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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/10/2026
In 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties, but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
".. about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe he is either illegally profiting or doing something unethical but not illegal." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/ethi...
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Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he's more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the count...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump is taking bribes in thousands of different ways. Despite great reporting we still only know a tiny percentage of it.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon Musk bought the 2024 presidential election. Now he’s trying to buy the 2026 midterms. He won’t succeed this time. Still, there’s no good reason that one man - in this case, a far-right extremist like Musk - should have this much political power in America. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/e...
cnbc.com
Elon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups, becomes biggest known 2026 midterm donor
Musk’s record midterm election spending comes as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO rebuilds his relationship with Trump and has business ties to the federal government.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“.. AI models could find vulnerable devices, copy themselves into those devices, ​and continue spreading without human help.” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump lies on behalf of Putin and Xi. The weakest American president ever.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Listen up, Utah!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026
NEW: Utah, where the vast majority of voters cast ballots y by mail, begins sending out ballots today. But this election, voters will have less time than usual to ensure their vote is counted. Here’s why: demdock.com/4ylbktI
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Today in Politics, Bulletin 479. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 479. 10/12/26
… US District Judge Ana Reyes was livid with DOJ attorneys at the emergency hearing she held during the federal holiday today over the Trump admin’s brazen defiance of her previous court order not to ...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is glorious. The billionaires thought their power was so limitless they could just bulldoze the will of the people, and they didn't even bother trying to buy off politicians. Just asserted that they were going to do a thing and then the county and the people said fuck all the way off.
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jhstoo @jhstoo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Interesting discussion between Paul Crider and Greg Sargent on indications that (some) Republicans are recognizing that Trump is a flimflam artist, and not much more. Recomended. Transcript here: newrepublic.com/article/2165...
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I wrote about the one-man disinformation vector that we need to worry about between now and November: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk
The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
October 12, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-12... They say, "It will get worse before it gets better." We are on course. 😮
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October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
War Through Weakness snyder.substack.com/p/war-throug... Trump is engaged in "superpower suicide." It will alter our future.
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War Through Weakness
Trump’s Superpower Suicide in Iran and Russia
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
New in PN: The fascist spectacle of streamed executions "Hegseth & Trump are embracing a livestreamed execution bc the America they prefer is one in which vaunting hate & communal violence are the norm. That isn’t a new vision. But it’s one we need to defeat this November, & every day after that."
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The fascist spectacle of streamed executions
It’s a sign of a deeply sick society.
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Michael Santoli @michaelsantoli.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It's a deeply divergent stock market that not many saw coming and few are enjoying, but most everyone thinks will soon resolve in their favor - with the mass of macro-stressed stocks "catching up" to AI/tech leaders. A view too popular to be probable? New CNBC newsletter, free to read/subscribe.
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The stock market is at a critical juncture. Wall Street is convinced it will resolve in the bulls' favor
There's an extraordinary split between the headline S&P 500 pinned just under a record high and the median stock in the index struggling in a 16% drawdown.
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BaruchL @baruchbenmenachem.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We told MAGA this in 2016 and 2024.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/10/2026
NEW: Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won’t pay for it.
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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.
Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...
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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Dear Department of Justice, Now do Elon Musk. Search his properties. Scrutinize his finances. Examine every allegation with the same enthusiasm you reserve for the president’s political enemies. Or spare us the fucking theater of pretending this country still has equal justice under the law.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
MAGA voters wrecked Trump in a recent focus group, blasting his taxpayer-funded ad scam as "despicable" and calling him "power-hungry." On the pod, @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com is so good on how Trump's dictator rule helping create an anti-authoritarian coalition: newrepublic.com/article/2165...
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MAGA Voters Turn on Trump in Focus Group Bombshell: “Nothing but Lies”
As Trump voters wreck him in a new focus group, a political theorist explains why a broader-than-usual coalition against corruption and authoritarianism now appears plausible.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 12/10/2026
“Totally under control” now hangs in the museum next to “unsinkable.”
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Why Now?
DOJ executed a search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. residence Monday
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ohhh, reason number 1000 to vote blue next month. Kennedy is now planning a vaccine injury initiative. He chooses to willfully ignore a large corpus of evidence showing that vaccines are generally safe for the general population. We have bigger eggs to fry, like measles. 🧪 archive.today/0d2kb
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Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 13/10/2026
This is admittedly a longshot, but goddamn it would be nice to remove the stain of Lauren Boebert from Colorado's otherwise recently won relatively solid reputation as a non-lunatic producing state.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
1. Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says she is a lawyer. She has claimed to be a lawyer repeatedly on national TV, on podcasts, and on social media. But there is no evidence that Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Listen: if you care about History, especially history written for broad audiences, we need review sites. It’s basically impossible for me to sell book reviews the mainstream media applications now. So I’m asking you to subscribe to this one.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Joe Biden's economy was "the envy of the world." Was it perfect? No. Did he leave a lasting legislative legacy for the enduring strength of the American economy? YES! Trump dismantled Biden's remarkable achievements, foundations for a prosperous economic future. Fox Entertainment lies and spins.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
War Through Weakness snyder.substack.com/p/war-throug...
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War Through Weakness
Trump’s Superpower Suicide in Iran and Russia
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
You cannot convince me that frat brothers organically walked into separate police interviews using the same word, “consensual,” and that it wasn’t coordinated. Especially after a witness told police there was allegedly a fraternity meeting to get everyone “on the same page”.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026
"What would it mean, in 2028, for a Republican to capture the presidency again—even amid the wreckage of the most fascist period in American history? It would mean another step-change in our understanding of what America is."
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The Doomsday Scenario
Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"We Can't Eat Road Salt" should be a whole ad.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It appears to me, an outsider, that Bessent has sipped the kool aid. Some personality types readily fall prey to charismatic cult figures. He is unfit not for lack of credentials but for a lack of integrity and critical thinking.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. A lot of people in the investment community had hoped he was the adult in the room,” said Stephen Myrow, a former Treasury official. Investors are “starting to see him as acting more and more like Trump…and that’s shaking confidence in him.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 07/10/2026
Promising to pay voters if they vote for a Republican? A federal crime, but no one pays attention -- not DOJ, not Congress. Will voters, or will enough of them normalize such behavior?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When she was running for governor 32 years ago she couldn’t afford health care, so she can relate to what Mainers are going through under the regime she supports and votes with 96% of the time. 🙄
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
Utah combed its voter rolls and found only 27 confirmed noncitizens out of more than 2 million registered voters. Of those 27 noncitizens, only 13 had cast a ballot since 2018. But as the state’s Republican elections chief said, that’s not what Trump wanted to hear: demdock.com/4ejGo5Q
A quote text graphic with a red state outline. The quote says, "They don’t want to know that things are going well, because it goes against a narrative that is being pounded relentlessly of mass fraud or ineligible people voting." The attribution reads, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (R).
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. The role of a president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives,” she said in a social media statement. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Aleks, no X @aleksnotx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
EVERYTHING they do is a fucking scam
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If only there had been an agreement in place already that was carefully negotiated over the course of two years….
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Congress’s Sudden Interest in Menopause Is Decades Late to the Discussion... the book is fascinating. our talk was a blast: enjoy!! open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Congress’s Sudden Interest in Menopause Is Decades Late to the Discussion
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf’s new book explores the years of demand for robust women’s health policy and advocacy.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26 open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Tuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26
Important updates. Paywall free.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 06/10/2026
I do wonder if we will see actual documented payments from Trump or MAGA Inc to reimburse for those government paid campaign ads. Trump has a history of asserting he will use his own money to pay for something--and then not doing it.
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install.exe @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Numerous articles have shown immigrants pay far more into society than they get back (including into social services whose benefits they are unable to enjoy) but MAGA just doesn't care. Instead they lie, call immigrants an economic drain, and dress up cultural grievances as economic populism.
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janetitcomb.bsky.social @janetitcomb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Senator, This remark is ridiculous.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Big news: Bipartisan outrage as Trump is labeled "treasonous," suggesting Iran could destroy American cities. Trump says reporters should be "arrested" over empty seats at his rally. FBI whistleblower says the White House pushed a probe of protesters because Trump demanded it. Measles surges.
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NEWS: “Treasonous”—Trump Faces Bipartisan Outrage Over California Comments, Calls for Journalists' Arrest, Measles Hits 35-Year High
Good morning, everyone.
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John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's really clear that "social permission for bigotry" is the real animating spirit behind MAGA, and "anti-woke" politics in general. It's a hate movement for losers who can't handle living in a society.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump’s “golden age”
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