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Reciprocity d' Parture

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Circling the drain overlooking the Continent's End, listening to the ghosts of the Umunhum.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h
NEW on “Paper Trail”: A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate.
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Podcast: Susan Collins and the Case of the Disappearing FBI Probe
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MayhemMel! @melindameyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
x.com/HunterBiden/... I hate GOP it's no secret. But sometimes they do the stupidest shit that I love. 🤪😂😂😂😂
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My Spanish is not good, nor was his English, so couldn’t really understand what was happening beyond the basics. I gave him all the cash I had on me, saying (I hope) “for a lawyer and your family.” And told him how sorry I was.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.
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Protect Our Care @protectourcare.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: A nonprofit tied to RFK Jr. solicited payments from companies in exchange for access to top HHS officials, according to Bloomberg. The top tier: $300,000 for a speaking slot and a private dinner with Kennedy and Dr. Oz.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“Everybody has been waiting for somebody to test whether ‘no’ is actually an option. Carney just tested it. He didn’t do it with a cheap shot or stunt. He offered the Americans everything reasonable, let them poison the deal themselves, and then documented what they did & why it was unacceptable.”
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VIDEO: Mark Carney Just Became The Most Important Leader In The Free World
Carney laid it out line by line in his presser today. Trump tried to claim Canada a vassal state at 11 pm last night. Carney told him to fuck off and woke up as the new leader of the free world.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 15/08/2026
First I was banned from X/Twitter. Then Facebook banned my newsletter. Then X/Twitter banned me permanently. Now YouTube disables my channel the week of my book launch. Was it something I said? 👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Stack of books. The nerd Reich, Gil Duran.
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Reciprocity d' Parture @inobserver.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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Reciprocity d' Parture @inobserver.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o... So much winning...
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Opinion | Trump’s Kiss of Death (Gift Article)
On top of everything else, the president is inept.
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This, to me, is the important part of the speech that mattered. Trump clearly wants DHS to take a greater role in interfering in elections. DHS should have NO ROLE WHATSOEVER in the state election administration. PERIOD.
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I wrote about what looks very much like a formal US plan to institutionalize a global network of concentration camps.
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Little Gitmos everywhere
The White House explores entrenching U.S. concentration camps worldwide.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
By his own admission, he had no idea what a red card was, but he knew -- better than the ref, better than FIFA -- that what Balogun did did not meet the standards for getting a red card, which, again, he had never heard of before. This is like watching JD lecture the pope, but more corrupt.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to Pennsylvania voter records. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. Another defeat for DOJ. DOJ is now 0-10. 👀 ELG remains undefeated! 🗳️⚖️💪 www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...
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🚨 United States of America v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Learn more.
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Reciprocity d' Parture @inobserver.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tulsi Gabbard always seemed a bit ... strange (gift article) wapo.st/4viLSnW
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Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career
I obtained hundreds of confidential memos detailing politics and policy guidance for Gabbard from her years in Congress, then embarked on a quest to identify who was behind them.
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Thanks to Trump's tax cuts, 88 corporations — including Coinbase, CVS, and Disney — paid ZERO federal income tax last year. They also spent $852M on political donations and lobbying. Their combined tax savings: over $26 BILLION (a 3,000% ROI!) We must break this corrupt cycle.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
2 HR for Yordan Alvarez... In the top of the 1st. Wild
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
this is my pandacam www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...
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LIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
gotta admit, talking about adding seats to scotus and the house and getting rid of the electoral college will get my attention
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The war is usually only over just as the markets are getting ready to open. Video: buff.ly/sIQri5W
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/06/2026
Donald Trump has already crossed a lot of red lines, but the most disqualifying of all is the winking idea of canceling elections.
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Talk of Canceling Elections Shows Trump Is Unfit for Office
No president has ever canceled a federal election, even in our deepest crises.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Here's the article. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/06/2026
NEW: Ballroom donors have won more than $50B in government contracts according to watchdog group @publiccitizen.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds
President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for co...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/06/2026
More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion, according to a report from a government watchdog group.
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Report: Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project
President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for co...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized". That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/06/2026
a girl said her fantasy is to be at the grocery store when it happens and now i can’t stop dreaming of it i’m standing looking at cheese at central market, when i hear people start whispering, picking up their phones and gasping NO, then squealing. i buy the mimolette and a bottle of krug.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 03/06/2026
The absolute bottom of the journalistic barrel is people in the media chiding Scott Pelley for having the gall to confront Bilton. If you want a job licking boots, become a bootlicker. You’re not a journalist.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
An effective push back against GOP culture war tactics? Seems to me it should be.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A reminder that DOJ has sued 30 states for access to their sensitive voter files. DOJ is currently 0-8 in decided cases. This is what I mean when I say the future of democracy is on the docket. www.democracydocket.com
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.
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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Every citizen of Minneapolis, please step up 💥
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Yale fell all over themselves to praise McMahon, Chris Rufo, and the Buckley Institute but hey whaddayaknow, it didn't do squat to stop bad faith Republican attacks and abuse of power. Maybe learn something from your more principled neighbor Wesleyan.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/05/2026
Yes, Europe’s leaders are finally standing up to Trump. Here’s why | Mujtaba Rahman
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Yes, Europe’s leaders are finally standing up to Trump. Here’s why | Mujtaba Rahman
Friedrich Merz’s criticism of the US president was not a solo run. It was born of the realisation that US leverage has slipped, says political analyst Mujtaba Rahman
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 06/05/2026
I figured I'd write a short something wondering why Sam Alito said we couldn't force Texas to change its unconstitutionally gerrymandered maps in December because people there need "certainty" but he's happy to help Louisiana change its maps now, even as ballots have already sent...
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Reciprocity d' Parture @inobserver.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
wapo.st/4w8pfDL Gift article
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Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show
Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media and verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites.
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Reciprocity d' Parture @inobserver.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"...Mr. Johnson has been reluctant to move forward, since turning to Democrats to help pass legislation can upset his right wing and lead to a challenge to his leadership." well, we certainly can't let that happen
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... The largest Sunday School class in history is currently in session
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Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again | Bill McKibben
With his stand against Trump, the pope has shown the far right doesn’t have a monopoly on Christianity. If people of good faith push hard, the future could be redefined
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Whatever you think of Steyer’s whole campaign, him shining a light on need for utility reform is good. And they mad: sfstandard.com/2026/04/23/p...
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PG&E launches $10 million PAC to take out gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer
Also in today’s Power Play: The Ethics Commission investigates contractors making prohibited donations to mayoral candidates.
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Funny how that works. 🤔🫤🤨🙂‍↔️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Some thoughts on what happened at last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Sunday thought: Last Night's Correspondents Dinner
Fear and Loathing in Trump's Washington
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Here they are: our two top Iran negotiators. No diplomatic experience. In way over their head. Both with massive financial conflicts of interest, their fortunes tied to the Middle East dictators that make them rich. What a disaster.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Worth remembering…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/04/2026
As we learn that Gabbard has referred the Ukraine whistleblower and the IG to the DOJ for prosecution, keep in mind that last May, a whistleblower reported her for hiding intel about foreign agents discussion someone close to Trump about Iran. From February: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-tulsi-...
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NEW: Tulsi Gabbard is Covering Up a Call About someone Close to the White House
This is an impeachable offense. I sat down with the whistleblower's attorney for an in-depth, 45-minute interview. You don't want to miss it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The Catholic bishops have just made crystal clear the reason that the pope is right and JD Vance is wrong: A just war can't be a war of choice, which this one clearly is. This is a crucial theological, political, and moral argument, and the clarity here is needed and powerful
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A app where you bid to humiliate your friends by hiring JD Vance to show up and endorse them in a CyberTruck.
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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Do Americans know that their Vice President was in Hungary campaigning for a Putin ally to be reelected, instead of in DC during a war in which Putin is helping Iran target Americans?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Oh, yeah, that was the Obama Iran deal.
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