David French writes. “It’s in Kyiv, where a courageous leader and a courageous people have picked up the torch America has dropped.”
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Opinion | Ukraine Has Picked Up the Torch America Dropped
The world is looking to Volodymyr Zelensky for leadership.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/04/2026
Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back.
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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fretting.bsky.social @fretting.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Truly, a master negotiator.
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WIRED @wired.com · 19/04/2026
“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”
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Government Workers Say They’re Getting Inundated With Religion
“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/04/2026
Indian ship attacked while crossing Strait of Hormuz, Indian govt source says reut.rs/4cvUW0z
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Indian ship attacked while crossing Strait of Hormuz, Indian govt source says
An Indian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil was on Saturday attacked ​while attempting to cross the Strait ‌of Hormuz, according to an Indian government source.
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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 15/04/2026
The CDC Doesn’t Want You To See A CDC Report On How Effective COVID Vaccines Are One of the most remarkable staffing decisions of the second Trump administration has been to allow the anti-vaxxers to run America's health agencies. While RFK Jr. and his cadre of lieutenants prattle on about how…
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The CDC Doesn’t Want You To See A CDC Report On How Effective COVID Vaccines Are
One of the most remarkable staffing decisions of the second Trump administration has been to allow the anti-vaxxers to run America's health agencies. While RFK Jr. and his cadre of lieutenants prattle on about how they're going to be super transparent, data-driven stewards of American health, their actions have put the lie to all of it. Vague statements about diseases, disinformation about the cause and source of other diseases, missed appointment deadlines for key personnel are all combined to create an HHS full of chaos, confusion, and the storied practice of CYA.
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Senator Mazie K. Hirono @hirono.senate.gov · 14/04/2026
Someone is dying in ICE custody EVERY WEEK. And that doesn't even include the American citizens ICE has killed in the middle of our streets in broad daylight. It could not be more clear, ICE needs guardrails, not a blank check from Congress.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 14/04/2026
U.S. MEASLES CASES 2020: 13 2026: 1,912 (Jan–April) Increase: 14,608% MAHA is off to a productive start, I see.
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Glitter Jedi Fellina @glitterjedi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Your honor, I would like to enter this evidence as exhibit A.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:
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Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book
Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
If only he’d added, “Take, for example, the time the government made my company pay a record fine for the Medicare fraud that took place while I was CEO”
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/04/2026
Erica Payne, founder of @patrioticmillionaires.org: "Doing it around the edges is what got us this freak show in the WH sending out memes about him being Jesus & getting in a fight with the Pope in a country that prides itself on the separation of church and state. For heaven's sake! Enough already"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/04/2026
Cardinal Cupich: "We're dehumanizing the victims of war by turning the suffering of people & killing of children & our own soldiers into entertainment. To splice together movie cuts w/ actual bombings & targeting of people for purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are."
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