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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Richard Nixon was never arrested for his crimes, but his Attorney General John Mitchell was—for helping Nixon cover them up. Have fun with the next administration, Todd Blanche!

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 08/08/2026

Translation: this bill is going to do away with harmful taxes on people that lose their homes in wildfires or any other natural disaster. It’s a big win, especially for Oregonians.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Blumenthal: Remember that Donald Trump, under the recent Supreme Court opinion, can’t be held criminally responsible while he’s in office for anything he does while he’s in office. But Todd Blanche could be.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Congrats to Julie K. Brown! She was awarded a #Pulitzer Prize special citation today for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 & 2018 for the Miami Herald exposing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women and the justice system & powerful network of associates that protected him for years.

A powerful narrative portrait of Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald investigative journalist celebrated for her "Perversion of Justice" series, which exposed the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and led to her 2026 Pulitzer Prize special citation. Brown sits in the heart of a newsroom, leaning forward with her hands clasped over the back of a vibrant lime-green chair. Her expression is steady and resolute, a faint, knowing smile playing on her lips. She has shoulder-length, strawberry-blonde hair and wears a crisp, white short-sleeved linen top. Her look is punctuated by bold, artistic accessories: a long necklace featuring large, multi-colored geometric beads and matching statement earrings. The background is filled with the tools of her trade: Dell computer monitors and large wall-mounted screens displaying blurred news segments, including one featuring her own likeness. The composition is balanced and centered, capturing a mood of quiet authority and tireless determination. This image stands as a tribute to Brown’s historical significance in journalism, marking her as a champion for victims whose reporting forced a global reckoning on power and systemic failure.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/04/2026

GALLEGO: Earlier today, you told Sec. Kennedy that Trump never demanded you to cut interest rates. Is that your sworn testimony? WARSH: That is, senator. GALLEGO: Okay. Well someone here is lying then. Because Trump confirmed he pressed you on interest rate cuts.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Karma is a betch, Alex Jones.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The reality of the ceasefire in Lebanon: there is no ceasefire in Lebanon, and Trump is perfectly okay with that, because it's what Netanyahu wants.

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U.S. Puts Little Pressure on Israel to Stop Attacks on Lebanon

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

“That is outrageous” Former House Jan 6 Select Cmte member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) about Trump Admin’s efforts to vacate criminal cases of seditious conspirators with Proud Boys & OathKeepers

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Unbelievable. Thanks to Brian’s diligence we are getting Hegseth’s violent sermonizing in real time.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

JUST IN: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who helped devise President Trump's last ditch strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially been disbarred, per the California Supreme Court:

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Jacqueline @jackiesuede.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Leave our Boundary Waters alone!

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taurusmom.bsky.social @taurusmom.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Vote on house resolution 140 tonight at 6:30. Will they allow Chilean company to mine copper sulfide which will destroy the Boundary Waters and the outdoor activities and wildlife. Call your representative: 202-224-3121. 💚🌲

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codycoyote1959.bsky.social @codycoyote1959.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Praying for the people, animals and wild places in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness tonight. It is not theirs to give away. Photo credit: Dawn LaPointe

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16/04/2026

4 years ago, then-Rep. Mike Waltz called on President Biden to make clear that Putin was an 'absolute war criminal.' Today, he refused to even utter those words himself. As one of Trump's top diplomats, his reversal speaks volumes.

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

NEW: Chicago Progressive Partnership super PAC, which launched ads attacking Kat Abughazaleh and then eventually in favor of Bushra Amiwala as an apparent attempt to split the vote, has filed its FEC report, which reveals it was another shell group for AIPAC and its allies

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

UPDATE: L.L.Bean YOUR voices were heard. After significant pushback from the outdoor community, L.L. Bean is joining the Save the Forest Service movement. Their LinkedIn statement says it all:

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 15/04/2026

I understand Pope fatigue (I was confirmed by a child molester) and to an extent it's a Let Them Fight situation but it's genuinely important and different that the Catholic Church, a major geopolitical actor with endless resources dating back millennia, is coming out hard against fascism this time

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Jonathan Shipley @shipleywriter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

On this day, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Update: Alabama No Kings protestor arrested for “dick-tator” costume found not guilty on all charges. mynbc15.com/news/local/f...

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Jon Sternfeld @jonsternfeld.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

America's right-wing in a single exchange. It's perfect.

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Orlean Cooper @orleancooper.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I love my city (New York) and my state (New York) but would love to see my senators buried alive in everything bagel seasoning.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 13/04/2026

I'm gonna get this out of my system so I don't go insane: What Trump said about the pope is easily the most genuinely anti-Catholic thing any American politician has ever said in my entire lifetime, and if Obama or Biden had said it, there would literally be calls to disband the Democratic Party.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

He did this because he thinks he’s one-upping the Pope. How do you prove that you’re better than the Pope? You’re Jesus.

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

As a long time lapsed, sometimes angry, dyed-in-the-wool ex Catholic with all the scars that growing up Irish Catholic and queer leaves on you, it's hilarious that a bunch of Johnnie-come-lately, arriviste, US adult converts have me reaching for the Rosary and ready to follow the Pope into battle

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Hoping everyone can have a peaceful day.

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Dr Kearnage @drkearnage.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Russia has completely destroyed the cities and towns it has occupied in Ukraine. Scorched earth type of thing.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Here is something that needs to happen: If the White House insists on giving illegal orders, then Democrats need to publicly tell senior leaders and service members, once again, that they'll have their backs should they refuse to carry them out. Otherwise, they're just going to carry them out.

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Top Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran’s Infrastructure Is Fair Game

Officials say hitting power plants and roadways is necessary to cripple Iran’s missile and nuclear programs.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We got hit with a community standards violation for posting links asking you to contact businesses about the Forest Service dismantling. But it worked Patagonia listened. Because of the issue on FB, we’re building a dedicated website for that kind of action. We’re hoping to have it live by Monday!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I just don’t think you need to love war crimes to be a real man.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the DSCC, DNC, DCCC, DGA, and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries, we have filed a lawsuit to block Trump latest illegal and unconstitutional executive order targeting voting. www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I think these arguments still apply to a lot of Americans right now, even as the Iran war unfolds, as gas and grocery prices seem to matter more than the immorality of this administration

That's where the real rub comes. Because if we as a country are primarily moved by economic and personal financial pain, that suggests we do not mind so much if tyranny creeps into our system so long as we are prosperous. But liberal democracy can't be sustained by prosperity alone, and it is not meant to deliver prosperity only. And if a few years are enough for us to forget an attempted coup and a mismanaged pandemic, we simply aren't willing to give our democracy the attention it deserves. We are treating the most precious of things like an afterthought.

The entire enterprise of a free, fair, and open society depends on its citizens holding to higher principles and being willing to put those principles on the line. It demands that they not look the other way when individuals with such clear moral deficits as Trump promise quick solutions and easy riches. Scholars and observers of republican societies have made this point from ancient times to the present. A republic is only as good as its citizens.

Authors Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein observe that both John and John Quincy "voiced what few politicians ever speak aloud: a conviction that the people are not always right, can be misled, and will arrive at conclusions with insufficient information."

As John Adams wrote to his son in 1795, “It must
ever be remembered that the mob is a part of the people, and I begin to fear the most influential part. The mob has established every monarchy on earth. The mob has ultimately overthrown every free republic."

Both men encountered, in their time, the perils of demagoguery and populism to a republican government. John Quincy would see his presidency ended after one term with the rise of Andrew Jackson, a man whose prejudices and intemperate style the second Adams reviled.
As he defended himself against the Jacksonian assault, the sixth president declared:

The great object of civil government is the improvement of the condition of those who are parties to the social compact. Roads and canals are among the most important means of improvement, but moral, political, and intellectual improvement are duties assigned by the author of existence.

What both John and John Quincy understood in their granitelike New England intellects was the fundamental frailty of human nature. At their most optimistic, they viewed the American project as a great endeavor in fashioning a people worthy of popular government and refined by the blessings of liberty. At their grimmest, they feared the total descent of the United States into tyranny at the hands of mob rule and the desolate instincts of demagogues and slavers.

But Americans right now seem to take our riches for granted and to approach liberty as merely a question of maximizing personal pleasure. At the richest moment in world history, in an unparalleled time of comforts and luxuries, we have elected self-harm and self-pity.

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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The timeline where the "grab them by the pussy" tape actually sunk the Trump candidacy is the better timeline.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

TOMORROW: Be a part of history! Show the world that the majority of Americans oppose the most corrupt, inept, criminal, orange "president" in U.S. History. NO KINGS. Also: NO SERIAL LIARS/CONVICTED FELONS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS & NO ILLEGAL WAR IN IRAN Be there. Make your voices heard! 🇺🇸 ✊ #NO_KINGS

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Tina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

F*CK! @jennycohn.bsky.social The guy that owns this is a trump donor, btw. www.al.com/news/2026/03...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Timeline cleanse. Best doggos!💛❤️💜💙

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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Oudone Lothirath missed four out of five chemotherapy appointments while in ICE detention and received no medical care there. Now he will likely die in a matter of days. www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...

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Detained by ICE, he missed multiple cancer treatments. Now he’s in hospice.

Some immigrants with chronic health problems were swept up by ICE in Minnesota, leading to missed medications and, for one man, missed chemotherapy sessions.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Getting big money out of our politics and raising taxes on the super-wealthy are both possible — not easy, but possible. They’re also necessary to reverse the mounting corruption that’s undermining our system. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/why-are-…

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I keep wondering how long it’ll take them to realize they’re on the wrong side of history.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 26/03/2026