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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
"When Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity & appointed her as his new press sec, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia describes herself. But Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that she was admitted to practice law anywhere — & found none."
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Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Ruhle: "Wow. I want to just read this to you. A quote from a White House official reaction to Zacharia's first press briefing. 'Getting behind the podium is tough, but she got off on the wrong foot. She needs to get much better fast, otherwise she'll break Scaramucci's record.'"
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 3h
More bullying of the #TohonoO’odham Nation in #Arizona www.propublica.org/article/toho... #VoteBlue
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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones
For decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their...
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 15h
"Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced." - Ilhan Omar
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17h
More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife on.wsj.com/4yKLe4d
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More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is a significant worsening of our current state of constitutional collapse. I know it feels like there are so many, and there are, but in terms of crossing the Rubicon moments this one's up there.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It matters that she's a member of Congress. This is an extreme escalation. He is attacking a member of the one body with the constitutional power to hold him accountable and check his crimes. And he's doing so trying to gin up a fake basis to strip her of her eligibility to be in Congress.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Doing a pre-dawn house raid is obviously being done as thuggish intimidation and as a literally violent assault on her and her family. Overaggressive raids happen in other contexts but in this case it's going out of their way to do politically targeted state terrorism.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
*Even if* there was some factual basis for that suspicion, and there is absolutely none, there is no plausible basis to think any related evidence could be at her home all these years later. And the statute of limitations would have long expired even for any theoretically possible criminal charge.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This obviously violates the longstanding DOJ policy about a lockout on taking actions against candidates in the weeks leading up to an election.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
To start with, this is happening because the president has targeted a member of Congress as part of a broader explicitly racist hate campaign against Americans of a particular ethnic origin. There's no other way to put it.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 22h
Maine, please vote her out November 3rd. She's done enough damage. #FlipCongressBlue
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h
Republicans aren’t going to fix it. They already control the House, the Senate and the White House. We’ve got to vote for change. #RepublicanAffordabilityCrisis
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h
Walmart is the largest private employer in America, yet 16,055 of its employees were on Medicaid in just 6 states, and 15,515 were receiving food stamps in 9 states. Mostly red states. And those aren’t even national totals. #RepublicanAffordabilityCrisis
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h
Yes, absolutely. For example, if in the next few weeks, Trump sends ICE officers to polls, you know what you do? You go anyway, you throw them a middle finger, and you walk into the ballot box and don't let them intimidate you. What you don't do is despair and stay home.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 20h
Gaaahhh! How will she get her lips plumped then??
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 20h
Gurl, bye. Enjoy your Amex card while you can.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 20h
Hahahaha. Dare ya’ to say that to Putin’s face, weenie boy.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 20h
Well there’s your trouble.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 20h
The Trump administration appears to have continued running campaign-style ads funded by taxpayer dollars after a federal judge ordered it to stop. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/tr…
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Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ads Kept Running After a Court Ordered Him to Stop
The ads ran in over 400 slots after a Sunday evening deadline took effect, according to the groups that sued.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 20h
These people better worry about THIS election.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20h
A federal judge has ordered the Trump Regime to immediately stop airing $20 million dollars in taxpayer funded campaign-style tv ads, but in typical Trump fashion, he’s already violated that court order. Why Trump is so desperate to air these ads before the Midterms: youtu.be/QKnSh_lrNLI?...
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🚨Trump IGNORES Judge’s ORDER BLOCKING His Taxpayer-Funded ADS!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#DHS “security agents” executed a search warrant @ the #DC home of Rep. #IlhanOmar, perhaps investigating her family’s #immigration paperwork, within 60 days of the #midterms, when #DOJ historically avoided such steps re: political candidates. But not under #Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)
The search takes places within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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Votebeat @votebeat.org · 12/10/2026
Postal Service cutbacks could lead to more ballots being rejected.
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‘Mail early’: Election officials urge voters to return ballots ASAP to avoid potential Postal Service delays
Postal Service cutbacks could lead to more ballots being rejected.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here's how it begins -- I hope you'll take a moment today to read the rest
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My probe into how local cops in Pa.'s York County teamed with ICE to bust 500-plus immigrants on busy highways, terrifying the Haitian community and shattering families over a busted headlight 287(g) has made York the worst place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...
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How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will Bunch
Local cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 12/10/2026
Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson won a victory that gave people with disabilities the freedom to choose where they live. That legacy is now under threat.
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The Trump Admin Is Undermining a SCOTUS Ruling Granting Disabled People the Freedom to Live Outside of Institutions
This story was originally reported by Sara Luterman of The 19th. Meet...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/10/2026
New in PN: Trump wants a race war. Minnesotans won’t take the bait. "They genuinely don’t understand how whites could care for immigrant communities in their midst and they’re going to keep trying to drive a wedge. But Minnesotans will do what they do: take to the streets to protect our neighbors."
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Trump wants a race war. Minnesotans won’t take the bait.
We love our Somali neighbors.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 12/10/2026
Uthmeier is at the center of 2024 scandal involving funds for Hope Florida, a nonprofit whose stated purpose is to steer people away from receiving government aid, that went to beating a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana. Uthmeier has dismissed the matter as a “big nothingburger.”
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 11/10/2026
“Every week we have seven, eight, 10 different families being affected by ICE. Dads who leave for work and don’t come back,” says César Díaz, Frederick’s city council president.
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 “We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts
Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impossible to ignore.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Let’s face it. Nobody tarnished #LindseyGraham’s memory more than Lindsey.
Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump 
pose together on a golf course. 

Lindsey Graham / Provided Photo
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Man Laughing and Covering Mouth
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Yeah, nobody can extort funds but #Trump.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Honey, she’d look great hanging from your door.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Annie Andrews didn’t just show up for the debate. She came ready to fight. Her campaign says the race in South Carolina has tightened, and it’s now pushing for its biggest 24-hour fundraising day yet. $10, $25, $50. Every contribution counts. secure.actblue.com/donate/aasc-...
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Donate to Annie Andrews
Show your support with a contribution.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/10/2026
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump is the “modern Hitler of our age,” but who’s quibbling.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This week: A Sunday night ruling on Trump's paid-for-by-taxpayer ads, a crazy story out of Texas, & a judge's decision Ivanka, Jared & Don Jr. can't use the Secret Service to duck subpoenas. Get ready for The Week Ahead: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The Week Ahead
October 11, 2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026
There is, writes @davidfrum.bsky.social, an "implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#ProTip: The rest of #Trump ain’t looking so hot either.
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Roland S. Martin @rolandsmartin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“They Don't Give a Damn About Black People.” Roland Shreds Trump's Nolan Wells Answer. www.rfr.bz/b37839f5b
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#ProTip for #Trump: Stay away from #BlueStates and #BlueCities. You’ll be happier, and our air will be cleaner.
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Kid's 'Stay Away!' Warning
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A new app lets you find out who’s behind the political mailers you receive, which comes in handy for people who don’t want to be manipulated by self-interested billionaires. Learn all about it from @juddlegum.bsky.social who created the “paidforby” app. joycevance.substack.com/p/paid-for-b...
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Paid for By
Judd Legum tells us about his new app for unmasking whose behind political ads
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As expected. The Republican Alabama Sup Ct will allow a Florida man to become Alabama’s governor IF he wins the election. www.al.com/news/2026/10...
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Alabama Supreme Court rules on Tommy Tuberville residency lawsuit
Tuberville is on the ballot as the Republican nominee for governor Nov. 3.
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GoldenGator ❌👑 @goldengator.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One more bloodsucking #grifter: #KenPaxton has taken nearly 1000 trips during his time as #TX #AG, costing #taxpayers $3.3M in security. @propublica.org could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in costs to actual #Texas state business. www.propublica.org/article/ken-... #Vote4Talarico
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A new live tracker has been set up called "Trump's Take" and it currently shows the criminal President has used the presidency to rake in almost $3 billion. See the details here: www.americanprogress.org/feature/tr… #TrumpCrimeFamily
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