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If you tag me asking for money or wishlists, you will be blocked. Rural Arkansas Grandma trying to get by. Organize in rural spaces. Build community. Connect the blue dots. 🔵

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 14h
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19h
Hunter Biden could not be reached for comment.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Trump is taking bribes in thousands of different ways. Despite great reporting we still only know a tiny percentage of it.
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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 5h
COMMENTARY: Criminalizing reproductive healthcare makes pregnancy more dangerous (From @lailluminator.com) arkansasadvocate.com/2026/10/13/r...
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Commentary: Criminalizing reproductive healthcare makes pregnancy more dangerous | Arkansas Advocate
For decades, anti-abortion extremists have mobilized at the national and state levels to strip away our bodily autonomy. That is why those of us in the reproductive justice movement have always said t...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22h
“A White House spokesperson told MS NOW that Susie Wiles had no knowledge of her daughter’s work 'Susie does not discuss work matters with her daughters,' they said'...” www.ms.now/news/trump-w...
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How Trump World is profiting from far-right allies who deny genocide
Susie Wiles’ daughter’s firm and two Trump strategists are being paid to help pro-Putin Serb nationalists or their would-be business partners.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“'It was like arguing with a toddler every day,' the former staffer said...it felt like 'arguing with him nonstop to pretty much get out of bed in the morning and tie his shoes'" "Fetterman largely holes up in his Capitol office, lying on the couch & scrolling Apple News" share.inquirer.com/o8LLM2
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How John Fetterman spends his time comes under more scrutiny as he weighs future in the Senate
The Pennsylvania Democrat has been labeled an absentee senator for years. As he floats the possibility of running again, what has he actually done?
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.
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Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally
Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 6h
My son was 1 when world leaders pledged to keep global warming below 1.5C in an attempt to avoid irreversible climate collapse. When he was 10 the planet spent a whole year above 1.5C. By the time he’s 14, 1.5C will likely be crossed forever. The greatest betrayal in the history of our species.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h
Reup: 4 HSI Agents--like the people who raided Ilhan Omar today--have lied to judges at least 36 times to target Dems and other Trump opponents, one to excuse following a Todd Blanche order, another to do Harmeet Dhillon's dirty work. emptywheel.net/2026/10/12/h...
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HSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Made False Claims to Frame Democrats - emptywheel
There are at least 36 affidavits signed by HSI Agents -- like the goons who just searched Ilhan Omar's house -- who have made false claims to frame Democrats or other Trump opponents.
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404 Media @404media.co · 14h
Body camera footage obtained by 404 Media reveals the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the system has turned otherwise mundane traffic stops into interrogations for drivers. www.404media.co/watch-footag...
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Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
"I saw her go by, and I just started running her info on Flock."
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
MacKenzie Scott donated $7 billion in 2025 bringing her five-year total to $26.2 billion, even as she stays out of the spotlight. fortune.com/article/mack...
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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year | Fortune
MacKenzie Scott donated $7 billion in 2025—a third of all U.S. megagifts—bringing her five-year total to $26.2 billion, even as she stays out of the spotlight.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h
The Moron and Lunatic in the White House has now declared China and Russia aren’t helping Iran, and that if they were, “we would know about it very fast.” We do know. His own Defense Secretary told senators they are. Trump's covering for Putin and Xi as they help Iran kill American service members
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), dated 10/12/26 at 7:45 PM, reading: “I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h
We need to find a way to tag everyone benefitting from this with Elon's robot CSAM porn.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22h
Trump’s making up endorsements because his rubes are too stupid to use Google. SNOPES: ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, MS NOW, NBC News, Newsmax, and NewsNation found no reporting or evidence that Denzel Washington ever publicly spoke favorably of Trump. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 20h
ICE was chasing someone else. Instead, an ICE SUV struck a 48-year-old man in Houston, breaking both his legs. He’s lived in America for over 30 years. How many more people have to end up dead or hospitalized before there’s real accountability? #USDemocracy abc13.com/post/man-run...
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Man run over by ICE-driven SUV during pursuit recovering with both legs broken, family says
A man who was run over by an SUV driven by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a pursuit in west Harris County is recovering after suffering broken bones in both legs, his family sa...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h
This man poisoned his coworker for years. He was trying to kill her, slowly and painfully, and she suffered all kinds of horrific health problems as a result. He served ONE day in prison. For attempted murder. We are not nearly angry enough. nypost.com/2026/10/11/u...
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Berkeley engineer caught on video poisoning coworker before she suffered horrific health problems
A California chemical engineer who pleaded no contest to poisoning a colleague was putting cadmium in her water bottle, new video shows.
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Edrobot @edrobot.bsky.social · 7h
Are you SURE that’s the attitude you want us to have, Palmer?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h
🔥 @theconsciouslee.bsky.social on the targeting of @ilhanmn.bsky.social: “Rep. Omar had her house raided… If they can go after a congresswoman, what can they do to you?It’s an intimidation tactic, political theater right before the midterms… everything they claim Biden & Obama did— they’re doing.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h
LIKE THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, BUT FOR GROWNUPS Billionaires bankroll politicians. Senators confirm Supreme Court justices who serve for life. Roe overturned. Voting rights weakened. Presidential power expanded. This didn’t happen by accident. Elections have consequences & we’re living with them.
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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 19h
Candidates for US House seat in Arkansas criticize Trump Russia diesel deal, split on other issues arkansasadvocate.com/2026/10/12/c...
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Candidates for US House seat in Arkansas criticize Trump Russia diesel deal, split on other issues | Arkansas Advocate
Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman and Democratic challenger James Russell criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to purchase diesel from Russia but split on who’s to blame for rising gas prices a...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h
🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
We have to get big money out of politics to save democracy — EXHIBIT INFINITY. New York Times reports on the tech oligarch’s efforts to suffocate democracy and bend government to the billionaire agenda👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14h
UNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton’s campaign.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19h
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., this morning, just three weeks before the midterm elections. The search was carried out by Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of ICE.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 15h
Field snails.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h
Legalized Bribery. (H/T @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social ) (Core Civic is based in Brentwood, TN)
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 19h
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JEM@Ruraldogs @ruraldogs.bsky.social · 21h
#Republican #Arkansas is littered with #ProLife #billboards on every stretch of interstate - urban and rural yet here is the quiet part out loud. www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/oc...
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Arkansas’ high rate of uninsured babies driven by Medicaid enrollment issues, advocate says | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The percentage of babies ages 0-1 without health insurance grew faster in Arkansas than in all but one other state from 2018 to 2024, according to sample data from the U.S. Census American Community S...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h
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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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h
Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.
My RT of a Katie Miller tweet which RTed the NYPost coverage of the Ilhan Omar raid. 

She said: Promise made, promise kept.
I said: Katie Miller is not going to do very well in a deposition.
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olehippynudist.bsky.social @olehippynudist.bsky.social · 16h
Cotton does not represent Arkansans in the Senate, why is his absence from the debate stage a surprise.
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Jon Pelican @jonpelican.bsky.social · 15h
Cotton's message to those he wants to represent: I don't need to tell you anything, hear from you, or listen to you.
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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 16h
Cotton’s absence takes center stage at debate between Arkansas’ US Senate candidates arkansasadvocate.com/2026/10/12/c...
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Cotton’s absence takes center stage at debate between Arkansas’ US Senate candidates | Arkansas Advocate
Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton was not in the room as his Democratic and Libertarian challengers debated Monday, but criticism of the Arkansas lawmaker’s record and his absence from the debate took c...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h
OHIO — Trump supporter punches a woman in a “release the Epstein files” shirt in the face — and police appear to do nothing to the man and only escort her out (as Trump mocks her weight) 🤔 (From @atrupar.com )
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 22h
Trump brought more destruction to DC this weekend, ordering the cutting of 400 mature trees before courts could stop it. Same tactic as when he knocked down the East Wing. Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service of VA did the cutting. They knew it was wrong. And you can let them know how you feel. 1/
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 21h
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) is the first prominent Arkansas Republican to call on President Trump to cancel plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan.
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Westerman calls on President Trump to cancel planned “public spectacle” of livestreamed execution - Arkansas Times
While he supports Hasan’s execution, Westerman said, “a public execution is not in the best interest of the United States or our justice system, which, for 250 years, has been marked by dignity and…
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Dang. Hallie even goes to the forgotten lands. Anyone ever seen Tom over there?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
Emily Marris’ daughter got E. coli after drinking raw milk. So she texted the farmer, who said none of the tests showed “anything abnormal.” Marris later learned that the farmer hadn’t tested for E. coli; it seemed like she didn’t know how to.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
An important bit of immigration law which is relevant here; there is already a waiver process — Section 212(k) of the INA — by which immigrants who obtain status through fraud that they didn't know about can avoid consequences like losing a green card. So this is *even weaker* than it already seems.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23h
FEDERAL AGENTS FINALLY LEAVE REP. ILHAN OMAR'S HOME AFTER MORE THAN FIVE HOURS
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Ant @agramuglia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Judge Reyes has ordered cessation of all tree removal at the golf course until at least tomorrow. Also provides remote call-in number for hearing on temporary restraining order. She wants to know, inter alia, who ordered tree removal & how long govt attys have known of this plan.
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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
NY Times asked experts about strategies to improve education, based on cost and effectiveness. School voucher subsidies - on which Arkansas is now wasting $400M a year - were the worst option. Universal pre-K would be more effective. #arpx #arnews #arleg buff.ly/xqFzCok
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In Lord Keynes' 1930 essay on the economic problems of our grandchildren, he makes clear that a billionaires tax will eventually (as in right now) become essential to maintaining and safeguarding democracy because without it the descent into plutocracy will be stark and steep.
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Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts | Fortune
In two years levying a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, it's funded bridge repairs, bolstered literacy programs and tackled a transportation deficit.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/10/2026
Federal ICE agents raided Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home before dawn this morning. The Trump DOJ confirms agents executed a search warrant as part of a criminal investigation reportedly involving immigration paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she was a CHILD. 1/
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ICE Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home
Homeland Security Investigations searched the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington-area home under a sealed warrant tied to forms her late father filled out when she was a child. No charge has been filed.
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Brenda and her Shadow @bzell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
He will destroy everything he can get his slimy little tiny hands on. And he is not leaving peacefully. How do we stop this cancer in our country? Make sure you VOTE BLUE next month - it's a start.🌳🌲⬇️ #25thAmendment
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More than 500 trees cut down at D.C. golf course as legal fight over Trump renovation intensifies
Preservationists are fighting to stop tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links as Trump pushes for a major overhaul.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/10/2026
Homan: "Over 60% of everybody we arrest is a criminal. But if you're in the country illegally, you're certainly not off the table. If we find you, we're gonna arrest and deport you."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
BREAKING: the court has paused the Trump admin tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links, where we are contesting the dumping of toxic East Wing debris & creating a Trump golf course We raced to court with partners Democracy Forward & Lowell & Assoc, & filed for an emergency hearing--today at 10am!
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