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@inkwrat.bsky.social
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Recovering journo, Champion of the Apostrophe Former: Your favorite neighborhood bartender Current: Librocubicularist Laureate Still pretty good at listening & libations Dogs are welcome here. Humans will be vetted.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 45m
Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 42m
Another MAGA “citizen journalist” hoax debunked. Next.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 35m
👏👏👏
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 1h
Big update: Trump launches massive press investigations into major media companies. This is serious. Meanwhile, Trump's 'ceasefire' in Ukraine collapses in seconds. Ukraine bombs Russian bot infrastructure. Republican stunt in Texas backfires in major egg on the face moment. Democrats surge.
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NEWS: Trump Launches Major Press Investigations, GOP Stunt in Texas Backfires, Trump’s Ukraine “Ceasefire” Collapses
Hey everyone, happy Sunday evening.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 2h
Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...
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MAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military Base
From her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 2h
NBC News: "Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cuts" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
DHS claims the man ran in front of their SUV. You be the judge.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2h
Fire her.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
Update on the ceasefire Trump announced this morning.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
Crazy times.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Jon Karl: "Our thanks to Adam Hamilton. We requested an interview with Sen. Roger Marshall. He did not respond."
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 10h
"People at first were not so much concerned with what the story meant; what they wanted to know was where these lotteries were held, and whether they could go there and watch." -Shirley Jackson, on mail she received when "The Lottery" was published in The New Yorker in 1948
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 11h
This is quite an eye opener. What a nasty bunch. Wow.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
PSA: when Trump, @MarshaBlackburn, @BrentTaylorTN and other Republicans mock “socialism” what they’re really mocking is the idea of caring about other people
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h
Nic Cage, forever a real one.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h
Democrats who don't do everything they can to hold Republicans accountable will be driven out of office by the base. Democrats who don't do everything they can to rein in the reckless power of billionaires will likewise be driven out of office by the base.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h
SOMEBODY EXPLAIN HOW THIS MAN STILL HAS A JOB? Brenden Cuni, the same ICE agent seen on video brandishing a rifle at the scene of the shooting in NY, where officers shot an unarmed man in front of his 5-year-old child, was also filmed kneeling on a pregnant woman in Minneapolis last December.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 19h
wait why is boris yeltsin in our national parks pass
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Anne Muntean @annemuntean.bsky.social · 20h
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Republicans Join Democrats Against Trump’s Putin Diesel Deal
Lawmakers from both parties warn that easing Russian diesel sanctions could fund Putin’s war, while a former US ambassador questions the economic benefits.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 20h
"[A]t at this point, how much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined U.S. national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him as he does it?"
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 20h
And once *this* government gets away with making murder a fucking spectator sport they will. not. stop.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20h
New developments on a Saturday night: Reports Trump’s DOJ will try to use the Sherman Antitrust Act to intimidate the free press. joycevance.substack.com/p/can-the-sh...
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Can the Sherman Act Be Used To Silence the Press?
Apparently, Trump’s DOJ thinks so.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Come rally with Tom Perriello, Shannon Taylor, Elaine Luria, and me on Monday, October 19th in Henrico, Virginia! These are three congressional seats that we can flip from red to blue - but we need you with us. RSVP now:
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Virginia Get Out The Vote Rally with Pete Buttigieg · Elaine Luria for Congress
Election Day is almost here! Join Virginia’s Red to Blue congressional slate: Tom Perriello, Shannon Taylor, Elaine Luria, along with special guest Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Secretary of Transportat...
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This This This
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
New in PN: Trump’s collapse with indy voters, explained by @gregsargent.bsky.social "I don’t understand why there aren’t more news analyses pointing this out. This is the center of the electorate completely turning on Trump. Indys are critical in midterms. So this is very significant to November.”
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Trump’s collapse with indy voters, explained by Greg Sargent
“This is the center of the electorate completely turning on Trump.”
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 10/10/2026
The Weird, the Menacing and the False: Tracking the Worst of the 2026 Midterms Ads
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The Weird, the Menacing and the False: Tracking the Worst of the 2026 Midterms Ads
[Essay] With Election Day less than a month out, it seemed like a good time to check in on some of the weirdest and worst campaign ads of the 2026 cycle.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
there was a bit of drama at the end because security wouldn’t let people leave the theater during the Q & A. But when the would-be exiters made a scene, they opened the doors. I imagine the heavy security had something to do with Gibney (the director) and St. Clair (Elon’s ex) being there.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026
My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️

"Today in Marble Hill, ICE agents fired multiple shots at a man in his vehicle while his 5-year-old child was in the back seat.
ICE's already unwelcome presence in our city has been growing more escalatory and dangerous by the day. Today's shooting is a grave development that requires a swift and immediate response to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.
First, we must have a full and independent investigation of this incident.
"There must also be a full and immediate release of all body camera footage of the incident.
In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.
ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency.
It does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.”
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wow. The blunt truths are SUCH a relief to hear. As horrible as it all is, it’s like I can finally catch my breath, just by hearing a politician bluntly say them out loud.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion Drug talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Trump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion Drug
A Calculated Delay The Trump Justice Department has mapped out its coming...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
REPORTER: “Why does Mike Rogers have to answer for Trump and you don’t have to answer for Hasan Piker?” 🤡 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “Is that a serious question? Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: If Trump and Hegseth weren’t trying to kick trans people out of the military, a Navy board recently wrote of a trans women that it “without reservation would recommend retention based on a record of exemplary service," lawyers revealed today. www.lawdork.com/i/219495792/...
Absent ALNAV 011/26, the board without reservation would recommend retention based on a record of exemplary service.
• If separated from Naval Service, the board recommends waiving recoupment of debt associated with service education program costs based on LT Winchell's demonstrated exemplary service.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE shot a man in New York City today while he was in a vehicle with a 5-year-old child. Abolish ICE.
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ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City (Gift Article)
The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti...
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
something something your own worst enemy
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here is a link to the CourtListener page. I've purchased all of the relevant documents to make them available to anyone here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/74798...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
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The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not sure how Servando resisted drawing some big red baseball stitches across that belly tbh
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All of it.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why do I get the feeling you read the title of @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social 's book, The AI Con ... but just the title? OK maybe the publisher's blurb. In any case, you might wanna do a little deeper dive.
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inkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"insidious" is the word that springs to mind
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No AI for kids. Full stop.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey look, more blatant corruption. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As the Trump DOJ hemorrhages qualified lawyers, Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the “Civil Rights” division, hires partisan hacks & incompetent lawyers who have been fired, rejected, or driven out of their prior positions. Why these hires put the entire country at risk: youtu.be/8G1PVefC5do?...
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Trump DOJ SCRAMBLES As LAWYERS FLEE And Department COLLAPSES!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/10/2026
Elon Musk is officially a trillionaire again—and he’s spending big on the midterms, through America PAC, a super PAC affiliated with him.
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Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
With our money. Playing in our faces. 🤷🏼 ✈️
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