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‘Twas Brillig

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Prone to posting about politics or pictures of my cat. You have been warned. I strive to always include at least one misspelled word or grammatical error per post.

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 29/09/2026
Democrats seem headed for big wins, but one avenue for self-sabotage would be adopting R's framing on trans rights. @billiejsweeney.bsky.social spoke with insiders incl Lanae Erikson of Third Way and Rep. Sarah McBride for this substanial piece of new reporting. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Democrats Lose by Punching Down on Trans Issues, Strategists Say - Assigned Media
Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 9h
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 23h
“In some ways, Axon is actually worse than Flock,” EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told @indyweek.bsky.social. “Flock never had mobile license plate cameras, and Axon does. They install them on patrol cars, and that means patrol cars become like roving data vacuums.”
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Apex Town Council Committee to Make Recommendation on Flock
Under pressure from residents, the town council is reconsidering the Apex Police Department’s contract with Flock.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22h
In which Eric Schmitt, rumored candidate for VP in an (ugh) JD Vance 2028 presidential run, pre-emptively loses 22 electoral votes in Georgia and Iowa
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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
went to Iowa to see what all the fuss is about www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Rob Sand says he Isn't trying to turn Iowa blue. It just might happen anyway.
In a midterms wave fueled by resistance and revenge, the Democratic candidate for governor is singing a different tune.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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Shawn @shawndillon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The prodigal son returns when we need him most #bluecy
ISU MBB post of Tamin Lipsey’s jersey hanging in his locker
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal. n.pr/4iMlJdT
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
The conditions in President Trump and Stephen Miller’s detention facilities remain inhumane. Demand immediate action from our elected leaders to prevent further loss of life at aclu.org/stop-ice_killings
"1 person died in ICE detention every 10 days from January 2025 through August 2026. Source: NPR." Image of a barbed wire fence against the sky. ACLU logo.
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Katie Styrt @katiestyrt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is a factually important book but the prose is also absolutely gorgeous.
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Little Village @littlevillage.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Judge Scott Beattie wrote that the co-plaintiffs — Trump, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Brad Zaun — were pushing a "legally faulty claim" to turn "speech that enjoys the highest category of First Amendment protection into a liability.”
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Trump lawsuit over Iowa Poll dismissed with prejudice - Little Village
Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register three days before the November 2024 election was rejected by a Polk County District Court on Wednesday afternoon. The pol...
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am going to bet that a disproportionate number of the stores that close will just coincidentally happen to be the ones that voted to unionize.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017: "I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants"
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#BlueCy www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Trump Jr.’s wedding should prompt a reappraisal of the collusion question, as it illuminates what @davidcorn.bsky.social try to convey in the book: Putin has been running an extensive covert action against the US for a decade, and Trump and his crew have both colluded and been complicit.
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Time to revisit Trump-Russia collusion
Or better yet, complicity.
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Let’s talk about last week, because Trump’s idiocy last week was exceptional, even by his standards – but you wouldn’t know it from the news.” Part 2 to drop tomorrow, because Trump’s stupid was too big for one article.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
1) Thank you, Karin. I’m happy that both the 1998 and 2026 DNA tests results jibe with the historical evidence compiled in my first book. I also think the historical information alone should be enough. But I know the world we live in & why DNA was brought into the picture.
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Iowa Senate Democrats @iowasenatedems.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's not snow season yet, but the Iowa Department of Transportation is already preparing for winter weather. The DOT has partnered with IowaWORKS to search for plow drivers. Interested in applying? Learn more here: tinyurl.com/varsmh95
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
new toon: large language muddle www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Large language muddle
A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
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J.D. Scholten @jdscholten.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Ashley Hinson launched her Senate campaign she vowed to be Trump's ‘strongest ally’ in the U.S. Senate. Now, she’s being told to run away from him… www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The President ... should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 1918.
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David @davidicw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There are no long lines. Gas stations are not running dry. Nobody is being rationed. The fuel is there. Yet millions of Americans pay prices that strain family budgets while some of the world's largest oil companies keep reporting enormous profits. Read: cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
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I Could Be Wrong.
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another good history thread from Eddie Smith.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Death toll from yesterday's Russian attack on Kyiv region rises to 4, regional administration reported. ​A child who sustained severe injuries during Russian attack has died in the hospital. In total, the attack killed three children and a woman. It was just an ordinary house...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump’s pal Putin is a war criminal.
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The grift is constant with this administration.
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026
It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.
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FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 19/09/2026
On this day in 1868, white mobs led by the local sheriff in Camilla, Georgia, ambushed and attacked Black people and supporters at a political rally, killing at least 7 people in a mass lynching.
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Sep. 19, 1868 | White Mobs Ambush Black People in Georgia in Mass Lynching
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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Brian, Rogers Pirate Crew 🌪 @tracks182.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#BlueCy
Second Tamin Lipsey
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Of course Russia is trying to meddle in US elections.
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Little Village @littlevillage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A property tax law Gov. Reynolds signed in May has caused a massive budget shortfall in Des Moines and other Iowa cities, prompting cuts to police, fire, parks and rec, libraries, and other public services.
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Des Moines Public Library eliminates Sunday hours amid citywide budget cuts due to new state law - Little Village
The Des Moines Public Library will eliminate Sunday service hours at two of its largest branches, Central and Franklin Avenue, after Oct. 25, the Board of Trustees decided Wednesday. The change is a d...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office: Bill Clinton: ZERO George W. Bush: ZERO Barack Obama: ZERO Donald Trump (first term): 517 Joe Biden: ZERO Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day. This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16/09/2026
If you need proof Zach Lahn has no problem screwing Iowa Farmers, just take a look at his running mate.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026
NEWS: Rep. Ashley Hinson’s financial disclosures show her reported assets have climbed substantially since she entered Congress, including a multimillion-dollar private stock holding tied to her husband’s former company.
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Ashley Hinson's Net Worth Has Increased 15x Since Coming to Congress, Including Earning $1M Last Year From a Stock She Claimed Not To Have
Hinson continues to make big money off of a stock while campaigning against stock ownership by members of Congress
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Intersex conditions are more common than most people realize.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
More detail on Iowa Attorney General Bird’s attempt to intimidate election volunteers and support Trump’s election fraud lies by charging an Iowa election worker.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh boy www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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‘Twas Brillig @grumpygreybeard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Trump administration just gave themselves permission to lie to us.
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Gregg Parmentier @gggmn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The president’s eyelids grew heavy as the names of victims were read aloud.
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Trump, 80, Can’t Even Stay Awake to Honor 9/11 Victims
The president’s eyelids grew heavy as the names of victims were read aloud.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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