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This isn’t in our “national interest.” It doesn’t lower our prices or create opportunities for Americans — It just actively emboldens Putin in his illegal and immoral war against Ukraine. Enough.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 9h

Friday night. The time to sneak through the things you know the public will hate. Also the ones that are probably illegal and traitorous. Trump is opening the floodgates of support for the Kremlin, Putin, their illegal aggression against Ukraine...and their aid to Iran in their war against us.

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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 11h

Tom Friedman, NYT: "If...Trump ... proceeds with his plan to trade away support for Ukraine’s democracy for Russian diesel, let me spell it out: He will enter the history books in the chapter on leaders who sold out their country’s democratic values to appease a dictator."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 8h

huh. what could this posssssssssibly mean. the US media willful professed ignorance on this stuff is increasingly embarrassing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

wsj.com

Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress

The president signed an executive order to exempt Russia from parts of a law he signed last month.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 9h

A diktat by Executive Order does not fulfill the law. It’s exactly the same as abusing Section 122 or Section 232 of trade laws, invoking nonexistent national security concerns without doing the investigations the law requires. The performance of law while not actually abiding by the law.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 9h

tHe rUSsIa hOAx

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h

I have curse words to offer.

AP
ALERTS
Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest
October 16, 2026
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy. Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling the war against Ukraine.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 9h

golly gee, who could have predicted this? www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-vot...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

crazy moment in Minnesota as AG Keith Ellison torches Republican Ron Schutz for accepting donations from fraudsters — and Schutz admits it

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Grace Garcia @givemegrace.bsky.social · 8h

Continuing to cover herself in glory, that Katie.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

That blurred map on Trump's desk appears to be East Potomac Park — the golf course where the trees are being cut. Katie Zacharia may have just handed the federal judge evidence of exactly where the order came from.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 10h

It is an existential imperative that we take every dime he has.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 12h

This is not beautiful to see. This is the most racist democracy on planet earth, and people just expect Black people to sing negro spirituals and "overcome." It's not working. This still happens for one reason and one reason only: white US folk don't hold each other accountable for this racism.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h

Republican politicians are *obsessed* with schoolchildren coming home a different gender because of pro-trans teachers, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS. But they are completely indifferent to schoolchildren not coming home *at all* because of guns, WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!

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Grace Garcia @givemegrace.bsky.social · 8h

Darlene don't know nuthin' 'bout no foreign policy.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10h

Politicians use their office to get rich. Those days have got to end. No revolving door for lobbyists, no congressional stock trading, no corporate PAC money.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

🚨 SHOCK: Retired three-star Gen. Mark Hertling warns the U.S. could be dragged into ANOTHER Middle East war as Saudi Arabia seeks military help against the Houthis. HERTLING: “It's just going to draw the United States into another Middle Eastern war beyond what's going on in Iran right now.”

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 9h

I mean, what are we even doing here

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 9h

Trump order just issued from the White House: “I am hereby waiving the application of such sanctions, restrictions, and duties [on Russia] provided for in the Graham Act.” www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h

I wonder what Darline Nordone thinks about this @drannieandrews.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

🚨NEWS: Trump just WAIVED sweeping sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia under the Lindsey Graham Russia and Iran Sanctions Act, which he signed just LAST MONTH. The executive order suspends 500% tariffs on Russian goods and 100% tariffs targeting major buyers of Russian energy.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: DOJ dramatically escalated its confrontation with California election officials, explicitly warning that they could face federal criminal exposure if they count ballots from voters the Trump administration has flagged as potential noncitizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.com

Trump DOJ threatens California election officials with criminal exposure if they count ballots from flagged voters

Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said election officials who “knowingly tabulate” ballots from people identified by federal agencies as noncitizens could risk becoming “aiders and abettor...

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 12h

This means Not Shook, LLC has now given the Marx campaign $11k (and made who knows how much off selling merch and meetings with Marx). If the LLC isn't Marx himself (a candidate can self-fund with no limit), it must declare EIGHT owners to stay under legal contribution limits.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h

“It looks dangerously like the construction of an internal spying agency...” "It’s also a weapon that the government will likely use against not only undocumented immigrants, but everyone else, too. That includes political enemies, intelligence experts said... prospect.org/2026/10/14/i...

prospect.org

ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect

Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h

"Under Trump, the Public Integrity Section has been gutted, with scores of experienced prosecutors being pushed out or fired. Only a small number of attorneys remains in the division, and they've largely been cut out of sensitive political investigations..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.com

How the pre-election search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home breaks Justice Dept. norms

The agency has historically avoided taking public action in investigations involving politicians in the weeks before elections.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

This is awesome. If your vote didn’t matter Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 11h

It’s safe to say if the billionaires are spending vast amounts of money to defeat a ballot proposition, we might want to make sure it passes. YES on 40.

youtu.be

Stop The Tricky Billionaires - Yes on 40

It’s safe to say if the billionaires are spending vast amounts of m...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Update: Trump has now contributed $0.00 of his own money towards the ballroom. bsky.app/profile/ronf...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11h

Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

‘Narcos’ star Wagner Moura delivers a chilling message to Brazilians ahead of their presidential election, warning that Trump is eyeing Brazil’s vast mineral wealth—and that Flávio Bolsonaro could help hand it over to the U.S. He lays out the playbook he says Trump has already used around the world

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‘Narcos’ Star Exposes Trump's Brazil Playbook—and the Money Trail Leading to His Allies

Oscar-nominated actor Wagner Moura traces a web of MAGA donors, Trump family business interests, and Brazilian political operatives as he warns that Brazil's vast mineral wealth could be the next targ...

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 13h

‼️ Russia: “Leningrad Region authorities have stated that residents are not allowed to miss school or work due to drone attacks.” 😶 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/16/v...

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 12h

Putin used his property seizing decree again! This time seizing the Russian assets of the French company Tarkett

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 12h

I liked it when it was called the Department of Defense not the Department of War. I liked it when the FDA & National Weather Service worked. I liked it when I had access to reproductive healthcare and the government didn’t suggest live-streaming an execution. Did I just become a conservative?

Merriam-Webster
conservative
adjective 2

2 a : tending or inclined to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions :
TRADITIONAL
Hunters also tend to be conservative—not just politically, but skeptical of change.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13h

"The candidate no longer labels herself “ULTRA MAGA” on social media. She removed a “Trump Endorsed” banner from her website and took down a photo of herself and Trump. Her yard signs no longer proclaim Trump’s endorsement or mention her party affiliation..." www.texastribune.org/2026/10/14/t...

texastribune.org

GOP candidate for Texas Senate downplays ties to Trump, MAGA

In a district Trump won by 17 points, Republican Leigh Wambsganss no longer describes herself as ultra-MAGA in her rematch with Democrat Taylor Rehmet.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13h

whoa... the current map of "No Kings: Vote Early" events planned for tomorrow, sat oct 17: www.nokings.org

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 16h

When we first created our groundbreaking @motherjones.com database of mass shootings in 2012, it contained 62 cases. We've had to update it 100 times since then. The tragic shooting on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, is the latest. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

motherjones.com

US mass shootings, 1982–2026: Data from Mother Jones’ investigation

The full data set from our in-depth investigation into mass shootings.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 14h

Call Chuck Schumer and tell him to defend Ilhan Omar publicly or resign. (202) 224-6542

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13h

www.axios.com/2026/10/16/t...

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Mike Sacks @mikebsacks.bsky.social · 13h

What kind of country allows for this?

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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 14h

Roadster? More like Choadster...

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 13h

And the government now admits that the 2026 deficit is expected to be significantly largest than last year AND the original 2026 budget. BUT, their current plans suggest that they will be borrowing less than they did last year to fund it.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 13h

Although Trump may have called off (for now) the public live-streamed execution of Maj. Hasan, the damage has already been done. @markhertling.bsky.social joins me with his insights into the US Army’s “propaganda for our enemies and embarrassment before our allies.” youtu.be/dPNQh_Enry0?...

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FURIOUS Retired General SLAMS Trump Over MILITARY PROPAGANDA!!

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

POWERFUL! Houston dad Dorian Ojemen became the first father in Texas to use a wearable incubator to hold his premature baby skin-to-skin. This is what scientific innovation can do — give a father the precious opportunity to bond with his babies, even in the NICU!

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 16h

Elon Musk labeling driving upside down and then falling as "flying" is a really good indication for how incredibly fucking dumb he is and thinks everyone else is.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16h

"On Saturday Oct 17, “No Kings: Vote Early” events around the country will promote early voting and help people form voting plans like requesting absentee ballots, checking on their voter registrations or finding neighbors to help them drive to the polls..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

nytimes.com

‘No Kings’ Events This Weekend: What We Know

Organizers are hoping to promote early voting ahead of the midterm elections in this latest round of nationwide demonstrations that have previously focused on President Trump.

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