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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“Local media has been dying all over America, which means there’s essentially no way to hold local governments accountable— they can do whatever they want,” he told the white nationalists meeting. “You should be fantasizing about this. This is a good thing.” www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati...
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As Local News Dies, White Nationalists See an Opening
At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, far-right leaders mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
While Target has stayed silent on ICE’s ongoing operations in MN, its own hometown.,communities across the country are fighting back, shopping local not Target for back to school This is our ad in the NYT today.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"So we CANNOT have wind turbines or solar panels because of how it iruins the landscape', but data centers somehow get a free pass??"
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Union Thug™️ @theunionthug.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My union lobbied NYS to pass a heat bill with temperature limits. Now every classroom in my district has an air conditioner. Unionize Amazon.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/07/2026
A mother gave the government her fingerprints, tax records, and DNA to get her 6-year-old daughter back. She did everything officials asked. ICE used that information to find and arrest her. A child welfare system became a deportation tool. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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ICE Turned Family Reunification Into A Deportation List
A program created to place migrant children with relatives has become a pipeline for deportation arrests.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New disclosures reveal the number of corporations and trade groups lobbying on data center issues has doubled since last year. Meanwhile, Big Tech companies are pouring millions of dollars into the midterm elections. We must stop the AI takeover before it’s too late.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/07/2026
Sen. Alsobrooks slams Russ Vought: "The actions taken toward our federal employees has been evil, absolutely evil, and it is the most galling aspect of what I regard as shameful tenure, at the OMB as director, has been your outright animosity and blatant hostility toward our federal workers.”
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
So many questions about the ICE custody death of Philly immigrant Tuan Van Bui, child of the Vietnam War, welcomed here in 1990, violently arrested in 2025 The biggest: Why do other detainees tell such a different story from ICE about how he died? My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/tuan...
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The U.S. welcomed this child of the Vietnam War. Why did he die in ICE custody? | Will Bunch
In 1990, the U.S. welcomed Tuan Van Bui, other young Amerasians. In 2025, ICE violently arrested him. Why did he die in custody?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
WOW. The New Jersey AG has charged an Essex County Prosecutor’s Office sergeant for allegedly stealing a photojournalist’s camera equipment while the journo was at a hospital being treated for injuries she suffered outside Delaney Hall. The bag had an air tag and was tracked to the cop's house.
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Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Allegedly Steals Injured Journalist’s Camera Bag and Equipment During Delaney Hall Protest, Charged with Theft - New Jersey Office of Attorney General
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced the filing of a criminal charge against an Essex County Prosecutor's Office sergeant, stemming from his alleged theft of a photojournalist’s camera equipment while the journalist was at a hospital being treated for injuries from a May 30, 2026 protest at Newark’s Delaney Hall.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 30/05/2026
When you have to choose between buying food, paying for gas, or getting medicine — affordability isn't a talking point, it's a necessity. We're tackling the high cost of living head-on, from eliminating the grocery tax to stopping big corporations from gouging you here in IL.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar. Why? This chart has the answer.
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🌺Red Hibiscus🌺 @redhibiscus23.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Never stop talking about this until justice is served •Ŕėlėå§ė ťhė Ėp§tėįņ Fįĺė§•
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/05/2026
While you can’t afford a trip for your family this summer, you just paid for Sean Duffy’s 7-month road trip at $4.55 per gallon of gas.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
After Missouri voters passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights and establish paid sick leave, GOP state legislators overturned them. Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made. The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.
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'Promising Milestone': Missouri Campaign Submits Signatures to Protect Voter-Approved Laws | Common Dreams
Missouri organizers reach milestone in campaign for constitutional amendment to protect ballot initiatives from legislat
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Craiger @beartownboy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Ya, the left really needs to tone down the rhetoric....
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.
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Stefan 🥼 @stefank1117.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Turns out the phrase “America First” is preceded by the words “Sell Out.”
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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I believe it would be beneficial to American if we were to take away the lifetime healthcare and pensions for elected representatives and made them find healthcare and benefits just like their constituents We have created lifetime of benefits for a job that was not meant to be a career Term limits!
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I suggest Congress stop being scared of Trump and start being scared of the American people..: Because we are DONE.
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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Congress is completely useless at this point.
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Kevin @ksconw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Another question for any thinkers out there; Why are “we the people” paying $60bn to $100bn+ every year to have a congress who is on vacation 90% of the time, and refuses to do anything “FOR“ we the people??!?!? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️
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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 27/03/2026
Yes it took until every American could personally see the impact of a WAR And the impact on GAS prices To understand that the Felon has No policy no strategy no plan no knowledge of tariffs And is still talking about a Ballroom that NOBODY needs Yes, he’s a Dictator #StopHim #ShowUp #Impeach
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
As we resist tyranny, America gains solidarity. As we gain solidarity, we build courage. As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime. Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief today at No Kings protests across the country.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It sucks that our service men and women and their families have to pay a heavy price for Cadet Bone Spurs’ stupidity while he builds his ballroom, hosts parties, plays golf, pardons drug traffickers and con artists, and grifts billions for himself from foreign sources.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/03/2026
New chapter in “The Pathetic Files” just dropped. This one is entitled “They’re putting his signature on money now because of course they are.”
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Erin O'B @erincle.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“US bases across the Middle East have been severely damaged. American troops are being hunted by Iranian forces as they relocate to hotels and makeshift sites.” -Mike Levin, US congressman, CA
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/03/2026
"Rep. Chip Roy, the author of the SAVE America Act, was caught on video acknowledging that the bill would likely create serious hurdles for women who have adopted their husband’s surnames." That seems backward for today's GOP!
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The GOP’s Voter-Suppression Bill Hangs by a Thread
But how can Republicans say this bill is the only thing that can save the midterms for them and then not pass it?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I'm confused how an American president can reduce sanctions on two countries currently killing American citizens and others and remain in office. Why 'treason' means something different in the US?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Oh. So they want Obama’s nuclear deal minus Obama’s signature. Got it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Buried in the middle of this lengthy insane post today by Trump is the whole point of it - he isn’t endorsing Paxton or Cornyn in the primary runoff.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Let’s put an unhinged malignant narcissist sundowning into dementia in control of the most powerful military force in the history of mankind because what could go wrong.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/03/2026
Welker: “You don't think there's anything wrong with a post saying, 'Good. Robert Mueller's dead’?” Bessent: “We should all have a little empathy for what's been done to [the president] and his family.”
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Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The greatest trick the wealthy elite has pulled is convincing the working class that they need a wealthy elite, but the wealthy elites don't need them.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
“Mohammed, five, Othman, seven, who was blind and had special needs, their mother Waad Bani Odeh, 35, and father Ali Bani Odeh, 37, were driving through their hometown of Tamoun late on Saturday when Israeli forces opened fire.” Shot in the head and face. Executed with their parents. No words.
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Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in their car as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/03/2026
$15 billion spent. Lives lost. And the regime is still standing. How many times do we have to learn the same lesson? Catch my latest Weekend Video on Substack where I break it all down. Link in reply.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Well that will open up the Strait of Hormuz. "The White House’s main entrance — framed by graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of US power "A Trump-appointee is proposing to replace them with a more ornate style favored by Trump... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Appointee wants to replace White House columns with the ones Trump prefers
The head of a federal arts commission is proposing the more ornate Corinthian style for the nearly 200-year-old columns at the building’s front entrance
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/03/2026
Trump dismantled the agencies built to keep us safe, and now he's telling us not to worry. Some truly alarming times we’re living in.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"...allegations that the Trump administration began negotiating the transfer of the center’s space weather program to a private company in January, before the review had been completed... "...attempts to improperly transfer public assets to private companies... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
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Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15/03/2026
Thanks to Donald Trump, American seniors will go hungry while the rich get tax breaks. It’s clear where his priorities lie, and they aren’t with you.
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Older Chicagoans at high risk of losing SNAP food assistance as new work rules kick in
Able-bodied adults 55 to 64 years old must work or volunteer 80 hours a month by May. Last year, fewer than half had enough work hours.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"He has no known criminal record. "But for an entire year, he has remained imprisoned with no access to a lawyer, no contact with his family and no prospect of a trial before a judge... www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Deportees sent by Trump to Salvadoran prison are still stuck a year later
Little is known about the status or whereabouts of the Salvadorans deported by President Donald Trump to CECOT, an infamous megaprison.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The Pentagon was already one of the biggest culprits of waste, fraud, and abuse. Now we find out Pete Hegseth has been spending our money on steak and lobster?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"As of earlier this week, the tornado mapping contract still had not been renewed..." www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...
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Exclusive: ‘Rescuers were flying blind’: Inside the crucial $200,000 contract Kristi Noem’s team let lapse | CNN Politics
As deadly tornadoes tore through the Midwest and Plains last weekend, state and local search-and-rescue crews rushed to the devastated areas to look for survivors. It wasn’t until the teams deployed t...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/03/2026
Quick reminder: there’s millions of Epstein files that remain hidden
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