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Irvingkarchmar

@irvingkarchmar.bsky.social
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Author of Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel www.masterofthejinn.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What lies does the desperate, coordinated MAGA online disinformation machine have for us tomorrow? I guess we will find out as soon as they receive the propaganda from their paymasters.
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
STARTLING POLL: 31% of those who voted for Trump in 2024 now DISAPPROVE OF HIM AS PRESIDENT Overshadows Trump's new treason (buying oil from Putin he himself sanctioned); and latest repeat (an "energy ceasefire in Ukraine"- he already announced one a month ago) Countdown Podcast drops at Midnight
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Irvingkarchmar @irvingkarchmar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump can go fuck himself, Ukrainians report
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Irvingkarchmar @irvingkarchmar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s a great feeling, I know 🙏🏼👏👏
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 05/10/2026
Trump brags about the housing development he managed in Ohio: "We made it very, very successful" (They were sued for anti-Black racial discrimination).
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FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social)
Trump brags about the housing development he managed in Ohio: "We made it very, very successful" (They were sued for anti-Black racial discrimination)
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Marlene Green @marlenegreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social & @pkrugman.bsky.social talk about oil, gas, diesel and how Americans are viewed around the globe... Listen, Share widely and Be sure to Vote Early.... youtu.be/1_-Hj8MNd4k?...
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Donald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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Anarchists Without Borders @anarchswoborders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just in case it wasn't totally clear, every single person who says Democrats are just as bad as Republicans is working for the fascists. Every single one.
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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 02/08/2026
Trump = Hitler 2.0
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Chase Raven @chaseraven.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Under the radar races that really matter. boltsmag.org/prosecutor-a...
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This week, I joined my House and Senate Democratic colleagues to hear the testimony of people close to individuals who have been murdered by ICE agents and continue to demand accountability.
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Congressman Wesley Bell @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I got the chance to speak to the families of victims wrongfully killed by ICE. Nothing will ever truly bring back what’s been taken from them, but myself and @OversightDems are fighting to hold ICE and the Trump Administration accountable.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2 years ago a major pub took the list i'd made of the same thing (key DA/sheriff races), & wrote a story about the elections on the list (and none other) — as if a selection like this is already naturally out there as the universe of key elections to watch. if you end up using this, just credit!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 24/09/2026
Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal agents, members of Congress heard from family members of those killed on the Trump administration’s pattern of obstruction and lies about the shootings and victims, calling it “dual assassination.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Families of ICE victims tell panel that falsehoods, obstruction amount to ‘dual assassinations’ • Ohio Capital Journal
Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal immigration agents, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday heard from family members of those killed…
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/09/2026
An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement.
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ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds
An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement.
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
❗️Zelenskyy at the UN: the more freedom of action Putin has, the more dangerous the world becomes. We must stop “patient zero” and not let evil spread further. Ukraine is building strong weapons.
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
2/According to European intelligence, Russia is preparing to draft about another 300,000 people by the end of the year, while the Kremlin denies such plans. Source: Bloomberg.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
❗️Russian officials and military enlistment office staff, amid rumors of a new mobilization after State Duma elections, are trying to open accounts in foreign banks, move assets abroad, and advising relatives and friends to leave the country.
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is what Republicans slashed Medicaid and SNAP for. Tax cuts for data centers and AI companies. While families struggle with rising costs from Trump’s war and tariffs. www.washingtonsun.com/climate-envi...
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Trump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously Known
The data center proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states.
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Impeach Them. All of Them. www.thebulwark.com/p/impeach-th...
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Impeach Them. All of Them.
Hegseth is only the beginning.
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Irvingkarchmar @irvingkarchmar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Safe bet lol
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026
mackenzie scott really seems like the only billionaire to figure out that you can be a literal hero to millions with a relative pittance
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
NEWS: France’s Epstein investigation is expanding, with prosecutors identifying multiple potential recruiters and at least 13 previously unknown victims as they trace his trafficking network across the country.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 12/09/2026
Article is behind a paywall, but the headline tells the story. We all have different considerations when it comes to voting. Some have access concerns, others have safety concerns. But the strong preference is voting early in-person if you are able to do so. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Democrats put new emphasis on early and in-person voting amid mail ballot concerns
While they don’t want to discourage casting ballots by mail, progressives are prioritizing other voting methods ahead of the midterms.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Get in, folks: a new Russian disinfo campaign is targeting the midterms, specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed op to meddle in this year’s U.S. elections. They're faking celebrity videos attacking Dems and are...very stupid. www.ms.now/news/russia-...
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A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms
The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain: joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Judd Legum
American journalist, lawyer, and political writer
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Irvingkarchmar @irvingkarchmar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Guess who he voted for
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10/09/2026
If Trump or his allies attempt to undermine the results, they will face the largest, best-trained, and most prepared pro-democracy election-defense volunteer corps we've ever built. Sign up for the No Kings kickoff call at www.mobilize.us/noki...
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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thousands marched on Washington to defend voting rights…Ninety organizations signed on … Bernie Sanders…AOC… Martin Luther King III attended… The march they buried.
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Xplisset | Founder of XVOA (@xplisset)
THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AIN’T GONNA LET YOU SEE THIS. Thousands are marching on Washington to defend voting rights; ninety organizations signed on, and Reuters sent photographers, yet apparently that wa...
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Political Humor @politicalhumor9.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I will vote for any Democrat who vows to IMPEACH AND IMPRISON TRUMP
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Cheri Armstrong @cheriarmstrong.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“What did he do to deserve to be murdered?” Alex’s mother, Susan Pretti, said as the family spoke out in their first TV interview since his death. people.com/alex-pretti-...
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Alex Pretti’s Family Watched Him Get Shot and Killed on TV. 7 Months Later, They’re Still Demanding Accountability
Alex Pretti’s family is speaking out seven months after the Minneapolis ICU nurse was shot and killed by federal immigration officers, demanding answers and accountability.
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Irvingkarchmar @irvingkarchmar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Horrible and only in Nazi America
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🇷🇺🔥💥They thought they’d take Kyiv in 3 days. Nearly 5 years later: no fuel, power cuts, constant drone attacks, a collapsing economy, and people who no longer feel safe. This is Russia today. ❤️🇺🇦Thank you to Ukraine’s defenders and everyone supporting Ukraine.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Shapiro: When he sits behind the desk in the Oval Office, making $2.2 billion off his corruption for him and his kids, it costs you money. When he sits behind that desk, he’s not thinking about how to put money in your pocket. He’s thinking about how to put money in his own pocket.
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas said the policy, announced by the State Department in January, "is contrary to law and was issued in excess of Secretary Rubio's statutory authority."
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Judge strikes down Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas for 75 countries, reinstating evaluations
A U.S. district judge said the policy "is contrary to law and was issued in excess of Secretary Rubio's statutory authority."
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RealUSAPatriot @realusapatriot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It’s clear the man who can’t stay focused on anything besides grifting and lying has moved on from Iran. He is simply pretending he won the war. Nothing could be further from the truth and Americans will suffer the economic fallout from the war for years to come. Yet somehow Repubs. don’t blame him?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Michigan, it’s never too early to make sure your voter registration is ready to go for November. Register to vote, online or by mail by October 19th: mi.gov/vote
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#Pinks
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Who could have known that taxing the extremely rich would be an easy way to fund a massive expansion of the welfare states? Who, I ask, who?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Thug Life Meme
ALT: Franklin D. Roosevelt Thug Life Meme
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
That's a big kick in the guts. Payrolls is much weaker, and the U.S. lost -23k jobs in March, well below expectations of +80k. Huge downward revisions, too: May now +63k (instead of +129k), June now +20k (down from +53k). Very bad news. Revise down your views substantially.
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Irvingkarchmar @irvingkarchmar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What he means is he is not getting his cut
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Mike Pompeo is near the very top of the list of assholes who are a danger to America. Striking at the wrongs that embodied the very foundation of our country is the perfect way to begin correcting them and he knows that - which is why he and those in alignment with him fear it so much.
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Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo
If we teach that the founding of the
United States of America was
somehow flawed. It was corrupt. It
was racist. That's really dangerous. It
strikes at the very foundations of our
country.
Jamaal Bowman @JamaalBowmanNY
Counterpoint: It's dangerous to
teach our children that men who
held, raped, and killed slaves were
somehow not corrupt, racist, or
flawed.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 19/07/2026
My pre-write turned out to be 70% a. CDC's comms have been wildly irresponsible; b. If I couldn't prove lettuce is not from Taylor Farms, I wouldn't eat it; c. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
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Cyclospora Outbreak: Weekend Update | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Q: Do we know what is causing the cyclospora outbreak? Taylor Foods iceberg lettuce has been identified as a cause. (At this point, Taylor F
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Yep. @polphilpod.bsky.social and I made this point in this essay on Elon Musk's real fascist worldview, which all of you should read if you haven't yet, because (we immodestly insist) it breaks new ground. Also see the interview with one of the authors of "Muskism." newrepublic.com/article/2119...
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