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grantraption.bsky.social @grantraption.bsky.social · 2h
Stephen King's"the Dead Zone"(ish) So, does anyone think that the current US executive plans on "nuking" southern California and then blame Iran so the Pres can be installed as Fuhrer and declare Marshall law to avoid a bad voting call with Midterms? Crazy, right? couldn't possibly be true... right?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
VICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest county
The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election.
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grantraption.bsky.social @grantraption.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Two of my favorites people having a chat. music.youtube.com/watch?v=-5U5...
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Black Man Spy: w/Timothy Snyder: Lessons From Ukraine About Saving American Democracy
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nothing to see here...just the President of the United States inviting the country he illegally declared war on to "take out" 2 major American cities. If that's not treason, what is? 🤬 Law enforcement won't hold him accountable, but we WILL! The beginning of the end is on November 3rd. #VOTE-BLUE 🌊
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grantraption.bsky.social @grantraption.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you're not sure about how AI works or how serious the AI "Hugging Face" incident is, this video will help. Its all very much more problematic than most media outlets are explaining and its more than likely going to get worse. youtube.com/watch?v=ujkD...
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AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump is unfit for office. Full stop. Let’s be clear: pushing for the death of the very people you swore to protect is dangerous, reckless, and a betrayal of your oath. The American people deserve better.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social unloads on Democrats already looking for excuses not to investigate companies that cozied up to Trump and profited from it: "They were doing the corruption! If they’re doing unprecedented levels of corruption, they should be investigated."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An unusual ruling in Florida last week could raise questions about the constitutionality of the sweeping voter suppression measure being pushed by the president. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Could a new court ruling undermine Trump's favorite voter suppression bill?
It’s unclear how a federal proof of citizenship law would pass constitutional muster if a federal ban on noncitizen voting could not.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Of course when Russia said Ukraine had bioweapons labs what they really meant was that they did. There's a lot we don't know about the current situation. Russia should be bringing in experts from the WHO to clarify and advise. Will they? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines
Officials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
SENATOR SLOTKIN: If you hear in the next 34 days that there is a new security threat that you’ve never heard of, that somehow requires federal law enforcement or the military and not local police, an alarm bell should go off in your brain. Do not let him get away with that
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Jorge @antartica81.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Totally. Democratically vote this man out. Then indict him and his whole grubby cult.
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lyndapole @lyndapole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@cupofsunlight.bsky.social Ty @southerngayteacher.bsky.social Ty @docmurphydog.bsky.social Ty @milliekitkat.bsky.social @jamie-lynn06.bsky.social @altonpi.bsky.social @pinotmeow.bsky.social @mtbenz.bsky.social @emmybluebella.bsky.social @tanksmarco.bsky.social @heavenlybetsy.bsky.social 💙🗳️🐝
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'
Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 03/10/2026
Dan Sullivan's votes for tariffs didn't help Alaska, but they sure helped his brother's chemical company, where he owns up to $5 million in stock. This is the exact kind of corruption that Alaskans are sick and tired of.
americanjournalnews.com
Sullivan backs policies that enrich his family’s business
Sullivan owns up to $5 million in RPM International stock.
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 03/10/2026
The White House stole official government funds to create and televise a campaign advertisement, right before the midterm election. If Democrats take control of the House next year, the Appropriations Committee and I are ready to undo this waste, fraud, and abuse, and hold people accountable.
theguardian.com
Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Growing Movement Is Working to Evict ICE From Its Buffalo Command Center | Truthout truthout.org/articles/a-g...
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A Growing Movement Is Working to Evict ICE From Its Buffalo Command Center
Activists are pressuring Buffalo corporations to kick ICE out of the office building where it is imprisoning children.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fascists don't believe in peace. Peace doesn't help them. No authoritarian regime ever wants peace. Liberal democracies want peace. Peace helps them. Every liberal democracy wants peace.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Count on it 👇
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join me live now for a conversation with @harrylitman.bsky.social about politics in the US and the world. snyder.substack.com
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Thinking about... | Timothy Snyder | Substack
Opening the future by understanding the past. Click to read "Thinking about...", by Timothy Snyder, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Just Another Mike @mwmarshall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026
I talked to Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer about the radical transformation of US foreign policy, away from a process designed to help all Americans and towards the interests of a few people in the administration or close to the president youtu.be/vn4i_Jk_khc?...
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Anne Applebaum on the Grifters and Ideologues Behind Trump’s Agenda
YouTube video by The Long Game Podcast
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On the same day Trump announces that top tech firms have signed an accord to "self-police" their own AI development, we learned that OpenAI employees and security researchers were reportedly ignored when they brought safety concerns to the company's top executives. See the problem here?
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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grantraption.bsky.social @grantraption.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Democrats!! Listen to what STUART STEVENS says about embracing the win! Its important. music.youtube.com/watch?v=SSDs...
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Jack Smith DETROYS Trump's Act w/ Stuart Stevens
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
El Salvador is still imprisoning ICE deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing.
theatlantic.com
ICE Deportees Are Vanishing Into Salvadoran Prisons
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/09/2026
I obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture. He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded: "I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
quote from Gil Duran story on Thiel and the Antichrist: Thiel co-founded Palantir, a software company literally named after an all-seeing orb controlled by an evil wizard in The Lord of the Rings. Palantir is partnering with the Trump administration to supercharge government surveillance at a moment when the president openly embraces authoritarianism. The irony is so striking it almost seems like a confession.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the polls is illegal. And it’s deeply unpopular among voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Nearly half of Americans don’t want ICE at polls, survey shows
Nearly 40% of Americans surveyed also don't want national Guardsmen at polling places. Public dissent comes as three major lawsuits were filed to block federal interference at polling places this mont...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think I'm getting the hang of this.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!
Alt: Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
semafor.com
Exclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center bill
Republican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Husted to the woman asking him questions he refuses to answer: "I love you. You're awesome."
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near" GOP candidates in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin say it’s time to end the war in Iran – though only one of them has started voting that way.
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Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near
GOP candidates in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin say it’s time to end the war in Iran – though only one of them has started voting that way.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m not sure that’s helpful. bsky.app/profile/head...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/09/2026
Democrats who've lived through Republican wave elections are seeing some familiar signs - in reverse. And they're feeling good.
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Could a Wave THIS Big Actually Happen?
Dems who lived through past bloodbaths see something similar happening—in reverse.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Don't be fooled. This bill won’t force Big Tech companies to do anything. It's a political stunt to cover Republicans who have been the biggest data center cheerleaders. We need a bill with real teeth to hold these companies accountable.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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grantraption.bsky.social @grantraption.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Daily HCR music.youtube.com/watch?v=6CpE...
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A Hard Sell
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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