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The Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 8h
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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eddie0028.bsky.social @eddie0028.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you are denied your right to vote DEMAND A PROVISIONAL BALLOT
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 27/09/2026
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Conservative Journalist Shared Unredacted Trump Accuser FBI Notes That DOJ Hasn’t Released
He wrote about the missing files. He never mentioned the ones that he publicly posted – and shared with a random person.
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
O.M.B. announcing a set of pocket rescissions (including funding at HHS) this evening www.statnews.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, and most of the cuts are focused on HHS programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Your burger's about to cost more. Here's what ranchers know: in TX, KS & OK, ICE operations are scaring off LEGAL workers, stalling cattle shipments and costing millions. Smallest herd in 75 years. Do the math.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As Office of Management & Budget Director, Russell Vought continues to knowingly & willfully break the law. Yesterday, he again attempted a pocket rescission of almost $1B, alerting Congress of plan not to use appropriated funds with too little time for them to act. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress
The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 24/09/2026
Fein some more outrage grandpa! Or even better, make some swag to sell that’s talks just about this. Fucking Grifter
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Jamie L. Wood, Ph.D. @flydoc2015.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well this is horrifying.
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Greg Burke @gregoryburke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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RFK Jr. Took Money Out of Key Health Agency for His Own Security
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took millions from the Office of Minority Health in order to fund his exorbitant security costs.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Federal rules say that an official may not “receive compensation from any source other than the government” for writing a book related to his official duties while in office. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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RFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)
A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.
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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Vought is staging a power grab on NIH funding. NIH Vigil next Sat Sept 26 we’ll be telling him not on our watch. Join us. 1/2 www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump's arch will harm historic sites: Federal officials acknowledge that Trump's planned triumphal arch will unavoidably harm historic sites if built as planned — but they say the project must move forward, according to a National Park Service document and emails obtained by The Washington Post.
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Trump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say
National Park Service officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm dozens of historic sites but say it must move forward anyway.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 17/09/2026
Two ways we can fight corruption: 💰Rein in dark money in politics 👨‍⚖️Establish enforceable ethics rules at SCOTUS I’ve introduced bills to do both. Glad to see my SCERT and DISCLOSE Acts featured in @democracydefendersaction.org's anti-corruption scorecard.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
Lots of folks are comparing McConnell’s vote today to Feinstein’s finals days in the senate. The main difference is that Feinstein was co-sponsoring legislation to expand voting rights, while McConnell voted to cut SNAP and end environmental protections.
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 15/09/2026
Thousands of government sites run on USWDS. It's what makes them 508 compliant, trustworthy and easy to update. We're scrambling to make backups in case of catastrophe, but this will be a hugely time-consuming and costly mistake if they intend to rip it out and replace it with vibe coded trash.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to a tracking tool released Wednesday by a pro-democracy nonprofit and a group of researchers and scientists. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What’s notable is that Estonia’s FM immediately informed Ukraine and made it public this meeting happened. The US right now is pushing heavy to try to corrupt / weaken Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia while Russia prepares to invade them.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 15/09/2026
We've got some DOGE activity over at USWDS (US Web Design System). DOGE had kicked existing staff out and brought in a crony by the name of Sam Corcos to take over the systems. This is actively occurring today. We will get more info to you as we can.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Peptide injections espoused by RFK Jr. and other wellness grifters are dangerous. “In July 2026, the Texas Department of State Health Services notified CDC about a group of patients who became sick after receiving intravenous (IV) glutathione at an outpatient wellness clinic”.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Fourteen days of scrambles over Estonia, Poland and Romania, a drone that flew 160 kilometres into Nato airspace minutes before Zelenskyy's aircraft took off, and the first shootdown over Lithuania Russia is testing NATO defences in prelude to an expanded invasion of Europe.
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Nato jets battle Russian drones over Europe as eastern-flank incursions escalate
Fourteen days of scrambles over Estonia, Poland and Romania, a drone that flew 160 kilometres into Nato airspace minutes before Zelenskyy's aircraft took off, and the first shootdown over Lithuania
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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan @houlahan.house.gov · 15/09/2026
Today, FBI Director Kash Patel REFUSED to rule out deploying federal agents to the polls, and said "I don't know that we can't legally do it."   I just announced a bill to let him know.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel suggested at a Senate hearing Tuesday that federal agents may be present at the polls in November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Kash Patel suggests FBI agents may be at polls
“I don’t know that we can’t legally do it,” Patel told lawmakers. “I’m telling you we’re going to house our agents and intel analysts in our field offices for election security.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Responding to new whistleblower claims, Democrats warned against what they called the latest Trump administration move to “rig the election” by illegally accessing voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democratic senators blast Trump scheme to ‘rig the election’ by illegally accessing voter data, following whistleblower claims
“It’s unreliable data, combined with data they couldn’t get through failed litigation, being used to manufacture allegations and misidentify individuals as an ‘unlawful voter’ and that false label has...
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A DHS insider says officers were told to check a box claiming to be the voter, so they could open people's voter records. 40 names a day. Shaky data. Anyone flagged got a federal file…citizens included. It's an allegation. DHS hasn't answered.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 15/09/2026
Data centers are operating with few, if any, guard rails at the state or federal level. Adding to the water and electricity consumption issues, a data center in NJ spilled over $30k worth of diesel into a fresh waterway that had been teeming with life. We need a working government.
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Advocates Call for Statewide Data Center Ban After Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spill Into the Hackensack River - Insider NJ
Advocates Call for Statewide Data Center Ban After Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spill Into the Hackensack River An Equinix data center in Secaucus spilled thousands of gallons of diesel fuel in...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain: joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Judd Legum
American journalist, lawyer, and political writer
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design, it inadvertently offered a test case for just how disruptive President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail voting could be this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In ominous sign, USPS initially rejected Florida county’s mail ballot over spacing issue
Read more here.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Check out America's Compact for Higher Education, an important new document from @standupforscience.net Read it, and share it with your home institution. 🧪
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Demand your school's leadership publicly endorse SUFS America's Compact for Higher Education — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Email your school's president urgently asking them to publicly endorse SUFS America's Compact for Higher Education
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This has impact on consumer prices. Many things are more expensive under the Trump administration
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1. Earlier today, AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who spent the past three years working at OpenAI and Anthropic, publicly resigned from Anthropic, warning that both companies are racing toward superintelligence and “gambling with our lives.”
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Allison Marsh @mamafoo2000.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"The question is whether there are five votes to keep control and oversight of elections where the Founding Fathers put them, in the hands of the states.." This, and more, leads the week that will be compressed into 4 days. @joycewhitevance.bsky.social joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The Week Ahead
September 6, 2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
DHS is stealing Haitians money while they deport them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/w...
nytimes.com
Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded (Gift Article)
Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“Our national parks are in crisis” - former national parks superintendents protectnps.org/2026/09/02/f...
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Former National Park Superintendents Warn Interior Secretary: National Parks Are in Crisis – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 05/09/2026
Brianna Sacks w/ WaPo reporting FEMA HQ in DC is converting a conference room into space for DOJ/DHS hearings, starting as early as Tuesday. 40-50 hearings/ day expected. It’s the latest sign of FEMA resources being redirected to immigration enforcement. wapo.st/4gDfMP5 1/2
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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Trump plan would take federal child care money from working parents and give it to married couples with a stay at home parent. A priority of JD Vance. Seems to be part of a plan to return to the 1950's www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones (Gift Article)
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Media and authorities can call this a protest all they want to mask the security failure that just took place, but this is a foreign entity testing and disrupting key UK trade routes. Similar operations have been seen in other countries.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Turns out the false statement charge against ICE agent in Minnesota was not a prelude to more. AUSA was fired for pushing back on DOJ decision against civil rights charges. Lawless policing is tolerated in Trump’s DOJ, but not debate among its lawyers. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/09/2026
The pro-life party showing once again that they are not actually pro-life. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 The NIH is moving to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in infectious-disease research projects to the DOD under a secret 10-year pact. Here’s what’s happening inside “Operation Prevailing Edge” 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
War is profitable for some. Including Trump's fossil fuel company donors.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Germany has identified two suspects over explosives-laden drones at Leipzig/Halle and is hunting at least four, tied to Russian intelligence. German officials say Russia is behind the operation, as Russian sabotage attacks increase across Europe. www.yacnews.com/germany-atta...
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Germany attacked by Russian saboteurs, Russia consulate shuts down
Investigators have identified two of the Leipzig suspects, are looking for at least four and doubt any will be arrested. Russia's Bonn consulate shut on 1 September and has promised a harsh response
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026
It's nuts that Republicans in Congress DRAGGED Secretary of Defense LLoyd Austin through hearings for going to the doctor one day, but Mitch McConnell is out for four months and that's totes fine.
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