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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Plaintiffs fighting North Carolina’s newly passed absentee ballot rules filed for a preliminary injunction that would block the rules they called “disenfranchising” for the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Voting advocates keep fighting North Carolina mail ballot restrictions with midterms underway
The PI request comes as the county boards of elections across the state are set to start weekly meetings to process absentee ballots. There have been 93,402 mail ballots requested and 13,495 counted i...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions
The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 29, 2026
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Filigree 'Cranky Science Witch' @filigreemchana.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
1/ Trump's entire excuse about 'arts degrees don't make enough money' to warrant student loans is a lie. Civic and government spending on the arts, specifically grants *to* artists, usually bring more money and benefits back into their community. The Irish government proved it. The US proved...
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 29/09/2026
"The Trump administration may deport immigrants to a “third country”, or a country other than their homeland, without providing them an opportunity to dispute due to humanitarian concerns, the supreme court said in a brief order on Tuesday." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The community in Alexandria, Louisiana, is calling for the cancelation of the new ICE facility for unaccompanied kids at England Airpark. Get loud for the kids. bsky.app/profile/anat...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't give a damn if the media is calling a landslide. Get your ass to the polls anyway! Complacency is how we lose. Drop the comfort, lock in, and vote like democracy depends on it—because it does!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 27/09/2026
There are currently three major hurricanes raging simultaneously across the Pacific Ocean. #TotallyNormalRight www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Trump: "I'm rejecting their deal. They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately ... we're winning tremendously. We have total control of the Hormuz Strait ... that deal would not be acceptable. They want to immediately open the Hormuz Strait."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just BLOCKED Missouri’s GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map AGAIN from being used in the 2026 election, while delivering a blistering rebuke to the Eighth Circuit for trying to revive it.
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Supreme Court Blocks GOP Missouri Map Again in Blistering Appeals Court Rebuke
The justices said the Eighth Circuit should have seen this coming after it tried to revive Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in the middle of an election.
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
750,000 Texas Voters Disenfranchised Up to 750,000 Texans registered through the DPS online portal are missing from County Voting Rolls. Talarico “the government failed to do its job.” Registration deadline: Oct. 5. 🧵 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Texas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls
“I don’t know if they feel confident. Some counties are more confident than others,” Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Elections Officials, said. “Right now what we’r...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a big deal and it will affect eligible voters! The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to allow the Trump administration to resume using its expanded SAVE database to check voter rolls, reversing lower-court orders that had blocked it over privacy and accuracy concerns.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
NEW: Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn campaigns as a “family farmer” and rails against out-of-state investors. But records reviewed by MeidasTouch paint a very different picture.
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Zach Lahn is a Millionaire Investor Who is Running a Misleading Campaign Claiming to Be a Family Farmer
Iowa Gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn claims to be a family farmer, but in reality he is an investor and political consultant who doesn't live on his farm
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Quilters, immigrant rights advocates and an interfaith coalition unveiled the Stolen Neighbors Quilt at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday to honor Minnesotans detained by federal immigration enforcement - and advocate on their behalf.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
JUST NOW AT THE UN…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 22/09/2026
Netanyahu is set to arrive in NYC on Thursday for the UN General Assembly – where he is expected to defend his warmongering in Iran and Gaza. Activists led by the Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Democratic Socialists of America, among others – have planned a mass protest.
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Mass Protest Planned Against Netanyahu’s UN Speech in NYC Thursday
Netanyahu is attempting to “insult and demean the international system” with his visit, one activist said.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
“Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?” *shudders*
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Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and its people in UN address
The president said he was still deciding "whether to drive them into hell with no chance of survival."
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
September 22, 2026
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September 22, 2026
In 1945, still reeling from World War II, representatives from 50 nations reached back to the U.S.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Article 25 (3)(e) of the statute establishing the International Criminal Court criminalizes incitement to genocide. If someone can walk into the United Nations and say this, they’re daring the court to act.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
Ashley Hinson voted repeatedly against efforts to end U.S. hostilities with Iran while taking more than $217,000 from oil and gas interests, including $38,500 since the war began. Meanwhile, Iowa gas prices have surged 60% since the start of the war as major oil companies report soaring profits.
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Ashley Hinson Got Big Money From Oil Companies After Repeatedly Voting For the Iran War
The price of gas for her Iowa constituents has risen by 60% since the start of the war, while oil companies are making record profits
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A federal court has denied a request to halt the SpaceX land transfer. The Trump administration approved a deal giving SpaceX 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for 683 acres of SpaceX-owned land.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Missouri referendum proponents asked a federal appeals court Monday to pause its ruling requiring the state to use its 2025 GOP congressional gerrymander in the November elections while they seek U.S. Supreme Court review. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri referendum backers ask 8th Circuit to pause ruling requiring GOP gerrymander for midterms
The emergency request comes after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Missouri’s plan to use its 2022 congressional map in November would violate the Constitution.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s just a constant back and forth. The 8th Circuit has now ruled that Missouri should use the GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map for the November midterms, putting the federal appeals court at odds with the Missouri Supreme Court, which ordered the state to use its 2022 map.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A federal appeals court on Monday ordered Missouri to reinstate a gerrymandered map that eliminates a Democratic district in Kansas City, even though the state has already distributed ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri again ordered to use gerrymandered map for midterms — Supreme Court likely to decide
The circuit court ruling injects even more confusion into a year-long battle over which map the state will use for the general election.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 20/09/2026
"197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election." www.wired.com/story/hundre...
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Hundreds of Election Deniers Will Be on the Ballot This November
197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official warned federal prosecutors that they could be fired if they refused to pursue voter fraud cases brought to them by the FBI or Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to an MS NOW report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Report: Top DOJ official threatens to fire prosecutors who refuse to pursue voter fraud cases
The reported threat comes as federal agencies devote increasing resources to investigations of possible noncitizen voting, which is exceptionally rare.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Crucial new reporting reveals the hidden reality of Iranian air strikes on US bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Active-duty service members report widespread destruction to jets and barracks that is being withheld from the public. Americans deserve complete transparency! 🎥 ItsRachelScott
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'll join @npr.org at 710 AM to talk about our win stopping the threatened demolition of the Kennedy Center. Now we get discovery! Proud to represent @repbeatty.bsky.social here at DDF with WLG in Court & on public radio--another arts institution Trump tried and failed to demolish
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Liberals’ move to privatize airport operations is a mistake. Experience shows that adding a profit element can’t help but increase costs and drive cuts to service. And any foreign ownership of critical infrastructure touching our national security is clearly unwise in these times.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Troops leaked photos of their wrecked bases to CBS, saying they're "standing there with our eyes closed getting punched in the face" One soldier's words: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/09/2026
There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.
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Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
Mike Johnson just sent the House home early until after the midterms. Thomas Massie predicted this weeks ago. Johnson mocked him for it. Now Massie is responding.
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GOP Shuts Down Congress as It All Hits…
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 17 · 20m
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The pro-crypto CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate after every single Democrat (and four Republicans) voted it down. Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for fraud, speculation, and crime. Glad to see Congress wake up to reality.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
These are racist thugs actively engaged in endangering lives by forcing the RNLI to suspend its life saving activities. ARREST THEM. LOCK THEM UP. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protests
RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16/09/2026
Join the @nkcoalition.bsky.social’s first nationwide Election Protection 101 training to learn how you can take action to defend the vote from anywhere. We will focus on local polling place election protection, how to spot potential voter suppression issues, and what to do when you see them.
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No Kings: Vote Early: Election Protection 101 · No Kings
Join the No Kings coalition for this call to learn how you can take action wherever you are to protect our elections this fall. We’ll cover how to get out the vote, the importance of voting early, pol...
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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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's genuinely sickening how far politicians will go to protect a warm-body incumbent who’s practically a vegetable just to hold onto power.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/09/2026
Last month, ICE told 12 Somali men they were being deported to Somalia. Instead, they sent the men to Guantanamo Bay.
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The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: A judge told Trump's board they can't put his name on the Kennedy Center Minuets later they moved to shut the doors on everyone else. This is spite, not stewardship @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG will stand w/ Rep.Beatty as she fights to keep it open More w/ @cnn.com @4:20ET👇 -TN
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 15/09/2026
👀 This ought to be much bigger news ... The FBI has “election crisis coordinators” standing by for the midterms, with plans to deploy them to polling places. That is deeply concerning and “not good” doesn’t begin to capture it. #Midterms #VoterSupression #ElectionInterfrence #LegalBasis
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/09/2026
He’s catatonic
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