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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's each state's voter registration deadline for Online registration (an option available in almost every state, except for a few like Texas, where only mail-in or in-person registrations are allowed--w/ an impending deadline of OCT. 5):

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...

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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.

The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over

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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 17h

Extreme heat has changed what it takes to produce a glass of milk. buff.ly/h4T4YgN

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Heat Stress Hits Dairy Quality as Well as Quantity, Study Finds

Extreme heat has changed what it takes to produce a glass of milk.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

Human rights organizations like Amnesty International have long raised concerns about electric shock devices like the GLOVE, as well as other products that Compliant Technologies sells.

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The Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves

“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue.

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 01/10/2026

i am having trouble articulating this but a system that excuses gang rape as a youthful error on behalf of college men with ~ bright futures ~ does so because it is served by producing older men who are comfortable with, even enthusiastic about, torturing people at the system's behest

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office.

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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW: H-2A worker Carlos Vargas Moreno experienced a catastrophic heat stroke when his employer, Florida Orange Gold, subjected him to unsafe working conditions. The same company was cited two years prior for the heat-related death of H-2A worker Carmen Sebastian Hernandez Mosqueda.

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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields

Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Due to inaccurate voter roll purges that could be happening, naturalized citizens (and everyone else too) should regularly check (now & up til the election) that they're still registered. Go to your state's official elections site, or check via: Vote.org or Vote411.org

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Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PMC COVlD Update, Sep 28, 2026 (US): 🔸We're in a 13th COVlD wave. 🔸40 states & territories continue to have COVlD outbreaks, stable from last week. 🔸Levels likely peaked between Sep 7-13 at a PMC-estimated 580,000 new daily infections. pmc19.com/map

The US has at least 40 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, the same number reported last week. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor.

Nuance:
Note that while PMC uses forecasting to estimate national statistics through Sep 28 and beyond, the state-level data do not, meaning they are now 9 days old. If the national forecast is correct, levels peaked between Sept 7-13, closely aligned with our prior forecasts. This would mean that levels are declining more so than depicted in the map. Levels often decline slowly, suggesting the need for ongoing precautions. Additionally, Biobot and 200 CDC sites are offline this week, and both have experienced major retroactive corrections of late, so the national forecast has more uncertainty than usual. For example, we could see the peak adjusted upward or a double peak. It is unclear how quickly reporting will resume at the offline sites.

Note that while PMC national statistical estimates include forecasting, the state-level data do not, meaning they are now 9 days old. If the forecast is correct, levels peaked between Sept 7-13. This would mean that levels are declining more so than depicted in the map. However, Biobot and 200 CDC sites are offline this week and both have experienced major retroactive corrections of late, so high uncertainty.

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“She had a passionate longing for the garden, the darkness, the pure sky, the stars.” — Anton Chekov

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So is the White House, the Kennedy Center, and for that matter the Supreme Court, Congress, the executive branch, the rule of law, the military, public health, and.... Let's hope for a midterm landslide and thereafter some memory in the electorate of who broke what.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I encourage more men to speak up, loudly and often, against rape culture. We now have essentially pro-rape leaders in the Executive Branch. But rape culture and misogyny is everywhere. And it's not a "women's issue" nor is it an issue that women alone can fix. #AntiRape #rapeculture #misogyny

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch

The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Important info. on voter ID for naturalized citizens: Some states have new voting laws that change registration rules, ID requirements, etc. for naturalized citizens. Do you have a driver’s license or state ID card from before you became a US citizen? If so, update your ID / citizenship info now:

voteriders.org

Voting as a Naturalized Citizen: What You Need to Know - VoteRiders

Eliminating barriers to voting

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Most states' voter registration deadlines (for the upcoming election) are in October. Some states' deadlines are coming up in early October! Other states' deadlines are later in the month, while some states allow in-person registration closer to the election or even on Election Day: (map 1 of 2)

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kansas - Senate Polling: 🔵 Hamilton 50% 🔴 Marshall 48%* Wedgewood / Sept 24, 2026

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026

Feedback from healthcare providers in response to the AI pilot program has been scathing, with one calling it “a disgrace to the human race” and reporting that they saw patients crying in pain as they waited for care.

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Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment

Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This election year, it looks like a bunch more states will be "purple"/swing states for many races (including several states that were formerly considered reliable "red" states), e.g., IA, OH, NC, AK, TX, NE, KS, and maybe even SC, AR, ID, MO, AL, LA, IN, etc.

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/09/2026

Exclusive: Early this month, diplomats worked toward a treaty to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weapons. But U.S. and Russian diplomats removed a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of AI in weapons, according to people familiar with the talks.

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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact

The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 26/09/2026

The literature about changes in nor’easters due to climate change is clear about two things: 1) more intense precipitation due to a warmer atmosphere, and 2) more extensive coastal flooding due to higher sea levels

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Texas Democratic Party @texasdemocrats.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tens of thousands of voter registration applications have not been processed due to a DPS error. Check your registration status at txdem.co/check, and call our voter assistance hotline if you have any issues: 1-844-898-6837 bit.ly/4hjs53r

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After Texas DPS neglected tens of thousands of voter applications, Democrats demand an investigation - The Texas Tribune

The number of unprocessed applications continues to grow. Texas Democrats, locked in tight races in November, want Gov. Greg Abbott to probe the failure.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The headlines on the SCOTUS SAVE ruling are doing Trump's PR for him. 2 things they skip No mass voter purges before the midterms. The law bars them 90 days out & we're in that window Noncitizen voting? FL, IN, IA & OH ran voters through SAVE & found almost NOTHING -TN

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The Big Lie aka La Gran Mentira

This analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

The U.S. strike on the Iranian elementary school was the deadliest American military targeting error of the 21st century in terms of child casualties. Horrific. This war needs to end – now.

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Voting as a Naturalized Citizen: What You Need to Know - VoteRiders

Eliminating barriers to voting

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We tested people living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire. 70% of people tested had levels of PFAS in their blood that, in the US, would be classed as 'high-risk' for adverse health effects. 1 person had the highest levels of PFAS ever recorded in anyone's blood in the UK.

Our PFAS pollution story on the front page of the Times today

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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Iowa Farmers Union endorses Josh Turek for U.S. Senate, Christina Bohannan (IA-1), Lindsay James (IA-2), Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-3) and Dave Dawson (IA-4) for U.S. House. “We need leaders in Congress who are ready to take real action on the issues that matter to our members.” #BlueWaveIn40Days

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Iowa Farmers Union endorses Democrats in all federal elections

The Iowa Farmers Union announced its endorsements of the five Iowa Democrats running for Congress.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I think of the climate harm AI poses the same way: the threats are not theoretical or in the future, but unfolding all around us now.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."

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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 24/09/2026

On Tuesday, the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network is hosting a free, virtual roundtable for journalists on legal readiness in election season — how to handle subpoenas, prepare for newsroom raids, and more. Featuring @rcfp.org experts! Register: cpj-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This image is a promotional graphic for the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network's event titled "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists." It lists event dates and topics, including legal and emotional management for journalists. RSVP details are at "pen.org/election-ready." Logos of partnering organizations like Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are displayed at the bottom. A partial image of a voting sign is visible on the left.

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 24/09/2026

“That’s the danger, where it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...

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Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher

The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Best to vote Early in person if you can. But if you want/need to vote by mail, check your state’s official elections site soon to find out whether mail-in or absentee ballots are allowed in your state, and whether your state has certain requirements to be eligible to request/use such ballots. +

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some other useful categories of (and candidates for) strategic voting are shown here: app.oath.vote/set?p=top-is...

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Oath | Your one-stop-shop for political giving

Your one-stop-shop for political giving

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trump's war on Iran has cost taxpayers nearly $40 BILLION. That’s $5 BILLION more than it would cost to fund universal pre-K for an entire year.

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some of the most important races to fund and win (particularly to protect free and fair elections) are: State Supreme Court justices app.oath.vote/donate?p=sta... as well as candidates for state Attorney General and Secretary of State: demsofstate.org dems.ag #BringBackDemocracy #FairElection

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