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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 25/09/2026
40 DAYS UNTIL THE MIDTERMS Four things Independents can do today: 1. Check your registration at vote.gov 2. Mark the date and make a plan to vote 3. Follow the candidates in your state on social media 4. Subscribe to a local paper for important local news. #2026Midterms #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 24/09/2026
TODAY IN HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 24, 1969 The Chicago 8 trial opened. Eight antiwar organizers were charged with crossing state lines to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic convention. #ThisDayInHistory #Chicago8
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 16/09/2026
2026 DELAWARE PRIMARY RESULTS The 2026 primary is over. The November ballot is set. U.S. Senate: Democrat Chris Coons won his primary. Republican Michael Katz won his. They meet on November 3. Delaware’s primary is closed. Independents get their say in 49 days. #Delaware #Midterms2026
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 16/09/2026
TODAY IN HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 16, 1620 After 66 days at sea, they drafted the Mayflower Compact, a self-created framework for written law and majority rule. It marked the first American attempt at self-governance by the people, for the people. #ThisDayInHistory #Mayflower #MayflowerCompact
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 15/09/2026
TODAY IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY A nonpartisan civic holiday that celebrates our democracy. Democracy doesn’t work without your participation. November 3 is 49 days away. Go to NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org and tap Register to Vote. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #VoteReady
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 15/09/2026
DELAWARE PRIMARY TODAY. LAST ONE BEFORE NOVEMBER. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern. Delaware’s primary is closed. You vote in a party primary only if you are enrolled with that party. Independents do not pick these nominees. They meet the winners on November 3. #Delaware #2026Midterms
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 11/09/2026
September 11: Honoring the Heroes Who Answered the Call "The sky was falling and streaked with blood I heard you calling me Then you disappeared into the dust Upstairs, into the fire" — Bruce Springsteen, "Into the Fire" Video and Image Credits: FEMA and Internet Archive #September11 #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 09/09/2026
“We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” - Benjamin Franklin TODAY IN HISTORY On September 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally declared the name of the new nation to be the United States of America. This replaced the commonly used term United Colonies.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 09/09/2026
96% OF TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENTS PAID OFF IN THE PRIMARIES. Frank Luntz says that is the 2026 primary score. The RNC is telling Republicans something else: keep your distance from the president, and you could lose 15 to 20 percent of your base. #2026Midterms #Independents #RNC #FrankLuntz #Independents
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 09/09/2026
TODAY IN HISTORY: FORD PARDONS NIXON “It is not the ultimate fate of Richard Nixon that most concerns me. It is the immediate future of this great country.” - Gerald Ford, September 8, 1974 Less Party. More Country. Follow, Like + Subscribe. Link in bio. #ThisDayInHistory #Ford #Nixon #Watergate
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 08/09/2026
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” Oprah Winfrey OPRAH GOES NATIONAL: 40 YEARS AGO TODAY ALSO SEPTEMBER 8 1504: Michelangelo’s David is unveiled. 1966: Star Trek premieres. 1986: The Oprah Winfrey Show goes national. 1993: The Joy Luck Club hits theaters. #Oprah #StarTrek #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 07/09/2026
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.” Martin Luther King Jr. LABOR DAY: THE WORK CAME FIRST The first big Labor Day parade was in New York City on September 5, 1882. Congress made the first Monday in September a federal holiday in 1894. #LaborDay #LaborDay2026 #MLK #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 04/09/2026
BIPARTISANSHIP AT WORK: NO SHUTDOWN BEFORE THE ELECTION The Senate passed it 90–6 in August. The House passed it 370–48 this week. It now goes to the president to keep the government open through December 11. #Congress #Shutdown #Bipartisanship #Midterms2026 #IndependentVoters #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 03/09/2026
GALLUP: 89% OF AMERICANS SAY GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION IS WIDESPREAD Highest in Gallup's trend since 2006. Up 10 points in one year. Democrats: 91%. Independents: 90%. Republicans: 83%. Independents said 78% in 2024. Then 85%. Now 90%. Up every year, under both presidents. #Gallup #Trust
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem died at 92. “The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.” She co-founded Ms. magazine. She pushed equal pay, reproductive rights, and women running for office from both parties. #GloriaSteinem #MsMagazine #Bipartisanship #IndependentVoters #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 02/09/2026
WENDELL BERRY, 1934–2026 “The soil under the grass is dreaming of a young forest, and under the pavement the soil is dreaming of grass.” The Kentucky writer died this week at 92. He thought we were spending down the soil, the towns, and the patience it takes to live with each other. #WendellBerry
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 02/09/2026
BIPARTISANSHIP AT WORK: THE DRONE UNIT A Democratic senator, two Republicans, and independent Sen. Angus King sent the Army a letter Tuesday. They want a briefing on why a 600-soldier unit in the 173rd Airborne was told to stop specializing in drones. #Bipartisanship #Army #Drones #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 02/09/2026
TODAY IN HISTORY: 1969, THE FIRST U.S. ATM Chemical Bank in NY switched on a machine that handed out cash. People said it would replace every teller and shut down every bank. Not all the tellers lost their jobs. Banks did not all close. Best Products Sales & Service, Inc. | YouTube #ATM #AI
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 02/09/2026
Massachusetts primary: Markey defeats Moulton. AP called it. Moulton conceded. Unenrolled voters who voted tonight helped pick the November choice. Less Party. More Country. Follow, Like + Subscribe. indtimes.news
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 02/09/2026
SEPTEMBER 1, 1939: GERMANY INVADES POLAND “When peace has been broken anywhere, the peace of all countries everywhere is in danger.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt German forces crossed the Polish border. Britain and France were at war within days. That is the start of World War II in Europe. #WWII
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 02/09/2026
SEPTEMBER 1, 1775: THE OLIVE BRANCH “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” - John F. Kennedy. The king said no. The country chose a harder road. Follow, Like + Subscribe. Link in bio. #ThisDayInHistory #OliveBranch #IndependentVoters #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 01/09/2026
TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 1, 1985: THEY FOUND THE TITANIC A U.S.–French team located the wreck in the North Atlantic. Robert Ballard on the American side. Jean-Louis Michel on the French side. Seventy-three years after the ship went down. Video: Steam & Splendor YouTube #Titanic #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 01/09/2026
MASSACHUSETTS VOTES TODAY Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. More than 550,000 ballots had been received before this morning; 10.6% turnout before Election Day. In the last poll, Emerson had Markey at 60 and Moulton at 33. If you are unenrolled, you can still vote. Video: CBS Boston #Massachusetts
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 01/09/2026
MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY: TOMORROW Tuesday, September 1. Governor, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate are on the ballot. Primaries decide the menu for November. Showing up is the whole job. Follow, Like + Subscribe. Link in bio. #Massachusetts #PrimaryElection #IndependentVoters #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 31/08/2026
AUGUST 31, 1935. FDR SIGNS THE NEUTRALITY ACT: “I have approved this Joint Resolution because it was intended...to avoid any action which might involve us in war.” By 1941, the U.S. was sending aid to Britain. After Pearl Harbor, the country was in the war. #FDR #NeautralityAct #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 31/08/2026
AUGUST 31, 1997: THE PEOPLE'S PRINCESS “I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one. I come with my heart.” Twenty-nine years ago tonight, a car hit a pillar in a Paris tunnel. Diana died at 36. #PrincessDiana #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 30/08/2026
“Look for the helpers.” — Fred Rogers WORLD WATCH: FLOOD IN NEPAL Rescue crews in Nepal kept digging after a flood swallowed villages. India sent army tunnel teams and relief flights. China sent help. Israel sent medical teams and search crews. The US got nine Americans out. #Nepal
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 30/08/2026
BIPARTISANSHIP IN MICHIGAN: PUBLIC HEALTH BILLS July 23, 2026: Gov. Whitmer signed a bipartisan health package that speeds up Michigan's implementation of federal drug scheduling, lets doctors' offices offer organ donation sign-ups, tightens patient safety rules, and adds tools for opioid work.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 30/08/2026
BIPARTISANSHIP AT WORK IN WASHINGTON AMBULANCE-BILL SHIELD: March 23, 2026: Gov. Ferguson signed bipartisan House Bill 1187. After a car crash, whether you were walking or on a bike, an ambulance service cannot sell the bill to a collection agency until at least 120 days after the first statement.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 30/08/2026
BIPARTISANSHIP AT WORK IN MICHIGAN: FOR THE ANIMALS July 27, 2026: Gov. Whitmer signed four bills that passed a Republican House and a Democratic Senate. Whatever divides us, this didn’t. #Michigan #AnimalWelfare #Bipartisanship #IndependentVoters #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 28/08/2026
HE CHOSE THE PERSON, NOT THE COURT “I hold fast to the belief that freedom is stronger than fear.” King Harald V of Norway has died at 89. He spent 35 years on the throne after marrying a commoner the palace did not want. Duty to the country. Not obedience to the inner circle. #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 28/08/2026
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, has died at 94. She was the first woman elected to a full Senate term without following a husband into office. She reminded us to be civil. “It is easy to criticize. It is far more difficult to be constructive.” #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 28/08/2026
FREEDOM IS THE RIGHT OF ALL SENTIENT BEINGS Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime, has died at 85. He spent four decades telling kids that strength without freedom is just noise. Independents know that line. No party owns your mind. No machine owns your vote. #IndependentVoters #indtimesnews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 28/08/2026
PRIMARY UPDATE SOUTH CAROLINA Darline Graham won the GOP Senate runoff over Ralph Norman. She faces Democrat Annie Andrews in November. Independent voters make up about 10.3% of the state. Among Independents, Andrews leads by 33 points. #Midterms2026 #SouthCarolina #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 28/08/2026
This is perhaps Johan Cruyff’s most famous saying. Beyond being a fantastic footballer and a successful coach, he was also widely acclaimed for his memorable quotes. Independents, that’s us. No party machine. No easy script. Just the freedom to think. We’ve got a nation to fix. You in?
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 28/08/2026
Independents, let's do these 4 things today: 1. Stay curious. Ask many questions before you pick a side. 2. Put people over parties. Judge ideas, not team jerseys. 3. Talk to someone who disagrees with you. Listen first. 4. Get informed, then show up. #TedLasso #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 27/08/2026
TODAY IN HISTORY THE WHISKEY REBELLION 1794 The same frustration over taxes that sparked the Revolution and the Whiskey Rebellion is still with us. Party extremism only makes it worse. Independent voters: stay above the parties. Keep the government from being shaken to its foundation.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 26/08/2026
We were sad to hear the news of Tim Curry’s passing. In his recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he put it simply: “I’ve had the opportunities, and I’m still showing up. You have to keep showing up.” Independent Voters: the same rule applies. Don’t dream it. Be it. Keep showing up. #TimCurry
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 26/08/2026
87 years ago today, The Wizard of Oz hit theaters nationwide. Dorothy didn’t need the Wizard. The courage, the heart, the brains, and the way home were already hers. The power to heal this nation, force both sides to work together, and put people first has been inside you. #WizardOfOz
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton was the rarest kind of Independent. Few people in American history left a bigger mark than Dolly Parton. Tonight at 9:25, the Empire State Building lit up in pink sparkles in her honor, a perfect 9-to-5 tribute. #DollyParton
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 24/08/2026
PRIMARY UPSETS SERIES Goldman had risen to national prominence as the lead counsel who drafted the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. New York’s closed primary system locked independent voters out of these races. Follow, Like + Subscribe! Link in Bio. #NewYork #2026Primaries
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 24/08/2026
PRIMARY UPSETS SERIES Massie, a seven-term incumbent known for independent votes that often put him at odds with party leadership, was defeated in what became the most expensive U.S. House primary on record. Kentucky’s closed primary system locked independent voters out of this race. #Kentucky
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 23/08/2026
PRIMARY UPSETS SERIES Elijah won 47.1% to Mills’ 34.2%. Mills, a two-term incumbent, faced an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of misconduct and campaign finance issues (which he has denied). Florida’s closed primary system locked independent voters out of this race.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 23/08/2026
PRIMARY UPSETS SERIES Connecticut August 11, 2026: 14-term Rep. John Larson (D) lost his Democratic primary to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin. Connecticut’s closed primary system locked independent voters out of this race. Only registered Democrats could participate. #Connecticut #2026Primaries
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 21/08/2026
ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 21, 1959 HAWAII BECOMES THE 50TH STATE 67 years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation making Hawaii the 50th state of the Union. Hawaii has one of the highest shares of independent/nonpartisan voters in the country. #ThisDayInHistory #Hawaii
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 21/08/2026
ALASKA'S PRIMARY JUST GOT STRANGER In the U.S. House race, the fourth and final spot advancing out of the open primary currently belongs to Eric Hafner, a Democrat serving a 20-year federal sentence in NY for threatening judges, police officers, and attorneys in NJ. He has never set foot in Alaska.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 21/08/2026
WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY, AUGUST 19th On World Photography Day, the oldest surviving photograph of the Capitol shows a building still unfinished, a reminder that this country has always been under construction and that finishing it was never a partisan job. #WorldPhotographyDay #Lincoln #USCapitol
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 21/08/2026
CALIFORNIA’S 14TH DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION HAS BEEN CALLED Democratic State Sen. Aisha Wahab has defeated fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term. With most of the vote counted, Wahab leads roughly 53%–47%. #CA14 #IndependentVoters #IndTimesNews
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 20/08/2026
19th Amendment Anniversary Yesterday marked the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which expanded the right to vote in America. Ballot access has always been a continuous fight in this country. #19thAmendment #IndependentVoters
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 19/08/2026
PRIMARY RESULTS, WYOMING: August 19, 2026: Rep. Harriet Hageman won Wyoming's Republican Senate primary. In Wyoming, where Republicans have held every Senate seat since 1977, the primary is usually the election that matters. #Wyoming #WyomingPrimary #2026Primaries
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