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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 5h

Mullin is lying. These were not identified as "high-risk" nations, and it was not "tougher vetting" that cut entries. The absolute number of denials is LOWER now than under Biden. They just aren't even processing applications, and you owe every American sponsor an answer.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“According to Consumer Reports, as of this month, one in every 6 U.S. households is now behind on their utility bills.” This is surely only going to get worse heading into winter.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Donald Trump increased the price of gas, and now he wants you to have to buy more of it." Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats.

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We should let people dream of something besides labor

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thomas is one of the sharpest writers out there, especially when it comes to the history and current politics of the global far right. I’ve learned a ton from him, and you will too if you sign up for his excellent newsletter.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is one of those stories that drives home just how horrifying the current administration and its immigration policies / enforcement tactics are. It’s heartbreaking and stomach turning.

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Seeing the Emerson poll this morning that showed Trump's net approval dropping 50 pts among Gen Z since he took office made me curious about voter registration trends among those voters in key states. Starting with PA...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Although the story’s authors report that Navatek never produced a product the military needed, it did, in fact, receive millions in defense contracts.” I remember when stuff like this was headline news.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I don't know anything about this guy, but this is undeniably a clever and fun ad.

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Paul Szoldra @paulszoldra.com · 24/09/2026

8 Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to acting SECNAV Hung Cao. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...

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Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN Politics

Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier...

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

He showed up at a school function where she was with her daughter!

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here's a good test case for our framework, demonstrating how a real incident can be turned into a false "rigged election" rumor or narrative. Here the DOJ highlights a case where a postal worker discarded mail that included ballots, and uses that to suggest voter fraud and untrustworthy elections.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Guterres said, “the United Nations was created as an act of defiance. The defiance of people who refuse to surrender the future to fear. The defiance against the self-defeating notion that might makes right. The defiance of countries that know our futures are bound together “The defiance of hope.”

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“This afternoon, Trump held an event at the White House, but without a press pool, there was no audio. It was just footage of Trump standing with a group of people and apparently talking.” I’m not sure this was good for democracy, but it was good for my mental health.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Everybody read this right now

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Make it shitty” bsky.app/profile/nico...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The fascinating history of how the class divide became the race divide. Still relevant 350 years later.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“It’s called assimilation, folks!”

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey folks: I’ll bet you feel REALLY represented now. They’re going home to serve themselves. NOT us. The ultimate accountability dodge. Elections are accountability. Let’s prove it.

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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’ve written a lot of things over 20 years for a lot of fancy places, won a lot of fancy reporting awards. This is the most important thing I’ve ever written and it got no traction because of where we published. I would sincerely appreciate if you fixed that. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-church...

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The Church Bells Still Ring

A year after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, an examination of faith and fidelity to nothing.

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andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Stop calling this a DC makeover. This is an illegal desecration of our capital and a huge waste of American families’ money. DC is sacred ground, and we shouldn’t minimize the real damage being done.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@thebulwark.com did a supercut of all the prior times Trump said he was going to give Americans a $5000 check or whatever. It is glorious

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you thought one strait being closed was bad, wait until you see what two straits being closed can do.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m not sure how you can argue that the U.S. is not, “a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.”

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Gayton Gomez @gpgomez.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is such a wonderful thread and you absolutely must stop right now and read it.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“Events of Friday, September 4, showed the Trump administration in a nutshell.” This is an accurate assessment, but also a good example of why anyone paying attention is exhausted. This is just ONE DAY!

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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is a lawyer, an author, and a staunch advocate for women, children, and families, she is an active force for progress and human rights. She recalls Eleanor Roosevelt’s role in creating The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. #WeAreAmerica250

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Election analyst Charlie Cook told Republicans today to “brace themselves” for the midterms. “The three most plausible outcomes are that it will be bad, really bad, or truly horrible.” Sounds good to me! Although, I think we should brace ourselves for the fallout.

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Jeremy Markovich @ncrabbithole.com · 03/09/2026

With a ton of help, I tried to tackle one of North Carolina's greatest mysteries: Why are there so many Chinese restaurants next to Food Lions? I learned a lot! www.ncrabbithole.com/p/there-real...

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There really is a Chinese restaurant next to nearly every Food Lion

It's been a meme for years. But one man actually ran the numbers and found proof that the correlation is very real in North Carolina. So, in this Rabbit Hole investigation, we enlisted others to help ...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

NEW: Community groups that do violence interruption work have had success in Portland — but budget cuts keep threatening their ability to survive and continue their work. Great dive: boltsmag.org/portland-vio...

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In Portland, Violence Interrupters Struggle to Keep a Steady Foothold - Bolts

Funding cuts have threatened the work of community groups that work outside of law enforcement to support crime victims and prevent more violence.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Banana clips are back?! And I bought one. 😬

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I testified yesterday at a hearing, again about immigrants and crime. Nothing makes the Republicans more infuriated than pointing out that immigrants lower the crime rate.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security. It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.” The Republican Party’s obsession with keeping people from voting is very telling.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

while milo gets to chit chat on TV with clear access to safety and basic needs, the US is flying untold numbers of immigrants to unsafe countries of origin or other countries where they don't speak the language or know anyone.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Awful. Just awful. A promising young man, a high school honors grad who joined JROTC and dreamed of becoming a doctor, killed himself because of the Trump admin’s obsession with hurting Haitians and the humiliating shame of an ICE ankle monitor. His blood is on their hands.

A picture of a young black man, dressed in a light blue suit with a smart black bow tie, smiling as he is handed a diploma from a school official, a white man in his 40s-50s who is also smiling. Underneath is the caption “Pierre Damas Bel receives his high school diploma. (Family Photo/Instagram)”

Bel arrived in the United States in 2024 in order to reunite with his parents, who had fled Haiti three years before. The family was granted temporary protected status, purchased a home in Springfield and settled into life in the U.S. Bel dreamed of studying medicine and graduated high school last May with honors and as a proud member of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), his father said. He was the eldest of three siblings and his family described him as smart and responsible.

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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

and when i see this, I want to say this: sentiments like these are not fixed. Lead and shape public opinion, don't just accept this hateful shit.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whenever I see a poll like this I always like to remind people that approval for interracial marriage in the US did not cross the 50% mark until 1994, when I was already in my twenties.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“It seems like the writers for the 250th season of American democracy are becoming increasingly desperate to get the country’s attention.” I’m not enjoying this season myself, it’s just too absurd. 0 ⭐️ do not recommend.

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Heidi Schuster @heidischuster.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This has to be one of the most Portland stories ever!

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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sigh. Taps sign. Again. You DO NOT want legislative term limits. They're bad. We know they're bad. We know this with as much certainty as it's possible to know anything in the social sciences. We have mountains of evidence from the 17 states that have tried it. No good comes from term limits.

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