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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Absolutely insanity. How the hell can this person possibly be employed with this level of malicious lying? Unless of course that is what your network is all about. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump thinks we are all idiots, says if Republicans win the midterms he will pass a health care plan. Dude you have the Presidency, the Senate and the House why wait until after the election. Just more bullshit from the Liar in Chief. #RepublicanHealthCareCrisis Vote🗳️ them out‼️
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: Eight years ago today, Maine women begged Susan Collins not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe v. Wade. And today, she says she has no regrets. Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice?
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Congrats again to Anthony Kennedy
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Citizens United, Explained
The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
Ineligible votes are exceedingly rare, yet treated as a grave threat to our elections. But when far more ballots from eligible voters get rejected over technicalities, nobody bats an eye. And the imbalance works to Trump's advantage: demdock.com/4zfOYLe
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reporters need to start responding: "No, you did not inherit higher prices, Mr. Trump. And, no, you have not brought those prices down. Why are you being so brazenly dishonest to the American people? You think they never visit stores and gas stations?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
alert the press -- Trump is conked out in the Oval Office again
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/09/2026
Trump’s new AI chatbot wasn’t hallucinating, he lost the 2020 election. But when the newest rollout from the White House contradicted Trump’s rhetoric, they pulled the plug. Now when asked about it, the AI tool says “I do not offer political commentary on elections” and dismisses the question...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.
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Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now is the moment for us to reach down and pick up the power we have as citizens and rebuke these abuses so decisively that no president will try anything like this again for centuries.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reposting this with alt text: Near as I can tell, you can't see a home Atlanta Hawks game from section 109 row 1 - the rows in section 109 are lettered not numbered. Not the case for the DC-area UMD Terps, who Catlin Clark put 38 on during the Feb 3 game. Their 109 has numbered rows.
Atlanta Hawks seating chart shows Section 109 has lettered rows UMD seating chart shows Section 109 has numbered rows.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote about how this post builds the case that Trump's White House press ban has nothing to do with national security www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
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Trump’s press grievances are based in their refusal to do propaganda
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MTG has really been going after her own.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
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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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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NBC News poll finds big jump in D voter intent to vote early & drop in intent to vote by mail: - 23% intend to vote by mail, down from 34% in '24 - 36% intend to vote early in person, up fr 30% in '24 - 36% intend to vote in person on Election Day, same as 35% in '24 👇 www.axios.com/2026/09/20/m...
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More Democrats plan to vote in person in midterms
The result marks a significant shift from the 2024 election.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"If you spend $200 at the grocery store, and you say "I'm not gonna trade with the grocery store anymore, you don't lose $200 on groceries. It's very simple, right?"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
He’s got a point!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/09/2026
This is why Trump can’t stand Black women. They don’t take his shit. Let’s appreciate Rep. Joyce Beatty for being the fighter we need. Trump: “I think you’re incompetent.” Beatty: “I know you’re incompetent.” Then she reminded him: “You had more bankruptcies than anybody in the room.” 🔥
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The only thing better than the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of mail-in ballots is the #CryBaby-In-Chief's predictable, but oh-so tiresome meltdown when he loses. #Waaahhh 😭 😩
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Rep. Salud Carbajal @handle.invalid · 15/09/2026
Shifting the blame to a former president who has not been in office for almost two years is beyond ridiculous. Mr. President, take responsibility for an illegal war that has driven up gas prices for Americans.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Indeed, We The People Should Be Getting The Same Healthcare And Paid Leave As McTurtle.......🐢
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There’s nothing like the sweet smell of failure in the morning.
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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Epstein-associated donors gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers' campaign and political committees while he opposed releasing the Epstein files, arguing for more redactions to "protect somebody who got an airplane and rode with him." www.metrotimes.com/news/donors-...
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Donors named in Epstein files gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers and groups backing him - Detroit Metro Times
A Metro Times review found that donors named in the Epstein files have given nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers’ campaigns and groups supporting him.
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In a hidden-camera operation, pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl said that for $300,000, they could help a felon get a pardon from the president. They said their services included working with influencers to advocate for his case. cbsn.ws/4dj706z
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Not sure the guy that bankrupted 6 companies is the right guy to make this decision.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) tried and failed to force voters to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm elections. Now, several voters are demanding he pay $80 million in damages. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri voters seek $80 million in damages after Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ redistricting debacle
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) tried and failed to force voters to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm elections. Now, several voters are demanding he pay $80 million in da...
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I will follow up with more details...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
The taxpayer-funded White House incitement account is now attacking me for [checks notes] being in my 40s
President Trump does, in fact, travel with staff.

Aaron, on the other hand, is a sick, deluded freak (in his 40s) who sits behind a keyboard and posts creepy things like this.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“.. Of course they didn’t know. No one knew it was coming. .. It’s a bad idea. There’s no need for it economically and it looks desperate politically.” @washingtonsun.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social washingtonsun.com/congress/key...
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Emtcub @cumpigcub.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Eric Green It is so sad and disappointing that this is the president of our country….
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every day that major media fail to clearly declare that the president is out of his mind and is building a dictatorship is a day when they are betraying their duty to the American people.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Robert Smith 🇨🇦 @grumpygeek4sure.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Iran wants to make a deal very badly" .. "Canada wants to make a deal very badly" .. "a deal is coming fairly soon". This is the new "in two weeks" rhetoric. He has a limited ability of expression and why he becomes unhinged with reporters leading to his "who do you work for" and Fake News retorts.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party.
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