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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wonder why Trump and Republicans are promoting this industry so heavily and are allowing them to operate free from any guardrails or regulation?
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 01/10/2026
The court will hear the case in its new term that begins on Monday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Clash Over Trump's Immigration Detention Policy
Supreme Court To Hear Clash Over Trump's Immigration Detention Policy
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
LOSS: A federal court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block a Florida policy that pro-voters argue bars nearly 80k eligible voters from registering. The policy requires certain identifying information on a voter’s registration application to exactly match information in government databases.
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026
The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.
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The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 25/09/2026
The report paints a picture of the Trump administration plowing ahead with its detention plans and giving no thought to how much money it was squandering.
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ICE Wasted Millions In Taxpayer Dollars To Boost Immigrant Detention: Watchdog
The report paints a picture of the Trump administration plowing ahead with its detention plans and giving no thought to how much money it was squandering.
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He’s a total embarrassment, no integrity whatsoever…🗳️💙🗳️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Free Speech For People @fsfp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: Rep. Cohen, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, calls Trump “the most impeachable President our country has ever endured.” Keep up the pressure on your member to Congress to join Congressman Steve Cohen's TWENTY-SIX new articles of impeachment ⬇️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Missouri abruptly dropped a federal lawsuit Friday that sought to exclude some noncitizens from being included in the population count used to allocate seats in Congress and Electoral College votes among the states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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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 Missou...
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 20/09/2026
The president announced that he agreed to convert the structure into the “top grade” facility following a “strong request” from the military.
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'Beyond Parody': Critics Bash Trump Over His 'Dumb' Change To D.C. Arch Proposal
The president announced that he agreed to convert the structure into the “top grade” facility following a “strong request” from the military.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 17/09/2026
A GOP dispute over a federal gas tax led to desk-banging, name-calling — and a hasty departure.
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'F**king War!' Republicans Reportedly Fight And Stomp Out Of Mike Johnson's Office
A GOP dispute over a federal gas tax led to desk-banging, name-calling — and a hasty departure.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Everything Trump touches turns to shit.
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jackmari.bsky.social @jackmari.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Of course, but don't miss the point. Our starting point is always higher for the reasons you state, but it should not take away from the now unaffordable diesel and gasoline prices due to the f****** of our economy.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 17/09/2026
The boss of soccer’s governing body has shrugged off the controversies.
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Top FIFA Official Demands Infantino Release Files On World Cup Sell-Off, Balogun Red Card
Top FIFA Official Demands Infantino Release Files On World Cup Sell-Off, Balogun Red Card
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/09/2026
From @theathletic.com: Patriots owner Robert Kraft pledged a $2 million donation to people affected by the war in Gaza. Kraft recently demanded that Ed Sheeran drop Macklemore as his opening act following Macklemore’s comments in support of Palestinians.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft pledges $2 million donation after Macklemore outcry
Macklemore challenged Kraft to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian causes, though Kraft said Sheeran contacted him first.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 17/09/2026
“The GOP’s stables need a cleaning,” the Republican strategist wrote in a scorching Wall Street Journal editorial.
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Karl Rove Announces He Will Vote Democrat In Fiery Rebuke Of GOP: 'I'll Have No Part Of It'
“The GOP’s stables need a cleaning,” the Republican strategist wrote in a scorching Wall Street Journal editorial.
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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TurboTax Maker Intuit Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2025
TurboTax maker Intuit reported nearly $6 billion in U.S. profits in 2025 and paid no federal income tax. Instead, the company received a refund, thanks in part to new tax breaks from OBBBA.
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jackmari.bsky.social @jackmari.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
almost $10 in California
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/09/2026
Hakeem Jeffries: “Pete Hegseth is a disgrace. He should be fired…That's the reason why they pulled the resolution, because there were Republicans who can't even defend Pete Hegseth at this point. And it’s part of the reason why they ran out of town.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AI advocates say we have no right to stop innovation in the free market. Hogwash. We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or varieties of cocaine or biological pathogens. We protect the public from certain kinds of innovation. We need guardrails on AI before it’s too late.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Oil just topped $109, the 10-year Treasury yield broke 5%, diesel hit another record high, and a major U.S. refinery suffered a total power outage. Then came the bombshell about who secretly helped bankroll Don Jr.’s wedding. Read the full Monday update:
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Monday Updates: Oil Tops $109, Yields Break 5%, Don Jr.'s Russian-Funded Wedding, and Trump's AI Meltdown – 9/14/26
Monday afternoon updates. Paywall free.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026
NEW: Amid Trump's ongoing attack on voting is a push to make probing election crime a top priority — a message heard loud and clear by state prosecutors. This is the story of Joey Norris, an Iowa election worker who's facing five years in prison for trying to protect ballots in the 2024 election.
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An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump's push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wow. A must read. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump's push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Russian Businessman Financed Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Celebrations
Umar Kremlev paid for two nights of celebration after the wedding, Donald Trump Jr. and his wife confirmed.
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/09/2026
In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims. www.wired.com/story/new-yo...
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New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design, it inadvertently offered a test case for just how disruptive President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail voting could be this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In ominous sign, USPS initially rejected Florida county’s mail ballot over spacing issue
Read more here.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/09/2026
NEW: Civil rights groups and the city of Denver are asking a court to stop armed federal agents from patrolling the polls during the midterms. The effort aims to preempt any attempt by the Trump administration to use law enforcement to intimidate voters.
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Civil rights group and city of Denver ask court to block any plans for armed federal agents at polls during midterms
It aims to counter what one group calls “an intentional climate of fear and intimidation,” that threatens to chill participation among minority voters.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...
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LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby
Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 LG smart TVs have been caught collecting data even while offline or in standby mode. An investigation found models could scan nearby Wi-Fi devices, track what you’re watching, and even store microphone audio while disconnected, then upload that data once the TV reconnects to the internet.
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jackmari.bsky.social @jackmari.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A rare loss, but disappointing none the less
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/09/2026
Trump claims Iran caused “no damage at all” to U.S. military equipment. Satellite imagery and reports of damaged fighter jets, helicopters, shelters, and runways tell a very different story.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/09/2026
U.S.- and Saudi-backed forces are getting crushed as the Houthis close in on a critical global shipping chokepoint. Ben Meiselas breaks down Trump’s rapidly collapsing position in Yemen.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 10/09/2026
The company’s report on misuses of its models comes as its employees speak out about AI’s safety and existential risks.
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Anthropic Says It Thwarted Potential Plots To Use Its AI For Biological Weapons
The company’s report on misuses of its models comes as its employees speak out about AI’s safety and existential risks.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/09/2026
At the rate this administration is going, it will soon become a stretch even to call these other countries our "allies."
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Europe’s Gold Fled the Nazis. Now It’s Fleeing Trump.
Our allies once trusted America to safeguard their reserves. Now they worry the president might freeze them.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEWS: Trump has a rough day. Republicans reject his $5,000 'dividend' bribe pretty quickly as his Administration loses in courts across the country, including the Supreme Court. Elon Musk's texts revealed in 2024: he bragged about using "lasers" to help Trump win. Subscribe to support my work:
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NEWS: Republicans Shut Down Trump’s $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Bribe, Musk’s Election Texts, Trump Losses Pile Up, Diesel Hits Record Highs
Good afternoon.
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jackmari.bsky.social @jackmari.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Add it to the 100+ list of illegal or improprieties he has racked up
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Let's take more money from AI super PACs!!! www.commondreams.org/news/anthrop...
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Anthropic Building a 'Pre-Crime' System to Surveil Anti-AI Dissenters, Investigation Shows | Common Dreams
Investigation reveals AI firm Anthropic building predictive surveillance system to track activists opposed to AI development.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"I'm asking you to pretend I'm on the ballot."
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10/09/2026
After George W. Bush denied and suppressed contempt for Muslims, Donald Trump has honored and nurtured it, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
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What Bush Understood That Trump Doesn’t
The leaders of the American right have embraced the false idea that the United States is at war with Islam.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 10/09/2026
The no-tax-on-tips and no-tax-on-overtime policies don’t help people as much as Trump and other Republican leaders let on.
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Facing Midterm Headwinds, Republicans Hype Tax Cuts That Don’t Have Much Impact
The no-tax-on-tips and no-tax-on-overtime policies don’t help people as much as Trump and other Republican leaders let on.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/09/2026
Q: Would Congress need to approve $5,000 payments to every adult citizen? Trump: "We think not. I think they will do it if we needed it, but we think not."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is an absolutely insane lie. His whole story about this today is a lie. I know he's lied about his non-role in 9/11 rescue/recovery before, but never this level of detail. Just total fantasy. Utterly disgraceful. Next he will claim he won the Medal of Honor. www.threads.com/share/_1TKI7...
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Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Long after Trump and Rubio are out of office, maybe. This will never happen while these people are in power. The only thing Trump/Rubio have to offer the people of Venezuela is perpetuation of the Maduro regime and pillaged oil.
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jackmari.bsky.social @jackmari.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just how gullible does he believe we are?? Well, some are, most are NOT!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Amazon AMD Axon Boeing Dell Microsoft Nvidia Palantir Just a few of the corporations and government contractors Trump has bought stock in lately. Many of his trades coincided with regulatory decisions his administration made that affected their profits. Understand what's really going on here.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 08/09/2026
Breaking: Lonnie Bunch, the head of the Smithsonian Institution, is stepping down, @kelseyables.bsky.social reports. His departure comes amid months of clashes with the White House.
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Lonnie Bunch Is Leaving the Smithsonian
After months of clashes with the White House, the historian and leader of the institution is retiring later this year.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 04/09/2026
The administration seems emboldened by Trump's win in the ballroom case.
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Vietnam Veterans Ask Court To Block Trump's Arch Construction
Vietnam Veterans Ask Court To Block Trump's Arch Construction
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The Trump administration still has not directly denied whistleblower claims that USPS's “insufficiently tested” mail ballot system could leave thousands of voters disenfranchised before the midterms. That silence has become increasingly palpable as the legal fight reaches the Supreme Court.
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Trump administration still hasn’t denied USPS whistleblower’s claims
The administration has had several opportunities to explain or dispute the whistleblower's claims since they became public — and so far has not done so.
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