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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today's NYT jobs report coverage (left) compared to exactly 2 years ago under Biden (right). Notice the numbers.

NYT headline (July 2, 2026): U.S. Hiring Continues at a Steady Pace

NYT headline (July 2, 2024): US Job Growth Extends Streak, but Signs of Concern Emerge.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Next: NRSC v. FEC, the campaign finance case. In a 6-3 decision, the majority holds that a federal law that limits the amount of money that political parties can spend in coordination with a candidate for federal office violates the First Amendment.

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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Absolutely NO LIES TOLD..

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

youtube.com/shorts/IWcC4... #USD #PB I love the look on Ken Paxton’s face when realizes he is busted traveling to Iceland with a girlfriend. This will be played on a loop here in Texas Texans want to know why Paxton is spending July 4 in Iceland instead of Texas. Does Ken Paxton hate freedom?

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Ken Paxton CAUGHT on Camera... Then THIS Happened 👀 #Texas #Politics #Shorts

YouTube video by Lamont Tyson

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/06/2026

NEW: Republicans and right-wing figures are melting down over SCOTUS' ruling today allowing grace periods for ballots mailed by Election Day. Now, they're seizing the opportunity to push more fears about voter fraud and bolster Trump's effort to pass the SAVE America Act.

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Supreme Court mail ballot ruling spurs right-wing meltdown: ‘This is how our country dies’

The right also used the decision to bolster an ongoing push for President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act — though the measure does not address the issue at stake in the case.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/06/2026

NEW: Justice Sonia Sotomayor denounced SCOTUS for granting Trump power “over broad swaths of American life” by upholding his arbitrary dismissal of the last Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission. “The result is a President who emerges with far greater power than ever before,” she wrote.

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Sotomayor: Supreme Court just gave Trump ‘far greater power than ever before’

"The one thing that does appear to be clear going forward is that chaos will follow," Sotomayor warned.

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Paul-tergeist Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 29/06/2026

Federal Reserve is different because that might impact their investments.

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Seeker @seeker8998.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I am but it's going to be bittersweet until someone explains how we'll Do Stuff in the federal government with massive agency changeover every few years. The "law" is now massively unstable and will remain so. The anti-Truml conservative claim that SCOTUS will limit agency power remains a dream.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The Roberts court continues to reshape the American Republic into a governing system dominated by an Imperial Presidency.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

"President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision not to sign a landmark housing bill that was overwhelmingly passed by the House and Senate, saying that he doesn’t want to lower housing costs because it would hurt people who have gotten rich off their home purchases."

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Real estate mogul Trump doesn’t want affordable houses

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision not to sign a landmark housing bill that was overwhelmingly passed by the House and Senate, saying that he doesn’t want to lower housing costs...

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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

When you run off all the good attorneys and have the legal keystone Kops as your DOJ...It is not surprising

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

DOJ appears to have missed its filing deadline in @katiephang.bsky.social’s lawsuit against Todd Blanche.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Adam Kinzinger, former Republican Congressman and military Veteran, for the win: "We flew B2 bombers halfway around the world, we fought for 40 days, we killed their supreme leader, and then we handed them $300 billion. "That’s not a win. That’s what happens when you give a clown a flamethrower."

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Trump puppets in Congress have one red line: no new taxes on the wealthy. Everything else — higher retirement ages, means‑testing, benefit cuts — is on the table. That’s the opposite of “protecting” Social Security. Call it what it is: betrayal. #HandsOffSocialSecurity

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 18/06/2026

A TRILLIONAIRE pays the same Social Security tax as someone making $184K. Let that marinate. Trump’s party has known this for decades and done exactly nothing because those trillionaires are their donors. Bernie’s bill fixes it. Corrupt Republicans won’t touch it. #HandsOffSocialSecurity

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 18/06/2026

Speaking at the unveiling of Former President Barack Obama's new center just now, former First Lady Michelle Obama argues that refusing to respect people who "aren't exactly like us" as Americans flies in the face of the American founding and the religious belief that "each of us is a child of God."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Obama: To Michelle. She did me wrong. She wouldn't let me see her speech. She knew she was going to mess me up and she did it anyway. But she's always made me better. And I could not be more grateful.

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HappyOldSoul @happyoldsoul.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Early Voting in Texas has started!! GET YOUR BUTT OUT THERE AND VOTE YA'LL!!!💙💙💙 youtube.com/shorts/v7xjS...

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5/18 GO VOTE, TEXAS!!@GRCollectiveTX

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

@bluestein.bsky.social reports there will be no results in Fulton County (Atlanta), until after 11pm. Why? There was a shooting at an elementary school (that was serving as a polling site) earlier today, extending voting there; the county cannot release results until polling is over.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Music has always had the ability to speak to us, and for us, in a way nothing else can. That’s why, if you want to understand the last 250 years of American life, one of the best ways to do it is to listen to the music that defined them.

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Honoring the Music That Made Us

Barack Obama pays tribute to American songs and artists that have shown our country the way forward, from country to blues, Motown, jazz, and more.

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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/05/2026

🎉 MAZEL TOV to the various primary winners in these deep red OHIO LEGISLATIVE districts! Help them flip some seats blue by donating today! secure.actblue.com/donate/oh26h...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Frenemy of the People @frenemyofthepeople.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If racism is no longer a problem, then why are all the states rushing to redistrict after the Supreme Court ruling all in The South? And all the people pushing to redistrict all White? 🤔🤔🤔

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ACLU @aclu.org · 06/05/2026

We're rallying in Nashville to send a message to our elected officials: Our democracy belongs to We, the People. We're fighting back against the state's attempt to redraw our maps and undermine Black voting strength.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Kushner and Witkoff have everything covered. Keep things in the family.

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Dave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

$30b for ICE and $1b for the ballroom, but there's no money for Medicaid or ACA tax credits or food aid. Budgets are a reflection of our priorities, and the Trump administration's priorities are all about protecting, nurturing, and enriching the Epstein elites.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This case is another joke for Trump’s mafia DOJ to take another L on. But Fox got a solid week of 24/7 content and it most likely helped delay Kash’s firing so there’s that. bsky.app/profile/macf...

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Doug MacMillan @douglasmac.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We obtained a trove of internal ICE records showing detention center guards have increasingly used physical force and chemical agents on detainees. Gift link: wapo.st/4tdgBRA story w/ @abtran.bsky.social & team

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Which is the backwards country now, United States?

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

BREAKING: Congressman Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is introducing a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Supreme Court Justices. The ROBE Act would establish 18-year term limits for justices.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/05/2026

BREAKING: We're suing Texas to block a law that would allow local and state law enforcement to arrest, detain, and remove people they suspect to be immigrants, all without federal authorization.

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HappyOldSoul @happyoldsoul.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

From Gina Hinojosa For Texas Governor!! Something big just happened in Texas. From city halls to school boards, Texans rejected the GOP’s chaos and corruption. Seats flipped in Republican strong holds: Perland,Arlington,Denton,Grapevine- Colleyville,San Antonio & Travis County !!💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

People warned us. Black communities warned us. Civil rights lawyers warned us. SCOTUS dismantled voting protections, legitimized gerrymandering, empowered voter suppression and acted like racism was a relic instead of a system. This Court is an engine of rollback - ground zero of human rights.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

#BREAKING: Justice Alito, acting as Circuit Justice, has just issued administrative stays of the Fifth Circuit's Friday ruling in the mifepristone case (so he's temporarily restored full access to mife). The stay will expire, absent further a order from Alito or #SCOTUS, at 5 p.m. ET on May 11.

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Destiny's Problem Child 🏳️‍🌈 @destinysproblmchld.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

IF @democrats.org take the house and senate in November, Americans DEMAND action. We are sick and tired of words and letters. We want SCOTUS justices impeached and prosecuted for corruption and treason and we demand reforming and expanding the court with overlapping term limits.

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DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

WE’RE NOT SLOWING DOWN! Meet the next group of our Red to Blue Democrats stepping up to flip the House. The path to the majority is growing by the day.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In UNO that means you are losing.

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