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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Betrayed by Trump and his allies the American people have once again put their faith in us - and now we must deliver. New 2026 election analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/betrayed-b...
hopiumchronicles.com
Betrayed By Trump And His Allies The American People Have Put Their Faith Back In Us - And Now We Must Deliver (New 2026 Election Analysis)
Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft joins us live at 4pm ET today for an update from one of the top battlegrounds in the 2026 election - Alaska!
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Defenders of Our Republic @defendersofourrepublic.org · 1h
#SNAP
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1h
So how long will the war have to continue to make sure it stays that way, that Iran has no nuclear weapons? “Stays that way” forever seems like a long time.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 58m
Many people assumed both of Florida’s Senate seats would stay deeply red for the foreseeable future. But Angie Nixon’s people-powered campaign is proving why we need to keep up the fight!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 44m
North Carolinians are facing a confusing stream of letters warning voters they must update missing personal information by the Oct. 9 deadline. The mailers are another barrier to voting that makes some voters question whether they should bother casting a ballot at all: demdock.com/4rTwVrB
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 41m
Lots of blue on this chart from the New York Times
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 35m
New in PN: Diesel Don is tanking the GOP "Making matters even worse for Republicans, the bitter yet deserved irony is that key constituencies across Red America that elected Trump are particularly hard-hit: men, whites, farmers, rural citizens, and those from the South and West."
publicnotice.co
Diesel Don is tanking the GOP
Record high prices are one of Trump’s defining political failures.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 33m
Trump keeps stealing money from the government to bolster his political prospects. It should be seen as a crime spree not legitimate actions of an American government.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 32m
Alexi Giannoulias, who is running for mayor says he will open 2 campaign offices on the South and West sides that “will also serve as community hubs and host mutual aid sites where Chicagoans can access basic necessities,” taking a page from @katmabu.bsky.social’s run for Congress earlier this year.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 9h
Fears arise that Hegseth’s plan for billionaire defense contractors to steer the military’s future will produce conflicts of interest that threaten the integrity of the armed forces SpaceX's Elon Musk & Anduril's Palmer Luckey — with Newt Gingrich — will “map the trajectory of future warfare”
politico.com
Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon
Two of the Defense Department’s biggest contractors will help lead a project that could directly benefit them.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 8h
Uruguay, with 3.5 million people, generates 98% of its electricity from renewable sources... "The key is not technology; it is institutions. Once the rules are fair and predictable, the system builds itself"
irishexaminer.com
Our solar power model isn't working — there's a fairer way
Solar lease-to-own could unlock Ireland's energy future — Uruguay, the Netherlands and Germany have all made this work with straightforward rules, writes Mary Teehan
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12h
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 11h
The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".
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Oatsie @alexcsinger86.bsky.social · 9h
Imagine if President Obama had flown around the country with a substitute wife because Michelle hated his guts. The media would have filed impeachment papers themselves
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 9h
Trump wants the Supreme Court to rule that DHS can imprison-indefinitely-immigrants who enter the US illegally He wants ICE to arrest millions of migrants and keep them incarcerated-maybe for years-until they can be deported Even if they have legal status In violation of their due process rights
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h
Just like Trump's never ending war with Iran ... Russia is preparing for the war in Ukraine to continue for years by planning record war spending, abandoning plans to rein in military outlays
japantimes.co.jp
Russia’s spending plans show Putin preparing for years of war
The shift offers one of the clearest indications yet of how deeply embedded conflict has become in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s priorities.
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Liam Dillon @liamjdillon.com · 02/10/2026
Years ago I interviewed Houston Mayor Annise Parker who told me one of the main reasons the city was able to cut homelessness by so much is she forced all the governments and nonprofits into a room and made them use the same data system. Meanwhile in LA www.latimes.com/california/s...
The agencies use different data systems, and even different Google spreadsheets, to produce their reports and often have different bureaus within them managing different housing programs.For example, a senior director for Bass told the interviewers that the Inside Safe program uses an internal Google spreadsheet to manage its occupancy records and does not have access to the Homeless Management Information System, the countywide database that tracks street contacts with homeless people and housing placements
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 6h
October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi conducted gov't business using her grandmother’s name as an email alias — a practice that can complicate access to public records & compliance with FOIA requests So add... grace.maye@usdoj.gov to all your FOIA requests ✏️ @rawstory.com.web.brid.gy
rawstory.com
Pam Bondi’s hidden email alias exposed in practice that can 'undermine transparency'
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h
Trump personally instructed his budget director to use $20,000,000 of taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency Mark Paoletta, budget office’s counsel & Will Scharf, White House counsel, both said it would be legal to use D.H.S. funds... He did it anyway ✏️ @nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h
🎨 by Zez Vaz @zezvaz.bsky.social
Cartoon by Zez Vaz depicting an intersection with a climate crisis, AI robots, fascists, and missiles on colliding roads
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h
All of Epstein’s clients are still free to keep on targeting children... 🎨 by Carolyn Crampton
A little girl asking her father “daddy, do you like girls who have their teeth pulled out? “
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digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 9h
The reason this is a big deal for Oracle is: 1) It went deep into debt to fund its ai data center build out. 2) As a result of (1), its debt has been downgraded to one step above junk. 3) Anything that negatively impacts its finances will send it to junk status, forcing institutions like 1/2
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 15h
Immigrants were just an excuse for mass surveillance & violence... Unsealed court filings reveal ICE is putting photos of people observing immigration enforcement activities into a Palantir-built database then using the images to track & intimidate them ✏️ @regret.bsky.social @dmehro.bsky.social
wired.com
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h
I'm all for a federal election holiday so people can vote, but why does just the military get that? Seems odd after Trump spent so much energy on stopping mail-in voting, which is how most who are deployed vote Troops will get a day off to vote or register for November elections trib.al/tiWbGJG
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Troops will get a day off to vote or register for November elections
Troops can use the day to register to vote or submit ballots. Many military personnel vote absentee in their home states.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 5h
AI going rogue, but may soon be leading U.S. military efforts... The Army is standing up a new command & new acquisition office dedicated to prioritizing autonomous technology The changes is part of Pete Hegseth’s new Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM), centered on drones technology
breakingdefense.com
Army to establish new autonomy command, acquisition executive - Breaking Defense
The service’s new command will be called Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM, according to a memo signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 5h
Task force studying New Mexico’s public records law released its Initial recommendations in a 5-page letter The letter was published on the New Mexico Department of Justice’s website Friday morning, but all references to it disappeared by 5:30 p.m 🤔 www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h
How do you feel about AI, folks?
comicsands.com
Kelly Clarkson Called ChatGPT Her 'Lover' While Defending AI—And Fans Aren't Feeling It
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h
The top 4 holders of the $TRUMP meme coin will get a gold Trump-branded watch. It notes that there won’t be any private time with Trump, and no gifts will be accepted. Because, you know, ethics.
motherjones.com
Want to attend an "exclusive dinner" with Trump? Just buy his meme coin!
(And don't sell it for a few weeks.)
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We must make everyone who was a part of this horror pay for their part in it. Starting with Stephen Miller.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(1/4) The 14th Amendment Section 3 was supposed to have prevented this.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We will never forget, and we will teach our children the truth.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Link: buff.ly/mlDC9Gm
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For four years, Sen. Ron Wyden has followed Epstein’s money. Now he’s found an FBI interview with one of Epstein’s bankers that the Trump regime kept out of the Epstein files. My write-up in the link in the comments.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Look out, Democrats. They sent the guy who never knows and has never read anything when asked about it.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wake up, babe. That socialist in NYC is building homes for previously homeless and lower income seniors.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
10/10. No notes.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is why Karoline Leavitt was always round going in circles. 🤣 Watch the video: buff.ly/UkAuM6k
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trumpapalooza was a drag show. Audio: buff.ly/sHCtFRF
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Great ad! Video: buff.ly/y2AMlsk
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good god. Video: buff.ly/uLUHGbi
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our federal judiciary knows how—and is wiling—to check Trump. It’s the SCOTUS six who are deeply partisan and compromised. Link: buff.ly/dDYhehV
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 23h
Given the record, there should be a presumption of irregularity on all of the Trump regime’s courtroom assertions.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 22h
Every state should heed this example. Story: buff.ly/TyMFjvZ
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 20h
We need this number in the high 90s to achieve herd immunity from misinformation and idiocy. Link: buff.ly/gJQBmjI
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19h
Link: buff.ly/ziJtPQS
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19h
Renee Good’s family is suing the officials who sent the ICE agent who killed her, using a law Congress wrote to stop the Klan. Their real goal may be discovery, and the Trump regime will fight hard to deny it. My write-up in the link in the comments.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19h
Fox is guarding the chickens again.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 18h
It bears repeating that, apart from the Schmitt-stain left in the Senate this week, we also witnessed important moral and legal clarity from the former special counsel.
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