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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Whoa. New filing, as Tom Joscelyn explains here, blows up DOJ/MAGA narrative about SPLC. SPLC was providing information to the FBI so FBI could better monitor and counter the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/04/2026
Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/SS6krazR
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/04/2026
I am asking Christians — Protestant, Catholic, doesn’t matter — to say out loud what you know to be true in your hearts. For the simple, irreducible truth that Jesus Christ is not a meme. His image is not a political tool. His name is not a brand. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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You Gave Him Your Faith. And Now He's Posting Himself as Jesus.
The deal evangelical Christians made with Donald Trump — and what it actually cost them.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13/04/2026
The new GLP-1 pills appear to be less effective than the shots—but they might still play a big role in the future of weight loss, @nicholasflorko.bsky.social argues:
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America Has a New GLP-1 Playbook
First a shot to lose weight, then a pill to keep it off.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.
The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled. All this is common knowledge, but because it dribbles out in news stories about this specific incident or department, the reports never adequately describe an administration sabotaging the functioning of the federal government and also trashing the global economy, international alliances and relationships, and the national and global environment in ways that will have downstream consequences for decades and perhaps, especially when it comes to climate, centuries.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 06/04/2026
The war in Iran is a failure of intelligence. But not in the way some might think, Shane Harris reports.
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The Real Intelligence Failure in Iran
A costly quagmire was predictable. Trump went to war anyway.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 09/08/2025
I'll say it again, as this is ramping up: if you gave access to the archives of goverment data and information, it is your moral responsibility to make sure that untouched versions get preserved, now. There are people worh archival expertise who can help you, if you don't have it yourself. Start now
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/04/2026
"Dumping the Army Chief of Staff in the middle of a war is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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Hegseth’s War on America’s Military
Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/04/2026
Just over a month into the war in Iran, Pete Hegseth has purged the Army’s top officer—and the Army secretary’s job is also in jeopardy, Missy Ryan, Nancy A. Youssef, and Sarah Fitzpatrick report:
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An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War
A general is ousted and the Army secretary is in jeopardy, sources say.
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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The American economy is the envy of the world. Actual Americans, however, are not happy about their economy, and they’ve been unhappy about it for a long time. Here's why both statements can be true at the same time: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/o...
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Opinion | How Can America Be So Miserable When It’s So Rich?
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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
“The Iran war is like COVID Part Deux: an absolute bonfire of stupidity.” — @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/our-low-iq...
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Our Low-IQ President Did an Oopsie
You won’t believe Trump’s dumbest Iran mistake.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
SNL does Tucker Carlson with a precision you may enjoy. I did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cssP...
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Weekend Update: Tucker Carlson on Liberal Politics and the 2026 Oscars - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 12/03/2026
🚨BIG STORY: The prosecutor that Trump's DOJ appointed to investigate the Epstein Files was the chairman of - and has ongoing investments in - one of the major companies that has a potentially huge financial stake in the probe's outcome, according to documents reviewed by @levernews.com. .
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The Wall Street Prosecutor With A Portfolio Problem
As Trump’s top Wall Street prosecutor, Jay Clayton is spearheading Epstein and Venezuela legal efforts — while holding investments in companies with a stake in such matters.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Scoop: DHS ousted multiple privacy officers at CBP after they questioned orders to purposely mislabel records about government surveillance to prevent their release under FOIA.
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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders
Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
A note from a 9-year-old detained at Dilley. And other tragedies. 😥 democraticwhip.house.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Whip Clark Remarks at Press Conference Following Dilley, TX Visit
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-2), Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26), Rep. Madeleine...
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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I’m hard pressed to think of a social issue considered as intractable as community violence that folks just sat down and figured out how to solve. theconversation.com/how-denvers-...
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How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%
A neighborhood coalition identified risk factors for youth violence and prevention strategies.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"She will be remembered not only as the most incompetent Secretary in the department’s twenty-three-year history but also as the person who succeeded where many progressive activists had failed in discrediting much of the D.H.S.’s institutional legitimacy." www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Curtains Close on the Kristi Noem Show
As Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem was obsessed with cameras, and her downfall began when ICE abuses, including the killing of two American citizens, went viral.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/03/2026
“If deep reading cultivates empathy,” Joel Halldorf writes, “the attention-fracturing, dopamine-hitting, scroll-spurring design of digital media often undermines it”:
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Books Are Meant to Be Slow
The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/03/2026
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon briefings since the war against Iran began “have reminded the world why he is exactly the wrong person to hold the position he does,” Peter Wehner argues:
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Pete Hegseth’s Troubled Soul
The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.
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🎃andy, crumpkinhead🎃 @crumpandy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"If you draw a moral line mere days into this war, you won’t have to do years of soul-searching to figure out what was obvious from the start...Hindsight is not required for 20/20 vision; we need only pay attention to history."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed
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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I’m sorry what? The admin has someone consulting on one of its cases whom it will not disclose to the public?
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Laura Rozen @lkrozen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Was diplomacy with Iran really doomed to fail? open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
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Was diplomacy with Iran really doomed to fail?
Trump’s negotiators seemed to misunderstand Iranian positions, but acknowledge they probably could have gotten “Obama plus” deal.
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Shoshana Bee @shohanabee76.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
“Donald Trump has taken America into war with a country. He has done this without making a case to the American people, & without approval of any kind from their elected representatives” @radiofreetom.bsky.social explains the War Powers Resolution in simple terms www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Trump Has Given America a Constitutional Dilemma
Congress should not have to argue over whether to trigger the War Powers Resolution, and certainly not in the midst of conflict.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Once again, excellent, important brass tacks reporting from Marisa.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/02/2026
A visually impaired refugee from Myanmar, who could not speak English, had spent a year at a county jail in Buffalo, when, on a cold winter day, he was picked up by Border Patrol agents and left alone at a coffee shop. His family had searched for him for days, but he was found dead.
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Border Patrol Left a Refugee at a Cafe. Days Later, He Was Found Dead.
The disabled man had been released from jail when federal officers showed up and drove him to a coffee shop. His family searched for him for days.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being “good stewards” of the money. In case there’s any confusion on this, the Impoundment Control Act forbids it. Taxation without representation.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"SLOPPINESS": The Trump administration claimed that a man detained by ICE had a criminal convictions for marijuana possession in 2009. The judge pointed out that the man was 4 years old at the time. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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MS NOW @ms.now · 25/02/2026
"They have killed American citizens in our streets." Gov. Abigail Spanberger criticizes Trump's immigration enforcement in the Democratic response to the State of the Union. READ NOW: www.ms.now/liveblog/sta...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Greatest scandal in American history: bsky.app/profile/cnn....
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Breaking MS NOW: Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown U. in December because there was no FBI plane available. Kash Patel was in south Florida at the time with one of the FBI's two available jets.
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Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator
Sen. Richard Durbin says FBI director’s “misplaced priorities” led to the delayed response to the Brown University shooting in December.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Our government shot & killed an American citizen during a stop last year. We’re only finding out about it now. Where’s the outrage ⁦‪from Senators Cornyn‬⁩ & ⁦‪Cruz‬⁩ ? This is their constituent. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Texas U.S. citizen was fatally shot by an immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show
The death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, would mark the earliest of at least six deadly shootings by federal officers since the start of the Trump administration's nationwide immigration crackdown.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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Special Saturday Triad: What I Saw at the Battle of Minneapolis
The national media has moved on. Minnesota is still under siege.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 20/02/2026
This should be a bigger story. More than 15,000 American farms shut down in 2025.
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"Texas Republicans are expressing alarm about a GOP state comptroller candidate, Don Huffines, for secretly purchasing a New Mexico ranch owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." www.thecentersquare.com/texas/articl...
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Texas Republicans alarmed about comptroller candidate’s purchase of Epstein ranch
(The Center Square) – Texas Republicans are expressing alarm about a GOP state comptroller candidate, Don Huffines, for secretly purchasing a New Mexico ranch owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is the sort of juicy story of government suppressing speech that Bari Weiss loves to cover! [No mention in CBS News or The Free Press]
search for colbert in CBS News does not find anything about his interviews not being broadcast
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/02/2026
"America is a land of contrasts, and those contrasts were on full display this Friday. One thing both audiences shared, however, was an appreciation for the Kennedy Center itself." There was no reason we had to lose that. ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Ob3i5h
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A Day, and a Nation, at the Kennedy Center
From Tchaikovsky to redneck humor: the arts in Trump’s America.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/02/2026
My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going. Things are changing, y’all. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler
A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
We're being governed from an evil clown car, and somehow were all in the evil clown car, too, and it's careening this way and that and putting us all in danger. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Reuters Exclusive: The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from USAID, the former U.S. foreign aid agency, to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul cut thousands of federal jobs.
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Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/02/2026
During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/02/2026
Read the full piece: lnk.thebulwark.com/4covfk6?utm_...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Otay Mesa "Detention Center" (prison camp) in San Diego, CA: lataco.com/captive-loti...
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country. But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things. I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/02/2026
"'She put her finger right between my booty crack, so I grabbed her wrist quick and said, Hold up, slut, ain't nobody sticking nothing in my butt.' You think that's Kid Rock or Bad Bunny?" "Why are you doing this to me?" @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on The Bulwark Pod:
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 06/02/2026
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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