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Gerard @groverxv.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The only way to read this is as analogous to ‘last days in the bunker under central Berlin’ Glueing coins to doors. Leaving a meeting to talk to a gardener. If the man has read Hegel, I’m a tin of tuna. (Line caught)
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today's demolition of Voting Rights Act by Roberts Court will likely trigger largest drop in Black representation since end of Reconstruction. They're taking America back to Jim Crow, when white supremacy and one party rule enshrined across South www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court deals a death blow to the Voting Rights Act
The "now-completed demolition" of the law could take us back to the Jim Crow era.
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Trump begun thinking about himself less as a peer of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and more as an addition to Hegel’s immortal trifecta - men who redirected the course of humanity: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The YOLO Presidency
Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
It's truly extraordinary that, 250 years after American independence, Americans are thanking the British king — a direct descendant of George III — for defending the values of the republic and the Declaration of Independence against American presidential tyranny.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A woman in Harlem, New York to King Charles: "Thank you for your speech to Congress. We needed that."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court kneecapped the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for sixty years. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, greenlights GOP gerrymanders
Justice Elena Kagan, in dissent, accused the majority of making changes that "eviscerate the law."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
An actual king understands democracy better than Trump.
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The new cover of the New Yorker: Spring Salutations by Tomer Hanuka
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/04/2026
This merger is bad for New Yorkers three times over. Thousands of jobs at risk here in the city. Streaming bills going up as competition disappears. And two of America's most powerful media companies under one roof, deciding what you watch and what you hear.
Today, as Warner Bros. and Paramount shareholders vote, New York City is on record: this merger should be stopped.
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Bahb 🐸 @gobills1108.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Hey @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social Fuck You. NY no longer requires your service. Ask your constituents if they want their tax dollars going to Israel in the form of weaponry. I’d bet the majority say no. You are JUST as bad as the GOP.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/04/2026
Here are the 7 senate democrats who voted to continue sending bombs to Netanyahu. Richard Blumenthal (CT) Chris Coons (DE) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) John Fetterman (PA) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) Jackie Rosen (NV) Chuck Schumer (NY)
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
"Easter Bunny on the Train" By German artist Michael Sowa (1996)
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Hand painted Easter eggs by Uzbekistan-born Dinara Mirtalipova.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Whom to believe? 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w...
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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The US reportedly waited to strike the bridge in Iran a second time until rescue workers and others in the area gathered to help the wounded, which then killed at least eight people. Authorities in Iran are describing it as an act of terrorism.
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"Trump, the only elephant in the world who walks around with his own china shop" 👏 😆😂 Hats off, as always, to French Senator Claude Malhuret.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A general with 36 years of service. Gone. By phone. Mid-war. No transition. The replacement's primary credential? A phone call on inauguration night. Trump called him "central casting." That's who's running your Army now. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Sassy0210 @sassy0210.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
As we send a Black man and a woman around the moon for the first time, let’s remember the trailblazing Black woman Katherine Johnson, whose brilliant calculations were critical to the initial Apollo 11 mission. Her work spanned 33 years at NASA, including contributions to the Space Shuttle program.
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
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John Andreini @jpandre52.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Watched "Nuremberg" on Netflix and recommend it. At one point, an interpreter of German descent is asked how his country was lost to fascism, and he said the people could have stopped it, but they didn't. The most important line from the movie.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🔥 💥 🔥
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Hegseth purge of Black and women officers larger than previously reported "Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for MORE THAN A DOZEN Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Yes, Trump started a war and can’t figure how to get out of it. Gas prices are spiking, groceries cost a fortune, airline fares are rising, the Attorney General was just fired, the job market is wretched, the national debt is out of control, but the president is laser focused.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/04/2026
According to the Times:
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
#Artemis II - Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen “with that successful TLI, the crew feeling pretty good up here on our way to the moon, & we just wanted to communicate to everyone around the planet who’s worked to make Artemis possible, that we firmly felt the power of your perseverance.” 🚀🌕
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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Damn it. The canary died. We may very well be about to do the stupid thing and get a bunch of Army Rangers killed for no discernible benefit to Americans. www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
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Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George
One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hegseth fired Army General Randy George & is seeking to replace him with “someone who will implement their specific vision for the Army” Very peculiar timing considering we’re mid-conflict, but if you had to venture a guess, it’s likely bc he refused to carry out an illegal order — subpoena time
General Randy George, US Army chief of staff, during an interview at the Pentagon. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The Army CoS typically serves a four-year term. George was nominated for the position by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023, meaning he should've held the position until 2027. The current vice chief of staff who was formerly Hegseth's military aide, will be acting Army CoS.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Just a note that Noem and Bondi weren't fired for their evil actions. They were fired for not being evil enough.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 02/04/2026
The problem isn’t with Trump’s decision to oust Bondi — she was a cartoonish failure and a national embarrassment — but rather with his motivation. He fired his AG, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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By ousting Pam Bondi, Trump made the right call for the wrong reasons
The president ousted the attorney, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pam Bondi was willing to go this low to get Donald's giddy applause. And he *still* fired her. Well played, bish!
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Our country has never been more divided, but Americans across the spectrum of backgrounds, regions, religions, ideologies, and all our other myriad differences just watched Artemis II launch and felt proud. That's pretty great. Thanks, NASA.
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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 02/04/2026
LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS II Carrying the hopes and dreams of millions as four of humanity’s bravest ride a great pillar of fire destined for the Moon, carrying the pride of nations. 📷 Max Evans for NSF
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ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 01/04/2026
Europe keeps a close eye on the #countdown to the #Artemis II launch too. At @esa.int's facilities in the Netherlands, teams from the European Service Module are already on console for the 10-day mission. All systems are GO from the Eagle room, Europe’s mission evaluation hub.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/04/2026
If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio... and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here: plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi... or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...
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LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA
Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing on NASA+, Amazon Prime,
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 01/04/2026
If all goes according to plan, in a few hours, a crew of astronauts will begin a journey that will take them on a loop around the moon. Here's a video that NASA put together to help people visualize the journey through space, first orbiting the earth before looping around the moon and flying home 🔭
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Meanwhile 👇👇
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Trump sat through 90 minutes of his own handpicked SCOTUS justices shredding his birthright citizenship case… then bolted. 🏃 Even his handpicked justices weren’t buying it. Ran straight to Truth Social to rant. Classic. #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/AmLFVk3dTRl6...
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Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing — The Daily Beast
The president couldn’t get back to the White House quickly enough!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
How humiliating. @economist.com www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Easter week 2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/04/2026
Rough day for Trump in the courts today: - Ballroom halted - Order to stop NPR/PBS funding blocked - No immunity for civil cases related to J6
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 🧊 🎣
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LB @lb-plantperson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
He will try anything
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
“I’m always at your service”: leaked calls between the foreign ministers of Russia and Hungary. Recordings of conversations between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó suggest the Hungarian minister was willing to advance Moscow’s interests within the EU.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Honestly cannot think of a time I knew less what was going to happen at court than I feel ahead of oral arguments on birthright citizenship tomorrow. The fact that this is getting a full hearing instead of a 9-0, per curiam, benchslap is already beyond disturbing.
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Iwon'Ta @iwonta.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Cartoon by Theo Moudakis for Toronto Star
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/03/2026
Trump on when he'll leave Iran: "Within two weeks"
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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Even Poland
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Liberte_NY 🗽 @liberteny.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🛑US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds
US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says
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