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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 13h
One big takeaway from this hearing is that Barack Obama and Joe Biden did a world of good to the D.C. Circuit when they appointed former trial judges to it. And with good reason, Judges Robert Wilkins, Michelle Childs, and Florence Pan have all been lighting into the Justice Department quite a bit.
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isabelholmes.bsky.social @isabelholmes.bsky.social · 13h
share.inquirer.com/wbpTHc?utm_s... GIFT ARTICLE "Public education needs widespread systemic reforms to better serve diverse populations. That’s where critics should be directing their outrage — not at Hannah-Jones for the choice she made." Exactly!
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NYT writer practiced her principles with her daughter’s schooling | Jenice Armstrong
Nikole Hannah-Jones’ decision to enroll her daughter in a struggling public school has sparked debate — but her critics are missing the point.
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Common Cause North Carolina @commoncausenc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🗳️Our Ready to Vote tour across NC continues this week! Interested in volunteering to protect voters in nearby communities and campuses this election? Common Cause North Carolina has got all that you need to get ready. Join us! ➡️ Learn more and RSVP at ccnc.me/ReadyEvents
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Congressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 15h
Trump is spending $1,800,000,000 on a ballroom and his vanity projects. Instead, that money could pay for: 🍎607,000,000 school lunches 💡12,000,000 electric bills for a month 🩺88,000 Veterans medical expenses this year 🥪429,500 Americans’ SNAP benefits for a year Priorities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Mamdani in response to Kimmel asking him to send Trump a selfie of the two of them: "I love you, but I love housing more"
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h
@drannieandrews.com has called for four debates. But Darline Graham, who showed her ignorance in her previous debate, will only agree to one. It's October 11th.
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South Carolina ETV and Public Radio to host, broadcast and livestream "South Carolina Election 2026" U.S. Senate debate | South Carolina ETV
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) will host, broadcast and livestream a South Carolina Election 2026 U.S. Senate debate on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. from SCETV studios in Columbia. The debate will a...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14h
The prosecution is struggling in oral argument over whether Judge Boasberg can conduct contempt proceedings; the judges are pointing out its position is contrary to its own internal rules. You can listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1B...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h
NOW: DC Circuit en banc aguments over Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings have now begun at the DC Circuit. Brett Shumate is now arguing for DOJ. www.youtube.com/live/4A1BwFh...
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NC 98% of emergency ground ambulance rides can hit you with surprise charges at rates twice what Medicare pays. They charge whatever they want when you have no choice. Roy Cooper's plan caps out-of-pocket costs & ends surprise billing. Healthcare shouldn’t bankrupt you. Vote 4 Roy Cooper! #Pinks
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve been obsessed with this possible trendline for a decade. If you cut the things that keep people who remain in state healthy and increase access to guns guess what happens
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald's Diesel Disaster @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and historian Heather Cox Richardson are joining forces for Lunch Money, a new monthly conversation series. #USA #Trump #uspoli www.youtube.com/live/zcMSxfX...
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Donald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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isabelholmes.bsky.social @isabelholmes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I co-signed “Restore Independent Vaccine Science at CDC and FDA” on Amendment. Add your name: amendment.app/s/W3Q75A?utm...
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Restore Independent Vaccine Science at CDC and FDA
Childhood vaccine schedules used to be set the boring way: an outside committee of specialists, meeting in public, screened for conflicts, leaving a paper…
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NYTimes Communications @nytimespr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The New York Times will not publish or distribute any images taken as part of the White House still photography pool today, in conjunction with the other members of that pool and in a show of support for the news organizations being unfairly targeted by the president’s barring of journalists from the White House.

We remain committed to covering the president’s travel to New York City today. Americans deserve a free and independent media covering their government without intimidation, as well as comprehensive coverage of newsworthy events.”

 — Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for The New York Times
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 20/09/2026
The Trump media ban is revelatory. Of course what Trump has done violates the constitution. But note that no official refused to implement it- violating their oaths of office to us. Tells you everything you need to know - and worry about in the administration’s response to the midterm elections.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026
“The No. 1 problem the Kennedy Center has had is President Trump.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Lindsay Dusard @lindsaydusard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
three called 911 for help.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The US will soon have the world's only triumphal arch whose features were driven by litigation strategy.
At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, planned since the Civil War Era many years ago, at the Receptive Circle adjoining the Arlington Memorial Bridge, into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage. There will be no facility like this anywhere in the World. Out of the 59 top cities and Capitals, Washington, D.C., IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TRIUMPHAL ARCH, but it will now and, by far, the greatest of them all! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026
🚨 NEW: Missouri dropped its GOP-led lawsuit seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used for congressional representation and Electoral College votes. The case ended before any court ruled on the merits.
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Missouri drops GOP-led bid to rig elections by excluding undocumented from census count
Hanaway launched the case with sweeping claims that noncitizens were improperly taking representation away from U.S. citizens and that states with large immigrant populations were benefiting at…
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
SCOTUS will soon consider the legality of bans on assault weapons under 2nd Amendment. The hypocrisy of originalism will be on display when we consider what an “arm” was in 1789 — a one-shot musket. The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Tracking Assault Weapons Bans Across the Country as Court Battles Continue (Gift Article)
Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/09/2026
As Trump tries to ban CNN from the White House, it would be a massive mistake to cave on the Paramount merger. The last thing we need is another Trump-controlled media conglomerate abusing its power to stomp out competition. This is a dangerous merger. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit
Paramount Skydance is in "advanced talks" with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that's holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the WSJ reported.
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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📍 Charlotte
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No kings, no thrones, no crowns; just a lot of voters with absolutely zero interest in being managed by a man with a crown complex. October 17, vote early and show up ready to defend the plain, radical idea that power belongs to the people. social.demcast.com/s/smUptjEW #USDemocracy
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Find An Event Near You
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This Day in Labor History: September 19, 1945. 24 fired female employees of the Lindstrom Tool and Toy Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut picketed outside the factory in protest of their firing to replace with returning men. Let's tell the often untold story of women workers in World War II!
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Charlie Davis @charlespdavis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Beaufort's Fire and Police departments are teaming up to remind drivers of the dangers of leaving children in hot parked cars.
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Beaufort officials warn of dangerous heat in parked cars
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — Beaufort’s Fire and Police departments are teaming up to remind drivers of the dangers of leaving children in hot parked cars. A new display showing the often im…
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Jerry Gale @jerrygalemn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Please watch this and then repost it everywhere.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Governor Josh Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years later, we continue to remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the first responders who ran toward danger to protect others.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 11/09/2026
A man told residents in a North Carolina village that he’d help them fight an asphalt plant. Then they uncovered his true identity.
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How Grassroots Opposition to a New Asphalt Plant Was Infiltrated by an Outside Operative - Inside Climate News
Neighbors in Clemmons, North Carolina, thought they were getting help in their fight against a polluting project. Now they feel betrayed.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Per today's CPI report, Trump's war with Iran has caused an inflation bomb: Gas prices are up 27% compared to last year, airfare is up 23%, and fuel is up a jaw-dropping 52%. We are all paying the price for his warmongering.
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US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs
Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%
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Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @foushee.house.gov · 11/09/2026
Today marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which claimed thousands of innocent lives. We will never forget the courage & sacrifice of the first responders, and we must continue to honor the survivors, servicemembers, & families whose lives were forever changed on that day.
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 Beware. Beware. Beware.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I respect Lonnie Bunch enormously. He has done stellar work as a historian, on so many levels. His absence is indeed terrible news -- for the Smithsonian and the country.
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NPE Action @npeaction.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NPE Action endorses Richard Ojeda for U.S. Congress, North Carolina’s 9th District. npeaction.org/npe-action-e...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As many large firms succumb to greed and fear, scrappy groups of lawyers are taking Trump’s lawlessness and winning. They deserve our thanks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The administration tried to argue these lands should be about livestock production, not conservation. Thankfully the court blocked the removal while the lawsuit moves forward. It’s temporary, but for now more than 900 bison get to stay right where they are.
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Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin from Removing More Than 900 Bison from Federal Land
Earthjustice and Cochenour Law filed for preliminary injunction for American Prairie in August
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A Labor Day reminder: having a job is no longer enough to protect millions of Americans from homelessness. For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.
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Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Only dictators need to advertise themselves with triumphal arches when they don’t have any triumphs to celebrate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Plans Announced to Break Ground on Trump’s Triumphal Arch Before Final Approval (Gift Article)
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.
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Vicki Boyer @vivavic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A sentiment I keep seeing, with which I’m wholly sympathetic, is “this should be a scandal.” Yes, it should. But it’s not. We’re 10 yrs in. Let us contend with this ugly reality.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Some interesting analysis from @traviscrum.bsky.social on what Missouri is doing on the shadow docket here:
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Did Missouri Concede Away Its Redistricting Case on the Shadow Docket? #ELB
As Rick and Ned have flagged, Missouri has moved for a stay of the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision that (1) put the referendum on repealing the 2025 “Missouri First” map on the November 2026 ballot ...
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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Witkoff and Kremlin oligarch Blavatnik are real estate partners btw finance.yahoo.com/news/two-lux...
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Two luxury condo projects land billion-dollar loans: NYC’s largest August loans
Steve Witkoff and Len Blavatnik with 500 West 18th Street and Arthur Zeckendorf with 80 Clarkson Street (Getty, Witkoff, One Highline Residences, Atlas Capital)Two blockbuster loans made up for an oth...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Occasional reminder that there is an ICC arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes in connection with the mass abduction of Ukrainian children.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Imagine serving your country as a soldier for decades, rising to the height of the profession, and then being forced, by a drunkard TV talk show host with a hairstylist and beautician, to sit for a polygraph like some kind of common criminal
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What’s the data behind Trump’s claims noncitizens vote? Even when the reddest of states sets its officials to back them up, they can’t. Here are the facts you need to know to support Labor Day conversations with family and friends: joycevance.substack.com/p/voter-frau...
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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Remember how we were going to see a boom in coal consumption due to the war in Iran? Global seaborne thermal coal imports fell 4mt in 1H26 vs 1H25, -0.9% y/y, -7.7% vs 1H24. If this is a boom, I’d love to see the bust. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The LNG Shock Isn’t Driving Asia Back to Coal
If you’re given to the Sickos Guy view of world events, there’s one obvious way to make the current crisis in the Middle East look just that little bit more disastrous: As well as starving us of energ...
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 03/09/2026
never forget how much these people despise you
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