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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/10/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - Russia is covering up a deadly plague outbreak - Trump backs down on his taxpayer-funded ads - Tillis says his Hegseth vote was the biggest regret of his career - Trump kicks Politico off Air Force One open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: Deadly Plague Outbreak in Russia, Tillis Regrets Confirming Hegseth, Trump Backs Down on Taxpayer Ads, and more...
Top Stories for October 6, 2026.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 06/10/2026
Another blatant act of political corruption.
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Cathy @leadahorse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pfft. No one thinks for a minute that Iran was close to developing a usable nuclear weapon. Trump invaded Iran because he now “owns” Venezuela’s oil fields, if he could pull off the same deal and also own Iran’s oil fields he would be the global KING OF OIL funneling the profits to himself.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
FOX NEWS: You said in the beginning of the war that 'Iran presents an imminent threat and must not have a nuclear weapon,' and then more recently you said 'the Iran war needs to end to bring costs down.' So which is it? MIKE ROGERS: Well, all of those are true
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It was removed in this design, leaving only the arrows, the weapons of war. This design also mimics the fascist designs of the 1930s. It was used during the "Send Me" tour where Isaiah 6:8 has been co-opted for military recruitment. All by those who claim Jesus as their king.
It was removed in this design, leaving only the arrows, the weapons of war. This design also mimics the fascist designs of the 1930s. It was used during the "Send Me" tour where Isaiah 6:8 has been co-opted for military recruitment. All by those who claim Jesus as their king.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.
Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
But given all the noise, you may need a former City Comptroller to tell you that’s what’s happening.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You don’t have to be a former City Comptroller to know it’s a corrupt, hideous idea for Trump’s SEC to roll back “pay-to-play” regulations that prohibit investors from bribing State Treasurers and other public pension fiduciaries with campaign contributions.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
With 29 days left until Election Day, we’ve got a significant budget gap to make up in order to cover the costs of all the get out the vote work needed to win the House and Senate. Please pitch in if you can to sustain our nationwide organizing to defeat the fascists.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 2019, Trump was forced to cancel plans to hold the G7 at his own golf club amid GOP objections to self dealing. In 2026, he will hold the G20 at his own golf club and the critics have gone silent. How Trump has moved the ethical line in his second term. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I continue to warn against complacence. It’s still vitally important that we vote and remain vigilant against Trump’s interference in our elections. But with a little more than four weeks to go before the midterms, I’m breathing a wee bit easier. Here's why...
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Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?
The power of kitchen-table economics
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump never had a strategy for his war on Iran. He went from "4 weeks" to "the war is won" to "after the midterms." Working families are drowning under the economic strain while he escalates—sending 10,000 more Americans into harm's way.
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Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterms
The president accused Iran of escalating the conflict to hurt Republicans in November, as soaring energy prices threaten to deepen voters’ economic concerns.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I give us an A+ on the government, on economics, on everything." -Donald Trump, October 1 [Chart via Heather Long]
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re living through a time when far too many men — including privileged young men at a frat house in an Ivy League university — feel impunity when it comes to attacking women. I don’t think it unrelated to the impunity felt by the man now occupying the highest office in the land.
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Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump
Friends,
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And at the turn of the 20th Century, the American people saw the wisdom of antitrust, food and drug regulation, child labor laws, and national park preservation. Let’s go!
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026
Americans: you are not outraged enough about this. Christians: this is absolute blasphemy www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
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‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026
If the Dems win the senate, expect this retirement and then the Senate GOP will jam the next person down our throats. Probably someone like Judge Eileen Cannon. Good lord www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 03/10/2026
📣 Election Day is ONE MONTH AWAY! Decisions about housing, healthcare, education and the cost of living shape what that future looks like. You already know what matters to you. 🗣️ Get ready to make your voice heard. 🗳️ Find everything you need to vote here: bit.ly/4ydmkK9 #WeDecide
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 03/10/2026
President Trump’s reckless tariffs on Canada—our closest neighbor and one of our most important customers—are a self-inflicted wound. These taxes raise costs for families, squeeze our farmers and small businesses, and weaken the partnerships that create American jobs. Op: @ragingmoderatespod
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump, who has long denounced mail-in voting and sought for months to restrict it because, he claims, it is "inherently corrupt," urges Republicans to vote by mail. @timbalk.bsky.social Evan Gorelick www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Trump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in Midterms
It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The wealth of the richest 0.1 percent of Americans has more than doubled since 2019. If that doesn't convince you we need a wealth tax, renowned economist Gabriel Zucman will. Watch.
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How to Actually Tax Extreme Wealth (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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Protector 5763 @protector5763.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Schmitt, “Did you or did you not murder 5 prostitutes in the back streets of London.” Jack Smith, “ No sir, that was ‘Jack the Ripper’. “ Schmitt, “ Okay, then are you or are you not a pumpkin disguised as a man.” Jack Smith, “ No sir, that is Jack-O-Lantern.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A few years ago, I said greedy egg producers like Cal-Maine were using their market power to deliberately drive up egg prices. My right-wing critics fried me for saying this — but now they all have egg on their face.
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Fox News Mocked Me For Being Right
When I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This week, #SistersInLaw discuss government-funded political ads, third-country removal of immigrants, and the upcoming SCOTUS term. And as always we answer your questions. Email us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com You can listen here👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Using religion as a justification for killing people is religious terrorism, no matter if it’s ISIS, the Israeli government, or the U.S. government. It’s religious terrorism.
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Sam Carpenter @granddukesam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dear Young People: youtu.be/t0e9guhV35o?... Please do NOT vote.
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Nail Communications | Dear Young People, Don't Vote | Hero Video
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit a Trump donor and Middle Eastern businessmen with ties to Witkoff and Kushner. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
Trump’s buddy. “Vladimir Putin instructed his generals to abandon the rules of war … in intensified Russian aerial strikes on Kyiv's civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and key bridges.”
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Putin tells generals to abandon rules of war as Russia targets Kyiv civilians
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
JD Vance on Angie Nixon: "Get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America"
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Job growth slowed last month as employers added just 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%, according to the last report before the midterm election in which the economy is playing a significant role. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Jobs Report Live Updates: Growth Cools and Unemployment Rises to 4.2%
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent, as inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Gross. How much creepy behavior does Patel have to get caught in before he gets booted?
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Kash Patel Caught With Suspected Double Agent at Alina Habba’s Wedding
The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 02/10/2026
The deadline to register to vote in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi is Oct. 5! Today is a great day to double-check your voter registration ahead of the deadline. Make sure you are ready to make your voice heard! #WeDecide Find everything you need here: bit.ly/4wPidmz
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gift link. Rewriting Nixon’s Watergate story allows DOJ to reject the ethical reforms that followed. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
First the wedding, now the ballroom — “Trump/Russia” gets smellier and smellier.
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess? Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress. These are major structural reforms that every midterm candidate should support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAlkvjdhww
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The 10 Commandments (for Cleaning Up After Trump)
How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess?Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress.These are major structural reforms tha
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/10/2026
Trump said "I don't rule anything out" when asked about potentially invoking the Insurrection Act to place troops at polling locations (federal law makes it a crime to put armed troops at the polls). He's going to lose the midterms, he's a desperate man, and all he's got to offer is "we'll see."
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Democrats retake Congress this November, a top priority should be investigating the Trump family's many shady business deals. Perhaps they can start with Eric and Don Jr.'s ties to defense companies receiving lucrative government contracts?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different? www.commondreams.org/news/ai-securi…
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AI Giants Probe 'Tens of Thousands' of Security Incidents—Some Involving Government Sites | Common Dreams
Security researchers investigate tens of thousands of artificial intelligence security incidents, fueling fresh calls fo
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even a couple Front Row Joes, the most ardent Trump fans who for years followed him from rally to rally, are disenchanted. "A fraud and a liar," says one who now favors impeachment. "He can't be trusted," says another. Dasha Burns @wsteaks.bsky.social @adamwren.bsky.social www.politico.com/playbook
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Playbook
The unofficial guide to official Washington, every morning and weekday afternoons.
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Sam Carpenter @granddukesam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel optimistic about the midterm elections, just over five weeks away. But my stomach aches when I think of what’s at stake. Call me nauseously optimistic. How do you feel? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the immigrant to be unwelcome, the needy to be called "parasites," all while billionaires get richer, we've completely disregarded the most basic elements of Jesus' teachings.
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Sam Carpenter @granddukesam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy Weekend, for help with voter registration, visit Vote411.org. 🗽⚖️☮️
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Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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Lompoc Indivisible 🙅‍♂️👑 @lompocindivisible.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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